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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Tug (ranked 23559 p4p, 23439 weight class) and Brenon Conors (ranked 202 p4p, 218 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Tug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenon Conors!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tug scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tug moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conors looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tug lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Conors sprawling to the canvas. Tug follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Conors hang on?
 Conors is rocked!
 It looks like Brenon Conors has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tug stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Conors is still on wobbly legs! Can Tug finish him?
Tug cracks Conors on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Conors falls backwards against the cage. Tug follows up with more strikes that drop Conors to his knees. Tug keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Conors! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Tug!
In defeat, Brenon Conors stepped up to the mic, saying 'Book me & Fight ne'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Ball (ranked 4521 p4p, 5990 weight class) and Hill Billy Hank (ranked 547 p4p, 628 weight class). Ball kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zo and Young Lando - Last Days. Hill Billy Hank 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphonzo Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hill Billy Hank!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball scores with a three punch combo!
Hank closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hank content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hank connects with a nice short shot to Ball's temple.
Hank perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hank passes to side control.
Ball knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hank on the ground.
Ball is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hank stands up.
Ball pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hank back to the cage. Ball follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good exchange - Ball coming out on top.
Ball seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ball misses with a double jab.
Ball attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ball swivels and escapes.
Ball displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hank.
Ball takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alphonzo Ball seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hank fails to land the takedown.
Alphonzo Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hill Billy Hank.
Hank staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hank bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hank cracks Ball with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ball gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hank fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hank scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ball is trying to stand up.
Ball on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ball tries to get out of the position.
Hank content just to control the position here.
Hank is landing with some decent strikes but Ball is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hank controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hank looking to finish Ball with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ball!
Hank postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ball bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hank and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hill Billy Hank!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hill Billy Hank waved his t-shirt featuring Knock Out Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Karjalainen (ranked 2695 p4p, 3487 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 337 p4p, 430 weight class). Akira Maeda has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karjalainen moves away from the strike by Maeda.
Maeda shoots for a takedown but Karjalainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good work by Maeda as he checks the leg kick.
Maeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Karjalainen shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Maeda misses the target.
Karjalainen is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen misses with a hook. Maeda ducked under it nicely.
Karjalainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karjalainen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Maeda has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Karjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Karjalainen back against the cage.
Maeda slows down the pace here.
Karjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karjalainen walks away with a smile on his face. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karl Karjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Karjalainen.
Maeda is rocked!
Karl Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen drops Maeda with a huge uppercut! Maeda drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Karjalainen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Karjalainen!
After the fight, Karl Karjalainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Adams (ranked 1594 p4p, 2708 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 209 p4p, 339 weight class). Jamal Adams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miles O Brien's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for O Brien. That snapped Adams's head back.
A shot to the liver by O Brien. Beautiful body shot.
Adams moves out of range of the leg kick from O Brien.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
O Brien misses the jab.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and Adams counters with a takedown into side control.
O Brien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams takes a little break here. O Brien wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
O Brien can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is staying tight to O Brien's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A control attempt from O Brien but he's now mounted!
That's two 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.
Adams avoids the attempt from O Brien to control.
O Brien is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Brien stops Adams from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
O Brien working to try and regain half guard.
O Brien is controlling an arm, preventing Adams from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adams controlling from the full mount.
O Brien tries to reverse the position but Adams maintains control.
Adams looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Brien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adams content just to control the position here.
O Brien tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Brien tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Adams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Brien is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
O Brien trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
O Brien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams passes O Brien's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to pass the guard but O Brien is defending well.
O Brien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Brien swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of O Brien 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adams tries for a takedown but O Brien circles away easily
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Adams takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Adams misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Adams blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien working aggressively here.
O Brien is working Adams over against the cage.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Adams controls the action.
O Brien presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Brien tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adams blocks a body shot from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Adams blocking some punches.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Brien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Brien wants to control the position but Adams says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
O Brien felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
O Brien is trying to control but can't.
