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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Parnevik (ranked 1234 p4p, 164 weight class) and Ogmak N`bagr (ranked 1294 p4p, 171 weight class). Parnevik's entrance music is Montana of 300 - Here Now. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Parnevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ogmak N`bagr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N`bagr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Parnevik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
N`bagr cracks the inside of Parnevik's front leg.
N`bagr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that N`bagr 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.
N`bagr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from N`bagr misses the target.
A leg kick checked by N`bagr.
N`bagr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parnevik throws a body shot but no joy.
N`bagr throws a body shot but no joy.
N`bagr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parnevik.
N`bagr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Ogmak N`bagr has been cut.
N`bagr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parnevik's hands.
Parnevik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
N`bagr scores with a jab to the jaw.
N`bagr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parnevik.
N`bagr misses with a double jab.
N`bagr lands with a shot to the body.
N`bagr ducks under a wild hook from Parnevik.
Parnevik tests N`bagr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N`bagr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parnevik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheers as N`bagr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parnevik doesn't seem phased though.
N`bagr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Parnevik cracks N`bagr on the jaw with a powerful right hand and N`bagr falls backwards against the cage. Parnevik follows up with more strikes that drop N`bagr to his knees. Parnevik keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save N`bagr! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesper Parnevik!
Jesper Parnevik thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Augie (ranked 1222 p4p, 118 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 1999 p4p, 188 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augie stuns Monteiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augie 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.
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Augie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteiro moves away.
Augie with a hook.
Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Augie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Augie.
Augie slips a jab from Monteiro.
Augie shoots in for a takedown but Monteiro shows good takedown defense.
Monteiro throws a right hand that Augie ducks under and follows up with a left that Augie also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Monteiro.
Augie misses with a body shot.
Augie sets himself, and Monteiro steps forward looking for the clinch! Augie avoids it this time.
Good shot there by Monteiro.
Augie shoots in for a double leg but Monteiro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Augie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monteiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augie swings for the body but Monteiro moves out of range.
Augie with a poor takedown
and Augie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Augie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Augie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Augie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Monteiro as he jumps to the side.
Monteiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monteiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like DJ Augie has been cut.
Augie throws a hook but Monteiro blocks it.
Monteiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monteiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augie 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.
Augie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monteiro slips a straight right by Augie.
Augie misses with an uppercut. Monteiro saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augie misses the shot to the body.
Monteiro defending well as Augie loads up on a big left hand.
Augie avoids the head kick by Monteiro.
Augie throws a hook but Monteiro avoids it easily.
Augie looks to throw the jab but Monteiro is out of range.
A big left from Monteiro misses.
Augie feinted with a counter takedown.
Augie throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Augie falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Monteiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Augie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monteiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Augie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tony Monteiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monteiro.
Augie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monteiro is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augie feints and as Monteiro raises his hands in defense, Augie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monteiro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Augie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monteiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Augie prevents Monteiro from getting back to his feet.
Augie wants to control from the top but Monteiro keeps moving.
Augie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Augie is looking to work some ground and pound but Monteiro has wrist control.
Augie wants to control from the top but Monteiro keeps moving.
Augie won't allow Monteiro to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monteiro slips a jab from Augie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Monteiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monteiro fakes the leg kick and cracks Augie in the body.
Monteiro throws a hook but Augie blocks it.
Augie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monteiro but Monteiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Monteiro misses.
Augie throws out a loose jab but Monteiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augie moves out of range of the strikes.
Monteiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monteiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monteiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Augie is breathing heavily.
Monteiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Augie misses the target.
Augie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monteiro counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Monteiro will probably get the nod.
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.
Monteiro clinches up with Augie and pushes him back against the cage.
Monteiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Augie working aggressively here.
Augie can't get the takedown.
Augie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Augie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monteiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monteiro is working Augie over against the cage.
Monteiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monteiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Monteiro.
Monteiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monteiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monteiro misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monteiro.
A short right from Monteiro.
Monteiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Augie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monteiro lands a left hand.
A short right from Monteiro on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteiro digs a right hand into Augie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augie's gas tank.
Tony Monteiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monteiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monteiro lands a shot to the body.
Monteiro misses with a punch to the body.
Monteiro lands a left hand.
Monteiro presses Augie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Monteiro as the two fighters clinch.
Monteiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monteiro.
Monteiro lands with a left to the head.
Monteiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Monteiro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Augie! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Monteiro is unloading with more strikes now! Augie drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Monteiro!
An out of breath Tony Monteiro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 1078 p4p, 108 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 1413 p4p, 136 weight class). Skrumbellos comes to the cage accompanied by CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut.
Drama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drama throws a wild body kick that Skrumbellos sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos tried to counter with a leg kick but Drama avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Drama.
An attempted straight right counter from Skrumbellos misses the target.
Drama scoring well with a low kick there.
