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KOFC 114 - Fungus vs Murhaa 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leszek Sobota (ranked 3455 p4p, 362 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 21101 p4p, 670 weight class). Patton has chosen Heart of a Champion - Nelly as his entrance music. Leszek Sobota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leszek Sobota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobota forces Patton back against the cage and clinches.
Sobota on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patton jumps guard but Sobota stands there with Patton around his waist. Patton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sobota presses Patton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sobota scores with a shoulder strike.
Sobota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton scores with a spinning back kick!
Sobota throws a front kick aimed at Patton's knee but Patton avoids it well.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Sobota misses its target.
Sobota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patton misses with the body kick
and Sobota counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sobota.
Sobota misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobota lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patton or not.
Patton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sobota up against the cage.
Sobota misses with the head strike.
Sobota can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Sobota avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton pulls guard successfully.
Sobota got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobota has managed to get both his arms back between Patton's legs - danger averted.
Sobota controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobota doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sobota manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota advances position into side control!
Patton wants to get back to his feet.
Patton tries to improve position but can't.
Patton wants to control but Sobota postures up.
Sobota knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patton on the ground.
Patton misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sobota controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to get back to half guard.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Patton regains half guard.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Sobota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobota trying to mount his opponent but Patton defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sobota in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Patton trying to control from the bottom.
Patton controlling the position for now.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sobota misses with a wild body shot.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patton.
A little feinted left hand from Sobota on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice combination there by Patton.
Sobota moves into range and clinches up with Patton.
Nice body punch from Patton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton is looking for a takedown.
Leszek Sobota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton fails to pull guard.
Patton tries to break free but Sobota pushes him back against the cage.
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 Leszek Sobota will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobota as he jumps to the side.
Patton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sobota darts in and clinches Patton up against the cage.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobotas head.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Sobota wants to clinch.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton tries to bum rush Sobota with a series of wild strikes but Sobota uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the body from Patton misses
and Sobota counters by moving into the clinch.
Patton is trying to pull guard but Sobota has him pressed against the cage.
Sobota swings wildly with an uppercut but Patton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobota's elbow.
Sobota misses with a punch to the body.
Patton is trying to push Sobota away but Sobota has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sobota keeps control of Patton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobota tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobota working aggressively here.
Patton has had enough of the clinch but Sobota keeps him there for the moment.
Patton breaks the clinch.
Patton tries to clinch up
and Sobota counters with a stiff right hand.
Craig Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton misses with a looping left.
Sobota has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobota's elbow.
Patton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton drags the fight down to the ground.
Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobota gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patton controls Sobota momentarily but Sobota frees himself.
Patton trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to keep Sobota in close.
Patton lands an upkick as Sobota stands over him.
Sobota is fighting to break Patton's control of his arms but Patton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Patton is trying to control the position but Sobota postures up.
Patton is pulling down on Sobota's head to control his posture.
Patton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobota controls the pace.
Patton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Leszek Sobota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patton throws a series of punches but Sobota avoids them all with ease.
Patton throws the kick towards the body but Sobota avoids it.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sobota as he jumps to the side.
Leszek Sobota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Sobota swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Patton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobota. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leszek Sobota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton throws a leg kick
and Sobota counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Leszek Sobota will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sobota counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sobota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Patton lands a body punch.
Sobota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobota has Patton pressed against the cage, preventing Patton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobota controls his hands.
Patton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sobota seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Patton can turn it around.
Sobota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobota throws a head punch that misses.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but Sobota has the dominant position.
Patton tries to pull guard but Sobota won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Craig Patton has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Sobota.
Patton is rocked!
Sobota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobota looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sobota avoids it really well and circles away.
Leszek Sobota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobota swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Patton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sobota tries to avoid it but Patton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sobota to the ground. Sobota escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick
and Sobota counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobota keeps control of Patton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobota is working Patton over against the cage.
Patton prevents a body shot from Sobota.
Sobota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Sobota misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobota struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Sobota misses with a punch to the body.
Sobota misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobota lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Sobota.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobota cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobota throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattons head.
Sobota scores with a hook to the body.
Sobota lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patton is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobota finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Sobota.