Adams stops O Brien from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien is looking to improve his position.
O Brien is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Adams misses with a kick to the body
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Adams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Brien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Brien.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
O Brien takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams walks into a left hand.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adams manages to avoid it.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Adams moved away.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body. Adams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adams swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adams with a body shot.
Adams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Brien stuns Adams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and Adams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Brien is controlling Adams's trapped leg to prevent Adams from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams trying to advance position but O Brien counters by regaining guard.
Adams is fighting to break O Brien's control of his arms but O Brien is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Brien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams seems keen to control O Brien's posture.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Brien wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Brien controls the pace.
O Brien's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miles O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Brien 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
A relieved looking Miles O Brien thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Murdock (ranked 1793 p4p, 1322 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 250 p4p, 196 weight class). Murdock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel good Inc.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
A little feinted left hand from Murdock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kushnirov as he connects with a hook.
Murdock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kushnirov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kushnirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Murdock is just out of range.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Murdock missing with a left hand there. Kushnirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kushnirov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murdock is out of range and Kushnirov settles back down.
Kushnirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murdock tries to clinch but Kushnirov is having none of it.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov misses with a leg kick
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Kushnirov takes one on the button.
Murdock misses with a shot to the body
and Kushnirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kushnirov.
Murdock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushnirov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov looks to land a left hand but Murdock moved out of range nicely.
Murdock blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Murdock misses its target.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Kushnirov tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kushnirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kushnirov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murdock. That did some damage!
Kushnirov catches Murdock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Murdock tries to counter by clinching up but Kushnirov breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice shot by Murdock.
Kushnirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kushnirov misses with a lunging right hand
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock is looking to clinch but Kushnirov is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Murdock moves out of range as Kushnirov strikes.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from Kushnirov.
Murdock pushes Kushnirov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kushnirov tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.
Kushnirov working hard to break the clinch.
Kushnirov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kushnirov tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Kushnirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murdock scores with a shot to the side of Kushnirov's head.
Kushnirov manages to break the clinch.
Kushnirov lands with a nice body kick.
Kushnirov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kushnirov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murdock checks it well.
Kushnirov scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Murdock.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Kushnirov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murdock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kushnirov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
Murdock being controlled against the cage.
Kushnirov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kushnirov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kushnirov is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kushnirov is trying to break free.
Kushnirov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murdock cracks Kushnirov with a nice body shot.
Kushnirov misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kushnirov's efforts to push away.
Murdock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kushnirov's efforts to push away.
Kushnirov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kushnirov wants to break free but Murdock has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murdock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kushnirov tries to work over Murdock's front leg with a kick but Murdock checks it.
A quick step to the side and Murdock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kushnirov.
Murdock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kushnirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kushnirov cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kushnirov scores with a hook to the body. Murdock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murdock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses.
Kushnirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Murdock.
Murdock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Murdock lands a lovely overhand right.
Kushnirov throws a series of punches but Murdock moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kushnirov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kushnirov.
A head kick misses from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kushnirov.
Murdock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kushnirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Murdock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kushnirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Murdock.
Murdock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kushnirov.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov tests Murdock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kushnirov misses with a combination
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Kushnirov tries to score with a low kick but Murdock moves his leg out of the way.
Kushnirov avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Kushnirov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kushnirov swings widly with a right hand
and Murdock moves into the clinch.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock lands a slapping body shot.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Murdock.
Kushnirov throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
Murdock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murdock lands with an uppercut that bounces Kushnirov off the cage and back into range.
Kushnirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murdock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murdock 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Murdock as he connects with a hook.
Murdock throws a shot to the body.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Murdock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kushnirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murdock tries to clinch but Kushnirov is having none of it.
Murdock lands with a nice body punch.
Kushnirov takes one to the chin there.
Kushnirov throws a body punch but Murdock moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses the jab.
Kushnirov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murdock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murdock.