Drama throws an overhand right that lands on Skrumbellos 's shoulder, as Skrumbellos tries to avoid the shot.
Drama misses with a looping left.
Drama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drama lands a head kick. Skrumbellos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Skrumbellos misses with a leg kick.
Skrumbellos looks to land a left hand but Drama moved out of range nicely.
Skrumbellos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drama swings for the body but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
Skrumbellos throwing a counter right hand but Drama manages to avoid it.
Skrumbellos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbellos avoids the head kick by Drama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drama punishes Skrumbellos 's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skrumbellos .
Drama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skrumbellos cracks Drama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skrumbellos moves forwards but Drama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skrumbellos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drama misses with a wild combination.
Drama throws a right hand that Skrumbellos ducks under and follows up with a left that Skrumbellos also avoids with ease.
Skrumbellos looks to throw the jab but Drama is out of range.
Skrumbellos throws a sloppy head kick and Drama moves out of range easily.
Drama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbellos throws a body shot but no joy.
Drama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drama.
Drama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drama throws a push kick but Skrumbellos slaps the foot to one side.
Drama lands a really nice looking cross but Skrumbellos seems unphased.
Devin Skrumbellos 's cut is getting worse.
Drama lands a left and a right that send Skrumbellos crashing to the mat, dazed. Drama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Skrumbellos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbellos gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Drama gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 692 p4p, 90 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 703 p4p, 94 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren is looking to clinch.
Good work by Lokren as he checks the leg kick.
Duffy throws a head kick but Lokren moves out of range.
Duffy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lokren's head.
Duffy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lokren wants to clinch.
Duffy loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Duffy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lokren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lokren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Lokren has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Duffy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duffy throws an elbow but it misses.
Lokren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Lokren moves to clinch but Duffy breaks away
and Duffy counters with a good low kick that Lokren was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Duffy misses.
An inside leg kick from Duffy misses.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Duffy misses with an uppercut
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren has managed to clinch.
Lokren pushes off an throws an elbow but Duffy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duffy misses with some punches.
Lokren lands a body shot.
Duffy lands an uppercut.
Lokren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duffy's defenses.
Lokren lands an elbow just above Duffy 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duffy.
Duffy blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Lokren to work.
Duffy tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Lokren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren lands an elbow just above Duffy 's eye.
Duffy gets through Lokren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duffy has a couple of punches blocked by Lokren.
Lokren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Lokren.
Lokren pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lokren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokren lands an elbow inside.
Duffy prevents Lokren from breaking the clinch.
Duffy blocks the elbow strike.
Lokren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lokren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duffy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lokren.
Duffy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Duffy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duffy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lokren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lokren avoids it.
Duffy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duffy blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Lokren.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duffy tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lokren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lokren manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses.
Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Duffy misses.
Lokren cracks Duffy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lokren has managed to clinch.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lokren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Duffy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duffy scores with a shoulder strike.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Lokren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lokren throws an elbow but misses.
Duffy misses with the head strike.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
Lokren tries to clinch there but Duffy circles away.
Duffy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lokren takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duffy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duffy takes one on the button.
Lokren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duffy takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Duffy.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duffy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lokren.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lokren tries to clinch up but Duffy circles away and keeps his distance.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duffy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren is looking to clinch.
Lokren moves in looking to clinch but Duffy pushes him off.
Lokren has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Duffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren is trying to pull guard but Duffy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Lokren on the inside.
Duffy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duffy lands a good knee to the midsection. Lokren won't want to take too many of those.
Lokren wants to take the fight to the mat but Duffy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Duffy misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lokren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a knee to the head.
Duffy tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Lokren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lokren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Lokren fails to land.
Lokren dodges an elbow strike from Duffy.
Lokren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duffy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lokren.
Duffy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duffy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lokren.
Lokren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren tries to clinch but Duffy is having none of it.
Duffy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy gets tackled into the cage by Lokren. Lokren maintains the clinch.
Duffy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lokren backwards.
Lokren takes a shot to the head.
Sairanix Lokren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duffy.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
Duffy pushes Lokren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duffy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lokren blocks it with crossed arms.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duffy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duffy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lokren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lokren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffy or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffy's brow.
Lokren taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duffy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren manages to pull guard.
Duffy is fighting to break Lokren's control of his arms but Lokren is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Duffy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lokren has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Duffy is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Lokren tries to pull guard but Duffy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sairanix Lokren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lokren tries to pull guard but Duffy won't allow it.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Lokren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duffy smiles and moves away.
Duffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Duffy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lokren's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Duffy.
Duffy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lokren wants to clinch but Duffy slips to the side
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy.
Lokren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Duffy lands with a hook. Lokren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duffy! But no joy.
Lokren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duffy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duffy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lokren's head.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lokren forces Duffy back against the cage and clinches.
