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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 2372 p4p, 268 weight class) and Tanner Pounds (ranked 2284 p4p, 256 weight class). Cooke comes to the cage accompanied by Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tanner Pounds!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Pounds.
Pounds misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Cooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pounds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Cooke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pounds looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pounds can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooke is looking to take a break and control but Pounds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke working the body and head with strikes.
Pounds is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pounds is not content to let Cooke control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounds can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooke working the ground and pound but Pounds is defending the strikes.
Cooke just content to control the position.
Cooke has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pounds!
Cooke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pounds is looking to escape.
Cooke cracks Pounds with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cooke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Cooke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cooke scoring with strikes but Pounds is staying in there.
Cooke tries to control but Pounds wriggling away.
Cooke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee warns Pounds that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cooke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pounds is looking to get to half guard.
Cooke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cooke lands a big shot there that rocks Pounds but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cooke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cooke breaks from Pounds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pounds has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Cooke is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pounds knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pounds for a finish.
Cooke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds just trying to survive but Cooke is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cooke is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pounds up.
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!
Cooke working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Cooke throwing sloppy strikes.
Pounds looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pounds misses with a left hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Pounds.
Cooke slips under a jab from Pounds.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Pounds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Pounds does it's job there.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Pounds moves out of range.
Pounds throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke throws the left hand but Pounds avoids the punch easily.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pounds can do to turn this around?
Cooke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Pounds checks it.
Pounds throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Pounds throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Pounds moves his leg out of the way.
Cooke slips a straight right by Pounds.
Pounds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tanner Pounds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pounds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pounds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Pounds circles away.
Cooke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cooke misses with a hook. Pounds ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a head kick but Pounds moves out of range.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Pounds scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Pounds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Pounds.
A jab lands there for Pounds.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Pounds swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Samuel Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pounds.
Pounds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Pounds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pounds misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooke lands a head kick!
Pounds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Pounds throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke has managed to clinch.
Pounds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Pounds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Pounds avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Pounds missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Pounds moves out of range.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke closes the distance but Pounds moves to the side
and Pounds counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounds misses the shot to the body.
Cooke feinted with a counter takedown.
Pounds throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Pounds looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick but Pounds moves out of range.
Pounds is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke takes a swing at Pounds's ribcage but misses.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Pounds has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Pounds lands a left hand.
Cooke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pounds.
Pounds can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Pounds is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cooke is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pounds to the mat. Pounds regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cooke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control but Pounds is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pounds holds on and takes a little breather.
Cooke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samuel Cooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pounds wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pounds keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Cooke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooke blocks a jab.
Pounds throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pounds's half guard.
Pounds trying to control but Cooke postures up.
Cooke is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pounds reverses the position - he's now on top in Cooke's guard.
Cooke has Pounds pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cooke working for a triangle but Pounds defends it easily.
Cooke looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooke, not yet.
Pounds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pounds postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pounds works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pounds.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to work over Pounds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pounds lands with a right to the head.
Pounds takes a shot to the head.
Pounds working aggressively here.
Cooke landing knees to the head.
Pounds blocks the elbow strike.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Pounds struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke takes a shot to the head.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pounds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Pounds.
Samuel Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Pounds.
Pounds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pounds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pounds lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounds dodges an elbow strike from Cooke.
A short left from Pounds.
Pounds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke throws an elbow that misses.
Cooke missing with knees to the body.
Pounds can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Pounds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pounds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pounds misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samuel Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pounds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pounds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but Pounds blocks it.
Pounds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pounds misses with the head strike.
Tanner Pounds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pounds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Pounds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Cooke!
Samuel Cooke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Sliva (ranked 5214 p4p, 524 weight class) and Michael Kant (ranked 6932 p4p, 590 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Sliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kant!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sliva.
Kant misses with the head strike.
Sliva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kant misses with some punches.
Sliva throws an elbow that misses.
Sliva throws an elbow that misses.
Kant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kant working aggressively here.
Kant misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sliva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kant's brow.
Sliva throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kant blocks an elbow strike.
Kant blocks the elbow strike.
Sliva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kant's defenses.
It looks like Michael Kant has been cut.
Sliva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sliva.
Sliva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sliva throws an elbow that misses.