Kushnirov is trying to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling him.
Kushnirov misses with some punches.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
Murdock keeps control of Kushnirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kushnirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kushnirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Kushnirov throws the left hand but Murdock avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov stalks Murdock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murdock's face. Murdock staggers backwards, shaken.
Kushnirov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kushnirov lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kushnirov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kushnirov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock swings for the body but Kushnirov moves out of range.
Murdock misses with a body shot.
Kushnirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murdock.
Murdock tries to counter by clinching up but Kushnirov breaks away and moves out of range.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Murdock takes one to the chin there.
Kushnirov slips under a jab.
Kushnirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Kushnirov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kushnirov. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kushnirov ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Kushnirov cracks a nice hook into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Kushnirov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ilya Kushnirov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kushnirov throws out a loose jab but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kushnirov.
Murdock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kushnirov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murdock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kushnirov scores with a nice strike.
Kushnirov throws a lazy head kick
and Murdock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murdock moves forwards but Kushnirov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Kushnirov misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murdock.
Kushnirov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Kushnirov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murdock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kushnirov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murdock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kushnirov.
Murdock defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Murdock punishes Kushnirov's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murdock throws out a loose jab but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov misses with a combination
and Murdock counters by clinching up.
Murdock struggles to land a body shot inside as Kushnirov controls his hands.
Kushnirov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kushnirov is trying to force a seperation but Murdock has the dominant position.
Kushnirov tries to break free but Murdock pushes him back against the cage.
Kushnirov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kushnirov wants to get back to striking at distance but Murdock won't allow it.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Kushnirov controls the action.
Murdock keeps control of Kushnirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kushnirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov prevents a body shot from Murdock.
Kushnirov wants to stall.
Murdock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murdock pushes Kushnirov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Still in the clinch, Murdock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murdock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murdock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Charles Murdock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Murdock.
Kushnirov is trying to break free.
Murdock lands a left hand.
Murdock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kushnirov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murdock.
Murdock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kushnirov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murdock.
Murdock prevents Kushnirov from breaking the clinch.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kushnirov's elbow.
Murdock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kushnirov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kushnirov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kushnirov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Murdock - that landed with a thud.
Charles Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kushnirov is trying to break the clinch but Murdock has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Murdock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock is working Kushnirov over against the cage.
Murdock slowing the pace effectively.
Murdock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kushnirov misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murdock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kushnirov.
Murdock avoiding damage as Kushnirov throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kushnirov 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
Our winner, Ilya Kushnirov, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Olafsson (ranked 1842 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 234 p4p, 276 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Olafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olafsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fezzik's head.
It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.
Olafsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Fezzik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olafsson lands a jab to the nose.
Olafsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown but Fezzik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fezzik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fezzik! But no joy.
Olafsson shoots and misses
and Fezzik counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olafsson is breathing heavily.
Olafsson slips a jab from Fezzik.
Olafsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fezzik defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olafsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fezzik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Olafsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fezzik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Olafsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bjorn Olafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olafsson tries for a takedown but Fezzik circles away easily
and Fezzik counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Bjorn Olafsson has been cut.
Olafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olafsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Fezzik sprawls well. He's pushed Olafsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fezzik throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Olafsson misses the target.
Fezzik lands with a nice body punch.
Olafsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fezzik throws out a counter right but Olafsson avoids it with no problem.
Fezzik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fezzik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Olafsson tries to clinch up
and Fezzik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olafsson goes for a double leg but Fezzik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fezzik continues to drive forward.
Fezzik throws a fast counter high kick but Olafsson manages to duck under it in time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olafsson.
Fezzik breaks the clinch.
Olafsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Olafsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFezzik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fezzik counters with a stiff right hand.
Olafsson shoots for a takedown but Fezzik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Olafsson throws a lazy head kick
and Fezzik counters with a nice right hand that sends Olafsson toppling to the canvas! Olafsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fezzik finish him?!
Olafsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fezzik did well to prevent Olafsson getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olafsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fezzik gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olafsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Olafsson wants to stand but Fezzik has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Olafsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olafsson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson wants to stand and escape but instead Fezzik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fezzik wanted to stand there but Olafsson had control of the position.
Olafsson wants to sweep here but Fezzik controlling him for the moment.
Olafsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fezzik is aware though and is defending well.
Fezzik wants to stand but Olafsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Olafsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fezzik is one step ahead there.
Olafsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fezzik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fezzik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fezzik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fezzik wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Fezzik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fezzik throws a lazy right hand but Olafsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olafsson feints and as Fezzik raises his hands in defense, Olafsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fezzik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olafsson is controlling him.
Olafsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fezzik is proving hard to escape from.
Fezzik wants to stand up but Olafsson is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olafsson gets to his feet - Fezzik follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik gets caught flat footed, as Olafsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fezzik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Olafsson rushes Fezzik and presses him up against the cage.
Fezzik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Fezzik as Olafsson shoots in.
Fezzik throws out a counter right but Olafsson avoids it with no problem.
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fezzik as he avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Fezzik's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Olafsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fezzik enables Olafsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fezzik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olafsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fezzik is proving hard to escape from.
Fezzik wants to stand and escape but Olafsson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Fezzik manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fezzik lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fezzik stalling in the clinch but Olafsson improves position.
Fezzik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olafsson backwards.
Fezzik tries to land a knee to the head but Olafsson blocks with his arms.
Fezzik breaks from the clinch.
Fezzik lands a nice looking body shot.
Fezzik misses with a two punch combination.
Olafsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olafsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fezzik swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fezzik! But no joy.
Fezzik stuffs the takedown attempt from Olafsson. Olafsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olafsson shoots in but Fezzik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fezzik shapes to counter with a head kick.
Olafsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Fezzik throws a fast counter high kick but Olafsson manages to duck under it in time.
Fezzik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Olafsson needs to keep his hands up - Fezzik had a free shot at his head there.
Olafsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olafsson gets the takedown into side control.
Fezzik is trying to get back to his feet.
Olafsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Olafsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fezzik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bjorn Olafsson's cut is getting worse.
Fezzik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olafsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Olafsson throws a big counter combination but Fezzik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Olafsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fezzik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Fezzik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olafsson goes for a double leg but Fezzik avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fezzik continues to drive forward.
Fezzik looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Olafsson misses with a punch to the body.
Olafsson misses with the head strike.
Olafsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olafsson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fezzik misses with a knee to the head.
Olafsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fezzik breaks the clinch.
Olafsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fezzik defends it nicely.
Olafsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fezzik is looking for the big counter here.
Fezzik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olafsson's head backwards.
Hassan Fezzik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olafsson misses with a jab to the body
and Fezzik counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olafsson is defended easily by Fezzik.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Fezzik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fezzik ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Olafsson's jaw. Olafsson's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Fezzik does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Fezzik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 1167 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 65 p4p, 185 weight class). River has chosen Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River works Hashima's body with a nice hook.
River sends Hashima crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! River is motioning to the referee to let Hashima up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Hashima is rocked!
Hashima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right followed by a crushing left from River knocks Hashima out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie River!
During a confident post fight interview, Charlie River thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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#R1#
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
Jones rushes O'xit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
O'xit breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Jones has managed to clinch.
O'xit digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, O'xit scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
O'xit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like O'xit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O'xit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles O'xit. O'xit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O'xit defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O'xit.
O'xit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'xit misses with a straight left.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O'xit at a distance.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through O'xit's defenses.
Jones misses with a looping left.#T1#
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
O'xit jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O'xit momentarily.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O'xit is able to avoid easily.
O'xit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones looks to clinch
and O'xit counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'xit.
Jones tries to clinch up
and O'xit counters with a nice body shot.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but O'xit saw it coming and moves away.