Duffy misses with a body punch.
Lokren misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffy's brow.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokren's elbow.
Lokren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lokren misses with an elbow strike.
Duffy tries a knee to the head but Lokren blocks it.
Duffy blocking some punches.
Duffy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lokren leaning against his opponent.
Duffy lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren lands an elbow that stopped Duffy in his tracks for a moment.
Duffy blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
Duffy throws a head punch that misses.
Duffy misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy avoids a wild elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duffy is leaning against Lokren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lokren lands a damaging elbow.
Duffy avoids a wild elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren drags the fight down to the ground.
Duffy controlling from the top position.
Duffy tries to free his leg and advance position but Lokren is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Lokren keeps moving.
Lokren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duffy's guard.
Duffy working a defensive guard but Lokren manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lokren has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lokren lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy missing with a left hand there. Lokren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffy circles away.
Lokren closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with an elbow strike.
Duffy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lokren wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lokren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duffy tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Duffy back against the cage.
Lokren digs a right hand underneath Duffy's ribcage. Duffy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duffy blocks an elbow strike.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duffy can't find room to land a body shot as Lokren controls the action.
Lokren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Duffy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sairanix Lokren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duffy working aggressively here.
Lokren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duffy walks away with a smile on his face. Lokren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duffy lands a leg kick that knocks Lokren off balance momentarily.
Lokren moves in looking to clinch but Duffy pushes him off.
Duffy throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lokren doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffy circles away.
Duffy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duffy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch but Duffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lokren closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Lokren works on Duffy's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffy's brow.
Lokren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duffy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lokren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duffy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duffy working aggressively here.
Duffy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duffy misses with a knee to the head.
Lokren lands an elbow just above Duffy 's eye.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duffy blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lokren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
A pretty intense looking Sairanix Lokren took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
The defeated Carney Duffy had this to say: 'It is what it is.. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Fitzsimmons (ranked 698 p4p, 117 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 849 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reznick.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Reznick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reznick throws the left hand but Fitzsimmons avoids the punch easily.
Fitzsimmons throwing a counter right hand but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Reznick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Reznick misses with a leg kick.
Reznick slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Reznick blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick looks to throw the jab but Fitzsimmons is out of range.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reznick slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reznick's head.
Reznick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fitzsimmons.
Reznick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick tries to clinch up but Fitzsimmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Reznick clinches with his opponent.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Reznick working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reznick.
Fitzsimmons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Reznick tenderised Fitzsimmons's leg. Fitzsimmons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fitzsimmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reznick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitzsimmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reznick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reznick! But no joy.
Reznick misses with a looping left.
Reznick connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reznick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Reznick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Reznick looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons moves away from the strike by Reznick.
Fitzsimmons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reznick scores with a jab.
Reznick blocks a head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons connects with a leg kick. Reznick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznick moves away.
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Reznick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fitzsimmons needs to keep his hands up - Reznick had a free shot at his head there.
Reznick has closed the distance and engaged Fitzsimmons in a clinch.
Fitzsimmons blocks an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzsimmons controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Reznick scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Reznick.
Fitzsimmons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reznick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzsimmons. That did some damage!
Reznick defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons jabs Reznick right on the nose. Reznick blinks but takes it well.
Fitzsimmons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reznick throws a chopping leg kick but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As Reznick backs away, Fitzsimmons returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Reznick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reznick scores with a leg kick.
Reznick fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reznick slips under a jab.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Reznick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reznick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reznick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reznick throws a big shot that misses.
Reznick misses with a low kick as Fitzsimmons jumps back.
A left lands for Reznick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Reznick.
Reznick throws out a powerful jab.
Reznick tries to land a leg kick but Fitzsimmons saw it coming and moves away.
Fitzsimmons lands with a nice body punch.
Reznick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Reznick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fitzsimmons.
Reznick misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Reznick. Beautiful body shot.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons connects with a looping right hand.
Reznick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Reznick moved out of range.
Reznick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Reznick misses
and Fitzsimmons makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reznick really felt that one!
Good shot there by Reznick.
Fitzsimmons throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzsimmons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Reznick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Reznick connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons works the jab nicely.
Reznick digs a good body shot into Fitzsimmons's ribs.
Reznick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reznick lands a body shot.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Reznick misses with a low kick as Fitzsimmons jumps back.
Reznick tries to score with a low kick but Fitzsimmons moves his leg out of the way.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Reznick misses with a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzsimmons staying out of range there.
Good work by Reznick as he checks the leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy head kick
and Reznick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reznick throws out a loose jab but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons with a jab.
Reznick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzsimmons chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reznick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fitzsimmons looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fitzsimmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reznick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reznick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reznick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reznick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot by Reznick.
