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KOFC 82 - Morgan vs Murhaa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 4325 p4p, 479 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 4357 p4p, 481 weight class). Patton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart of a Champion - Nelly. Craig Patton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Craig Patton has been cut.
Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Patton tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Patton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Patton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Murphy - that's a beauty! Patton is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Murphy can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tobias Murphy!
Tobias Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Craig Patton stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 5190 p4p, 522 weight class) and Bob Ross (ranked 5273 p4p, 528 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Fury!
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, Bob Ross!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross drops his hands momentarily and Fury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fury lands a really nice looking cross but Ross seems unphased.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Nice jab there from Fury.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury looks to land a combination. Ross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ross is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
Ross gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Fury gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fury!
After winning the bout, John Fury 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 Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1392 p4p, 196 weight class) and Jari Sillanpaa (ranked 8387 p4p, 709 weight class). Lakoj Dresden 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Sillanpaa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sillanpaa misses with a left hand
and Dresden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dresden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sillanpaa.
Dresden throwing a counter right hand but Sillanpaa manages to avoid it.
Sillanpaa throws an off balance right hand
letting Dresden counter with a right hand.
Sillanpaa 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.
Sillanpaa misses with an uppercut. Dresden saw that one coming.
Sillanpaa darts in and clinches Dresden up against the cage.
Sillanpaa working aggressively here.
Sillanpaa has a couple of punches blocked by Dresden.
Dresden decides to pull guard.
Dresden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sillanpaa is one step ahead there.
Dresden seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dresden trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sillanpaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dresden. Dresden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sillanpaa 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.
Dresden slips under a jab from Sillanpaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillanpaa looks to throw the jab but Dresden is out of range.
Sillanpaa cracks Dresden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sillanpaa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dresden to stand back up!
Dresden is rocked!
It looks like Lakoj Dresden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dresden slips a jab from Sillanpaa.
Sillanpaa pounces like a tiger and cracks Dresden with a vicious hook! Dresden is down but not out! Sillanpaa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jari Sillanpaa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaos Prouxontas (ranked 1315 p4p, 153 weight class) and Harold Meechum (ranked 4143 p4p, 426 weight class). Prouxontas comes to the cage accompanied by Σταμάτης Γονί&#. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolaos Prouxontas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harold Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prouxontas scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Harold Meechum has been cut.
Meechum walks into a jab.
Prouxontas throws a head kick that Meechum semi-blocks.
Meechum walks into a jab.
Meechum has his takedown stuffed
and Meechum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Harold Meechum's cut even more.
Meechum with a poor takedown
and Prouxontas counters with a straight that turns Meechum's legs to rubber! Prouxontas pushes forward with more strikes and Meechum goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolaos Prouxontas!
After winning the bout, Nikolaos Prouxontas 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 Konstantin Zuev (ranked 2433 p4p, 324 weight class) and Yun Won Hyang (ranked 1344 p4p, 189 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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Won Hyang!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyang! But no joy.
Hyang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zuev momentarily.
Hyang has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zuev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hyang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev .
Zuev lands a glancing blow to the side of Hyang's head.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Hyang lands a front kick.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.
Zuev scores with the left hand. Hyang knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyang moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Zuev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyang moves out of range as Zuev strikes.
Hyang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyang at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hyang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyang.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Zuev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hyang's hands.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zuev 's calf.
Zuev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyang.
Hyang throws a solid leg kick but Zuev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hyang.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
Zuev throws a nice looking combination but Hyang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zuev lunges at Hyang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hyang's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuev feints a jab promting Hyang to slip. Zuev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hyang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zuev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Zuev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyang scores with a sloppy right hand. Zuev should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Zuev lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang looks to throw the jab but Zuev is out of range.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyang throws a sloppy head kick and Zuev moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Zuev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyang feints and then cracks Zuev 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zuev down.
Hyang throws a chopping leg kick but Zuev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zuev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hyang tries to work over Zuev 's front leg with a kick but Zuev checks it.
Zuev throws a jab when Hyang was well out of range.
Hyang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuev misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zuev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Hyang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zuev moves away.
Zuev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zuev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Zuev .
Hyang connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zuev circles away quickly and effectively.
Zuev clobbers Hyang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zuev 's head backwards.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Zuev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Zuev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zuev swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zuev throws a lazy uppercut
and Hyang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hyang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zuev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zuev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev staying out of range there.
Zuev moves out of range as Hyang strikes.
Hyang has managed to clinch.
Zuev tries to circle away but Hyang has him pinned against the cage.