Sobota lands with a left to the head.
Sobota lands a big right hand that drops Patton! The killer instinct kicks in and Sobota finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sobota!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leszek Sobota!
Leszek Sobota was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Craig Patton had this to say: 'He was the better fighter tonight. I'll be back. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 1669 p4p, 208 weight class) and Master Roshi (ranked 3296 p4p, 367 weight class). Neal Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Roshi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Roshi manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Roshi slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Roshi's shoulder, as Roshi tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Roshi.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Roshi is out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Roshi.
Roshi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roshi.
Roshi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Roshi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a looping right.
Roshi looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roshi feints the counter takedown.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Roshi.
Roshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Roshi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Roshi.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roshi.
Diaz successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roshi is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roshi wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Roshi defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz stops Roshi from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roshi is not content to let Diaz control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roshi is just riding it out for now. Diaz eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz prevents Roshi from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Roshi.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roshi counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Roshi wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Roshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz controls Roshi momentarily but Roshi frees himself.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roshi can do to turn this around?
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roshi manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Roshi, under a barage of strikes from Diaz.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz looking to control but Roshi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has control of Roshi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roshi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roshi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roshi is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roshi is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz tries to control but Roshi wriggling away.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz slips a straight right by Roshi.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheers as Roshi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Roshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshi misses with a hook.
Roshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Roshi blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roshi throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Roshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master Roshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roshi can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Roshi blocking some punches.
I was talking to Diaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Roshi has him pressed against the cage.
Roshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roshi manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roshi at a distance.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Roshi.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roshi.
Roshi looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Roshi.
Diaz digs a good hook to Roshi's body.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Roshi is avoiding it.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Roshi moves away and avoids it.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roshi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Neal Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Roshi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Roshi.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Roshi tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Diaz jumps guard but Roshi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz has Roshi pressed against the cage, preventing Roshi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neal Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neal Diaz!
A very excited looking Neal Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C K Cbomb (ranked 3396 p4p, 372 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 2170 p4p, 261 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, C K Cbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cbomb throws a right hand that misses
and Puller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puller keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Puller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cbomb closes the distance and clinches.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
Cbomb lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Puller.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Puller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cbomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Cbomb.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Puller.
A short left from Cbomb.
Cbomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puller's elbow.
Puller blocks a body shot from Cbomb.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Cbomb.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Cbomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Cbomb misses with the head strike.
Cbomb with a knee to 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!
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller avoids a wild elbow strike from Cbomb.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller breaks the clinch.
Cbomb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Puller is having none of it.
Puller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cbomb rushes Puller and presses him up against the cage.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cbomb.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
Cbomb can't find room to land a body shot as Puller controls the action.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb gets through Puller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Puller.
Cbomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cbomb misses with a knee strike.
Cbomb lands with a right to the head.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller digs a right hand underneath Cbomb's ribcage. Cbomb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cbomb looking to slow down the pace here.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Puller.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cbomb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cbomb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puller avoids it.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Puller.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cbomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cbomb tries to land a knee to the head but Puller blocks with his arms.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C K Cbomb dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cbomb counters with a stiff right hand.
Cbomb tries to clinch up
and Puller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cbomb has closed the distance and engaged Puller in a clinch.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Cbomb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cbomb has a couple of punches blocked by Puller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cbomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puller tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Puller blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cbomb.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cbomb misses with the head strike.
Cbomb lands a hook that snaps the head of Puller backwards.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Cbomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
Cbomb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puller.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cbomb tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cbomb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puller digs a right hand underneath Cbomb's ribcage. Cbomb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Puller breaks from the clinch.
Cbomb fails with an attempt to clinch.
C K Cbomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cbomb closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller wants to get back to striking at distance but Cbomb won't allow it.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
Cbomb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Cbomb.
Cbomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puller can do to turn this around?
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Puller.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puller takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cbomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Puller.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cbomb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puller.
Cbomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puller blocks it with crossed arms.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cbomb misses with a knee to the head.
Puller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C K Cbomb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cbomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cbomb misses with a wild body shot.
Puller swats away the attempt to clinch by Cbomb.
Puller tries a quick counter leg kick but Cbomb is wise to it.
