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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 1976 p4p, 202 weight class) and Matheus Knorr (ranked 3908 p4p, 379 weight class). Matheus Knorr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Knorr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knorr darts in looking for a takedown but Vila gets double underhooks and turns Knorr into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knorr is defended easily by Vila.
Vila stuns Knorr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knorr fails with the takedown
and Vila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joan Vila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Knorr.
Vila scores with a hook to the body. Knorr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vila throws a shot to the body.
Vila scores with a hook to the body. Knorr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knorr has his takedown stuffed
and Knorr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Matheus Knorr has been cut.
Knorr has his takedown stuffed
and Vila counters with a right hand that sends Knorr tumbling to the canvas! Can Vila finish him? He dives into Knorr's guard looking to do just that!
Knorr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vila drops back looking for a leg! Knorr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knorr manages to kick Vila off! Vila jumps back into Knorr's guard.
Knorr is still in real trouble! Can Vila finish him?
Vila forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knorr seems to have recovered his senses.
Vila slows the pace down in half guard.
Vila trying to control from half guard but Knorr is working away.
Vila is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vila seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knorr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knorr keeps working.
Knorr wants to improve his position but Vila is controlling well.
Knorr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knorr looking for submissions off his back.
Vila trying to control the action but Knorr is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knorr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vila pulls his head out easily.
Vila wants to pass the guard but Knorr is defending well.
Vila is looking for a kimura but Knorr is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vila to get the leverage.
Knorr is defending against the submission attempts here by Vila.
Vila is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knorr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vila.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vila moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Knorr.
Vila wants to control but Knorr is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knorr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Knorr's cut.
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.
Knorr has his takedown stuffed
enabling Vila to counter with a crisp jab.
Joan Vila is winning the standup battle so far.
Vila scores with a push kick.
Vila leaves Knorr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vila. That's going to slow Knorr down.
Vila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knorr.
Vila attempts a counter takedown but Knorr avoids it well and moves away.
Joan Vila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Knorr.
Vila connects with a jab.
Knorr shoots in looking for a takedown. Vila tries to sprawl out of it but Knorr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knorr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vila throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knorr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vila seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice body punch from Vila.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knorr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila drops Knorr with a left right combo! Vila follows him down to the ground into side control.
Vila has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knorr!
Vila controlling the position easily from mount.
Knorr is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Vila has taken his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knorr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vila gets his way!
Knorr showing good submission defense here.
Vila looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila looking for the RNC.
Knorr turns into Vila and is now in his guard.
Vila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knorr can do to turn this around?
Vila trying to keep a closed guard but Knorr is proving a slippery customer.
Knorr stopping the sweep attempt from Vila.
Knorr has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vila to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Knorr is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vila pulls down on the head and he's put Knorr to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joan Vila!
Joan Vila seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Vanna (ranked 2765 p4p, 382 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 4087 p4p, 503 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Vanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanna fails with the takedown
and Trotter counters with a series of strikes. Vanna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vanna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trotter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trotter cracks Vanna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanna fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Vanna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trotter with a nice cross.
Vanna is rocked!
Vanna shoots for a double leg takedown but Trotter sprawls well. He's pushed Vanna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trotter thuds a left hand into Vanna's body.
A jab from Trotter finds it's way through Vanna's defenses.
Oh Vanna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter cracks Vanna with a big right hand and Vanna goes down!
Trotter prevents Vanna from getting back to his feet.
Vanna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trotter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trotter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vanna seems to have got his legs back now.
Trotter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trotter postures up.
Vanna being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trotter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trotter works over Vanna with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Trotter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trotter working some strikes from top position.
Trotter working some strikes from top position.
Trotter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trotter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vanna's head.
Trotter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trotter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter lands a couple of elbows.
Trotter loads up on a big left hand. Vanna felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Trotter looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vanna can't hide his disappointment, as Trotter celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter very nearly forgot to thank //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Marcin Vanna stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win some you lose some not everything will go your way but at were fighting for that title'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Lassiter (ranked 1729 p4p, 180 weight class) and Froyo Hoyo (ranked 2430 p4p, 250 weight class). Hoyo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad to the bone. Froyo Hoyo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlton Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoyo tries to avoid it but Lassiter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoyo to the ground. Hoyo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hoyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lassiter.
Lassiter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lassiter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lassiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lassiter feinted with a counter takedown.
Lassiter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hoyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo staying out of range there.
