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EFA 66 Murphy vs Lancaster PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 1983 p4p, 205 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 2946 p4p, 260 weight class). Fatiman comes to the cage accompanied by Zion Train. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Perkins finds it's target.
It looks like Wilner Fatiman has been cut.
Fatiman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Perkins manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fatiman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Perkins . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perkins .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatiman wants to clinch but Perkins slips to the side
and Perkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fatiman is rocked!
Perkins drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fatiman right on the button. Fatiman goes down! Perkins follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Perkins gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Perkins !
A pretty intense looking Kai Perkins took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 21043 p4p, 744 weight class) and Harsh Jak (ranked 22585 p4p, 801 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harsh Jak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jak wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Jak misses with a wild combination.
Harsh Jak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Jak gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Smith gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Biagio (ranked 3891 p4p, 440 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 6105 p4p, 571 weight class). The key to victory for Alessandro Biagio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessandro Biagio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biagio throws a head kick that Savage semi-blocks.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Biagio.
Savage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Biagio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biagio tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savage looks to land a right hand but Biagio moved out of range.
Savage throws a right hand that Biagio ducks under and follows up with a left that Biagio also avoids with ease.
Biagio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Biagio counters with an inside leg kick.
Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Biagios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Biagio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biagio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biagio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Biagio tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
Savage goes for a double leg but Biagio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Biagio continues to drive forward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
Biagio tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.
Biagio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Biagio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biagio scores with a body shot.
Savage bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Biagio! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Alessandro Biagio has been cut.
Savage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Biagio is rocked!
Savage arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Biagio's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kimura (ranked 4794 p4p, 376 weight class) and Chris Chandler (ranked 22141 p4p, 520 weight class). Michael Kimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chandler to the mat! Chandler manages to get full guard.
Kimura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chandler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kimura has managed to get both his arms back between Chandler's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chandler is trying to hold Kimura in close to prevent damage but Kimura has managed to pass into half guard.
Kimura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kimura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura stands up and beckons Chandler to join him on the feet.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1-2. Chandler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kimura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kimura passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chandler!
Kimura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura working for a guillotine from mount but Chandler is in no mood to give up.
Kimura controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chandler for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Kimura seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Chandler is holding on tight.
Kimura controlling from mount.
Kimura continues to hold on tight.
Chandler is trying desperately to improve position.
Kimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chandler tries to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
Kimura with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kimura controlling the position easily from mount.
Chandler has given up his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura has the hooks in. Chandler is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Chandler misses.
Kimura changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chris Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kimura stands and throws Chandler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kimura moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chandler can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura working away.
Kimura just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chandler struggling a bit here.
Chandler is being controlled here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chandler looking for a sweep but Kimura has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kimura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chandler can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
Chandler is trying to escape the mount but Kimura keeps good control and instead manages to take Chandler's back.
Kimura is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Chandler right now.
Kimura is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Chandler has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kimura has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Chandler taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kimura doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Kimura!
Chris Chandler spoke after the fight, saying 'Ok, no problem!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Howard (ranked 4735 p4p, 176 weight class) and Khamed Al Khabbib (ranked 22622 p4p, 269 weight class). Khamed Al Khabbib is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Rutger Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Khamed Al Khabbib!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard drives through and clinches with Al Khabbib against the cage.
Howard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Al Khabbib jumps guard but Howard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howard lands a left hand.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Khabbib is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howard to keep the fight standing.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Khabbib backwards.
Howard is working Al Khabbib over against the cage.
Al Khabbib looks winded!
Howard scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Howard gets through Al Khabbib's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howard gets through Al Khabbib's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Howard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Howard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howard gets through Al Khabbib's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Howard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Howard lands an uppercut.
Howard lands a right hand.
Howard lands a big right hand that drops Al Khabbib! The killer instinct kicks in and Howard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutger Howard!
A determined Rutger Howard didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Hart (ranked 6929 p4p, 572 weight class) and Misak Petrosyan (ranked 7735 p4p, 609 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KJ Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Misak Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Petrosyan counters with a left to the body.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrosyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hart looks to clinch
and Petrosyan counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrosyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Petrosyan pushes him off.