Puller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cbomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puller on the side of the head.
Cbomb punishes Puller's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cbomb moves into the clinch.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cbomb misses with a knee to the head.
Cbomb tries a knee to the head but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puller has had enough of the clinch but Cbomb keeps him there for the moment.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Puller.
Cbomb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pullers head.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puller backwards.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Cbomb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puller.
Cbomb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cbomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cbomb.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Cbomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Cbomb on the inside.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
C K Cbomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A hook to the body from Puller.
Cbomb misses with an elbow strike.
Puller misses with a punch to the body.
Puller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
C K Cbomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Puller.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puller is trying to break the clinch but Cbomb has him pressed against the cage.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puller tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Puller back against the cage.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puller tries to work over Cbomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Puller.
Puller misses with a body punch.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Puller manages to break the clinch.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cbomb lands a body shot.
Puller throws a wild body kick that Cbomb sees coming a mile off.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Cbomb moved out of range.
Puller ducks right into an uppercut from Cbomb.
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Puller moves away
and Puller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Cbomb.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cbomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
C K Cbomb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cbomb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... C K Cbomb!
A very excited looking C K Cbomb made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibley (ranked 393 p4p, 39 weight class) and Dmitry Klokov (ranked 4484 p4p, 369 weight class). Dibley comes to the cage accompanied by Duane Dibley. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane Dibley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Klokov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Klokov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klokov.
Klokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klokov throws a body punch but Dibley moves out of range.
Dibley misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dibley.
Klokov misses with a straight left.
Dibley misses with a kick to the body
and Klokov counters with a nice body shot.
Dibley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klokov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klokov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dibley.
Nice cross by Klokov.
Klokov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dibley lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klokov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dibley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Dibley.
Dibley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dibley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dibley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dibley works his way into full mount!
Klokov wants to hold on but Dibley pushes him away.
Klokov is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klokov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dibley.
Dibley takes Klokov's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Klokov is in trouble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dibley is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dibley is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Klokov has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dibley has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Klokov taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dibley doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Duane Dibley!
Duane Dibley is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Duane Dibley 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 Dan Couture (ranked 1680 p4p, 258 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 1507 p4p, 228 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Couture uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Couture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Couture.
Couture fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forbes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forbes misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Couture tries to work over Forbes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture blocks a body shot from Forbes.
Couture lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Forbes or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Couture just stands there and leans against the cage.
Forbes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forbes jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Couture fails to land.
Couture scores with a hook to the body.
Forbes blocks a body shot from Couture.
Forbes pulls guard effortlessly.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Forbes looking for a guillotine here but Couture defends easily.
Couture trying to move into half guard but instead Forbes has managed to sweep!
Couture wants to sweep but no luck.
Forbes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Forbes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Forbes preventing the sweep.
Forbes trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forbes on the ground.
Forbes drops back looking for a leg! Couture is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Couture manages to kick Forbes off! Forbes jumps back into Couture's guard.
Forbes drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Forbes seems to have locked his on tight now - Couture screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Forbes, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bradford Forbes!
After winning the bout, Bradford Forbes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Dan Couture had this to say: 'did u fart? or is that ur breath??'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 863 p4p, 144 weight class) and Michael Bennet (ranked 755 p4p, 125 weight class). Michael Bennet has the eye of the tiger 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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filho 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 fight stays on the outside here - Bennet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Filho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Filho misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Filho.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Filho as he connects with a hook.
Filho misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Filho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filho throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
Filho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennet on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho throws a shot to the body.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Filho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet throws out a counter right but Filho avoids it with no problem.
Filho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filho slips under a jab from Bennet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bennet swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
Filho lands with a shot to the body.
Filho works Bennet's body with a nice hook.
Filho scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bennet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Filho misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filho.
Bennet swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.
Filho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Filho scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one.
Filho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Filho throws a right and a left that Bennet avoids nicely.
Filho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Filho duly obliges.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Filho finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennet's head.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Filho throws a combination that misses
and Bennet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Filho scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Filho thuds a left hand into Bennet's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lunges at Filho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Filho's hand.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.
It seemed like Bennet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Filho.
Filho lands a two punch combo.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennet's hands.