Kant blocks an elbow strike.
Sliva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kant blocks an elbow strike.
Sliva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kant.
Kant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kant throws a head punch that misses.
Kant working aggressively here.
Kant avoids a wild elbow strike from Sliva.
Kant has a couple of punches blocked by Sliva.
Sliva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva keeps control of Kant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kant scores with a shot to the side of Sliva's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sliva.
Kant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kant swings wildly with an uppercut but Sliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kant tries to break free but Sliva pushes him back against the cage.
Kant avoids the elbow strike from Sliva, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sliva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kant's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sliva lands an elbow inside that Kant shrugs off.
That has opened up Michael Kant's cut even more.
Sliva lands an elbow just above Kant 's eye.
The cut above Michael Kant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kant lands with a right to the head.
Kant blocks the elbow strike.
Kant avoids a wild elbow strike from Sliva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sliva has Kant pressed against the cage, preventing Kant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sliva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kant has a couple of punches blocked by Sliva.
Kant throws a head punch that misses.
Kant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sliva backwards.
Kant lands a shoulder strike.
Sliva misses with an elbow over the top.
Sliva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michael Kant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kant dodges an elbow strike from Sliva.
Kant blocks an elbow strike from Sliva.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sliva throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kant fails to land.
Kant takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Kant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luka Sliva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 3130 p4p, 367 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 5104 p4p, 519 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick
and Biden counters with a crisp one two that drops Lucas! Biden thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lucas to his feet! Lucas is in big trouble!
Lucas is rocked!
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biden seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucas has his takedown stuffed
and Biden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lucas shoots and misses
and Biden counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lucas! Biden lets Lucas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas with a poor takedown
and Biden counters with a big left hand that crumples Lucas! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Biden!
Our winner, Joe Biden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pablo (ranked 3839 p4p, 397 weight class) and Joshua Pryce (ranked 3687 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Pryce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pryce lands with an uppercut that bounces Pablo off the cage and back into range.
Lucas Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pryce's guard.
Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pryce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pryce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pablo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pryce managing to control the position.
Pablo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablo postures up.
Pablo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pryce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pryce wants to stand but Pablo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pryce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pablo.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pablo misses with a takedown attempt - Pryce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pryce wants to counter with a clinch but Pablo pushes him away.
Pryce lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pryce but Pryce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pryce but Pryce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pryce wants to counter with a clinch but Pablo pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Pablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablo misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablo shoots and misses
and Pryce counters by clinching up.
Pablo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pryce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pablo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pablo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pryce scoring with some ground and pound.
Pryce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pablo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pryce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pablo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pryce has managed to get both his arms back between Pablo's legs - danger averted.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Pryce from controlling successfully.
Pablo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pryce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pryce wants to control from the top but Pablo keeps moving.
Pablo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pryce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pablo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pablo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pryce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pryce is in close to Pablo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pryce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pablo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pryce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pablo seems keen to control Pryce's posture.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Pryce from controlling successfully.
Pryce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pryce postures up in Pablo's guard and throws a big left but Pablo blocks it.
Pryce chips away with some ground and pound.
Pablo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pryce won't allow Pablo to sweep him here.
Pablo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pablo dives in for a single leg takedown but Pryce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck for Pablo with that takedown attempt.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pryce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pryce.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pryce stuffs the takedown attempt from Pablo. Pablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Pryce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pablos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Pryce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablo.
Pryce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pablo backs up against the cage.
Pablo tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Pryce scores with a four punch combination!
Pablo is rocked!
Pablo tries to get into range but Pryce steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pablo! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Pryce scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Pryce!
Lucas Pablo spoke after the fight, saying 'Puta!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 4165 p4p, 422 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 2340 p4p, 275 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. Avila Alvarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 34 - 3, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avila Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black lands with a cross.
Alvarez moves out of range as Black strikes.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Black swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Black!
Vlad Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Avila Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 2657 p4p, 340 weight class) and Benedicte Swanson (ranked 1670 p4p, 221 weight class). Murray comes to the cage accompanied by Dead man walking. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benedicte Swanson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
Swanson throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murray tries to work over Swanson's front leg with a kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murray throws a solid leg kick but Swanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murray .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson with a nice cross.
Murray lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Murray checks it
and Murray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Swanson's head.
