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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 2860 p4p, 2884 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 405 p4p, 408 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Yonic moves out of range.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge shoots in for a takedown but Yonic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yonic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cubbedge looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic catches Cubbedge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yonic working aggressively here.
Yonic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yonic avoiding damage as Cubbedge throws knees to the body.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cubbedge throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yonic to regain full guard.
Yonic looking for a sweep. Not yet Yonic, not yet.
Cubbedge trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yonic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yonic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cubbedge .
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Cubbedge throws a big right hand that misses.
Cubbedge sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yonic's guard.
Cubbedge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Cubbedge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yonic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cubbedge wants to control but Yonic is keeping him busy.
Cubbedge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yonic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cubbedge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yonic is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yonic is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Cubbedge is out of range.
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
It looked like Yonic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cubbedge .
Yonic connects with a body shot.
Cubbedge walks into a left hand.
Yonic throws out a loose jab but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cubbedge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Billy Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic lands a body shot.
Cubbedge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Yonic dips to his left and cracks Cubbedge with an uppercut!
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Cubbedge digs a good hook to Yonic's 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cubbedge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yonic rather than just go for the knockout.
Yonic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that round.
That's time! Yonic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yonic dips to his left and cracks Cubbedge with an uppercut!
Cubbedge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Yonic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boss Yonic is winning the standup battle so far.
Yonic looks to throw the jab but Cubbedge is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yonic.
Yonic throwing a counter right hand but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cubbedge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cubbedge throws a nice looking combination but Yonic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Cubbedge 's temple.
Yonic wants to pass to mount but Cubbedge is defending the position.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yonic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cubbedge is desperately trying to improve his position but Yonic has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cubbedge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boss Yonic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cubbedge gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic is pressing down on Cubbedge 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cubbedge is holding on for now.
Cubbedge manages to get to full guard.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Cubbedge keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cubbedge controlling the action here.
Cubbedge lands with a punch from half guard.
Cubbedge trying to control from half guard but Yonic is working away.
Yonic trying to control but Cubbedge postures up.
Yonic is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic trying to get back to full guard but Cubbedge takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cubbedge cracks Yonic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cubbedge moves to take his opponent's back.
Yonic is trying to break free.
Cubbedge is working for a rear naked choke. Yonic is not defending it well and Cubbedge has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Yonic refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Yonic's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Cubbedge !
Boss Yonic spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh rats.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Anderson (ranked 1705 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Truly Dangerous (ranked 231 p4p, 397 weight class). Dangerous is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killa Whale - Andre Nickatina. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Truly Dangerous!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dangerous throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Dangerous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Dangerous's head but Dangerous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Dangerous avoids it well.
Anderson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Greedy Fight School in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Dangerous knows he should have avoided that one.
Dangerous 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.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Dangerous's body. Dangerous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangerous moves away.
Dangerous missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dangerous checks a low kick from Anderson.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dangerous.
Dangerous moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dangerous slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
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!
Dangerous ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson defending well as Dangerous loads up on a big left hand.
Dangerous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a body punch but Dangerous moves out of range.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dangerous has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dangerous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Dangerous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dangerous moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Dangerous has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dangerous.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Dangerous.
Dangerous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Dangerous moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Dangerous needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Dangerous drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Dangerous looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dangerous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson thuds his shin into the meat of Dangerous's side.
Dangerous throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Dangerous throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges.
Dangerous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Dangerous takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dangerous manages to avoid it.
Dangerous throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Dangerous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangerous blocks a jab.
Dangerous throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Dangerous saw that one coming.
Dangerous loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Dangerous throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dangerouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dangerous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dangerous fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dangerous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dangerous.
It seemed like Dangerous was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dangerous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Anderson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Lewis Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dangerous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dangerous takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dangerous might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Dangerous shakes it off.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson lands with a hook. Dangerous tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Dangerous avoids nicely.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dangerous.
Dangerous throws out a powerful jab.
Dangerous's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dangerous scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dangerous clinches with his opponent.
Dangerous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dangerous gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dangerous holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dangerous is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Dangerous's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Anderson 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.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dangerous throws out the jab.
Lewis Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dangerous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Dangerous slips the punch.
Dangerous throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dangerous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dangerous can do to turn this around?
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dangerous's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dangerous misses the target.
Dangerous fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dangerous takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Dangerous throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dangerous has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anderson.
Dangerous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dangerous! But no joy.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Dangerous.
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dangerous just manages to avoid it.