Filho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Filho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Filho throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho blocks a jab.
Filho is looking to counter the offense by Bennet and move into the clinch.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet staying out of range there.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Filho misses the target.
Filho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filho scores with a jab.
Filho tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
Filho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennet sizes up Filho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet jabs Filho right on the nose. Filho blinks but takes it well.
Filho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filho's knee momentarily.
Filho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Filho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Filho misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennet! But no joy.
Filho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet keeps Filho at a distance using the push kick.
Filho misses with a double jab.
Bennet flicks out a counter leg kick but Filho steps away.
Filho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennet on the side of the head.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Filho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filho's corner calls for a 1-2. Filho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filho throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Bennet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filho doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bennet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Filho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet works the jab nicely.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut is getting worse.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho is winning the standup battle so far.
Filho misses with a double jab.
Bennet tries to clinch up.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Filho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Filho misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Filho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennet! But no joy.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
Bennet slips a jab from Filho.
Some wild striking there from Filho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filho, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Filho.
Filho lands a nice uppercut.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennet.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Filho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennet can do to turn this around?
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filho working aggressively here.
Bennet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
Filho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Filho prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filhos head.
Filho lands a nice shot to the body.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filho.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
Bennet lands a body shot.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho working aggressively here.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet lands a body shot.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Filho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennet - the referee stops the clock and Filho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennet. Filho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filho misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filho's knee momentarily.
Filho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Filho.
Filho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Filho.
Filho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet keeps Filho at a distance using the push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Filho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennet punishes Filho's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennet dips to his left and cracks Filho with an uppercut!
Bennet thows a body kick. Filho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bennet. Filho shrugs it off though.
Bennet cracks a nice hook into Filho's ribs.
Bennet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Bennet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennet.
Filho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet cracks the inside of Filho's front leg.
Filho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Filho sees coming a mile off.
Bennet with a hook.
Filho misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Filho misses with a looping left.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Filho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Bennet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Filho.
Filho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet throws out a counter right but Filho avoids it with no problem.
Bennet moves away from the strike by Filho.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A slow jab from Bennet misses its intended target.
Bennet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennet.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Filho.
Filho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filho misses with a hook
letting Bennet counter with a right hand.
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filho.
The fighters circling - Filho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filho moves into the clinch.
Filho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennet scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Filho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filho.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Bennet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Bennet.
Bennet tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filho misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Michael Bennet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filho prevents a body shot from Bennet.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filho prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Filho misses with a body punch.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho lands a body punch.
Filho working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filho misses with the head strike.
Filho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filho lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennet or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennet cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
Filho prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Bennet!
Michael Bennet 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentine Masterson (ranked 628 p4p, 76 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 619 p4p, 73 weight class). Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller cracks Masterson with a good jab.
Masterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Masterson connects with a solid leg kick.
Masterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masterson can pounce on him.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson lands an overhand right.
Masterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Masterson lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Masterson throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Masterson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Miller misses.
Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masterson tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller slips under a jab from Masterson.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Masterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masterson throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Masterson moves away and avoids it.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Masterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a low kick, right behind Miller 's knee.
We've been informed that Miller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A slow jab from Masterson misses its intended target.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Masterson takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Masterson's head back.
Masterson throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Masterson.
Masterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Masterson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Masterson - that will leave a mark!
Masterson jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Masterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Masterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Masterson.
Masterson lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller slips a jab from Masterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook. Masterson ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masterson defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller checks a low kick from Masterson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Masterson is predictable there
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller sizes up Masterson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a straight left.
Masterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Masterson counters with a nice body kick.
Masterson connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Masterson misses with a right hand
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller closes the distance but Masterson moves to the side
and Masterson counters with a nice leg kick.
Masterson lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Masterson misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Masterson under the eye.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterson misses the jab.
Masterson misses with a leg kick.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masterson.
Masterson motions for Miller to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Masterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masterson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masterson ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A big right from Masterson misses.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller blocks a head kick by Masterson.
Miller 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Masterson.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masterson's head backwards.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Masterson.
Masterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masterson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Miller misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Masterson misses the target.
