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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Léonard Lucy (ranked 1756 p4p, 229 weight class) and Get Clocked (ranked 1130 p4p, 153 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Get Clocked!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clocked misses with a hook
letting Lucy counter with a right hand.
Clocked looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clocked misses with a low kick.
Lucy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lucy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Clocked misses
and Lucy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clocked throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Clocked.
A slow jab from Clocked misses its intended target.
Clocked throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clocked throws out a loose jab but Lucy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clocked scores with a nice head shot.
Clocked misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucy counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Clocked throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucy.
Lucy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lucy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clocked takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clocked avoids the body shot from Lucy.
Lucy cracks Clocked with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lucy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clocked to stand back up!
Clocked is rocked!
Clocked looks to land a right hand but Lucy moved out of range.
Clocked is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucy finish him?
Clocked connects with a jab.
Clocked seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clocked keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clocked with a nice cross.
Get Clocked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clocked misses with a double jab.
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Clocked sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clocked darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Lucy.
Clocked looks to land a right hand but Lucy moved out of range.
Clocked misses with a hook. Lucy ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Lucy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clocked connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lucy throws a hook to the side of Clocked's head but Clocked sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clocked looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucy is just out of range.
Clocked delivers a nice body kick.
Clocked misses with a low kick.
Clocked fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucy on the side of the head.
Lucy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clocked throws an overhand right that lands on Lucy's shoulder, as Lucy tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clocked 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 Lucy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lucy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucy is looking to counter punch.
Lucy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lucy cracks Clocked with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Clocked looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lucy finish him?
Clocked misses with a body kick.
As Clocked backs away, Lucy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clocked throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clocked.
Lucy throwing a counter right hand but Clocked manages to avoid it.
Clocked scores with a kick to the body.
Lucy fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Clocked to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Clocked looks to clinch but Lucy throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Clocked taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Léonard Lucy!
A victorious Léonard Lucy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog The Multi Hunter (ranked 1562 p4p, 183 weight class) and Toshi Hijikata (ranked 1411 p4p, 165 weight class). The Multi Hunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hardwired - Metallica. 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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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Dog The Multi Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toshi Hijikata!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Multi Hunter wants to clinch.
Hijikata throws a body kick that misses.
The Multi Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good work by The Multi Hunter as he checks the leg kick.
Hijikata lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hijikata ducks under a wild hook from The Multi Hunter.
Nice cross by The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata wants to land a leg kick but The Multi Hunter is out of range.
The Multi Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Hijikata off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hijikata misses with a straight left.
Hijikata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter misses with a hook.
Hijikata shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hijikata works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Multi Hunter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Multi Hunter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toshi Hijikata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hijikata throws a body shot but no joy.
The Multi Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter misses with a low kick as Hijikata jumps back.
Hijikata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hijikata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Multi Hunter moves away.
The Multi Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Multi Hunter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hijikata scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
The Multi Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hijikata was well out of range. Poor timing from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata ducks under a wild hook from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata throws a push kick but The Multi Hunter slaps the foot to one side.
The Multi Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Multi Hunter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Multi Hunter missing with a left hand there. Hijikata was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hijikata now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The Multi Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Multi Hunter throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Multi Hunter is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Hijikata misses.
Hijikata staying out of range there.
The Multi Hunter moves out of range of the body kick.
The Multi Hunter is looking to counter punch.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Multi Hunter works the jab nicely.
Hijikata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Multi Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Multi Hunter throws a jab when Hijikata was well out of range.
Hijikata avoids the body shot from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hijikata.
Hijikata follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dog The Multi Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Multi Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hijikata circles away quickly and effectively.
Hijikata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter cracks the inside of Hijikata's front leg.
Hijikata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Hijikata. That snapped The Multi Hunter's head back.
Hijikata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Multi Hunter can pounce on him.
The Multi Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown. Hijikata tries to sprawl out of it but The Multi Hunter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hijikata manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hijikata misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Multi Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hijikata lands with a shot to the body.
Hijikata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hijikata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter blocks a low kick nicely.
The Multi Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hijikata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hijikata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hijikata is clearly trying to counter these attacks from The Multi Hunter with a body shot.
The Multi Hunter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hijikata scores with a kick to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as The Multi Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Multi Hunter tries to score with a low kick but Hijikata moves his leg out of the way.
Hijikata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Multi Hunter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hijikata misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from The Multi Hunter misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Multi Hunter misses with a left hand
and Hijikata counters with a good, hard body kick but The Multi Hunter shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from The Multi Hunter misses its intended target.
Hijikata throws a body punch but The Multi Hunter moves out of range.
Hijikata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Multi Hunter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Multi Hunter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hijikata sprawls well initially but The Multi Hunter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hijikata is defending against the submission attempts here by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Multi Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Hijikata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dog The Multi Hunter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Multi Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Hijikata is looking to chop away at The Multi Hunter's legs.
The Multi Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hijikata can pounce on him.
Hijikata punishes The Multi Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata misses with a low kick.
The Multi Hunter throws a low kick but Hijikata avoids it.
Hijikata digs a good body shot into The Multi Hunter's ribs.
The Multi Hunter cracks the inside of Hijikata's front leg.
Hijikata scores with a decent looking hook.
Dog The Multi Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
The Multi Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hijikata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hijikata throws a hook to the side of The Multi Hunter's head but The Multi Hunter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Multi Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Hijikata pushes him off.
The Multi Hunter scoring well with a low kick there.
The Multi Hunter shoots in but no luck this time.