Petrosyan gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrosyan.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Hart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Petrosyan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart darts in trying to clinch
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hart! Petrosyan lets Hart back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hart is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan batters Hart with a massive right followed by a huge left! Hart is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Petrosyan lands a final crushing right hand to drop Hart to the mat with a gruesome thud! Petrosyan is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Misak Petrosyan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 3085 p4p, 330 weight class) and Martti Maanantai (ranked 5178 p4p, 510 weight class). Martti Maanantai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Maanantai!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maanantai swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Tatum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maanantai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Maanantai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Maanantai.
Tatum is looking to counter the offense by Maanantai and move into the clinch.
Tatum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maanantai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maanantai throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Maanantai tries to get set, Tatum tries to push him back and clinch up but Maanantai manages to avoid the attempt.
Maanantai misses with an uppercut. Tatum saw that one coming.
Maanantai cracks Tatum with a good jab.
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maanantai.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum moves into range and clinches up with Maanantai.
Tatum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum cracks Maanantai with a nice body shot.
Maanantai tries to circle away but Tatum has him pinned against the cage.
Maanantai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum prevents Maanantai from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tatum.
Maanantai looks winded!
Tatum lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maanantai backwards.
Tatum scores with a shot to the side of Maanantai's head.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum has Maanantai pressed against the cage, preventing Maanantai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maanantai backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tatum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum lands a right hand.
Tatum lands a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maanantai has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A body shot lands from Tatum.
Good body shot from Tatum.
Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maanantai walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Maanantai limp body while Tatum jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drederick Tatum!
In his post fight interview, Drederick Tatum started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bloody Urine (ranked 4350 p4p, 447 weight class) and Zahabi St. Georges (ranked 3995 p4p, 412 weight class). Bloody Urine 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bloody Urine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zahabi St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
St. Georges fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Urine, pushing him back against the cage.
Urine tries to break free but St. Georges pushes him back against the cage.
St. Georges tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Urine is trying to break the clinch but St. Georges has him pressed against the cage.
Urine manages to break the clinch.
Urine just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Urine misses its intended target.
Urine misses with a lunging right hand
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urine throws a body shot but no joy.
Urine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges digs a good hook to Urine's body.
Urine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Urine as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges misses with a body punch
and Urine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urine catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urine throws a series of punches but St. Georges avoids them all with ease.
Urine throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
Urine misses with a double jab.
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Urine's body.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges lands a nice shot to the body.
Urine's corner calls for a 1-2. Urine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Urine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urine throws an off balance right hand
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges throws out a powerful jab.
Urine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Urine.
Urine swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
St. Georges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Urine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St. Georges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St. Georges! But no joy.
St. Georges swings for the body but Urine moves out of range.
Urine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urine throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges closes the distance but Urine moves to the side
and Urine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Urine. Beautiful body shot.
Urine throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Urine looks to land a left hand but St. Georges moved out of range nicely.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Urine coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urine lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Zahabi St. Georges has been cut.
Urine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St. Georges swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urine misses with a hook to the body
and St. Georges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urine throws the left hand but St. Georges avoids the punch easily.
Urine misses with a series of wild punches.
Urine get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Urine stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but St. Georges runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zahabi St. Georges!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yun Won Hyang (ranked 809 p4p, 124 weight class) and Ninja Jackson (ranked 2800 p4p, 381 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yun Won Hyang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyang throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy body kick from Hyang
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hyang scores with a spinning back kick!
Hyang throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Hyang avoids it with no problem.
Hyang swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Yun Won Hyang has been cut.
Hyang connects with a looping right hand.
Hyang misses with a low kick as Jackson jumps back.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Hyang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyang connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyang dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Hyang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyang.
Hyang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Hyang digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hyang gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Hyang works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hyang fails to land.
Hyang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Hyang.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hyang misses with the head strike.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hyang has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Hyang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson has Hyang pressed against the cage, preventing Hyang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyang throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hyang.
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Hyang's ribcage. Hyang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Hyang misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Hyang's ribcage. Hyang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hyang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Hyang digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hyang.
Hyang lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hyang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Hyang keeps it at a distance.
Hyang checks a leg kick nicely.
Hyang throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Hyang's head coaches at MMA Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyang.
Yun Won Hyang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Hyang lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Hyang circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hyang throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyang misses with a wild combination.