Swanson scores with a spinning back kick!
Swanson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murray 's calf.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swanson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
Jab by Swanson.
Swanson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson avoids the body shot from Murray .
Nice defenses there by Swanson.
Murray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murray is looking to counter punch.
Murray scores with a push kick.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Swanson slips the punch.
Swanson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swanson slips a straight right by Murray .
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swanson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Swanson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray connects with an inside leg kick.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses
and Murray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Murray .
Murray scores with a punch to the head.
Murray scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Swanson is predictable there
and Murray counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson jabs Murray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a hook.
Swanson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swanson moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Swanson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Murray .
Swanson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Murray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murray moves out of range as Swanson throws a body kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Murray 's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swanson moves out of range as Murray strikes.
A little jabbing left from Swanson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Swanson feints and then cracks Murray 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray . Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swanson misses with a combination
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swanson, right into the meat.
Swanson just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swanson will feel that in the morning.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Swanson swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Swanson looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Swanson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A head kick misses from Swanson.
Murray throwing a counter right hand but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Murray 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.
Swanson misses with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Murray has got the better of the exchanges.
Murray looks to land a right hand but Swanson moved out of range.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson keeps Murray at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Swanson misses
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray dips to his left and cracks Swanson with an uppercut!
Murray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Chad Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray tries to work over Swanson's front leg with a kick but Swanson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray cracks Swanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Swanson throws a lazy body kick
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Swanson avoids it.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Murray moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Murray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson moves away from the strike by Murray .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swanson! But no joy.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murray connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Swanson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Murray .
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Swanson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Swanson takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Swanson scores with a head kick.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Murray .
Swanson looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Murray lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murray checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
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 Chad Murray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray 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.
Swanson tries to work over Murray 's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Swanson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Murray misses
and Swanson counters with a thumping low kick.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swanson's head backwards.
Swanson swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray throws out a powerful jab.
Swanson is rocked!
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swanson flicks out a counter leg kick but Murray steps away.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Murray throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Murray misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a jab to the body
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Swanson counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Swanson.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedicte Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Swanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Murray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swanson tries to score with a low kick but Murray moves his leg out of the way.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Swanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Swanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Nice straight punches there by Swanson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swanson.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Murray .
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Murray looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson thows a body kick. Murray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murray thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Swanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Swanson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murray will feel that in the morning.
Murray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murray circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murray to score with a decent uppercut.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Murray as he checks the leg kick.
Murray scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson misses with the body kick
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray checks a low kick from Swanson.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murray . Swanson shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murray , right into the meat.
Murray blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Swanson tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
Chad Murray decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Merman (ranked 21505 p4p, 622 weight class) and Cathail Murphy (ranked 3703 p4p, 424 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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24
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Merman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathail Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murphy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Merman sneaks out the side door and pushes Murphy away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Merman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Murphy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Merman's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Merman.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Merman's guard.
Merman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murphy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Merman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Merman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Merman is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Merman wants to stand up but Murphy is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merman is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Murphy stands up and waves to Merman to follow him.
Murphy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy stops Merman from getting back to his feet.
Murphy is controlling the pace.
Merman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is thwarting Merman's attempts to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Murphy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Merman gets full guard.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Merman keeps moving.
Merman keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Murphy tries to stand but Merman is controlling from the bottom.
Merman is working an open guard so Murphy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Merman to the mat! Merman manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Merman is pulling down on Murphy's head to control his posture.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murphy looking to sit in guard and control but Merman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Merman from controlling successfully.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Herman Merman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murphy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murphy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murphy won't allow Merman to get back to his feet.
Murphy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Merman has a closed guard, preventing Murphy from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Merman is trying to control the position but Murphy postures up.
Murphy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merman keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Merman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy moves out of range as Merman throws a body kick.
Murphy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murphy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Merman pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
Murphy tries to free his leg and advance position but Merman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand but Merman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Murphy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Merman pushes Murphy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Murphy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Merman throws Murphy to one side and escapes!
Merman tries to sprawl but Murphy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merman wants to get back to his feet.
Merman controlling the position well.
Merman is not content to let Murphy control the position.
Merman is looking to control Murphy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Merman avoid being mounted?