O'xit checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones misses the jab.#T2#
Jones misses with a right hand
and O'xit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
O'xit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
O'xit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a hook but O'xit blocks it.
A little jabbing left from O'xit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'xit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O'xit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones thuds his right hand into O'xit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones with a hook.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O'xit dodges the punch combination from Jones.
#T3#
Jones cracks O'xit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a hook. O'xit ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at MMA LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from O'xit.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but O'xit pushes him off.
A nice side step and O'xit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'xit misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from O'xit misses.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O'xit's hands.#T4#
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by O'xit.
A nice side step and O'xit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O'xit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a right hand
and O'xit counters with a stiff right hand.
O'xit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
O'xit misses with a looping left.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'xit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O'xit.
A slapping leg kick lands for O'xit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but O'xit seems unphased.
O'xit defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Jones misses
and O'xit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a leg kick but O'xit sees it coming and moves out of range.
O'xit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a series of punches but O'xit moves out of range.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles O'xit. O'xit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and O'xit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
O'xit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
O'xit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O'xit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and O'xit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but O'xit ducks down to avoid it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O'xit.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O'xit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones tries to clinch up
and O'xit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones thumps O'xit with a low kick.#CL#
O'xit gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
O'xit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones prevents a body shot from O'xit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. #T2#
O'xit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O'xit tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing O'xit back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O'xit can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
O'xit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'xit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O'xit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones motions for O'xit to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves to clinch but O'xit breaks away
and O'xit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O'xit's hands.
Jones wants to clinch.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped O'xit's head back.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - O'xit circles away.
A little jabbing left from O'xit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by O'xit.
O'xit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O'xit keeps the fight on the outside.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O'xit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O'xit counters with a straight right hand.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps O'xit's head back.
#CL#
Jones closes the distance and pushes O'xit back into the cage.
O'xit misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from O'xit.
Jones misses with a body punch.
O'xit misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but O'xit uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'xit struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
O'xit swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
O'xit manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Jones misses.
O'xit feints a counter leg kick.
O'xit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up.#CL#
Jones clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O'xit misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
O'xit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by O'xit. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones jabs at O'xit's body.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but O'xit keeps it at a distance.
O'xit thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks O'xit off balance momentarily.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and O'xit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
O'xit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That kick from O'xit tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
O'xit motions for Jones to come forward. O'xit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and O'xit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O'xit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O'xit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones missing with a left hand there. O'xit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O'xit loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
O'xit with the inside leg kick.
O'xit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O'xit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
O'xit walks into a jab.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pice O'xit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from O'xit misses the target.
O'xit throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and O'xit counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jones finds it's way through O'xit's defenses.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones backing away here, and O'xit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'xit.
O'xit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O'xit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O'xit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O'xit avoids the body shot from Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O'xit! But no joy.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
O'xit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Jones blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'xit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mason Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Jones misses.
O'xit is trying to counter with his kicks.
O'xit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'xit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O'xit is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
O'xit lands with a kick to the ribs.
O'xit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow O'xit down.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and O'xit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones wants to clinch.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from O'xit. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'xit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones moves to clinch but O'xit breaks away
and O'xit counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
O'xit looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones feints a jab promting O'xit to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O'xit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O'xit tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O'xit manages to avoid it.
O'xit moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as O'xit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pice O'xit.
Well Jones 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones took some time post fight to say the following; 'Chin. Power.'. |
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Pablo Ernesto (ranked 2310 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Stefan De Vries (ranked 137 p4p, 72 weight class). Stefan De Vries has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143
13 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Pablo Ernesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernesto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Ernesto is out of range.
De Vries throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ernesto counters with a two punch combo.
Ernesto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ernesto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Vries swings widly with a right hand
and Ernesto counters with a series of strikes. De Vries will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ernesto throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
De Vries has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernesto moves to clinch but De Vries breaks away
and De Vries cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vries on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Vries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Vries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ernesto clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Ernesto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ernesto fails to land.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto working aggressively here.