Hijikata only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hijikata takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
The Multi Hunter moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter tries a body shot but Hijikata blocks it.
The Multi Hunter wants a takedown.
The Multi Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Hijikata.
Hijikata's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Multi Hunter misses with a body punch.
The Multi Hunter is leaning against Hijikata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Multi Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hijikata's elbow.
Hijikata misses with a body punch.
Hijikata misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Multi Hunter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Multi Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Multi Hunter can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog The Multi Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Multi Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hijikata cracks The Multi Hunter with a nice body shot.
The Multi Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hijikatas head.
A short uppercut from Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Hijikata uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from The Multi Hunter fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter tries a body shot but Hijikata blocks it.
The Multi Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
Hijikata struggles to land a body shot inside as The Multi Hunter controls his hands.
Hijikata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hijikata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hijikata backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hijikata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Multi Hunter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hijikata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hijikata throws a leg kick
and The Multi Hunter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hijikata's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Hijikata's shoulder, as Hijikata tries to avoid the shot.
The Multi Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hijikata blocks the body kick.
The Multi Hunter throws a jab when Hijikata was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hijikata appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The Multi Hunter feints and then cracks Hijikata's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hijikata down.
The Multi Hunter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Multi Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hijikata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Multi Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hijikata counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from The Multi Hunter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hijikata 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 The Multi Hunter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Multi Hunter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hijikata is just out of range.
The Multi Hunter throws a leg kick
and The Multi Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hijikata takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hijikata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Multi Hunter throws out the jab.
The Multi Hunter moves out of range as Hijikata throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hijikata.
Hijikata throws a solid leg kick but The Multi Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hijikata.
Hijikata throws a leg kick that misses.
The Multi Hunter throws out a leg kick but Hijikata moves out of range and The Multi Hunter only half commits.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The Multi Hunter attempts a counter takedown but Hijikata avoids it well and moves away.
The Multi Hunter is looking to clinch.
Hijikata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata throws a leg kick but The Multi Hunter moved away.
Hijikata throws a low kick but The Multi Hunter avoids it.
Hijikata lands with a straight right. The Multi Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Hijikata 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.
The Multi Hunter wants to slow Hijikata down by chopping away at his legs.
The Multi Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hijikata.
Hijikata throws a low kick but The Multi Hunter avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toshi Hijikata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hijikata fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Multi Hunter checks it well.
It looked like The Multi Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hijikata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Multi Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hijikata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Multi Hunter. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter throws a low kick but Hijikata avoids it.
Hijikata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hijikata checks the leg kick.
Hijikata looks to score with a jab to the body but The Multi Hunter is just out of range.
Hijikata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Multi Hunter. The Multi Hunter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hijikata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Multi Hunter can pounce on him.
Hijikata throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from The Multi Hunter tenderised Hijikata's leg. Hijikata is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Multi Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Hijikata's shoulder, as Hijikata tries to avoid the shot.
Hijikata looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hijikata throws a body punch but The Multi Hunter moves out of range.
Good work by The Multi Hunter as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
The Multi Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hijikata is just out of range.
The Multi Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hijikata scores with a hook to the body. The Multi Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hijikata tries to work over The Multi Hunter's front leg with a kick but The Multi Hunter checks it.
Hijikata blocks a jab.
Hijikata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Multi Hunter rather than just go for the knockout.
The Multi Hunter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hijikata lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Multi Hunter's sensitive parts.
Hijikata ducks under a wild hook from The Multi Hunter.
Hijikata lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Multi Hunter's sensitive parts.
Hijikata scores with a spinning back kick!
Hijikata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hijikata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Multi Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hijikata.
Hijikata misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hijikata checks a leg kick.
The Multi Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hijikata is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter tries to land a leg kick but Hijikata saw it coming and moves away.
Hijikata throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hijikata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Multi Hunter moves away from the strike by Hijikata.
A low kick from Hijikata misses
so The Multi Hunter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Multi Hunter trying to control but Hijikata is working from the bottom.
Hijikata pulls The Multi Hunter in to control the position.
The Multi Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hijikata keeping moving, preventing The Multi Hunter from controlling successfully.
The Multi Hunter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hijikata has his hands on The Multi Hunter's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hijikata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Multi Hunter wants to control from the top but Hijikata keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Multi Hunter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Multi Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Hijikata follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hijikata.
Hijikata ducks under a wild hook from The Multi Hunter.
The Multi Hunter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from The Multi Hunter finds it's target.
Hijikata throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Multi Hunter sizes up Hijikata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hijikata feints and then cracks The Multi Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Multi Hunter down.
A bone on bone clash there as Hijikata blocks the leg kick.
The Multi Hunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Hijikata swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Multi Hunter counters with a right hand to the body.
The Multi Hunter checks a leg kick nicely.
The Multi Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Hijikata.
Hijikata walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Multi Hunter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Multi Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hijikata.
The Multi Hunter thumps Hijikata with a low kick.
Hijikata throws a body shot but no joy.
The Multi Hunter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hijikata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hijikata throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Multi Hunter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Hijikata - just one landing.
Hijikata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like The Multi Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toshi Hijikata.
I think Hijikata 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Toshi Hijikata!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 500 p4p, 73 weight class) and Martez Lopez (ranked 1167 p4p, 163 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez digs a good hook to Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Wijnbergen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Wijnbergen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Lopez cracks Van Wijnbergen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez 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.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wijnbergen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Wijnbergen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez cracks Van Wijnbergen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen checks a leg kick.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Wijnbergen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Van Wijnbergen sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Wijnbergen defending well though.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Wijnbergen taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez throwing shots but Van Wijnbergen is blocking nicely.