A big right from Fitzsimmons misses.
A swing and a miss from Reznick.
Fitzsimmons checks a low kick from Reznick.
Reznick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick thumps Fitzsimmons with a low kick.
Reznick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reznick misses with a low kick as Fitzsimmons jumps back.
Fitzsimmons wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reznick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons cracks Reznick with an open hand slap.
Reznick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reznick moves out of range of the strikes.
Reznick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzsimmons.
Reznick throws a leg kick which misses Fitzsimmons's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid it.
Reznick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot
and Reznick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reznick misses with the combination.
Fitzsimmons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Fitzsimmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fitzsimmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reznick.
Reznick cracks Fitzsimmons with a good jab.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Reznick.
Reznick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fitzsimmons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a sloppy head kick and Reznick moves out of range easily.
Reznick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reznick is looking to clinch.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzsimmons's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reznick under the eye.
Fitzsimmons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reznick misses with an uppercut
and Fitzsimmons counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Jim Fitzsimmons will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznick.
Good shot there by Reznick.
No joy there for Reznick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hook to the body.
Reznick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Fitzsimmons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trevor Reznick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzsimmons works Reznick's body with a nice hook.
Reznick lands with a hook. Fitzsimmons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot that snaps Reznick's head back.
Fitzsimmons with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fitzsimmons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Reznick throws a body kick.
Reznick tries to clinch up but Fitzsimmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Reznick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Reznick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons checks it well.
Reznick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons slips a straight right by Reznick.
Reznick throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter punch.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reznick.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzsimmons.
Reznick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Fitzsimmons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fitzsimmons.
Reznick throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Reznick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reznick avoids the head kick by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reznick takes a step back to recover.
Fitzsimmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reznick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
Reznick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Reznick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reznick throws a lazy right hand but Fitzsimmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Reznick looks to land a left hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range nicely.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Fitzsimmons cracks Reznick with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Reznick.
Reznick tries to work over Fitzsimmons's front leg with a kick but Fitzsimmons checks it.
Fitzsimmons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick lands with a nice body punch.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reznick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reznick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Reznick.
Fitzsimmons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reznick. That one must have hurt.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons throws a shot from downtown. Reznick moves away and avoids it.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Reznick scores with a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons avoids a kick to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws out a loose jab but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reznick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the body kick.
Reznick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Reznick saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Fitzsimmons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a right hand but Reznick moved out of range.
Reznick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons misses with a low kick.
Reznick scores with a punch to the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons blocks a leg kick.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reznick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznick manages to avoid it.
Reznick tries a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Reznick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reznick throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Reznick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzsimmons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Fitzsimmons.
I think Fitzsimmons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fitzsimmons!
Jim Fitzsimmons tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 305 p4p, 46 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 547 p4p, 79 weight class). Glass's entrance music is Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glass scores with a nice head shot.
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Maellard scores with a head kick.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass slips a jab and a cross from Maellard.
Glass lands with a straight right. Maellard didn't see that one coming.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
Maellard misses with a few strikes there.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Glass blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Maellard 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.
Glass cracks a nice hook into Maellard's ribs.
Maellard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maellard motions for Glass to come forward. Maellard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maellard misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Glass takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Maellard 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.
Maellard moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass throws a leg kick
enabling Maellard to counter with a crisp jab.
Glass stuns Maellard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maellard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maellard scrambles back to his feet.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maellard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maellard throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
Glass misses with a shot to the body
and Maellard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maellard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glass.
Glass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maellard.
Nice body punch from Maellard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maellard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Maellard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Maellard misses.
Glass lands a head shot.
Glass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass staying out of range there.
Glass misses the jab.
Maellard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass staying out of range there.
A low kick from Glass is predictable there
and Maellard counters by moving into the clinch.
Maellard tries to work over Glass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maellard avoiding damage as Glass throws knees to the body.
Maellard swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass prevents a body shot from Maellard.
Maellard prevents a body shot from Glass.
Glass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glass prevents a body shot from Maellard.
Glass manages to break the clinch.
Maellard throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Glass scores with a three punch combo!
Glass looks to throw the jab but Maellard is out of range.
Glass avoids the body shot from Maellard.
Glass lands a jab to Maellard's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Maellard only half commits.
Maellard throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass cracks a nice hook into Maellard's ribs.
Jab, jab by Glass - just one landing.
Glass 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.
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
Maellard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Maellard.
Glass misses with a hook. Maellard ducked under it nicely.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maellard fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maellard wants to counter the offense by Glass and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maellard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
Glass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maellard misses with a wild body shot.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Maellard ducks down to avoid it.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Maellard checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Maellard down.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass scores with a body shot.
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maellard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Maellard moves away and avoids it.