Hyang misses with a body punch.
Hyang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hyang.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hyang.
Hyang lands a left hand.
Zuev tries to break free but Hyang pushes him back against the cage.
Hyang gets through Zuev 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 Konstantin Zuev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hyang, as that shot connected.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a jab.
Hyang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zuev lands a nice hook to Hyang's body. Hyang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hyang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hyang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hyang throws a body shot but no joy.
Hyang throws a head kick but Zuev moves out of range.
Hyang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Zuev there.
Hyang clinches with his opponent.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zuev or not.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Hyang has the dominant position.
Hyang prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyang.
Hyang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zuev with a body shot.
Zuev 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zuev scrambles back to his feet.
Hyang cracks Zuev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Hyang.
Hyang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Zuev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyang.
Zuev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hyangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zuev doesn't seem phased though.
Hyang clinches with his opponent.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch but Hyang keeps him there for the moment.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Hyang has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Hyang has double underhooks.
Hyang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang scores with a shoulder strike.
Zuev tries to break free but Hyang pushes him back against the cage.
Hyang digs a right hand into Zuev 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zuev 's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang is working Zuev over against the cage.
Zuev blocks a body shot from Hyang.
Hyang can't find room to land a body shot as Zuev controls the action.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Hyang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Hyang prevents a body shot from Zuev .
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuev 's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Hyang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hyang to score with a decent uppercut.
Zuev cracks Hyang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
Zuev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hyang, right into the meat.
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zuev .
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyang misses with a double jab.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyang. Hyang obviously looking to wear him down.
Hyang slips a straight right by Zuev .
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyang.
A jab from Zuev misses.
Hyang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuev .
Hyang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyang is just out of range.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Hyang saw that one coming.
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Hyang slips a straight right by Zuev .
Hyang lands a head shot.
Zuev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang slips under a jab from Zuev .
Hyang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang tries to clinch there but Zuev circles away.
Hyang throws an overhand right that lands on Zuev 's shoulder, as Zuev tries to avoid the shot.
Zuev avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Hyang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hyang lunges at Zuev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuev 's hand.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hyang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev throws a hook but Hyang blocks it.
A big right from Hyang misses.
Hyang lands an overhand right.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyang.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hyang lands a nice shot that snaps Zuev 's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev misses with a left hand
and Hyang counters with a good low kick that Zuev was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hyang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zuev scores with a jab. Hyang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Zuev misses.
Zuev misses the shot to the body.
Zuev misses with a hook.
Hyang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Zuev with an uppercut!
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Zuev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zuev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev . That did some damage!
Zuev looks to land a right hand but Hyang moved out of range.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hyang with a nice cross.
Hyang cracks Zuev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuev swings widly with a right hand
and Hyang counters with a left to the body.
Hyang misses with a body shot.
Hyang blocks a jab.
Zuev tries to bum rush Hyang with a series of wild strikes but Hyang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zuev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyang scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Zuev .
Hyang throws a head kick that misses.
Zuev looks to land a combination. Hyang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. Zuev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Hyang throws a hook but Zuev avoids it easily.
Zuev lands a right hook to the body.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev . That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hyang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Zuev 's leg. Zuev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zuev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Hyang misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zuev , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zuev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hyang.
Zuev misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hyang.
Hyang slips under a jab from Zuev .
Good leg kick by Hyang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zuev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyang was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuev .
Hyang connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyang as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev .
Nice shot lands for Zuev .
Hyang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuev throwing a counter right hand but Hyang manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hyang.
Hyang cracks the inside of Zuev 's front leg.
Zuev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang misses with a head kick.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hyang has time to react.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a looping left.
Hyang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hyang slips under a jab.
Hyang looks to land a right hand but Zuev moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Hyang.
Zuev throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Zuev throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyang counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hyang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A lazy left from Zuev finds it's target.
Zuev tries to move into range but Hyang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Zuev 's leg. Zuev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zuev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyang cracks the inside of Zuev 's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Hyang.
Hyang scores with a jab. Zuev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyang thumps Zuev with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hyang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zuev .
Zuev throws the left hand but Hyang avoids the punch easily.
Hyang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hyang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Hyang avoids it well.
A jab from Hyang finds it's way through Zuev 's defenses.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyang.
Zuev misses with a straight left.
Zuev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.
Zuev throws a series of punches but Hyang moves out of range.
Zuev throws a right hand that misses
and Hyang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Hyang.