Van Wijnbergen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Lopez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Wijnbergen wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Wijnbergen is in trouble now - Lopez has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez lands a couple of good shots and Van Wijnbergen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lopez misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen holding on to Lopez's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Can Van Wijnbergen hold on?! Lopez is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lopez missing with strikes.
Van Wijnbergen trying to control the hands but Lopez won't let him.
Lopez misses with punches from the back.
Lopez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lopez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen tries to escape but Lopez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes.
Lopez avoiding Van Wijnbergen 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Wijnbergen wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Lopez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lopez controlling from mount.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez trying to control but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Van Wijnbergen wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
Lopez scores with a jab. Van Wijnbergen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Van Wijnbergen jumps back.
Van Wijnbergen throws a counter high kick but Lopez was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Wijnbergen misses the target.
Lopez swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
We've been told by Van Wijnbergen's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez punishes Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Van Wijnbergen tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a swing at Van Wijnbergen's ribcage but misses.
Van Wijnbergen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Van Wijnbergen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Wijnbergen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Wijnbergen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Lopez lunges at Van Wijnbergen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Wijnbergen's hand.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Van Wijnbergen moved out of range nicely.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Van Wijnbergen needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Van Wijnbergen against the cage.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Wijnbergen has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Van Wijnbergen slips a jab from Lopez.
Van Wijnbergen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and Van Wijnbergen counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen throws a big shot that misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands a high kick!
Van Wijnbergen throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Van Wijnbergen avoids it with no problem.
Lopez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Wijnbergen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lopez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Wijnbergen is pulling down on Lopez's head. It's preventing any offense from Lopez, at least for the moment.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Van Wijnbergen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Van Wijnbergen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lopez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lopez lands a nice forearm strike.
Lopez lands some shots froms side control.
Lopez throws an elbow but Van Wijnbergen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Wijnbergen down.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lopez working the ground and pound but Van Wijnbergen is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martez Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Wijnbergen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Wijnbergen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Wijnbergen's hands.
Van Wijnbergen connects with the punch.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Van Wijnbergen is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Lopez jabs Van Wijnbergen right on the nose. Van Wijnbergen blinks but takes it well.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Wijnbergen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Wijnbergen throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Van Wijnbergen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Wijnbergen.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Wijnbergen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Lopez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Wijnbergen!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Wijnbergen's head but Van Wijnbergen avoids it well.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez lands an elbow.
Check out the look on Lopez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lopez scores with punches from side control.
Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lopez landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Wijnbergen parries the strikes from Lopez easily there. Lopez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Wijnbergen to escape.
Van Wijnbergen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Lopez lands a few punches from side control.
Van Wijnbergen is rocked!
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Van Wijnbergen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Van Wijnbergen! Lopez senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Van Wijnbergen out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Martez Lopez!
After winning the bout, Martez Lopez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 501 p4p, 68 weight class) and Mamoru Date (ranked 472 p4p, 63 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Mamoru Date!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Date scores with a shot to the body.
Date lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Date. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke missing with a left hand there. Date was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yusuke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Date counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yusuke tests Date's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yusuke.
Date with a jab.
Date ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Yusuke checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a right hand that Date ducks under and follows up with a left that Date also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Date. Date obviously looking to wear him down.
Yusuke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yusuke lands a jab to the head.
Date scoring well with a low kick there.
Date misses with a straight right.
Yusuke misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Date! But no joy.
Date misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Date swivels and escapes.
Yusuke moves in looking to clinch but Date pushes him off.
Yusuke connects with a jab.
Date loads up on a big right hand but Yusuke slips the punch.
Yusuke slips a jab from Date.
Yusuke throws a jab when Date was well out of range.
Yusuke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yusuke thuds a left hand into Date's body.
Date throws a hook to the side of Yusuke's head but Yusuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yusuke gets the takedown into side control.
Date tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yusuke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Date keeps working.
Yusuke working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Date is trying to work for a sweep but Yusuke has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke thowing shots but they're missing.
Date tries to hold on but Yusuke postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Date is wriggling around trying to escape.
Date avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yusuke.
Yusuke avoids the attempt from Date to control.
Yusuke controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Date manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Date manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Date keeping full guard, as Yusuke tries to pass.
Date is pulling down on Yusuke's head to control his posture.
Yusuke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Date lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Date has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yusuke is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Date trying to control but Yusuke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke looking to control.
Date won't allow Yusuke to sweep him here.
Yusuke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Date doesn't defend quickly enough and Yusuke has managed to lock this one up! Can Date escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yusuke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fujii Yusuke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 402 p4p, 54 weight class) and Adam Deadmarsh (ranked 623 p4p, 78 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Deadmarsh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadmarsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Deadmarsh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fitzpatrick with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh misses with a straight right.
Fitzpatrick moves forwards but Deadmarsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deadmarsh shoots in but Fitzpatrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fitzpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deadmarsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deadmarsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deadmarsh lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzpatrick is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Deadmarsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pulls Deadmarsh in close to prevent any damage.
Deadmarsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Deadmarsh won't allow Fitzpatrick to sweep him here.
Fitzpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
Deadmarsh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Deadmarsh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Fitzpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deadmarsh is one step ahead there.
Deadmarsh being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fitzpatrick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deadmarsh.
An attempted straight right counter from Fitzpatrick misses the target.
Fitzpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Deadmarsh counters with a nice uppercut.
Deadmarsh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzpatrick. That did some damage!
Fitzpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deadmarsh manages to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deadmarsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Francis Fitzpatrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deadmarsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deadmarsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Fitzpatrick.