Masterson misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masterson misses with a straight right.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson motions for Miller to come forward. Masterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Masterson slips the punch.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masterson's hands.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Masterson moves away and avoids it.
Masterson misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller catches Masterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Masterson throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masterson throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Masterson.
Valentine Masterson is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller rushes Masterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Masterson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Masterson throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masterson counters with a two punch combo.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Masterson.
Miller wants to clinch up but Masterson keeps it at a distance.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Masterson counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a right hand to the body.
Masterson misses with a few strikes there.
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 Valentine Masterson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range.
Masterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Masterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Masterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Masterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Masterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Masterson's shoulder, as Masterson tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Masterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Masterson misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masterson.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Masterson. Those never looked like landing.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masterson moves away.
Masterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Masterson jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Masterson misses.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws the left hand but Masterson avoids the punch easily.
Masterson is looking to counter punch.
Masterson loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Masterson throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Masterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Masterson throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Masterson with a hook.
A big right from Miller misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masterson slips under a jab.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson misses with a low kick as Miller jumps back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masterson.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masterson.
Miller moves away from the strike by Masterson.
Masterson throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Masterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Miller misses.
Masterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Masterson throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masterson manages to avoid it.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Masterson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miller throws a hook but Masterson blocks it.
Masterson digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Masterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Masterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Masterson.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Masterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Masterson misses with a low kick.
Masterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Masterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masterson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masterson is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masterson lands with a light punch inside.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masterson taking a breather.
Miller working Masterson over with knees to the body.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Masterson has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Masterson misses with a punch to the body.
Masterson breaks the clinch.
Masterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine Masterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentine Masterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentine Masterson!
Randy Miller was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 333 p4p, 42 weight class) and Kalle Svensson (ranked 1130 p4p, 142 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalle Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries lands with a hook. Svensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svensson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson looking to score a takedown here. Jeffries is defending well but Svensson drives through and ends up in Jeffries 's guard.
Jeffries pushes Svensson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Svensson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jeffries counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jeffries doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalle Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Jeffries .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeffries .
Svensson misses with a wild combination.
Jeffries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeffries throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeffries misses the target.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Svensson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jeffries is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Svensson.
Jeffries blocks a head kick by Svensson.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeffries moves away.
Jeffries takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Jeffries moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson dives in for a single leg takedown but Jeffries sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
Jeffries is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson throws a lazy head kick
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeffries stuffs the takedown attempt from Svensson. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet.
Earl Jeffries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Svensson.
Jeffries avoids the head kick by Svensson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson throws a low kick, looking for Jeffries 's leg but Jeffries calmly moves out of range.
Jeffries is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svensson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jeffries rather than just go for the knockout.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jeffries .
Svensson misses with a double jab.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Svensson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Svensson.
Jeffries has closed the distance and engaged Svensson in a clinch.
Svensson blocks the elbow strike.
Jeffries prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jeffries .
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Jeffries has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jeffries .
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries gets underhooks to prevent Svensson's takedown attempt.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeffries .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jeffries lands a damaging elbow.
Jeffries lands an elbow that stopped Svensson in his tracks for a moment.
Svensson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jeffries walks away with a smile on his face. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Svensson with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Svensson misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Jeffries was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Svensson.
Svensson connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jeffries to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Svensson finds it's way through Jeffries 's defenses.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Jeffries backing away here, and Svensson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jeffries swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svensson counters with a three punch combo that has Jeffries backing up. Jeffries nods at Svensson to acknowledge the strikes.
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 Earl Jeffries will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Svensson.
It looked like Jeffries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Jeffries misses.
Svensson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svensson throws a right and a left that Jeffries avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Svensson misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeffries misses the target.
Jeffries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeffries .
Svensson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jeffries defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeffries was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Jeffries scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries .
Jeffries takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeffries misses with a body shot
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Svensson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeffries sprawls well. He's pushed Svensson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt - Jeffries sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Earl Jeffries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Svensson.
Jeffries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jeffries counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
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!
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeffries tries to clinch there but Svensson circles away.
Jeffries swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson needs to keep his hands up - Jeffries had a free shot at his head there.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson sizes up Jeffries with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeffries throws a jab but it's blocked by Svensson.
Kalle Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson with the counter takedown but Jeffries avoids it easily.