Murphy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Merman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Merman to the mat! Merman manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy won't allow Merman to get back to his feet.
Merman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murphy controls the pace.
Merman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murphy postures up.
Merman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murphy is controlling him.
Cathail Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murphy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Merman is not content to let Murphy control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy not doing much here.
Murphy is trying to control the action in half guard but Merman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cathail Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Murphy throws a counter combo.
Murphy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Merman to the ground. Murphy is now in Merman's guard.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Merman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Merman controlling Murphy's posture.
Murphy trying to control but Merman is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy wants to stand but Merman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Merman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Merman controlling Murphy's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murphy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Merman is trying to get back to half guard.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Merman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Merman can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murphy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Merman is pushing Murphy's head away, looking to escape. Murphy manages to hold on to the position though.
Merman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Murphy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murphy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Merman to his feet.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy stops a takedown attempt from Merman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merman wants to take the fight to the mat but Murphy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Merman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Merman is keeping busy.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but Merman blocks it.
Merman tries to score a body lock takedown but Murphy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Merman manages to break the clinch.
Merman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Merman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merman gets caught flat footed, as Murphy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Merman is pulling down on Murphy's head to control his posture.
Murphy stands and throws Merman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Merman struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stands up.
Murphy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Merman throws Murphy to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Merman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murphy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Merman on his heels. He'll look to pass Merman's guard now, I'm sure.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Merman won't let him.
Merman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Murphy stands up from Merman's guard - Murphy perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathail Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy 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 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathail Murphy!
Cathail Murphy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Werido (ranked 2762 p4p, 307 weight class) and Fart Minarsich (ranked 6736 p4p, 561 weight class). De La Werido comes into the arena with Oscar De La Hoya - Run to me blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Oscar De La Werido has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar De La Werido !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fart Minarsich!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minarsich misses the shot to the body.
De La Werido throws a shot from downtown. Minarsich moves away and avoids it.
Minarsich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice sprawl there from De La Werido as Minarsich shoots in.
Minarsich dives in for a single leg takedown but De La Werido sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De La Werido stalks Minarsich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Minarsich's face. Minarsich staggers backwards, shaken.
Minarsich darts in and clinches De La Werido up against the cage.
Minarsich is looking to break free of the clinch but De La Werido has double underhooks.
De La Werido working hard to break the clinch.
De La Werido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minarsich has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minarsich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from De La Werido both land. Nice combination.
Minarsich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De La Werido swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oscar De La Werido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fart Minarsich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Werido missing with a left hand there. Minarsich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minarsich gets a clinch.
Minarsich is trying to pull guard but De La Werido has him pressed against the cage.
De La Werido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on De La Werido 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Minarsich breaks from the clinch.
Oscar De La Werido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De La Werido misses with a body shot.
Minarsich shapes to counter with a head kick.
De La Werido bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minarsich's head backwards.
De La Werido throws a right and a left that both miss.
De La Werido lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minarsich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Werido with a jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Minarsich has eaten all the pies!
De La Werido lands a jab to the nose.
Minarsich cracks De La Werido with a good jab.
De La Werido stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De La Werido wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Werido lands an overhand right.
De La Werido thuds a left hand into Minarsich's body.
De La Werido lands with a nice body punch.
Minarsich shoots in and drives through. De La Werido sprawls well.
Minarsich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Werido 's waist but De La Werido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minarsich off to one side.
Minarsich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Werido finds it's way round the side to connect with Minarsich's head.
De La Werido connects with a body shot that sends Minarsich's belly button to the back.
Minarsich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like De La Werido wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minarsich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Werido 's waist but De La Werido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minarsich off to one side.
De La Werido scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Werido lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Minarsich backs up against the cage.
De La Werido ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De La Werido cracks Minarsich with an open hand slap.
De La Werido dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De La Werido catches Minarsich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De La Werido is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De La Werido works Minarsich's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minarsich is defended easily by De La Werido .
De La Werido lands a jab to Minarsich's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minarsich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minarsich there as he acknowledges the shot.
De La Werido thuds a left hand into Minarsich's body.
Minarsich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minarsich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Werido tests Minarsich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De La Werido connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De La Werido cracks Minarsich with an open hand slap.
Minarsich has closed the distance and engaged De La Werido in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on De La Werido 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De La Werido is trying to break the clinch but Minarsich is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Werido dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minarsich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Minarsich instigates a clinch.