Deadmarsh lands with a shot to the body.
Deadmarsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deadmarsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deadmarsh misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Deadmarsh misses.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook. Fitzpatrick ducked under it nicely.
Fitzpatrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Deadmarsh's head backwards.
Deadmarsh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Deadmarsh tests Fitzpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adam Deadmarsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deadmarsh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fitzpatrick backs up against the cage.
Deadmarsh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fitzpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzpatrick clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deadmarsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adam Deadmarsh has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Fitzpatrick on the inside.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzpatrick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Fitzpatrick has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Deadmarsh misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shot to the side of Deadmarsh's head.
Deadmarsh throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deadmarsh's defenses.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Deadmarsh shrugs off.
That has opened up Adam Deadmarsh's cut even more.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fitzpatrick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fitzpatrick.
Deadmarsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzpatrick controls his hands.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body punch.
Deadmarsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Fitzpatrick stalling against the cage.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Deadmarsh back against the cage.
Deadmarsh tries to work over Fitzpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deadmarsh's defenses.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francis Fitzpatrick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Deadmarsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitzpatrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick missing with a left hand there. Deadmarsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice shot that snaps Deadmarsh's head back.
Fitzpatrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that Deadmarsh avoids nicely.
Deadmarsh works Fitzpatrick's body with a nice hook.
Adam Deadmarsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deadmarsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deadmarsh moves out of range as Fitzpatrick strikes.
Deadmarsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Deadmarsh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deadmarsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh lands a jab to the nose.
Fitzpatrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deadmarsh cracks Fitzpatrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzpatrick misses the body punch
and Deadmarsh counters with a series of strikes. Fitzpatrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deadmarsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
Deadmarsh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fitzpatrick misses with a jab to the body
and Deadmarsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deadmarsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick swinging wildly here.
Fitzpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fitzpatrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deadmarsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Deadmarsh misses its intended target.
Fitzpatrick tries to clinch there but Deadmarsh circles away.
Fitzpatrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzpatrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deadmarsh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deadmarsh. That's going to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Fitzpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fitzpatrick 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.
Fitzpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deadmarsh throws out the jab.
Deadmarsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deadmarsh moves away.
Deadmarsh lands a jab.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook. Deadmarsh ducked under it nicely.
Deadmarsh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deadmarsh, right into the meat.
Fitzpatrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzpatrick there.
Fitzpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deadmarsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzpatrick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deadmarsh at a distance.
Deadmarsh ducks right into an uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
The cut above Adam Deadmarsh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deadmarsh.
A slow jab from Fitzpatrick misses its intended target.
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh scores with a kick to the body.
Fitzpatrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deadmarsh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deadmarsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Deadmarsh lands an overhand right.
Fitzpatrick clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deadmarsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Deadmarsh blocks the elbow strike.
Fitzpatrick prevents a body shot from Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Deadmarsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzpatrick's elbow.
Fitzpatrick is working Deadmarsh over against the cage.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Francis Fitzpatrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deadmarsh blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fitzpatrick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Deadmarsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzpatricks head.
Fitzpatrick scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Deadmarsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Deadmarsh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Deadmarsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick clinches up with Deadmarsh and pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzpatrick taking a breather.
Fitzpatrick stalling.
Fitzpatrick taking a breather.
Deadmarsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzpatricks head.
Deadmarsh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh scores with a hook to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow just above Deadmarsh 's eye.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deadmarsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deadmarsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deadmarsh lands with a short shot to the head.
Deadmarsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzpatrick digs a good body shot into Deadmarsh's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deadmarsh slips a jab from Fitzpatrick.
A lazy left from Deadmarsh finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadmarsh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzpatrick is fending him off so far but Deadmarsh persists. Nope, Fitzpatrick circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzpatrick loads up on a big right hand but Deadmarsh slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzpatrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzpatrick lands with a right hand.
Fitzpatrick throws a right hand that misses
and Deadmarsh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fitzpatrick's knee momentarily.
Fitzpatrick scoring well with a low kick there.
Fitzpatrick wants to clinch.
Deadmarsh slips under a jab.
Deadmarsh scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh misses the jab.
Fitzpatrick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deadmarsh cracks Fitzpatrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deadmarsh misses with an uppercut
and Fitzpatrick counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deadmarsh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deadmarsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fitzpatrick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Deadmarsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fitzpatrick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick digs a good hook to Deadmarsh's body.
Deadmarsh throws a hook but Fitzpatrick blocks it.
Deadmarsh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deadmarsh lands with a good body shot.
Fitzpatrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fitzpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deadmarsh moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh lands with a shot to the body.
Deadmarsh throws a head kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Deadmarsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick is looking to clinch.
Deadmarsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Deadmarsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Deadmarsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deadmarsh.
Donk. Fitzpatrick catches Deadmarsh right on the button with a cross.
Deadmarsh throws a low kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deadmarsh. That's going to slow Fitzpatrick down.
Deadmarsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fitzpatrick explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deadmarsh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deadmarsh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzpatrick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deadmarsh.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deadmarsh on the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
Deadmarsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzpatrick avoids the head kick by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzpatrick.
Deadmarsh looks for the body kick but Fitzpatrick saw that one coming.
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 Francis Fitzpatrick.
I think Fitzpatrick 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Deadmarsh!
A very excited looking Adam Deadmarsh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 344 p4p, 56 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 378 p4p, 61 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
15 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinkman counters with a nice body shot.
Pinkman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinkman throws a one two combo.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Pinkman moves away and avoids it.
Murphy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Pinkman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Pinkman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy misses the jab.
Pinkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinkman misses with a combination
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pinkman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy is looking to slow Pinkman down with leg kicks.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pinkman moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinkman throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Pinkman avoids it.
Pinkman throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Pinkman is looking to score with low kicks.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pinkman counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pinkman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Pinkman moved away.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Pinkman throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Pinkman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Pinkman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pinkman stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Pinkman fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Pinkman misses with a double jab.
Murphy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pinkman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Murphy lands with a hook. Pinkman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Pinkman with an uppercut!
Pinkman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Pinkman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Pinkman counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinkman on the side of the head.
Pinkman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Murphy digs a good hook to Pinkman's body.
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Pinkman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinkman! But no joy.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Pinkman avoids it.
As Murphy backs off Pinkman throws a huge counter combo but Murphy manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with an overhand left.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinkman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pinkman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinkman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Pinkman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pinkman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinkman's head.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Pinkman blocks the low kick.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
letting Pinkman counter with a right hand.
Pinkman misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Pinkman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinkman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tobias Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Pinkman tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Pinkman misses with a two punch combination.
Pinkman throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Pinkman moved away.
Pinkman throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Murphy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pinkman.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pinkman avoids it.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Pinkman counters with a two punch combo.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Pinkman moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinkman tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danga de danga de dang - Pinkman scores with a four punch combination!
Pinkman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Pinkman moved away.
Pinkman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pinkman misses with a double jab.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pinkman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinkman's calf.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice combination there by Pinkman.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinkman. That did some damage!
Pinkman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Pinkman shrugs it off though.
Pinkman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Pinkman unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinkman blocks the leg kick.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy misses with a low kick as Pinkman jumps back.
A combination from Pinkman does no damage.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinkman's head backwards.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Pinkman.
Murphy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pinkman connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a left to the body.
Tobias Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Pinkman checks a leg kick.
Pinkman swinging wildly here.
Murphy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pinkman misses.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy checks a low kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinkman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Pinkman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Pinkman throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Pinkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Pinkman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Pinkman avoided it.
Pinkman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pinkman.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pinkman takes one on the button.
Pinkman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pinkman walks into a jab.
Pinkman is rocked!
It looks like Jesse Pinkman has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Pinkman is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy cracks Pinkman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tobias Murphy!
A victorious Tobias Murphy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 324 p4p, 46 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 442 p4p, 64 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet clinches up with Murha and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennet tries to work over Murha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Murha.
Murha gets through Bennet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
Murha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennet lands a nice uppercut.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Murha.
Murha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murha's elbow.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Murha.
Murha misses with some punches.
Bennet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet blocks a body shot from Murha.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Murha.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet fakes the leg kick and cracks Murha in the body.
Murha missing with a left hand there. Bennet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Murha misses.
Murha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murha throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murha will feel that in the morning.
Bennet slips a jab from Murha.
Murha walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Bennet lands a lovely overhand right.
Bennet takes the fight into the clinch.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Murha avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Murha.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murha.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murha's elbow.
Murha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Bennet tries to work over Murha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a body shot but Murha blocks it.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
Murha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Murha.
Murha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murha working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Murha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Murha's head.
Murha misses with the head strike.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murha swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murha manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Murha.
Murha moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bennet, as that shot connected.
Bennet swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murha.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murha throws a fast counter high kick but Bennet manages to duck under it in time.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murha manages to avoid it.
Bennet is looking to slow Murha down with leg kicks.
Bennet cracks a nice hook into Murha's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murha takes one to the side of the head.
Bennet scores with a body shot.
Murha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Bennet darts in and clinches Murha up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Murha sees coming a mile off.
Bennet misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Murha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bennet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet cracks Murha with a nice body shot.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Murha.
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murha can do to turn this around?
Murha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Murha.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Murha working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Murha fails to land.
Murha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murha blocks an uppercut.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Murha.
Bennet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet pushes Murha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murha has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murha fails to land.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet lands a left hand.
Murha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennets head.
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennet blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Murha is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Murha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Bennet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennet moves into range and clinches up with Murha.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Murha moves out of range of the body kick.
Murha moves out of range of the body kick.
Murha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Murha throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murha avoids a kick to the body.
Murha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennet - the referee stops the clock and Murha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennet. Murha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murha looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Bennet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennet works Murha's body with a nice hook.
Bennet punishes Murha's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murha lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Murha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Murha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Murha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murha cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
A slow jab from Murha misses its intended target.
Bennet is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennet throws a wild body kick that Murha sees coming a mile off.
Murha throws out a counter right but Bennet avoids it with no problem.
Bennet slips a jab from Murha.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennet tests Murha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet scores with a sloppy right hand. Murha should have avoided that one.
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 Michael Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murha throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murha throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Murha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murha. Murha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murha throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Bennet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murha's calf.
A jab from Bennet misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha throws a nice head kick!
Bennet scores with a decent looking hook.
Bennet defending well as Murha loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murha in his tracks.
Bennet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murha scores with a head kick.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennet misses the jab.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Murha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murha throws a nice head kick!
Bennet cracks Murha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet is looking to slow Murha down with leg kicks.
Murha throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Murha tries to move into range but Bennet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bennet misses
and Murha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murha drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murha.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet scores with a push kick.
Murha slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murha! But no joy.
Murha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murha wants to clinch up but Bennet keeps it at a distance.
Bennet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Murha misses.
Bennet lands a front kick.
Murha misses with a double jab
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murha throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murha's head backwards.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bennet scores with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murha scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one.
Murha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennet.