Jackson works Hyang's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyang. Jackson shrugs it off though.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Hyang throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Hyang does it's job there.
The crowd cheers as Hyang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hyang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Hyang had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Hyang.
Nice body kick there by Hyang.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hyang tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Hyang throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyang slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyang manages to avoid it.
Hyang throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Good shot there by Hyang.
Hyang throws out a powerful jab.
Hyang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyang.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Hyang slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hyang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang connects with the punch.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Hyang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Hyang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Hyang misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hyang scores with a head kick.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyang can pounce on him.
Hyang sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yun Won Hyang is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hyang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hyang.
Hyang misses with a body shot
and Hyang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyang.
Hyang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyang connects with a single shot there.
Hyang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hyang. That one must have hurt.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Hyang.
Hyang scores with a head kick.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Hyang.
Hyang swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Hyang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hyang, pushing him back against the cage.
Hyang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hyang.
Hyang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Hyang tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Hyang back against the cage.
Yun Won Hyang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyang tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Hyang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hyang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hyang wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Hyang.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyang.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Hyang moved out of range nicely.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Jackson moved away.
That kick from Hyang tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson slips a straight right by Hyang.
Hyang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hyang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Jackson misses.
Hyang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hyang scrambles back to his feet.
Hyang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hyang tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.
Hyang throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Hyang throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyang moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Hyang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yun Won Hyang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yun Won Hyang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Hyang counters with a two punch combo.
Hyang cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Hyang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson tries a quick counter leg kick but Hyang is wise to it.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Hyang moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Hyang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson swings for the body but Hyang moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hyang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Hyang shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Hyang.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Hyang looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyang finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyang. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Hyang cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyang moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Hyang is out of range.
Hyang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Jackson slips under a jab from Hyang.
Hyang moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson catches Hyang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson lands with a straight right. Hyang didn't see that one coming.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Hyang moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson with a jab.
Hyang throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyang.
Hyang throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Hyang tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Yun Won Hyang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyang misses with a kick to the body.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Jackson misses with a hook. Hyang ducked under it nicely.
Jackson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hyang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Hyang.
Hyang scores with a nice strike.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hyang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hyang throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Hyang misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyang scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Hyang saw it coming and moves away.
Hyang scores with a nice right hand.
Hyang throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Hyang throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Hyang moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Ninja Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyang throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
A big left from Jackson misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyang.
Nice uppercut there from Hyang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Hyang.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hyang with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyang blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hyang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Hyang.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hyang.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Hyang misses with a body kick.
Hyang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Hyang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hyang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyang misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Hyang finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Hyang lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Hyang there.
Hyang cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yun Won Hyang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yun Won Hyang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 89 p4p, 15 weight class) and Cedric Lancaster (ranked 500 p4p, 71 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster stuns Murphy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster .
Murphy scores with a jab. Lancaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lancaster scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Murphy misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lancaster misses.
Murphy throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Lancaster rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lancaster .
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancaster s head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy tries to stall but Lancaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster .
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Lancaster 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lancaster 's gas tank.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Lancaster .
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Lancaster takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Lancaster 's head but Lancaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lancaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster 's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster blocks a jab.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
Lancaster defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy rushes Lancaster and presses him up against the cage.
Murphy pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy presses Lancaster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Murphy.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lancaster - that landed with a thud.
Mick Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster connects with a body shot that sends Murphy's belly button to the back.
Murphy misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Lancaster jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Lancaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster slips a jab from Murphy.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Murphy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lancaster .
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Lancaster lands a body shot.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lancaster throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
Murphy misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murphy cracks Lancaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lancaster 's head.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Lancaster lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lancaster .
Lancaster swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Lancaster .
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Lancaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lancaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Lancaster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster .
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Lancaster - just one landing.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Lancaster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Lancaster tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster 's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Lancaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Lancaster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lancaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murphy to score with a decent uppercut.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster .
Lancaster slips a straight right by Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Lancaster to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Murphy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster . Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster ! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster . Beautiful body shot.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster .
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lancaster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mick Murphy.
Well Lancaster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Lancaster !
Cedric Lancaster is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Cedric Lancaster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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