Glass connects with the punch.
Glass cracks Maellard with a good jab.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maellard tries to counter with a clinch but Glass shakes him off and moves away.
Maellard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glass.
Maellard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glass.
Maellard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Glass rather than just go for the knockout.
Glass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maellard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Glass misses.
Maellard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maellard there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maellard has managed to clinch.
Glass breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a good cross that connects.
Glass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glass cracks Maellard with a good jab.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Maellard does no damage.
Maellard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maellard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Glass avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
Glass blocks a body shot from Maellard.
Glass tries to throw a body punch but Maellard avoids it by throwing Glass back against the cage.
A short right from Glass.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glass blocks a body shot from Maellard.
Maellard swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maellard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maellards head.
Maellard misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maellard taking a breather.
Maellard is leaning against Glass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maellard misses with a body punch.
Pops Maellard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Glass misses with some punches.
Maellard pushes Glass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Glass both land. Nice combination.
Pops Maellard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Maellard walks into a left hand.
A big right from Glass misses.
Maellard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Glass throwing a counter right hand but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Maellard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maellard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maellard misses with a looping right.
Maellard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maellard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Glass.
Maellard cracks Glass with an open hand slap.
Glass throws a low kick but Maellard moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glass avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maellard slips a jab from Glass.
Glass lands with a straight right. Maellard didn't see that one coming.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Maellard counters by moving into the clinch.
Maellard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maellard throws a punch but it's blocked by Glass.
Maellard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maellard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Glass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maellard can do to turn this around?
Glass lands a jab to the nose.
Glass lands a leg kick that knocks Maellard off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maellard throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Maellard only half commits.
Maellard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Maellard lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maellard.
Maellard looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
Maellard scores with a jab.
Maellard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glass circles away quickly and effectively.
Glass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard staying out of range there.
Glass backing away here, and Maellard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Glass connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maellard. Maellard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maellard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maellard throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass scores with a shot to the body.
Glass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Maellard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glass throws a hook but Maellard avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maellard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
Maellard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Glass cracks the inside of Maellard's front leg.
Maellard tries to clinch but Glass is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Glass. Beautiful body shot.
Maellard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Glass misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maellard dodges the punch combination from Glass.
Maellard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Glass blocks the leg kick.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maellard walks into a stiff left hand from Glass.
Glass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maellard slips a straight right by Glass.
Maellard moves into the clinch successfully.
Glass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maellard.
Glass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maellard backwards.
Glass tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
Maellard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Maellard controls his hands.
Glass misses with a punch to the body.
Glass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glass sizes up Maellard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pops Maellard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Maellard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glass doesn't seem phased though.
Glass throws a hook but Maellard blocks it.
Maellard needs to keep his hands up - Glass had a free shot at his head there.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Maellard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maellard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maellard lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a nice head shot.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Glass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maellard.
Glass lands a head shot.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Maellard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maellard throws a series of punches but Glass avoids them all with ease.
Glass scores with a decent looking hook.
Glass takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
Maellard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Glass connects with a looping right hand.
Glass misses with a hook
and Maellard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Maellard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maellard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maellard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Maellard is just out of range.
Maellard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
Maellard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
Maellard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Maellard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maellard throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Maellard tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maellard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glass, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 129 p4p, 22 weight class) and David Wuzz (ranked 177 p4p, 29 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Rattlesnake. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall misses with a straight left.
Wuzz cracks Dall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wuzz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wuzz slips a straight right by Dall.
Wuzz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Wuzz slips a jab from Dall.
Wuzz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wuzz throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wuzz slips under a jab.
Wuzz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dall.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Wuzz misses.
Nice body kick there by Dall.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wuzz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wuzz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a hook but Wuzz blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Dall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A big right from Dall misses.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall throws out a loose jab but Wuzz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wuzz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Wuzz moves out of range as Dall strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wuzz connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Wuzz throws the left hand but Dall avoids the punch easily.
Dall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Wuzz slips a straight right by Dall.
A low kick from Dall misses
and Wuzz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Wuzz from controlling successfully.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dall keeping full guard, as Wuzz tries to pass.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Wuzz looking to pass the guard.
Wuzz trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.
Wuzz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Wuzz has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wuzz in particular looking to stall.
Dall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wuzz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wuzz trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wuzz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Dall is keeping the position.
Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wuzz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wuzz looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wuzz wants to improve his position but instead Dall has moved into half guard.
Wuzz is not content to let Dall control the position.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wuzz defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wuzz.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Wuzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wuzz is trying to control the position but Dall postures up.
Dall stopping the sweep attempt from Wuzz.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Wuzz is retaining full guard.
Wuzz controls Dall momentarily but Dall frees himself.