Ernesto lands a body punch.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries blocks a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vries throws a head punch that misses.
Ernesto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with some punches.
Ernesto is working De Vries over against the cage.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Ernesto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Ernesto.
Nice body punch from Ernesto - that landed with a thud.
De Vries swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Ernesto - that landed with a thud.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Ernesto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Ernesto controls the action.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, De Vries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ernesto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vriess head.
Ernesto scores with a shoulder strike.
Ernesto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
Ernesto blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
De Vries blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto misses with a punch on the inside.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ernesto.
Ernesto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ernesto lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ernesto.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
De Vries leaning against his opponent.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ernesto works on De Vries's body with a couple of short punches.
Ernesto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.
De Vries breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ernesto doesn't manage to clinch there - De Vries circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
El Pablo Ernesto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ernesto misses with a few strikes there.
De Vries circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and De Vries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Vries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ernesto.
De Vries lands with a hook. Ernesto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ernesto fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Vries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ernesto looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries just misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries misses with a combination
and Ernesto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries thuds his right hand into Ernesto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ernesto clinches.
A short right from De Vries.
A hook to the body from Ernesto.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Vries.
Ernesto digs a right hand underneath De Vries's ribcage. De Vries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ernesto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Vries can do to turn this around?
Ernesto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ernesto.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vries lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from De Vries.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ernesto is working De Vries over against the cage.
Ernesto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ernesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vries breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ernesto fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vries is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ernesto throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ernesto wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries needs to keep his hands up - Ernesto had a free shot at his head there.
Ernesto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ernesto moves to clinch but De Vries breaks away
and De Vries counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vries gets tackled into the cage by Ernesto. Ernesto maintains the clinch.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto lands with a short shot to the head.
De Vries has a couple of punches blocked by Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
Ernesto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vriess head.
A head punch on the inside from De Vries fails to land.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vries.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ernesto blocking some punches.
De Vries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vries is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ernesto.
A short uppercut from De Vries.
De Vries tries to stall but Ernesto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stefan De Vries will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Vries lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
El Pablo Ernesto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries throws a body shot but no joy.
De Vries misses with a wild body shot.
Ernesto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Vries looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ernesto tries to clinch up.
Ernesto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Vries, pushing him back against the cage.
Ernesto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vries working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Vries lands a shot to the body.
De Vries misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ernesto.
De Vries throws a punch but it's blocked by Ernesto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ernesto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto works on De Vries's body with a couple of short punches.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ernesto backwards.
De Vries has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ernesto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ernesto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vries can't find room to land a body shot as Ernesto controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ernesto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ernesto lands with a right to the head.
Ernesto lands with a light punch inside.
Ernesto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Ernesto.
Ernesto working aggressively here.
Ernesto can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Ernesto misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ernesto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries swings wildly with an uppercut but Ernesto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
De Vries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vries lands with a right to the head.
Ernesto digs a right hand underneath De Vries's ribcage. De Vries let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ernesto lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Ernesto tries to throw a body punch but De Vries avoids it by throwing Ernesto back against the cage.
De Vries blocking some punches.
De Vries can't break the clinch.
Ernesto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ernesto throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
De Vries gets through Ernesto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Vries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Vries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Ernesto finds it's target.
Ernesto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ernesto lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ernesto on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ernesto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Vries.
Ernesto tries a body shot but De Vries blocks it.
Ernesto pushes De Vries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
De Vries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ernesto.
Ernesto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernesto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vries.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ernesto misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries blocks an uppercut.
De Vries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ernesto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by De Vries.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Ernesto.
De Vries scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ernesto lands a nice shot to the body.
Ernesto lands a right hand.
Ernesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ernesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ernesto tries to clinch up but De Vries circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and De Vries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Vries lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Pablo Ernesto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ernesto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Pablo Ernesto!