De La Werido tries to break free but Minarsich pushes him back against the cage.
De La Werido tries to break the clinch but Minarsich is controlling the position.
Minarsich tries to circle away but De La Werido has him pinned against the cage.
Minarsich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minarsich tries for a takedown but De La Werido circles away easily
and De La Werido connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minarsich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Werido is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Minarsich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De La Werido connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Minarsich scrambles back to his feet.
Minarsich moves into range and clinches up with De La Werido .
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Werido prevents Minarsich from breaking the clinch.
Minarsich tries to break the clinch but De La Werido is controlling the position.
Minarsich tries to break the clinch but De La Werido is controlling the position.
De La Werido has Minarsich pressed against the cage, preventing Minarsich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minarsich breaks the clinch.
De La Werido swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De La Werido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Werido dips to his left and cracks Minarsich with an uppercut!
Minarsich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Minarsich closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Minarsich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Werido is trying to break the clinch but Minarsich is controlling him.
Minarsich working hard to break the clinch.
De La Werido prevents Minarsich from breaking the clinch.
De La Werido has Minarsich pressed against the cage, preventing Minarsich from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De La Werido breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from De La Werido .
De La Werido scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheers as De La Werido lands an impressive looking overhand right. Minarsich doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minarsich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minarsich there as he acknowledges the shot.
De La Werido blocks a head kick by Minarsich.
De La Werido looks to score with a jab to the body but Minarsich is just out of range.
De La Werido with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minarsich takes one to the side of the head.
Minarsich instigates a clinch.
De La Werido keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minarsich's efforts to push away.
Minarsich working hard to break the clinch.
Minarsich tries to break the clinch but De La Werido is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Minarsich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Werido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minarsich can't break the clinch.
Minarsich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minarsich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minarsich throws a sloppy head kick and De La Werido moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minarsich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De La Werido fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minarsich manages to avoid it.
Minarsich with a lazy takedown attempt
and De La Werido counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De La Werido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minarsich was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Werido .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar De La Werido dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Minarsich has De La Werido up against the cage in a clinch.
Minarsich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minarsich drops his hands momentarily and De La Werido takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De La Werido lands a jab-cross combination.
Minarsich goes for a double leg but De La Werido avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De La Werido continues to drive forward.
De La Werido keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like De La Werido wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minarsich shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Werido tries to sprawl out of it but Minarsich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Werido manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oscar De La Werido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fart Minarsich.
De La Werido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minarsich moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minarsich darts in looking for a takedown but De La Werido gets double underhooks and turns Minarsich into the cage.
Minarsich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Minarsich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De La Werido is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De La Werido darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De La Werido paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Minarsich ducks right into an uppercut from De La Werido .
De La Werido connects with a body shot that sends Minarsich's belly button to the back.
Minarsich forces De La Werido back against the cage and clinches.
Minarsich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minarsich wants to clinch
and De La Werido counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Werido cracks Minarsich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De La Werido is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minarsich can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Werido lands a body shot.
Minarsich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fart Minarsich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minarsich shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Werido counters with a left to the body.
Minarsich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Werido misses with a body shot.
Minarsich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De La Werido counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from De La Werido .
Minarsich tries a low kick but De La Werido avoids it.
Minarsich is trying desperately to land a takedown but De La Werido is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Minarsich.
De La Werido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minarsich moves away.
Minarsich clinches with his opponent.
De La Werido breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minarsich tries for a takedown but De La Werido circles away easily
letting De La Werido counter with a right hand.
De La Werido connects with a body shot.
De La Werido fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minarsich on the side of the head.
De La Werido lands a head shot.
Minarsich tries to close the distance and clinch but De La Werido swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minarsich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Minarsich tries for a takedown but De La Werido circles away easily
and De La Werido counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minarsich thinking.
Minarsich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from De La Werido finds it's way through Minarsich's defenses.
De La Werido moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Minarsich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Werido lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De La Werido scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from De La Werido as Minarsich shoots in.
De La Werido swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De La Werido fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Minarsich rushes De La Werido and presses him up against the cage.
De La Werido leaning against his opponent.
De La Werido goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Werido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minarsich has him pressed against the cage.