Dangerous ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dangerous takes a step back to recover.
Dangerous throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dangerous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dangerous blocks a jab.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dangerous.
A little jabbing left from Dangerous on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Dangerous saw that one coming.
Dangerous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson lunges at Dangerous with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dangerous's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangerous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dangerous takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dangerous.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Dangerous has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Dangerous.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson looks for the body kick but Dangerous saw that one coming.
Dangerous's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Anderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dangerous scrambles back to his feet.
Dangerous misses with a straight left.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Dangerous avoids it.
Dangerous throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Dangerous throws a right hand that misses
and Dangerous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dangerous has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anderson.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dangerous misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dangerous's hands.
Dangerous doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dangerous misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dangerous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dangerous misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
As Dangerous looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Dangerous just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerous throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Dangerous avoids nicely.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dangerous.
Anderson throws the left hand but Dangerous avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Dangerous moves his leg out of the way.
Dangerous ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dangerous! But no joy.
Dangerous with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dangerous misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Dangerous jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Dangerous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Dangerous manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Anderson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dangerous misses the jab.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dangerous looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dangerous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dangerous connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Dangerous takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dangerous steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anderson. That one must have hurt.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dangerous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Anderson misses the jab.
Dangerous misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Dangerous.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Dangerous misses with a straight right.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dangerous scores with a punch to the head.
Dangerous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Dangerous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dangerous.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Dangerous moved away.
Anderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Dangerous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dangerous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Truly Dangerous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the body kick
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Anderson is rocked!
Dangerous measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Anderson! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Truly Dangerous!
Truly Dangerous decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Lewis Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'This kid is dangerous. He Is well rounded and I can tell how much time he's spent sparring. Wish the best to him and his team. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilmat Kirk (ranked 1780 p4p, 2403 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 177 p4p, 241 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kirk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lords of Iron. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Dusse.
Kirk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kirk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Der Dusse!
Kirk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Dusse knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep.
Kirk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kirk working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk tries for a kimura but Van Der Dusse is defending well.
The ground and pound from Kirk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kirk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kirk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kirk goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Van Der Dusse has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kirk but great work by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Der Dusse looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kirk is avoiding damage well.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position but Kirk is working away.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kirk can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Der Dusse working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Kirk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk tries to improve position but can't.
Van Der Dusse works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kirk is avoiding damage well.
Van Der Dusse throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kirk works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kirk is looking to escape.
Kirk is looking to control Van Der Dusse's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirk avoid being mounted?
Kirk is pressing down on Van Der Dusse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Der Dusse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirk has his hands on Van Der Dusse's head, controlling the position.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Der Dusse is working Kirk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kirk working a defensive guard here.
Kirk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk controlling Van Der Dusse's posture.
Van Der Dusse stopping the sweep attempt from Kirk.
Van Der Dusse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk 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.
Kirk is looking to stand up but Van Der Dusse isn't so interested in that idea.
Kirk is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Dusse prevents Kirk from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Der Dusse darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirk is staying active underneath Van Der Dusse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kirk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dusse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirk keeps working.
Kirk wants to control but Van Der Dusse is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthon Van Der Dusse dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kirk has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kirk tries a body shot but Van Der Dusse blocks it.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Kirk.
Van Der Dusse blocks an elbow strike.
Kirk tries to stall but Van Der Dusse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Dusse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Dusse's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kirk - that landed with a thud.
Van Der Dusse struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Kirk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Der Dusse prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk gets underhooks to prevent Van Der Dusse's takedown attempt.
Van Der Dusse lands a body shot.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirk tries a body shot but Van Der Dusse blocks it.
A hook to the body from Van Der Dusse.
Kirk trying to stall but Van Der Dusse improves his position.
Van Der Dusse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirk misses with an elbow over the top.
Kirk pulls Van Der Dusse into guard.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Der Dusse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Dusse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Der Dusse looking to pass the guard.
Kirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirk, not yet.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirk has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk pushes a forearm under Van Der Dusse's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Van Der Dusse is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gilmat Kirk!
A very excited looking Gilmat Kirk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 628 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Monte Cassino (ranked 66 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Cassino comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Monte Cassino told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov drops his hands momentarily and Cassino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Cassino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cassino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino staying out of range there.
Cassino throws a head kick that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cassino throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov throws a head kick but Cassino moves out of range.
A nice side step and Cassino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monte Cassino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Cassino tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cassino moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Cassino throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Cassino avoids the body shot from Petrov.