Jeffries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson swings for the body but Jeffries moves out of range.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeffries moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeffries scores with a body shot.
Jeffries rushes Svensson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svensson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jeffries pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jeffries lands a nice elbow.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeffries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeffries cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Our sources have told us that Jeffries has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Jeffries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svensson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jeffries seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Svensson can turn it around.
Jeffries lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jeffries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jeffries misses with an elbow over the top.
Jeffries pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jeffries prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svensson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jeffries pulls his leg out and moves away.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries closes the distance and pushes Svensson back into the cage.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
Jeffries gets through Svensson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeffries .
Nice elbow from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
Jeffries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Jeffries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Jeffries dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A lazy body kick from Svensson
and Jeffries counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jeffries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Jeffries finds it's way through Svensson's defenses.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Jeffries misses.
Svensson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Svensson scores with a head kick.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson darts in looking for a takedown but Jeffries gets double underhooks and turns Svensson into the cage.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Svensson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jeffries feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Svensson sprawling to the canvas! Svensson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jeffries finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeffries tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svensson.
Jeffries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Svensson misses with a shot to the body
and Jeffries counters with a crisp right hand that drops Svensson! Jeffries lets Svensson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Svensson is rocked!
Jeffries misses with a looping right.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeffries finish him?
Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svensson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jeffries counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Jeffries !
During a confident post fight interview, Earl Jeffries thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 507 p4p, 85 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 849 p4p, 140 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage throws a body punch but Petrovs moves out of range.
Petrovs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrovs blocks the leg kick.
Mirage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mirage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mirage has a couple of punches blocked by Petrovs.
Petrovs throws a head punch that misses.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but Mirage blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs lands a right hand.
Petrovs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage tries a body shot but Petrovs blocks it.
Petrovs digs a right hand underneath Mirage's ribcage. Mirage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Petrovs.
Petrovs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
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!
Petrovs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Petrovs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrovs misses with a few strikes there.
Petrovs moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage lands a head kick!
It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Mirage misses with a right hand
and Petrovs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrovs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrovs checks a leg kick.
Petrovs tries to clinch up.
Mirage delivers a nice body kick.
Petrovs throws a hook to the side of Mirage's head but Mirage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirage swings widly with a right hand
and Petrovs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrovs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mirage scores with a jab. Petrovs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrovs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirage.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrovs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrovs moves forwards but Mirage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mirage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrovs unleashes a big counter combination but Mirage bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mirage cracks a nice hook into Petrovs's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mirage.
Mirage cracks Petrovs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mirage has closed the distance and engaged Petrovs in a clinch.
Mirage struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrovs controls his hands.
Petrovs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrovs.
Petrovs lands a nice uppercut.
Petrovs prevents a body shot from Mirage.
Petrovs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage tries to circle away but Petrovs has him pinned against the cage.
Mirage misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirage's elbow.
Mirage looking to stall.
Petrovs scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovs throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage tries to work over Petrovs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirage blocking some punches.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mirage stalling.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Petrovs.
Still in the clinch, Petrovs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrovs trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrovs has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrovs.
Petrovs presses Mirage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirage.
Mirage lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaspars Petrovs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Petrovs's cut.
That's time! Mirage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrovs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mirage counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mirage misses with a kick to the body.
Petrovs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrovs swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirage. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alphonzo Mirage is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirage 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Mirage lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mirage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses
and Petrovs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrovs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mirage back to the cage. Petrovs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrovs.
Mirage cracks the inside of Petrovs's front leg.
Petrovs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mirage circles away quickly and effectively.
Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
Petrovs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirage tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrovs manages to circle out of the way.
Mirage throws a low kick but Petrovs avoids it.
Good exchange - Mirage coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Petrovs tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrovs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mirage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirage fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrovs just manages to avoid it.
Petrovs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirage throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage sizes up Petrovs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirage connects with a solid leg kick.
Mirage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrovs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrovs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mirage lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrovs throws out the jab.
Mirage appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrovs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice jab there from Mirage.
Mirage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mirage takes the fight into the clinch.
Mirage scores with a shot to the side of Petrovs's head.
A head punch on the inside from Petrovs fails to land.
Mirage misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirage struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrovs controls his hands.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mirage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrovs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mirage.