Bennet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Murha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennet lands a jab to Murha's midsection.
Bennet throws a body punch but Murha moves out of range.
Murha throws out a counter right but Bennet avoids it with no problem.
Murha with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murha has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennet connects with a body shot that sends Murha's belly button to the back.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Murha throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Murha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murha lands a lovely overhand right.
Murha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murha throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet keeps Murha at a distance using the push kick.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet blocking some punches.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Big Murha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
Murha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Bennet connects with a jab.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. Murha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Murha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murha misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennet.
Murha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet misses the shot to the body.
Murha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Bennet.
Murha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Murha swinging wildly here.
Murha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Murha tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet throws a counter high kick but Murha was just alert enough to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murha misses the target.
Murha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennet swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murha.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Murha moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Murha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murha manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murha! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Murha.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Bennet.
Murha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennet throws a lazy body kick
and Murha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. Murha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bennet cracks Murha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Murha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murha misses the jab.
Murha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murha throws out the jab.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennet as he connects with a hook.
Murha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet had his way with Big Murha in that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murha throws a head kick that half lands.
Murha avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Murha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murha throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet moves into the clinch.
Bennet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
Bennet gets through Murha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murha working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a shot to the side of Murha's head.
Bennet blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Murha.
Murha pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murha.
Murha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murha backwards.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Murha struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murha backwards.
Murha throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murha blocks an uppercut.
Big Murha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Murha controls the action.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Murha back against the cage.
Bennet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Murha fails to land.
Murha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murha misses with some punches.
Murha pushes Bennet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Murha.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murha misses with some punches.
Bennet is leaning against Murha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Murha.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Murha.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet throws a shot to the body.
Murha 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.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Murha misses with a body shot.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Murha avoids it.
Bennet throws a sloppy head kick and Murha moves out of range easily.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet cracks Murha with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Murha.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Murha's body.
Murha looks to land a left hand but Bennet moved out of range nicely.
Murha throws a series of punches but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet throws out a powerful jab.
Murha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murha moves to clinch but Bennet breaks away
and Bennet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Murha's head back.
Murha misses with the combination.
Bennet scores with the left hand. Murha knows he should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Murha.
I think Bennet 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bennet!
In his post fight interview, Michael Bennet started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koh Ibu (ranked 184 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bastyn Dall (ranked 477 p4p, 27 weight class). Ibu comes to the cage accompanied by B DASH - WATER POW. Dall has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
132 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
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170 cm
39
140 lbs
31 - 24 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Koh Ibu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dall scores with a jab.
Dall shoots in and bounces Ibu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ibu looking to control.
Dall trying to control but Ibu is working from the bottom.
Ibu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Ibu is keeping the position.
Ibu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Ibu pulls Dall in close to his closed guard and prevents Dall from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Ibu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dall's knee momentarily.
Ibu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Ibu seems unphased.
Ibu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibu keeps working.
Ibu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ibu struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibu keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ibu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ibu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dall off and has taken his back!
Ibu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dall tries to roll but Ibu sticks to his back.
Ibu controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibu trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dall doesn't escape.
Dall tries to break free.
Dall turns into Ibu and is now in his guard.
Ibu wants to get back to his feet but Dall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ibu seems keen to control Dall's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastyn Dall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dall thuds his right hand into Ibu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dall 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.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Ibu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Dall lands a jab.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ibu has control of Dall's left arm, preventing Dall from doing any damage.
Bastyn Dall has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall wants to control from the top but Ibu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu pulls Dall in close to prevent any damage.
Dall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibu pushes Dall off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ibu as Dall shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Ibu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Ibu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ibu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Ibu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dall.
Ibu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dall. That one must have hurt.
Ibu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibu misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibu tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dall cracks Ibu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ibu tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Dall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Koh Ibu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dall looks for a takedown but Ibu sprawls well.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Koh Ibu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Ibu's head but Ibu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall tests Ibu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibu 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.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Ibu is out of range.
Ibu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dall has time to react.
Dall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ibu doesn't seem bothered though.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Ibu is out of range.
Good shot there by Dall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ibu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dall.
Koh Ibu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Dall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ibu's hands.
A big right from Ibu misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibu misses the target.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ibu's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
Ibu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ibu.
Bastyn Dall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibu throws the kick towards the body but Dall avoids it.
Ibu with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Dall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dall scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastyn Dall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dall with a jab.
Ibu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dall.
Dall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot lands for Dall.
Ibu slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ibu. Those never looked like landing.
Ibu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ibu is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Ibu blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Ibu's head but Ibu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibu lands an overhand right.
Ibu cracks Dall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ibu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Dall shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibu sprawls well. He's pushed Dall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ibu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ibu throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dall throws a head kick that half lands.
Ibu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall is looking to slow Ibu down with leg kicks.
Dall slips a straight right by Ibu.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Ibu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dall, right into the meat.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall looks for a takedown but Ibu sprawls well.
Koh Ibu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bastyn Dall.
Dall misses the jab.
Ibu is looking to counter punch.
Ibu avoids the body shot from Dall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall scores with a punch to the head.
Dall throws a head kick but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu takes one to the chin there.
Ibu throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Ibu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dall lands with an overhand left.
Dall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ibu avoids a kick to the body.
Ibu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dall moves away from the strike by Ibu.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibu manages to avoid it.
Ibu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ibu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bastyn Dall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dall is rocked!
Dall swings for the body but Ibu moves out of range.
Ibu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dall is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibu finish him?