Wuzz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wuzz looking for a sweep. Not yet Wuzz, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyryx Dall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wuzz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dall moves out of range as Wuzz strikes.
Wuzz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dall throws a leg kick but Wuzz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wuzz is looking to clinch.
Dall is looking to counter punch.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wuzz jabs Dall right on the nose. Dall blinks but takes it well.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Hyryx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wuzz misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Dall's corner calls for a 1-2. Dall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wuzz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wuzz wants to pass the guard but Dall is defending well.
Dall gets full guard.
Wuzz trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall keeping full guard, as Wuzz tries to pass.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Wuzz from controlling successfully.
Dall wants to sweep but no luck.
Wuzz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wuzz looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Wuzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wuzz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wuzz is keeping the position for now.
Wuzz keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz trying to control the position.
Dall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wuzz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wuzz has Dall pulled in close to control his posture.
Dall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dall pushing down on Wuzz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dall prevents Wuzz from improving his position.
Wuzz trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is looking for a sweep. Dall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Wuzz defending well.
Wuzz has his hands clasped together around Dall's back. He's all about the action.
Wuzz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dall wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
David Wuzz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Wuzz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dall lands a leg kick that knocks Wuzz off balance momentarily.
Wuzz moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall cracks the inside of Wuzz's front leg.
Wuzz slips a jab from Dall.
Wuzz wants to counter with a clinch but Dall pushes him away.
Dall throws a body punch but Wuzz moves out of range.
Dall lands a body shot.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dall as he avoids it easily.
Wuzz throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall throwing a counter right hand but Wuzz manages to avoid it.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wuzz checks it well.
Dall misses with a kick to the body
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyryx Dall is winning the standup battle so far.
Wuzz moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
Dall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wuzz slips a jab from Dall.
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 Hyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Wuzz checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
Dall motions for Wuzz to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Wuzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wuzz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wuzz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wuzz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Dall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dall.
Wuzz slips under a jab from Dall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall digs a good hook to Wuzz's body.
Dall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wuzz on the side of the head.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wuzz.
Wuzz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wuzz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dall.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wuzz 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.
Dall misses the jab.
Dall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wuzz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Wuzz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wuzz.
Wuzz takes a shot to the head.
Wuzz cracks Dall with a nice body shot.
Dall tries to work over Wuzz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Wuzz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wuzz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wuzz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dall tries to throw a body punch but Wuzz avoids it by throwing Dall back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz prevents a body shot from Dall.
Wuzz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall is trying to push Wuzz away but Wuzz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Wuzz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dall.
Still in the clinch, Dall scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall digs a right hand into Wuzz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wuzz's gas tank.
Dall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wuzz can do to turn this around?
Wuzz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dall lands a right hand.
Wuzz fails to pull guard.
Dall misses with a punch on the inside.
Dall struggles to land a body shot inside as Wuzz controls his hands.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dall.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall digs a right hand underneath Wuzz's ribcage. Wuzz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Dall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wuzz backwards.
Dall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wuzz or not.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wuzz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dall with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wuzz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dall misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wuzz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall takes one on the button.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyryx Dall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wuzz throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Dall lands a slapping body shot.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Dall.
Wuzz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall lands a head shot.
Dall tried to score with a low kick but Wuzz checks it.
Dall sets himself, and Wuzz steps forward looking for the clinch! Dall avoids it this time.
Dall with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wuzz.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wuzz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wuzz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dall manages to avoid it.
Dall throws a jab when Wuzz was well out of range.
Wuzz tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall misses with an uppercut.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Wuzz's leg but Wuzz calmly moves out of range.
Wuzz wants to clinch but Dall slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Wuzz misses.
Wuzz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David Wuzz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wuzz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Wuzz as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hyryx Dall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dall, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hyryx Dall!
Hyryx Dall 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Monk (ranked 121 p4p, 11 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 266 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuklinsky throws a head kick but Monk moves out of range.
Kuklinsky misses the shot to the body.
Monk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monk there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuklinsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monk.
Kuklinsky swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Kuklinsky looks to clinch
and Monk counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kuklinsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuklinsky darts in and clinches Monk up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuklinsky throws out a loose jab but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky moves away from the strike by Monk.
Kuklinsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuklinsky throws a right hand that misses
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monk avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Monk misses with a wild combination.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with an outside leg kick.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
Kuklinsky looks to land a body kick but Monk moved away.
Monk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the side of Monk's head but Monk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuklinsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a left hand
and Monk counters with a nice body kick.
Kuklinsky looks winded!
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut. Monk saw that one coming.
Monk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuklinsky under the eye.
Monk feints and then cracks Kuklinsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuklinsky down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuklinsky slips a jab and a cross from Monk.
Monk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuklinsky.
A little feinted left hand from Monk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuklinsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monk connects with a right hand. Kuklinsky shakes it off.