Petrovs misses with some punches.
Petrovs scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alphonzo Mirage has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage is looking to control Petrovs's arms but Petrovs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirage has his back to the cage.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrovs misses with a knee to the head.
Petrovs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrovs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirage is defending well for now.
Petrovs crunches a lovely knee into Mirage's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrovs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrovs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrovs throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage misses with some punches.
Petrovs misses with some punches.
Petrovs lands a nice uppercut.
Mirage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mirage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrovs backwards.
Petrovs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mirage content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaspars Petrovs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrovs throws a nice looking combination but Mirage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Mirage misses
and Petrovs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrovs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrovs looking to throw knees to the head but Mirage is blocking nicely.
Mirage tries a body shot but Petrovs blocks it.
Mirage managing to block the knees to the body from Petrovs.
Mirage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirage misses with a body punch.
Petrovs has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
Mirage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrovs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mirage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mirage or not.
Mirage stalling against the cage.
Petrovs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirage's elbow.
Petrovs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mirage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage tries to land a body kick
and Petrovs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirage darts in and clinches Petrovs up against the cage.
Mirage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mirage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrovs counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirage throws a body punch but Petrovs moves out of range.
Petrovs throws a shot from downtown. Mirage moves away and avoids it.
Petrovs lands with a nice body punch.
Petrovs lands a left and a right that sends Mirage crashing to the canvas! Petrovs dives into mount looking to finish!
Mirage is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs wants to get back to his feet but Mirage is holding on tight.
Oh Mirage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrovs is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs prevents Mirage from getting the reversal.
Petrovs is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Mirage seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mirage controlling the position for now.
Mirage continues to stall.
Mirage wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage controlling the position well.
Petrovs stands up from half guard.
Mirage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrovs to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrovs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrovs swings widly with a right hand
and Mirage counters with a low kick, right behind Petrovs 's knee.
Petrovs lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mirage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Mirage ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mirage.
Mirage lands with a slapping head kick.
Petrovs throws a right hand that Mirage ducks under and follows up with a left that Mirage also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Mirage is predictable there
and Petrovs counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Petrovs throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Kaspars Petrovs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrovs missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaspars Petrovs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrovs 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaspars Petrovs!
Kaspars Petrovs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 47 p4p, 9 weight class) and Pauke Murhaa (ranked 178 p4p, 27 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pauke Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fungus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murhaa wants to clinch but Fungus slips to the side
and Fungus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Pauke Murhaa has been cut.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pauke Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Fungus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa moves out of range as Fungus strikes.
Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fungus.
Murhaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Fungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fungus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Fungus avoids it.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Fungus moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Fungus as he connects with a hook.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fungus was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Fungus scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus misses with a body punch
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhaa.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Fungus.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fungus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fungus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Fungus.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Fungus.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fungus's elbow.
Fungus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fungus fails to land.
Fungus pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fungus.
Fungus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fungus prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Fungus.
Fungus lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Fungus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa looks winded!
Murhaa takes a shot to the head.
Fungus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fungus lands a nice shot to the body.
Fungus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Fungus lands with a left to the head.
Fungus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fungus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fungus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Fungus.
Fungus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fungus misses with the head strike.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Fungus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fungus on the inside.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Fungus blocks it.
Fungus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fungus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fungus.
Fungus blocks an uppercut.
Fungus blocking some punches.
Fungus presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fungus has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Fungus pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fungus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Fungus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fungus scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Pauke Murhaa's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Fungus.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fungus.
Fungus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fungus scores with a hook to the body.
Fungus pushes Murhaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fungus digs a right hand underneath Murhaa's ribcage. Murhaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fungus scores with a hook to the body.
Fungus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Fungus.
Fungus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fungus is working Murhaa over against the cage.
Fungus digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
Fungus lands with a right to the head.
Fungus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Fungus lands a hook that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa is rocked!
Fungus drops Murhaa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Murhaa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murhaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Fungus finish him?
Fungus digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
Fungus lands with a right to the head.
Fungus creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murhaa with a big uppercut! Murhaa tries to clinch up but Fungus pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa covers up and Fungus unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Foot Fungus!
Foot Fungus retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Foot Fungus waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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