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DMMA 276 The Superfight! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Waqa (ranked 3913 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Silas Finley (ranked 191 p4p, 214 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baron Waqa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silas Finley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley misses with a looping left.
Baron Waqa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waqa. Waqa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waqa.
Finley throws a head kick that misses.
Finley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finley staying out of range there.
Waqa throws a sloppy head kick and Finley moves out of range easily.
Finley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Waqa with a body shot.
Finley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waqa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waqa lands a big head kick that sends Finley tumbling to the mat! Waqa takes a step backwards and waves Finley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Silas Finley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Finley.
Finley throws a head kick but Waqa moves out of range.
Waqa misses with a body shot.
Finley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finley throws a shot from downtown. Waqa moves away and avoids it.
Waqa lands a big head kick that sends Finley tumbling to the mat! Waqa takes a step backwards and waves Finley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Finley is rocked!
Finley is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Waqa Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Finley is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Baron Waqa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 21703 p4p, 2218 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 290 p4p, 160 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick from Hermann.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hermann counters with a good low kick that Rram was not able to check.
Nice shot by Rram.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hermann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram lands a jab to the nose.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermann 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.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram misses with a combination
and Hermann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
Rram gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hermann.
Hermann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hermann backs up against the cage.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hermann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hermann checks a low kick from Rram.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermann.
Hermann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rram circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram is looking to slow Hermann down with leg kicks.
Rram lands a body shot.
Hermann with the inside leg kick.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hermann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.
Rram connects with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann scores with a hook to the body. Rram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hermann looks to land a combination but Rram avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Rram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hermann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rram rather than just go for the knockout.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Hermann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hermann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hermann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hermann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann moves out of range.
Rram cracks a nice hook into Hermann's ribs.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
Hermann defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by Rram.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Hermann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Hermann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Hermann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rram thinking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rram.
Rram misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Rram - just one landing.
Hermann scores with a leg kick.
Hermann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rram.
Hermann lands with a right hand.
Rram connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.
Rram catches Hermann with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermann.
Rram scores with a jab.
Hermann punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Hermann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Hermann counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hermann lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rram paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rram clobbers Hermann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Rram avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Yajson Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Hermann slips the punch.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermann can do to turn this around?
A combination from Rram does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hermann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rram counters with a good, hard body kick but Hermann shrugs it off.
Rram moves out of range of the leg kick from Hermann.
Rram tests Hermann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Hermann releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
Rram tried to counter with a leg kick but Hermann avoided it.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Rram displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermann is just out of range.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with an inside leg kick.
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
Rram throws a low kick but Hermann moves out of range easily.
Hermann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hermann tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hermann dodges the punch combination from Rram.
Hermann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hermann circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram throws a one two combo.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Rram
and Hermann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram takes one on the button.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermann.
Hermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermann.
Rram blocks a head kick by Hermann.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Rram moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHermann.
Rram pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hermann back to the cage. Rram follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hermann's head backwards.
Rram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rram blocks the low kick.
Hermann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hermann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rram, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann manages to break the clinch.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Hermann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hermann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rram misses with a hook
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
Rram throws a combination. Hermann tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hermann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rram lands a really nice looking cross but Hermann seems unphased.
Rram misses with a double jab
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rram manages to avoid it.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hermann under the 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!
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann takes a swing at Rram's ribcage but misses.
Hermann tries to work over Rram's front leg with a kick but Rram checks it.
Hermann dodges the punch combination from Rram.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hermann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hermann just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram closes the distance but Hermann moves to the side
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram with a hook.
Rram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermann. Hermann obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Rram both land. Nice combination.
Hermann blocks a leg kick.
Hermann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hermann slips under a jab from Rram.
Hermann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hermann slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hermann counter with a right hand.
Hermann connects with a leg kick.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hermann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermann feints a counter leg kick.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann blocks a leg kick.
Hermann lands a nice hook to Rram's body. Rram takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hermann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rram doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hermann makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hermann's head.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hermann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
Hermann scores with a body shot.
Karl Hermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hermann counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Hermann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rram with a body shot.
Hermann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann avoids them all with ease.
Hermann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rram throws a jab when Hermann was well out of range.
Hermann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rram throws a right hand that Hermann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermann also avoids with ease.
Rram takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hermann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hermann pushes Rram up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rram misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermann lands with a short shot to the head.
Hermann blocking some punches.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Rram lands a body shot.
Rram throws a head punch that misses.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Rram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rram scores with a leg kick.
Rram scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Hermann.