After winning the bout, El Pablo Ernesto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey O誰eill (ranked 1055 p4p, 719 weight class) and Jeremiah Hill (ranked 156 p4p, 105 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey O誰eill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremiah Hill!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a low kick.
O誰eill throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
O誰eill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O誰eill just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick from O誰eill, right into the meat of the thigh.
O誰eill scoring well with a low kick there.
Hill takes a swing at O誰eill's ribcage but misses.
Hill throws a hook but O誰eill avoids it easily.
O誰eill scores with a shot to the body.
O誰eill throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O誰eill thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
O誰eill slips under a jab from Hill.
O誰eill appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O誰eill scores with a leg kick.
Hill scores with a nice right hand.
O誰eill missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O誰eill misses with an uppercut.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O誰eill.
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!
O誰eill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill flicks out a counter leg kick but O誰eill steps away.
O誰eill seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hill looks to land a body kick but O誰eill moved away.
Hill has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O誰eill checks a leg kick.
Hill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O誰eill throws a leg kick that misses.
Hill misses with a double jab
and O誰eill counters with a nice uppercut.
O誰eill throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O誰eill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
O誰eill moves out of range as Hill strikes.
O誰eill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O誰eill misses with a looping left.
O誰eill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Hill misses
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O誰eill throws a solid leg kick but Hill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O誰eill.
O誰eill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O誰eill wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped O誰eill's head back.
Hill does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like O誰eill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O誰eill throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O誰eill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and O誰eill settles back down.
O誰eill defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O誰eill.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
O誰eill throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
O誰eill lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O誰eill throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from O誰eill is predictable there
and Hill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab lands there for O誰eill.
O誰eill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O誰eill looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
O誰eill blocks a jab.
O誰eill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O誰eill lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from O誰eill. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
O誰eill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O誰eill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and O誰eill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O誰eill throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
O誰eill lands with an overhand left.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
O誰eill missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but O誰eill is out of range.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O誰eill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from O誰eill misses.
O誰eill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
O誰eill misses with a body punch
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O誰eill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Hill throws a head kick but O誰eill moves out of range.
O誰eill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill unleashes a big counter combination but O誰eill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O誰eill.
O誰eill throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O誰eill really felt that one!
O誰eill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hill throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O誰eill lands a leg kick that knocks Hill off balance momentarily.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but O誰eill is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O誰eill - that will leave a mark!
Hill misses the shot to the body.
O誰eill lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
O誰eill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O誰eill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by O誰eill.
O誰eill throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O誰eill throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by O誰eill.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O誰eill.
A nice leg kick lands there from O誰eill.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O誰eill throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O誰eill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O誰eill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hill stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O誰eill misses with a kick to the body.
Hill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. O誰eill will feel that in the morning.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
O誰eill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O誰eill throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and O誰eill only half commits.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick lands for O誰eill.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O誰eill.
Hill scores with a kick to the body.
Jab from Hill.
Dempsey O誰eill is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hill might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O誰eill has got the better of the exchanges.
O誰eill thows a left - swing and a miss!
O誰eill just misses with a punch to the body.
O誰eill lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O誰eill throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O誰eill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill moves away from the strike by O誰eill.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on O誰eill's shoulder, as O誰eill tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from O誰eill misses its target.
O誰eill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O誰eill throws a leg kick but Hill moved away.
Hill looks to land a left hand but O誰eill moved out of range nicely.
O誰eill is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks.
O誰eill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O誰eill connects with a looping right hand.
O誰eill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O誰eill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill throws the left hand but O誰eill avoids the punch easily.
O誰eill looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
O誰eill with a nice cross.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O誰eill moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill avoids the body shot from O誰eill.
O誰eill checks a low kick from Hill.
O誰eill misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
O誰eill cracks a nice hook into Hill's ribs.
Nice jab there from O誰eill.
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!
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O誰eill.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Hill misses.