It looks like Monk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Monk scores with a nice strike.
Kuklinsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuklinsky misses with a jab to the body
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuklinsky throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily.
It looked like Monk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuklinsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuklinsky digs a good hook to Monk's body.
Monk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuklinsky.
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Monk takes one to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monk circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Monk 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.
Silas Monk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Monk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuklinsky throws a shot from downtown. Monk moves away and avoids it.
Monk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monk misses with a head kick.
Kuklinsky forces Monk back against the cage and clinches.
Kuklinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuklinsky can pounce on him.
Kuklinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monk moves away.
Kuklinsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Kuklinsky misses its intended target.
Kuklinsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monk.
Monk slips a jab from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Monk to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk lands the left hand.
That has opened up Richard Kuklinsky's cut even more.
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuklinsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monk counters with a crisp right that sends Kuklinsky to the canvas! Monk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk 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.
In defeat, Richard Kuklinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 126 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 218 p4p, 23 weight class). Jean Paul Garcon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcon throws a low kick but Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Garcon moved out of range.
Garcon tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
Gray moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcon.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Garcon ducks down to avoid it.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Garcon avoids the head kick by Gray.
Garcon misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcon lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcon throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Garcon only half commits.
Jean Paul Garcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcon.
Garcon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garcon just manages to avoid it.
Garcon connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcon blocks the leg kick.
Garcon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Gray throws a head kick that misses
letting Garcon counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcon.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcon lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon misses with a body shot.
Garcon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Garcon cracks the inside of Gray's front leg.
Garcon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gray is out of range and Garcon settles back down.
Gray swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcon throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Garcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Garcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray feints and then cracks Garcon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcon down.
Garcon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gray rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcon scores with a shot to the body.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gray throws a leg kick but Garcon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcon.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Garcon
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Garcon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Garcon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray checks the leg kick.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Garcon manages to avoid it.
Gray takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Garcon.
Garcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray misses with a left hand
and Garcon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcon.
Gray clobbers Garcon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcon moves away from the strike by Gray.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Garcon just manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Gray.
Garcon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcon lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcon misses the shot to the body.
Garcon has Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcon.
A body shot lands from Garcon.
Garcon cracks Gray with a nice body shot.
Garcon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcon.
Garcon pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcon scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Garcon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Garcon.
I was talking to Gray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcon.
Gray is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcon lands with a right to the head.
Oh Gray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gray or not.
Garcon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Garcon dips a shoulder and cracks Gray with a mighty uppercut! Gray falls back against the cage and Garcon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gray is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Garcon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Garcon!
A very excited looking Jean Paul Garcon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Casper Timmermans (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 29 p4p, 5 weight class). Phol Murhaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casper Timmermans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timmermans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Timmermans checks the leg kick.
Timmermans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timmermans's calf.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Timmermans.
Timmermans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Timmermans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
No joy there for Timmermans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timmermans throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Timmermans misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Timmermans throws a wild body kick that Murhaa sees coming a mile off.
Phol Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Timmermans.
Timmermans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Timmermans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murhaa. Murhaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timmermans, as that shot connected.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Timmermans thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Timmermans connects with a jab.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Timmermans saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Timmermans cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Timmermans doesn't seem bothered though.
Timmermans connects with a crisp jab.
Timmermans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Timmermans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Timmermans.
Timmermans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Murhaa checks a low kick from Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Timmermans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa counters with a body kick.
Timmermans throws a jab when Murhaa was well out of range.
Timmermans loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans misses with a head kick.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Timmermans's sensitive parts.
Timmermans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Timmermans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa takes one on the button.
Timmermans misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Timmermans off balance momentarily.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timmermans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murhaa pushes Timmermans off and gets back to his feet.
Timmermans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that Timmermans avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timmermans.
Timmermans lands a jab to the head.
Timmermans misses with a straight left.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Timmermans.
Timmermans ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Timmermans is looking to counter punch.
Murhaa scores with a push kick.
Timmermans throws a leg kick
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Timmermans misses its intended target.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Timmermans slips the punch.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timmermans blocks a jab.
Timmermans gets a double leg takedown into Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa pushes Timmermans off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Timmermans counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Timmermans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Timmermans slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Some bone on bone action there as Timmermans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Timmermans's knee but Timmermans avoids it well.
Timmermans drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Timmermans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Timmermans.
Murhaa scores with a jab. Timmermans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murhaa throws out a powerful jab.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Timmermans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Timmermans lands with a hook. Murhaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murhaa thuds a left hand into Timmermans's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Timmermans drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Timmermans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Timmermans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa tries to work over Timmermans's front leg with a kick but Timmermans checks it.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Timmermans.
Timmermans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a jab.
Timmermans scores with a leg kick.
Timmermans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhaa throws a jab when Timmermans was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Timmermans.
Timmermans throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmermans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timmermans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Timmermans.