Lassiter tries for a takedown but Hoyo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoyo! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Lassiter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoyo swings for the body but Lassiter moves out of range.
Froyo Hoyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyo misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Lassiter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lassiter.
Hoyo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lassiter counters with a shoot takedown. Hoyo fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoyo trying to keep a closed guard but Lassiter is proving a slippery customer.
Lassiter advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Lassiter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hoyo is looking to regain half guard here but Lassiter keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoyo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoyo trying to remain calm as Lassiter controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo wants to control but Lassiter postures up.
Hoyo tries to bench press Lassiter off him but Lassiter keeps the position.
Lassiter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hoyo is trying to escape the position but Lassiter is controlling the position.
Lassiter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lassiter controls the position.
Lassiter lands a few punches from side control.
Lassiter is working Hoyo over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lassiter working the body and head with strikes.
Hoyo tries to bench press Lassiter off him but Lassiter keeps the position.
Lassiter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lassiter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hoyo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo trying to remain calm as Lassiter controls from the top position.
Hoyo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lassiter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lassiter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hoyo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lassiter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lassiter is putting a hurting on Hoyo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lassiter throws an elbow but Hoyo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lassiter advances to full mount.
Lassiter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter content just to control the position here.
Lassiter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lassiter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lassiter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lassiter lands a big shot there that rocks Hoyo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoyo is in a horrible position here. Lassiter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoyo is rocked!
Hoyo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lassiter's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Lassiter!
After winning the bout, Carlton Lassiter 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 2225 p4p, 308 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 723 p4p, 103 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tropical. Those never looked like landing.
Tropical throws a combination that misses
and DeSilva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by DeSilva.
Tropical is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and DeSilva dives into side control.
DeSilva trying to control the position but Tropical is working away.
Tropical stops DeSilva from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tropical is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
DeSilva wants to control but Tropical is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
DeSilva tries to advance to mount but can't.
DeSilva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tropical is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
DeSilva moves into full mount!
DeSilva has hold of Tropical's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tropical manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
DeSilva tries to control but Tropical wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looking to control and managing it successfully.
DeSilva wants to control the pace but Tropical is squirming around nicely.
DeSilva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tropical is now in DeSilva's guard. A big mistake from DeSilva there, giving up the dominant position!
DeSilva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
DeSilva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tropical is wriggling around but DeSilva manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is looking to take a break and control but Tropical is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva trying to mount his opponent but Tropical defends it.
Tropical trying to control but DeSilva postures up.
DeSilva moves nicely into side control.
Tropical is not content to let DeSilva control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeSilva happy to just control the position for now.
Tropical tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but DeSilva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
DeSilva is looking to take a break and control but Tropical is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tropical throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeSilva.
Tropical falls off balance throwing a combination
and DeSilva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tropical won't be happy with that.
DeSilva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeSilva swings around for an armbar but Tropical sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into DeSilva's guard.
Tropical trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeSilva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tropical defends well.
DeSilva is looking for a triangle but Tropical pushes his legs off easily.
DeSilva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tropical defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical passes DeSilva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
DeSilva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DeSilva looking for submissions off his back.
DeSilva actively working from the bottom here.
DeSilva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tropical pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeSilva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DeSilva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been informed that Tropical has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
DeSilva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tropical avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
DeSilva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tropical 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 DeSilva.
DeSilva sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tropical is looking to take a break and control but DeSilva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DeSilva is trying to control but can't.
DeSilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tropical not doing much here.
DeSilva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tropical pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeSilva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
DeSilva looking for submissions off his back.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tropical can do to turn this around?
DeSilva moves into full guard.
Tropical gets to his feet. DeSilva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Tropical. Those never looked like landing.
Tropical throws a right and a left that DeSilva avoids nicely.
Tropical takes a swing at DeSilva's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pollo Tropical will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tropical misses with a jab, cross combination.
DeSilva dodges the punch combination from Tropical.
DeSilva gets a takedown into half guard.
DeSilva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tropical could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but DeSilva has cracked it and Tropical is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by DeSilva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 1581 p4p, 222 weight class) and Harold Harmbe (ranked 2105 p4p, 292 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisqali connects with a jab.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmbe throws a body punch but Kisqali moves out of range.
It looked like Kisqali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harmbe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kisqali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harmbe manages to avoid it.
Harmbe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kisqali.
Harmbe moves into the clinch successfully.
Harmbe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harmbe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kisqali clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Harmbe has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kisqali.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmbe throws strikes from the back but Kisqali rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Kisqali.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kisqali working a defensive guard here.