Hyang darts in and clinches Zuev up against the cage.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Zuev avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Hyang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hyang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 694 p4p, 104 weight class) and Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2436 p4p, 325 weight class). Sturridge has chosen 0 Eight - By: Sap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturridge.
Sturridge has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lopez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Sturridge.
Sturridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez is working for takedown but Sturridge is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sturridge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturridge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Sturridge lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Sturridge is trying to break free.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturridge controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
A short uppercut from Sturridge.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Sturridge avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Lopez has clasped his hands together around Sturridge's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sturridge is trying to improve his position.
Sturridge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sturridge is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lopez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Sturridge wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez 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.
Lopez trying to control but Sturridge is having none of it.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a big elbow - Sturridge is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sturridge is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Martez Lopez!
Martez Lopez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harris (ranked 1351 p4p, 187 weight class) and Enok Jepsen (ranked 1348 p4p, 185 weight class). Jepsen has chosen The Winner Takes It All as his entrance music. 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enok Jepsen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jepsen throws a big shot that misses.
Jepsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harris has time to react.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jepsen.
Jepsen looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Jepsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jepsen scores with a nice right hand.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jepsen.
Jepsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jepsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jepsen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harris's head backwards.
Jepsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris wants to clinch up but Jepsen keeps it at a distance.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Jepsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Harris slips a jab from Jepsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris rushes Jepsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jepsen digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Jepsen blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jepsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Jepsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jepsen misses with a double jab.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jepsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Jepsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jepsen misses with some punches.
Harris digs a right hand into Jepsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jepsen's gas tank.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Jepsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jepsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jepsen misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris tries a body shot but Jepsen blocks it.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jepsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jepsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jepsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Jepsen tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Jepsen gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jepsen misses with some punches.
Jepsen pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jepsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jepsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jepsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jepsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Jepsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jepsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harris seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jepsen can turn it around.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Jepsen's head.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Jepsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jepsen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Jepsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Jepsen working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jepsen.
Harris digs a right hand into Jepsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jepsen's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jepsen working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Jepsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Jepsen's ribcage. Jepsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris is working Jepsen over against the cage.
Jepsen looks winded!
Jepsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris working aggressively here.
Jepsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris blocking some punches.
Jepsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Jepsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jepsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enok Jepsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jepsen misses with a looping right.
Harris drives through and clinches with Jepsen against the cage.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Jepsen blocks a body shot from Harris.
Jepsen misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jepsen.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris prevents a body shot from Jepsen.
Jepsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Jepsen.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jepsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Robert Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jepsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jepsen is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jepsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jepsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Jepsen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Jepsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Jepsen is breathing heavily.
Jepsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Harris.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a right hand.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jepsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Jepsen controls his hands.
Jepsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a right hand.
Harris misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow.
Jepsen tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Jepsen back against the cage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocking some punches.
Jepsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jepsen fails to land.
Harris digs a right hand into Jepsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jepsen's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jepsen.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jepsen blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jepsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jepsen slips under a jab from Harris.
Jepsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Jepsen circles away.
Jepsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harris backs up against the cage.
Harris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jepsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook
and Jepsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jepsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris digs a right hand into Jepsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jepsen's gas tank.
Jepsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Jepsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enok Jepsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris thuds his right hand into Jepsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Enok Jepsen has been cut.
Jepsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Jepsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jepsen throws out the jab.
Jepsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jepsen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Jepsen back into the cage.
Jepsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jepsen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jepsen.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jepsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Jepsen counters with a straight right hand.
Jepsen misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enok Jepsen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris is looking to score with low kicks.
Jepsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Jepsen scores with a four punch combination!
Jepsen looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Jepsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Jepsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Jepsen misses.
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris pushes Jepsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jepsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jepsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jepsen throws a head punch that misses.
Jepsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jepsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jepsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris is leaning against Jepsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Jepsen is trying to break free.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris pushes Jepsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Jepsen as the two fighters clinch.
Jepsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Jepsen takes a shot to the head.
Jepsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jepsen.
Jepsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Harris.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Jepsen is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jepsen fails to land.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jepsen working aggressively here.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Jepsen.
A head punch on the inside from Jepsen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jepsen misses with the head strike.
Jepsen misses with a body punch.
Jepsen prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Jepsen tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jepsen backwards.
Jepsen lands with a right to the head.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jepsen is trying to break free.
Jepsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jepsen is trying to break free.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tries to work over Jepsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris digs a right hand into Jepsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jepsen's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris working aggressively here.
Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Jepsen tries to tie him up.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Jepsen blocking some punches.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris tries a body shot but Jepsen blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Harris!
Robert Harris decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Petrov (ranked 349 p4p, 52 weight class) and Dirtee Donderson (ranked 1638 p4p, 225 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27
215 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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207 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirtee Donderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donderson.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Donderson should have avoided that one.
Donderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Donderson moved out of range.
Donderson scores with a nice body kick.
Donderson delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donderson misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Donderson manages to avoid it.
Donderson misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Donderson.
Donderson slips a straight right by Petrov.
Donderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Petrov misses.
Donderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dirtee Donderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Donderson misses.
Donderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donderson. That one must have hurt.
Donderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Petrov moves forwards but Donderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov is countered with a crisp right hand from Donderson that sends him to the canvas! Donderson follows him to the mat into side control.
Petrov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donderson is working to tighten his grip on Petrov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Petrov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Donderson is really squeezing tight and eventually Petrov passes out! Donderson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dirtee Donderson!
Post fight, Dirtee Donderson took to the microphone: 'If you hurry you can still make the next flight off the island...oh and btw go fuck yourself'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 585 p4p, 18 weight class) and Callum Pagnozzi (ranked 266 p4p, 10 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
251 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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263 lbs
22 - 14 - 5 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Callum Pagnozzi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagnozzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Callum Pagnozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pagnozzi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pagnozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pagnozzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pagnozzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pagnozzi lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pagnozzi.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Pagnozzi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonidas. Leonidas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Pagnozzi.
Leonidas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
It looked like Leonidas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pagnozzi.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Leonidas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagnozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leonidas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pagnozzi.
Nice body punch from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi throws an off balance right hand
and Leonidas counters with a two punch combo.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pagnozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Pagnozzi misses.
Jab from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonidas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pagnozzi darts in and clinches Leonidas up against the cage.
Pagnozzi tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Pagnozzi back against the cage.
Leonidas misses with some punches.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Pagnozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonidass head.
Pagnozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagnozzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
Pagnozzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pagnozzi is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pagnozzi can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Pagnozzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pagnozzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leonidass head.
Pagnozzi is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leonidas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pagnozzi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pagnozzi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pagnozzi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pagnozzi.
Pagnozzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Pagnozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Pagnozzi tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Pagnozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leonidas has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pagnozzi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pagnozzi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Leonidas working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Pagnozzi is doing well to defend. Leonidas seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Pagnozzi is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zeus Leonidas!
Zeus Leonidas retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeus Leonidas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Morgan (ranked 140 p4p, 13 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 409 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
252 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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227 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Morgan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Morgan throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murhaa gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Morgan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Morgan - that landed with a thud.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Murhaa looks winded!
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Morgan.
A short right from Morgan on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan working aggressively here.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan lands with a right to the head.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Morgan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhaa can turn it around.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Morgan lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Morgan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa trying to control the position but instead, Morgan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhaa into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Morgan pushes him away.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Murhaa with a jab.
Murhaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morgan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Morgan blocks a low kick nicely.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morgan. Murhaa shrugs it off though.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Morgan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Morgan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Murhaa throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murhaa in his tracks.
Jack Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Murhaa.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Morgan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murhaa 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.
Morgan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Murhaa. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa motions for Morgan to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan slips a jab from Murhaa.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Morgan checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Pauke Murhaa's cut even more.
Morgan swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Jack Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhaa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan lands with a straight right. Murhaa didn't see that one coming.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
A clash of legs there as Morgan blocks the low kick.
Murhaa looks to throw a body kick
and Morgan counters with a nice body kick.
Murhaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Morgan throws a head kick but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Murhaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Morgan tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Morgan tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morgan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morgan pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
Murhaa defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Morgan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhaa's cut.
That's time! Morgan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murhaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Murhaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murhaa thinking.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Murhaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murhaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morgan's head.
Morgan has Murhaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Jack Morgan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morgan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Murhaa cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan defending well as Murhaa loads up on a big left hand.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Morgan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa throws a solid leg kick but Morgan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan jabs Murhaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murhaa lands with a cross.
Murhaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Pauke Murhaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a body kick that stops Murhaa in his tracks momentarily.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jack Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhaa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morgan slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
A short uppercut from Morgan.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan lands a right hand.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa cracks Morgan with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa blocking some punches.
Morgan misses with some punches.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Morgan.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
Morgan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morgan struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Murhaa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Morgan to his knees! Murhaa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauke Murhaa!
Pauke Murhaa is the new heavyweight champion!
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