Dall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dall takes a swing at Ibu's ribcage but misses.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibu checks a leg kick nicely.
Ibu defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Dall throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibu counters with a nice body shot.
Ibu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a jab to the body
and Ibu counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ibu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ibu defends it well.
Dall throws the left hand but Ibu avoids the punch easily.
Ibu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dall tries to land a front kick but Ibu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ibu misses the jab.
Dall thuds his right hand into Ibu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Dall finds it's target.
Dall fails with the takedown.
Ibu tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Bastyn Dall has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibu. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bastyn Dall.
Well Dall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastyn Dall!
A very excited looking Bastyn Dall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Priester (ranked 140 p4p, 20 weight class) and Kosken Jorma (ranked 221 p4p, 29 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Priester lands with an uppercut that bounces Jorma off the cage and back into range.
Jorma scores with a hook to the body. Priester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jorma lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Priester.
Jorma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jorma misses the jab.
Jorma just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPriester.
Jorma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Priester.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Jorma feints the counter takedown.
Jorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Priester avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Priester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Priester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Priester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jorma throws a sloppy head kick and Priester moves out of range easily.
Priester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jorma! But no joy.
Priester lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Priester's head coaches at Guerrilla MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma moves away from the strike by Priester.
Jorma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priester.
Jorma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jorma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Jorma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Priester clobbers Jorma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jorma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Priester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorma momentarily.
Jorma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Priester in his tracks.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorma.
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick from Priester.
Jorma is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jorma tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priester slips under a jab.
Priester misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jorma tries a quick counter leg kick but Priester is wise to it.
Kosken Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Priester.
Jorma tries to bum rush Priester with a series of wild strikes but Priester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Priester's head but Priester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Priester buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorma lands with a slapping head kick.
Priester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jorma. Jorma obviously looking to wear him down.
Jorma throws a series of strikes that have Priester backpedaling.
Jorma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Priester looks to land a right hand but Jorma moved out of range.
Jorma throws a body kick that misses.
Jorma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Priester throws the left hand but Jorma avoids the punch easily.
Priester is looking to chop away at Jorma's legs.
And Jorma tries to counter it with a takedown but Priester pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Priester is looking to land body kicks.
Priester lands with a kick to the temple. Jorma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good work by Priester as he checks the leg kick.
Jorma throws the left hand but Priester avoids the punch easily.
Priester is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester staying out of range there.
Priester throws a good cross that connects.
Priester scores with a leg kick.
Jorma tests Priester's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Priester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Priester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Priester throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jorma follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jorma lands an overhand right.
Jorma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jorma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Priester checks it well.
Priester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jorma looks for the body kick but Priester saw that one coming.
Priester was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jorma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jorma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Priester's calf.
Jorma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Priester's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Priester jabs at Jorma's body.
Jorma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jorma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jorma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Priester's head.
Priester regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jorma.
Jorma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorma is in close to Priester's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jorma is looking to work some ground and pound but Priester has wrist control.
Jorma with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Landon Priester 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.
Jorma throws a leg kick which misses Priester's front leg but catches the back leg as Priester tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Priester.
Jorma has his takedown stuffed
and Priester counters with a solid body kick.
Jorma moves out of range as Priester throws a body kick.
Priester misses with an uppercut. Jorma saw that one coming.
Priester shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Priester takes one to the side of the head.
Priester jabs at Jorma's body.
A solid body kick from Priester.
Jorma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Priester on the side of the head.
Priester lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priester lands with a right hand.
Priester punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
Priester connects with the punch.
Jorma checks a leg kick nicely.
Jorma scores with a head kick. Priester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Jorma.
Priester throwing a counter right hand but Jorma manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma avoids the body shot from Priester.
Jorma throws a solid leg kick but Priester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jorma.
Jorma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Priester misses its target.
Priester swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma wants to land a leg kick but Priester is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Priester checks a leg kick.
Jorma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priester.
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
And Priester counters with a quick kick to the body but Jorma blocks it.
Landon Priester is winning the standup battle so far.
Jorma shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Priester defends it nicely.
Jorma dives in for a single leg takedown but Priester sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Landon Priester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosken Jorma.
Jorma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Priester throws a nice looking combination but Jorma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jorma slips a jab from Priester.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Jorma throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Jorma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Priester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jorma's calf.
A jab from Jorma misses.
Priester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jorma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jorma moves away from the strike by Priester.
Jorma lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester throws an overhand right that lands on Jorma's shoulder, as Jorma tries to avoid the shot.
Priester connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jorma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jorma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Priester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Priester as he avoids it easily.
Landon Priester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priester throws a looping overhand right but Jorma ducks down to avoid it.
Priester looks for the body kick but Jorma saw that one coming.
Jorma with the counter takedown but Priester avoids it easily.
Jorma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Priester looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorma's head.
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
Jorma misses with a low kick as Priester jumps back.
Priester misses with a leg kick.
Jorma 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.
Priester takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma avoids a kick to the body.
Priester throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorma.
Priester slips a straight right by Jorma.
Priester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Priester bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Priester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Priester.
Jorma throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Priester misses the target.
Priester throws out a loose jab but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a leg kick
and Priester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jorma really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorma 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.
Priester misses with a low kick.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jorma.
Jorma throws a body punch but Priester moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jorma misses its intended target.
Priester half committed to a counter leg kick.
Priester takes a swing at Jorma's ribcage but misses.
Jorma with a jab.
Priester throws a leg kick but Jorma moved away.
Jorma connects with a solid leg kick.
Priester moves out of range of the leg kick from Jorma.