Harmbe stands up over Kisqali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmbe looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali wants to sweep here but Harmbe controlling him for the moment.
Harmbe postures up.
Kisqali can't keep his opponent in guard - Harmbe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kisqali tries to roll over but Harmbe keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Harmbe there.
Kisqali is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jitsu Jim, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Harmbe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harmbe is pressing down on Kisqali's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kisqali is holding on for now.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali trying to hold on to Harmbe's head to control him but Harmbe postures up.
Harmbe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harmbe is looking for a kimura but Kisqali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harmbe to get the leverage.
Kisqali is staying active underneath Harmbe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harmbe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harmbe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kisqali tries to roll over but Harmbe keeps him under control.
Harmbe throwing shots but Kisqali is blocking nicely.
Harmbe is looking to take a break and control but Kisqali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harmbe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali is pressing down on Harmbe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harmbe landing some decent shots from guard.
Harmbe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kisqali's head.
Harmbe stands up over Kisqali, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harmbe is working Kisqali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harmbe is in close to Kisqali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harmbe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harmbe landing with the ground and pound.
Harmbe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harmbe tries to free his leg and advance position but Kisqali is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe trying to control the position from guard on top but Kisqali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kisqali might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harmbe is looking to work some ground and pound but Kisqali has wrist control.
Harmbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmbe looking to pass the guard.
Harmbe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kisqali manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harmbe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kisqali trying to keep a closed guard but Harmbe is proving a slippery customer.
Harmbe wants to pass the guard but Kisqali is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harmbe 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.
Nice straight punches there by Harmbe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harmbe.
Kisqali throws the left hand but Harmbe avoids the punch easily.
Kisqali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Harmbe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harmbe drives through with a takedown into Kisqali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Harmbe stopping the sweep attempt from Kisqali.
Harmbe throwing strikes but missing.
Harmbe is in close to Kisqali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harmbe connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harmbe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kisqali's guard.
Kisqali taking some punishment here, with Harmbe in his half guard.
Harmbe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harmbe wants to control but Kisqali is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kisqali haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kisqali wants to get back to full guard.
Harmbe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kisqali's head.
Ground and pound from Harmbe.
Kisqali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harmbe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harmbe working over Kisqali with some ground and pound. Kisqali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harmbe is thwarting Kisqali's attempts to control the position.
Harmbe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harmbe thows a huge punch but Kisqali dodges it nicely.
Kisqali is in trouble now - Harmbe has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe working Kisqali over with strikes here.
Kisqali in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kisqali keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harmbe dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmbe breaks from Kisqali's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Ribociclib Kisqali has been cut.
Harmbe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harmbe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kisqali is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Harmbe locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kisqali is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harold Harmbe!
Harold Harmbe took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Publius Sestius (ranked 2517 p4p, 315 weight class) and Jonny Knockout (ranked 4297 p4p, 484 weight class). Jonny Knockout is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Publius Sestius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Knockout!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knockout with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sestius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knockout has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knockout throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sestius's waist but Sestius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knockout off to one side.
Sestius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sestius moves into the clinch.
Sestius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knockout's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sestius.
Sestius lands a nice elbow.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Knockout in his tracks for a moment.
Sestius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sestius.
and Sestius counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Knockout! He's just covering up as Sestius starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 272 p4p, 41 weight class) and Kayring Saiarr (ranked 1029 p4p, 159 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kayring Saiarr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saiarr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saiarr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saiarr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saiarr lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
The fighters circling - Saiarr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Saiarr lunges at Ryan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryan's hand.
Ryan checks the leg kick.
Ryan slips a straight right by Saiarr.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saiarr drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kayring Saiarr has been cut.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiarr throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Saiarr avoids it.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Saiarr is avoiding it.
Saiarr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
and Saiarr counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ryan! He's just covering up as Saiarr starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kayring Saiarr!
Kayring Saiarr is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Kayring Saiarr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 70 p4p, 11 weight class) and Bena Berr (ranked 1789 p4p, 266 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Mick Murphy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bena Berr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy misses with a hook. Berr ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Berr throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Berr throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Berr ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Berr blocks a jab.
Berr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Berr misses.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Berr slips the punch.
Berr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berr throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Murphy.
Berr tries to land a body kick
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berr slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Berr's ribs.
Nice cross by Berr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berr.
Berr misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Berr.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Berr feints a counter leg kick.
Berr misses the shot to the body.