Timmermans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Timmermans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Timmermans slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Timmermans counters with a takedown into side control.
Timmermans looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murhaa is avoiding damage well.
Timmermans is staying tight to Murhaa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Timmermans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Timmermans working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Timmermans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murhaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Murhaa is squirming around, avoiding Timmermans's attempts to control the action.
Timmermans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Timmermans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans unloading with bombs!
Murhaa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Timmermans.
Timmermans throwing strikes here but Murhaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timmermans looking to ground and pound but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Murhaa wants to hold on but Timmermans pushes him away.
Murhaa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Timmermans looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Murhaa trying to hold on to Timmermans's head to control him but Timmermans postures up.
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 Casper Timmermans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Timmermans chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Timmermans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Timmermans misses with a double jab.
Timmermans swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Timmermans wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Timmermans moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Timmermans throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Timmermans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Timmermans's belly button to the back.
Timmermans lands a body shot.
Timmermans moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murhaa duly obliges.
Timmermans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmermans moves away.
Timmermans misses with a hook.
Timmermans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timmermans moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Timmermans looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa cracks the inside of Timmermans's front leg.
A clash of legs there as Timmermans blocks the low kick.
Timmermans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Timmermans lands with a cross.
That's two 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!
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Timmermans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Timmermans down.
Murhaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Timmermans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Timmermans connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Timmermans throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Timmermans misses the shot to the body.
Timmermans backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Timmermans throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Timmermans is wise to it.
Timmermans looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Timmermans slips under a jab.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Timmermans tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murhaa leaves Timmermans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That kick from Murhaa tenderised Timmermans's leg. Timmermans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Timmermans is just out of range.
Murhaa scores with a three punch combo!
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmermans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Timmermans is looking to slow Murhaa down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans tried to score with a low kick but Murhaa checks it.
Murhaa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Timmermans checks it well.
Timmermans throws a quick counter kick to the body but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa is looking to slow Timmermans down with leg kicks.
Timmermans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Timmermans drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murhaa sprawls and moves away.
Timmermans tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Timmermans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Timmermans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Timmermans slips under a jab.
Timmermans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Timmermans throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Timmermans's shoulder, as Timmermans tries to avoid the shot.
Timmermans tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Phol Murhaa just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murhaa misses with a straight left.
Timmermans half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timmermans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murhaa defending well as Timmermans loads up on a big left hand.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmermans manages to avoid it.
Timmermans tries to counter with a takedown but Murhaa is quick to defend against it.
Timmermans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Timmermans lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murhaa is keeping the position for now.
Timmermans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Timmermans's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Timmermans throws an elbow that misses. Murhaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Timmermans's guard. Nice move by Murhaa!
Timmermans is pulling down on Murhaa's head. It's preventing any offense from Murhaa, at least for the moment.
Timmermans being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Timmermans has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murhaa stopping the sweep attempt from Timmermans.
Timmermans trying to control the position.
Murhaa is fighting to break Timmermans's control of his arms but Timmermans is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murhaa postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murhaa is looking to stand up but Timmermans won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Timmermans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Timmermans looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Timmermans staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa cracks Timmermans with an open hand slap.
Timmermans tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmermans uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murhaa is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. Timmermans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timmermans throws a combination. Murhaa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Timmermans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Timmermans.
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 throws a low kick but Timmermans moves out of range easily.
Timmermans thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Timmermans's defenses.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Timmermans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmermans appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Casper Timmermans will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Timmermans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Timmermans half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Timmermans saw that one coming.
Timmermans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timmermans moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Murhaa swings for the body but Timmermans moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Timmermans.
Murhaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Timmermans misses with a body punch
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Timmermans counters with a shoot takedown. Murhaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Timmermans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murhaa controlling the position.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
Timmermans throws a strike but Murhaa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Timmermans is pulling down on Murhaa's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murhaa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Timmermans looking to control.
Murhaa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Murhaa stands up and waves to Timmermans to follow him.
A left and a right from Murhaa both land. Nice combination.
Timmermans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Timmermans throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timmermans.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa swinging wildly here.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Timmermans doesn't seem bothered though.
Timmermans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Timmermans checks a leg kick.
Timmermans connects with a right hand. Murhaa shakes it off.
Murhaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Timmermans counters with a shoot takedown. Murhaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Murhaa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Timmermans manages to get himself to full guard.
Murhaa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Timmermans's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Timmermans is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timmermans throws a big elbow that misses.
Timmermans wants to pass the guard but Murhaa is keeping the position.
Timmermans throws a big elbow that misses.
Timmermans throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Murhaa keeping moving, preventing Timmermans from controlling successfully.
Timmermans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murhaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
The fight is ruled a draw!
Casper Timmermans retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
66% |
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