Priester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jorma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Jorma.
Priester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Priester's head but Priester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Priester misses with a kick to the body.
Jorma misses with a kick to the body.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Jorma is out of range.
Priester misses with an uppercut.
Jorma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Priester but Priester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Priester throws a shot to the body.
Jorma pushes Priester away with a front kick.
Jorma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jorma is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Priester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priester tries to clinch up but Jorma circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Jorma.
Jorma throws out a loose jab but Priester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Priester counters with a low kick, right behind Jorma 's knee.
Nice jab there from Priester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorma's head.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Priester.
Jorma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jorma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jorma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jorma.
Jorma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Priester throws a head kick but Jorma moves out of range.
Priester wants to land a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
Priester misses with an uppercut
and Jorma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorma misses with a looping left.
Priester walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jorma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Priester moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorma avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Priester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jorma is able to avoid easily.
Priester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jorma.
Kosken Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Priester.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Jorma.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Priester checks a leg kick.
Priester wants to land a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester rushes Jorma and presses him up against the cage.
Priester digs a right hand into Jorma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jorma's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Priester misses with a punch to the body.
Priester tries a body shot but Jorma blocks it.
Jorma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Priester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Landon Priester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosken Jorma.
A short left from Priester.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorma's elbow.
Priester tries a body shot but Jorma blocks it.
Jorma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Priester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jorma lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorma.
Jorma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Jorma avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Priester lands a shot to the body.
Jorma tries to score a body lock takedown but Priester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Priester won't allow it.
Priester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jorma blocks a body shot from Priester.
Nice body punch from Priester - that landed with a thud.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
Jorma throws a head punch that misses.
Jorma struggles to land a body shot inside as Priester controls his hands.
Jorma prevents a body shot from Priester.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
Priester blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester can't find room to land a body shot as Jorma controls the action.
Priester lands with a light punch inside.
Priester works on Jorma's body with a couple of short punches.
Jorma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Priester as the two fighters clinch.
Priester lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Priester.
Priester presses Jorma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jorma misses with the head strike.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Priester lands a left hand.
Priester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
Priester scores with a hook to the body.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Priester.
Priester scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priester.
Jorma is rocked!
Priester lands with a light punch inside.
Jorma is still on wobbly legs! Can Priester finish him?
Priester lands an uppercut.
Jorma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Priester, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
Landon Priester thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 37 p4p, 3 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 56 p4p, 6 weight class). Tuala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dock of Fiji. Peleki Tuala has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Crotch Grabber's chin.
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grabber scores with a nice head shot.
Grabber throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Tuala.
Tuala blocks a jab.
Grabber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grabber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuala throws a body kick that misses.
We've been informed that Tuala 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.
Tuala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
Grabber throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuala counters with a nice body shot.
A good leg kick by Tuala.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tuala.
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!
Tuala misses with a looping right.
Tuala throws a hook but Grabber blocks it.
Tuala missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber misses with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a leg kick.
Tuala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Tuala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tuala sends Grabber crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tuala is motioning to the referee to let Grabber up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grabber is rocked!
Tuala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala loads up on a big right hand but Grabber slips the punch.
Grabber seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Grabber misses the target.
Tuala lands with a shot to the body.
Tuala tries to work over Grabber's front leg with a kick but Grabber checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Grabber on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tuala lands with a hook. Grabber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tuala moves away from the strike by Grabber.
Grabber jabs Tuala to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber backing away here, and Tuala unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Tuala.
Tuala scores with a jab. Grabber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tuala misses.
Grabber throws a hook but Tuala avoids it easily.
Tuala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grabber loads up on a big right hand but Tuala slips the punch.
Tuala throws a leg kick but Grabber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuala slips a straight right by Grabber.
Grabber looks to land a left hand but Tuala moved out of range nicely.
Tuala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grabber misses with an uppercut.
Tuala throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber swings widly with a right hand
and Tuala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a shot to the body.
Tuala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grabber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grabber misses with a right hand
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tuala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuala.
Tuala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grabber misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Grabber digs a good body shot into Tuala's ribs.
Grabber throws a sloppy head kick
and Tuala counters with a nice body kick.
Tuala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grabber. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Grabber's head but Grabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tuala.
Grabber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuala looks to land a combination but Grabber avoids it well.
Tuala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabber.
Grabber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Grabber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tuala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grabber moves out of range as Tuala strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peleki Tuala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Tuala only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tuala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grabber throws the left hand but Tuala avoids the punch easily.
Tuala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grabber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tuala can pounce on him.
Grabber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grabber misses with a jab to the body
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Grabber misses.
Grabber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tuala throws the kick towards the body but Grabber avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber misses with a left hand
and Tuala counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grabber! Tuala lets Grabber back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuala throws a body punch but Grabber moves out of range.
Grabber is looking to counter the offense by Tuala and move into the clinch.
Tuala lands a leg kick that knocks Grabber off balance momentarily.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Tuala.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Grabber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Grabber throws a head kick but Tuala moves out of range.
Grabber jabs at Tuala's body.
Grabber's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Grabber throws a jab when Tuala was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tuala on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Tuala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber jabs Tuala right on the nose. Tuala blinks but takes it well.
Grabber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grabber slips a jab from Tuala.
Grabber scores with a nice strike.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuala was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Tuala scores with a decent looking hook.
Tuala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Tuala gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala! Peleki Tuala retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Peleki Tuala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Crotch Grabber spoke after the fight, saying 'Gyukosho "Fujizilla" Fujimoto (324408) momma dresses u funny'.
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