Berr moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Berr knows he should have avoided that one.
Berr looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berr throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy cracks Berr with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy 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.
Berr cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Berr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy misses with a hook. Berr ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Berr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy throws the left hand but Berr avoids the punch easily.
Berr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Berr.
Berr connects with a body shot.
Berr cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Berr misses the target.
Berr looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy checks a low kick from Berr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Berr.
Murphy throws the left hand but Berr avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berr in his tracks.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Berr.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Berr.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Berr misses the target.
Berr connects with the punch.
Berr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Berr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy throws a jab when Berr was well out of range.
Berr throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Berr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berr slips a straight right by Murphy.
Berr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Berr ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Berr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berr.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Berr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mick Murphy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Berr is out of range.
Berr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Berr.
Berr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy takes a swing at Berr's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Berr misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Berr.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Berr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berr ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Berr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Berr lands with a good body shot.
Berr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Berr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berr throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Berr throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Berr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Berr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Berr moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berr! But no joy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Berr has time to react.
Berr throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Berr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berr throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Berr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Berr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berr walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berr throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Berr counters with a body kick.
Murphy jabs at Berr's body.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berr.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Berr tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Berr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Berr.
Berr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Berr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy swings for the body but Berr moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Berr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Berr throws a front kick that sends Murphy stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berr.
Berr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Berr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berr scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berr misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berr slips a straight right by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Berr! But no joy.
Berr cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy slips a jab from Berr.
Murphy moves out of range as Berr throws a body kick.
Berr misses the jab.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Berr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Berr lands a jab.
Murphy cracks Berr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Murphy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berr throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Berr pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the head.
Berr throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Berr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy backing away here, and Berr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murphy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Berr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berr misses with a body shot
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Berr.
Berr lands a nice looking body kick.
Berr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Berr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Berr looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Berr swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berr was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berr slips under a jab.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Berr's head but Berr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Berr misses with a body shot
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Berr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Berr throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Berr slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Berr ducks down to avoid it.
Berr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Berr moves away and avoids it.
Berr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Berr throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berr was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Berr throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Berr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murphy has got the better of the exchanges.
Berr swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Berr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berr throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berr fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Berr.
Berr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berr. Murphy shrugs it off though.
Berr misses with a body kick.
Berr scores with a punch to the head.
Berr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berr misses with a wild body shot.
Berr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Berr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Berr.
Berr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Berr didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Berr doesn't seem phased though.
Berr ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Berr lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berr's hands.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Berr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berr moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Berr loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Berr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Berr misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Berr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Berr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Berr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berr is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy clearly takes 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.
Berr slips a straight right by Murphy.
Berr throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Berr moved out of range nicely.
Murphy lands a two punch combo.
Berr defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Berr connects with a jab.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berr.
Berr walks into a left hand.
Berr misses with a wild body shot.
Berr slips a straight right by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berr manages to avoid it.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Berr scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berr.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berr misses with a low kick.
Berr slips under a jab.
Berr throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berr, right into the meat.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Berr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Berr misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Berr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berr.
Berr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Berr follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Berr tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berr.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy misses with a hook. Berr ducked under it nicely.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Berr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berr throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berr misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy lands with a cross.
Berr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Berr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Berr is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Berr moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy throws a jab when Berr was well out of range.
Berr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy blocks a leg kick.
Berr throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Berr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berr moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Berr throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berr's head backwards.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
A jab from Berr misses.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berr missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Berr misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Berr cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Berr misses the target.
Berr slips a jab from Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berr. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berr throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berr throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Berr only half commits.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Berr counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Berr gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy throws a jab when Berr was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy had his way with Bena Berr in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Berr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Berr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Berr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berr tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Berr's shoulder, as Berr tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Berr throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Berr moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Berr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Berr.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Berr throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Berr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Berr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Berr.
Berr looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Berr misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Berr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Berr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berr misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Berr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bena Berr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Berr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Berr moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Berr.
Murphy lands a nice shot that snaps Berr's head back.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Berr throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berr can do to turn this around?
Berr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy takes a swing at Berr's ribcage but misses.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Berr moved out of range.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berr wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Berr looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Berr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy sizes up Berr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Berr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berr needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Berr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Berr tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Berr throws a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Berr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Berr counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Berr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Berr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy tests Berr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Berr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Berr saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mick Murphy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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