An inside leg kick lands from Cassino.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cassino, as that shot connected.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Cassino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cassino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cassino digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Cassino jabs at Petrov's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Cassino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Cassino throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Cassino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Cassino clinches with his opponent.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cassino.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Cassino.
Cassino tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrov.
Cassino presses Petrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cassino.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Cassino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks a body shot from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cassino pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassino working aggressively here.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cassino moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Cassino feints a counter leg kick.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
Cassino throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Cassino.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Cassino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
Cassino feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Petrov swings for the body but Cassino moves out of range.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cassino on the side of the head.
Cassino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monte Cassino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Cassino moved out of range nicely.
Cassino moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrov.
Cassino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassino.
Cassino throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Cassino counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov checks a low kick from Cassino.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Cassino saw that one coming.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Cassino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Cassino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Petrov misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cassino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Jab from Cassino.
Cassino throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassino. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cassino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Cassino feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Cassino defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Cassino, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Cassino blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with a body kick that stops Cassino in his tracks momentarily.
Cassino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Cassino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cassino darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aaron Petrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cassino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassino.
Petrov tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
It looked like Petrov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cassino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cassino connects with the punch.
Cassino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov backing away here, and Cassino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A good leg kick by Cassino.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassino throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cassino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cassino misses its intended target.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cassino.
Cassino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Cassino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cassino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Cassino.
Cassino with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassino.
Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cassino tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Petrov is looking to slow Cassino down with leg kicks.
Cassino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov moves out of range as Cassino throws a body kick.
Cassino throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cassino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov moves out of range as Cassino strikes.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cassino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassino connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassino throws a leg kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cassino swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Cassino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Cassino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cassino.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Cassino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cassino at a distance.
Cassino throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Cassino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cassino moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Cassino throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Cassino fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
Cassino lands a head kick. Petrov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Petrov works Cassino's body with a nice hook.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cassino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cassino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov cracks Cassino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cassino wants to slow Petrov down by chopping away at his legs.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov tries to bum rush Cassino with a series of wild strikes but Cassino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cassino.
Cassino looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Cassino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cassino throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Cassino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cassino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cassino tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cassino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cassino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Petrov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cassino avoids it.
Petrov throws a low kick but Cassino avoids it.
Cassino blocks the body kick.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cassino slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Cassino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Cassino tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cassino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cassino.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cassino lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cassino blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Cassino lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
Cassino throws a leg kick
and Cassino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Cassino is out of range.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cassino throws a leg kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Cassino.
Cassino throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Cassino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Cassino blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Cassino throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Cassino throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov misses with a hook. Cassino ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino connects with a solid leg kick.
Cassino moves into range and clinches up with Petrov.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassino lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Cassino.
A short left from Cassino.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrov controls his hands.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Cassino.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cassino.
Petrov takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cassino is out of range.
Petrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cassino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Cassino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cassino feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
Cassino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cassino.
Petrov motions for Cassino to come forward. Petrov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cassino throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Cassino moved out of range.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Cassino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cassino looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cassino just manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Cassino's head.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cassino scores with a leg kick.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Aaron Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Cassino rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cassino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Cassino misses with some punches.
A short left from Cassino.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Cassino tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Cassino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino misses with the head strike.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassino.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Cassino's ribcage. Cassino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cassino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Cassino controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Cassino is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassino.
Cassino takes a shot to the head.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Cassino's head.
Cassino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassino pushes Petrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Monte Cassino.
Well Cassino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:50
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
Monte Cassino is the new featherweight champion!
Monte Cassino bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 739 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 112 p4p, 258 weight class). Uniesky Santaban has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban throws the left hand but Roth avoids the punch easily.
Santaban throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roth counters with a shoot takedown. Santaban fights it but they end up in guard.
Santaban is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Roth presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santaban - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Roth jumps guard but Santaban stands there with Roth around his waist. Roth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santaban prevents a body shot from Roth.
Santaban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santaban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santaban connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santaban.
Roth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santaban manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roth looking to sit in guard and control but Santaban gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santaban gets to his feet - Roth follows without any prompting.
Roth darts in looking for a takedown but Santaban gets double underhooks and turns Roth into the cage.
Uniesky Santaban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toran Roth.
Roth tries to clinch up but Santaban circles away and keeps his distance.