O誰eill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hill avoids a kick to the body.
O誰eill blocks a low kick nicely.
O誰eill scores with a hook.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces O誰eill off the cage and back into range.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from O誰eill misses the target.
Jeremiah Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill cracks a nice hook into O誰eill's ribs.
O誰eill motions for Hill to come forward. O誰eill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O誰eill throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O誰eill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O誰eill is out of range.
O誰eill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
It looked like O誰eill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O誰eill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hill. That did some damage!
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a hook but O誰eill avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O誰eill throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O誰eill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O誰eill thows a left - swing and a miss!
O誰eill throws a nice outside leg kick.
O誰eill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill throws a head kick but O誰eill moves out of range.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O誰eill throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O誰eill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O誰eill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O誰eill defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
O誰eill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
O誰eill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill lands with a shot to the body.
O誰eill throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill throws a leg kick
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
O誰eill throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Hill tries to move into range but O誰eill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hill throws a body punch but O誰eill moves out of range.
O誰eill lands with a cross.
O誰eill works the jab nicely.
O誰eill cracks Hill with a right hand to the side of the head.
O誰eill throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
O誰eill tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill walks into a left hand.
O誰eill thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
O誰eill misses the shot to the body.
O誰eill connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O誰eill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from O誰eill.
O誰eill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill looks to throw the jab but O誰eill is out of range.
Hill throws a wild body kick that O誰eill sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey O誰eill dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O誰eill throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hill throws a hook to the side of O誰eill's head but O誰eill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill misses with a right hand
and O誰eill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O誰eill looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
O誰eill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
O誰eill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill moves away from the strike by O誰eill.
Hill throws out a counter right but O誰eill avoids it with no problem.
O誰eill slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O誰eill is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from O誰eill lands but Hill takes it in his stride.
Hill stuns O誰eill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O誰eill moves away from the strike by Hill.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O誰eill misses with a low kick as Hill jumps back.
O誰eill misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill walks into a left hand.
Hill misses with a hook
enabling O誰eill to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
O誰eill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hill looks to land a right hand but O誰eill moved out of range.
O誰eill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by O誰eill.
O誰eill throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O誰eill wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by O誰eill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. O誰eill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
O誰eill connects with a right hand. Hill shakes it off.
Hill cracks O誰eill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O誰eill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O誰eill throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from O誰eill.
O誰eill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O誰eill blocks a low kick nicely.
Hill connects with a leg kick.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and O誰eill counters with a nice leg kick.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O誰eill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O誰eill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill blocks a jab.
O誰eill looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill punishes O誰eill's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
O誰eill fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hill just manages to avoid it.
O誰eill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
O誰eill scores with the left hand. Hill knows he should have avoided that one.
O誰eill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
O誰eill's corner calls for a 1-2. O誰eill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O誰eill scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
Hill lands a nice looking body kick.
Dempsey O誰eill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hill.
Hill ducks right into an uppercut from O誰eill.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but O誰eill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O誰eill checks a low kick from Hill.
A nice inside leg kick there by O誰eill. That's going to slow Hill down.
O誰eill slips under a jab from Hill.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hill lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O誰eill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O誰eill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O誰eill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
O誰eill half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O誰eill lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
O誰eill avoids the head kick by Hill.
A nice leg kick from O誰eill, right into the meat of the thigh.
O誰eill throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O誰eill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O誰eill misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O誰eill lands a jab.
O誰eill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill scores with a jab.
Hill blocks a jab.
O誰eill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O誰eill blocks a jab.
O誰eill slips under a jab from Hill.
An attempted straight right counter from O誰eill misses the target.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but O誰eill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O誰eill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
O誰eill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hill wants to land a leg kick but O誰eill is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O誰eill cracks Hill with an open hand slap.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Hill blocks the low kick.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremiah Hill.
Well O誰eill 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dempsey O誰eill!
Dempsey O誰eill bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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