Fart Minarsich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minarsich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar De La Werido showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Werido , 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar De La Werido !
Oscar De La Werido tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Seehaver (ranked 1142 p4p, 139 weight class) and Al Swearengen (ranked 3615 p4p, 373 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Seehaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Swearengen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seehaver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seehaver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle Seehaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swearengen throws a shot from downtown. Seehaver moves away and avoids it.
Seehaver attempts a counter takedown but Swearengen avoids it well and moves away.
Seehaver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seehaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Seehaver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Seehaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seehaver fails with the takedown
and Swearengen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Seehaver's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swearengen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seehaver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Swearengen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seehaver thinking.
Seehaver has his takedown stuffed
and Swearengen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swearengen with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swearengen lands a jab to Seehaver's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seehaver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seehaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Swearengen sprawls well. He's pushed Seehaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little jabbing left from Swearengen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Swearengen lands a jab to the head.
Seehaver is rocked!
Seehaver walks straight into a right hand from Swearengen - that's dropped him! Swearengen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Seehaver from any more punishment! Seehaver complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Al Swearengen!
Al Swearengen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1295 p4p, 157 weight class) and Mickey Munday (ranked 796 p4p, 106 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Munday!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a takedown attempt
and Munday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munday looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Munday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munday lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Knox sizes up Munday with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mickey Munday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munday throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munday fails to land the takedown.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox lands a body shot.
Munday missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munday misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Munday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munday fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Munday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox lands with a straight right. Munday didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Munday. No joy for Knox on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox slips a jab from Munday.
Munday staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Munday on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munday takes one to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Munday misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Munday moved out of range nicely.
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knox showed some decent athleticism there.
Munday has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Munday wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Munday is keeping him busy.
Knox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Munday is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munday is looking to escape.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox is taking a breather. Munday says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Munday is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Munday is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Munday is trying is best to control the position here.
Munday is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Munday is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munday manages to get to full guard.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Munday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munday wants to get back to his feet but Knox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Munday throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Knox has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Munday misses with a looping left.
Knox with a jab.
Munday checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox looks for a takedown but Munday sprawls well.
Munday shoots in and bounces Knox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munday manages to get himself to full guard.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Munday.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Munday being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Munday blocks nicely.
Munday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munday keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Munday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Munday from controlling successfully.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munday's guard.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munday is controlling Knox's posture.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Knox is in close to Munday's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at RWB GYM inform us that Munday has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Munday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munday slips a jab from Knox.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munday momentarily.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munday.
Munday takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Munday 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.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Munday counters with a left to the body.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Munday.
Munday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Munday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munday looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Knox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Munday from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munday can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Munday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox postures up in Munday's guard and throws a big left but Munday blocks it.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Munday has wrist control.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Munday is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Munday wants to stand and escape but Knox is having none of it.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Munday pulls Knox in close to prevent any damage.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Munday wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.
Knox postures up in Munday's guard and throws a big left but Munday blocks it.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Munday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Munday manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Munday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Munday scrambles back to his feet.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Munday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Munday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Munday moves away and avoids it.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Munday misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munday swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Munday moved out of range nicely.
Knox throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munday tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knox is in Munday's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Munday is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Knox prevents Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Munday tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munday pushes Knox off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Munday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munday slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munday throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munday throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munday goes for a double leg but Knox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knox continues to drive forward.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Munday manages to avoid it.
A big left from Munday misses.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munday doesn't seem phased though.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox had his way with Mickey Munday in that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Knox slips under a jab from Munday.
Munday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Munday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munday defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Munday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Munday takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munday keeps working.
Munday is looking for a sweep.
Knox lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munday taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knox working away.
Munday regains half guard.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Munday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Munday keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox stops Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox working Munday over with strikes.
Knox is nestled in close to Munday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox drops an elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Knox is just content to waste time from the top position. Munday takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Mickey Munday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Munday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Munday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knox prevents Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munday misses with a takedown
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Munday looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Munday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox looks to land a combination. Munday sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Munday walks into a left hand.
Knox connects with the punch.
Munday misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox tries to counter with a takedown but Munday is quick to defend against it.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Munday is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knox shoots in and bounces Munday off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Beta Knox 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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