Roth throws a combination that misses
and Santaban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santaban swings for the body but Roth moves out of range.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
Santaban is looking to slow Roth down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth goes for a double leg but Santaban avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santaban continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santaban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santaban.
Santaban walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roth tries for a kimura but Santaban is defending well.
Santaban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roth swings around for an armbar but Santaban sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Roth's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth working for a triangle but Santaban defends it easily.
Santaban is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Roth wants to sweep here but Santaban controlling him for the moment.
Santaban stands up and waves to Roth to follow him.
Roth gets a takedown into half guard.
Santaban is trying to stand up here but Roth is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban wants to improve his position but Roth is controlling well.
Roth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Santaban has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roth is trying to control the action in half guard but Santaban is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roth stops Santaban from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santaban gets back to full guard.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Santaban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uniesky Santaban dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santaban circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santaban swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roth tries to bum rush Santaban with a series of wild strikes but Santaban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roth connects with an inside leg kick.
Roth tries to score with a low kick but Santaban moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roth is defended easily by Santaban.
Roth walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santaban throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santaban pushes Roth off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santaban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roth.
Roth stops Santaban from getting back to his feet.
Roth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Santaban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Santaban's head.
Roth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santaban is defending against the submission attempts here by Roth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban is trying to stand back up but Roth is controlling him
Roth seems to be looking for submissions.
Roth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santaban is just riding it out for now. Roth eventually gives up the hold.
Santaban wants to control but Roth is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santaban is just riding it out for now. Roth eventually gives up the hold.
Roth is working for a kimura but Santaban is defending it quite comfortably.
Santaban is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santaban is trying is best to control the position here.
Roth is working for a submission of some sort.
Roth is working for a submission of some sort.
Santaban manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Roth keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Santaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toran Roth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roth shoots in looking for a takedown. Santaban tries to sprawl out of it but Roth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santaban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santaban.
Santaban takes a swing at Roth's ribcage but misses.
Roth darts in trying to clinch
enabling Santaban to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth avoids the body shot from Santaban.
Roth is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Roth.
Roth thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Santaban was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santaban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roth under the eye.
Santaban misses with a low kick as Roth jumps back.
Roth throws a leg kick which misses Santaban's front leg but catches the back leg as Santaban tries to avoid it.
Santaban avoids the head kick by Roth.
Roth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roth slips under a jab.
Roth shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santaban eats them both and turns towards Roth to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santaban throws a leg kick but Roth checks it.
Santaban is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santaban just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Santaban moves out of range easily.
Santaban is looking for a counter combo.
Roth throws a head kick that misses
and Santaban counters with a left and a right that stings Roth.
Roth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roth throws a combination that misses
and Santaban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santaban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Toran Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santaban stuffs the takedown.
Uniesky Santaban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toran Roth.
Roth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santaban wants to clinch up but Roth keeps it at a distance.
Roth scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth throws a head kick that half lands.
Roth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Santaban tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santaban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santaban swings for the body but Roth moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaban. Roth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santaban is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santaban misses with a head kick.
That kick from Roth tenderised Santaban's leg. Santaban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roth with a nice calf kick.
Roth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santaban has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roth wants to pass the guard but Santaban is keeping the position.
Roth wants to control from the top but Santaban keeps moving.
Roth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santaban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roth stopping the sweep attempt from Santaban.
Roth trying to control but Santaban is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toran Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roth 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Toran Roth!
An out of breath Toran Roth thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 209 p4p, 502 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 33 p4p, 79 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Murphy scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy letting Knox take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Murphy improves position.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Murphy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Knox.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Murphy lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox slips a jab from Murphy.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Murphy cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Murphy. Beautiful body shot.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Mick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knox taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Knox's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
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.
Knox scores with a jab.
Murphy slips under a jab from Knox.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murphy jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Murphy moves to clinch but Knox breaks away
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox tries to move into range but Murphy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Murphy misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Murphy.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
A big right from Murphy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Murphy tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Knox.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knox throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Murphy scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
Knox slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Knox.
A low kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Murphy momentarily.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Murphy is looking for a counter combo.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a hook
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox slips under a jab from Murphy.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murphy with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Murphy pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Knox works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox slips under a jab from Murphy.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy had his way with Porthos Knox in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Murphy defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Murphy feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab by Murphy.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a hook.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Knox swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy tried to counter with a leg kick but Knox avoided it.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Knox checks it.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy slips a jab from Knox.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murphy doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Murphy.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Porthos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Knox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Murphy!
Mick Murphy retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Mick Murphy, 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.
Porthos Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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