Hermann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hermann with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hermann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
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!
Rram throws a series of punches but Hermann moves out of range.
Hermann slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
A head kick misses from Hermann.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Hermann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yajson Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hermann lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rram avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Hermann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hermann connects with a leg kick.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Hermann.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Rram!
Our winner, Yajson Rram, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dogo Musaga (ranked 1221 p4p, 2028 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 170 p4p, 253 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Malcolm King was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogo Musaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Musaga.
A little feinted left hand from Musaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Musaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by King.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Musaga darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Musaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks an uppercut.
Musaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Musaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Musaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Musaga controls the action.
Musaga has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A short left from Musaga.
Musaga lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musaga blocks an uppercut.
King working aggressively here.
Musaga blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musaga.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
King misses with a body punch.
Musaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King is working Musaga over against the cage.
King gets through Musaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Musaga.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Musaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musaga.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Musaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musaga throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musaga's elbow.
A short right from Musaga.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Musaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Musaga fails to land.
Musaga blocking some punches.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Musaga.
Still in the clinch, Musaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Musaga scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Musaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King misses with some punches.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Musaga prevents a body shot from King.
Musaga misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries to throw a body punch but Musaga avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by King.
A short right from King on the inside.
King scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Musaga throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Musaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Musaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Musaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musaga lands a left hand.
Musaga is working King over against the cage.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Musaga.
A short left from King.
Musaga lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from King on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King blocks a body shot from Musaga.
Musaga swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King tries to work over Musaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musaga lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Musaga.
Musaga misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musaga.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Musaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musaga misses with a punch on the inside.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Musaga backwards.
Musaga throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Musaga misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musaga backwards.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King 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.
Musaga throws a hook but King blocks it.
Musaga throws out a leg kick but King moves out of range and Musaga only half commits.
Musaga avoids the body shot from King.
King dips to his left and cracks Musaga with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Musaga!
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King takes a swing at Musaga's ribcage but misses.
Malcolm King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King blocks a jab.
Musaga dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Musaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musaga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King throws a series of punches but Musaga moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King ducks under a wild hook from Musaga.
King digs a good body shot into Musaga's ribs.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King blocks a low kick nicely.
King replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Musaga blocks it well.
Musaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
King throws a lazy right hand but Musaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King cracks Musaga with an open hand slap.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King connects with a superb combination that knocks Musaga out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles King before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Musaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malcolm King!
After winning the bout, Malcolm King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mills (ranked 1677 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 75 p4p, 111 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mills might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z. Takeishi has chosen Kabuki Gomen-Jyo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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381
36 - 23 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsugu Takeishi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Takeishi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mills lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills moves into the clinch successfully.
Mills lands an uppercut.
Mills lands a left hand.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills stalling in the clinch.
Mills misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeishi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Takeishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takeishis head.
A short right from Mills on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Takeishi controls his hands.
Mills wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Takeishi.
Takeishi throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeishi tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Takeishi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
A head punch on the inside from Takeishi fails to land.
Mills lands with a left to the head.
Mills working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeishi.
Mills misses with the head strike.
Takeishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeishi tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Mills.
Takeishi works on Mills's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Takeishi fails to land.
Takeishi has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeishi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeishi throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Mills digs a right hand underneath Takeishi's ribcage. Takeishi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Takeishi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mills with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takeishi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Mills pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Takeishi wants to counter with a clinch but Mills pushes him away.
Takeishi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Takeishi misses the target.
Mills closes the distance and clinches.
Mills lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mills.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mills - that landed with a thud.
Takeishi misses with a punch to the body.
Mills lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takeishi backwards.
Mills lands a nice uppercut.
Mills pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mills lands with a kick to the temple. Takeishi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mills scores with a nice right hand.
Mills cracks Takeishi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills wants to clinch up but Takeishi keeps it at a distance.
Takeishi tries to keep at a distance but Mills has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mills misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeishi has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills is trying to stall.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Takeishi misses with the head strike.
Takeishi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mills breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeishi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mills scores with a three punch combo!
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
Takeishi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mills tries to keep at a distance but Takeishi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mills misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mills throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Mills 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.
Mills scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mills connects with a body shot.
Takeishi closes the distance and clinches.
Takeishi presses Mills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Takeishi.
A right hand to the body from Takeishi.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mills here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Takeishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills lands a right hand.
Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeishi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeishi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mills is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Takeishi.
A head punch on the inside from Takeishi fails to land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Takeishi.
 It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Takeishi cracks Mills with a nice body shot.
Takeishi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Takeishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takeishi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeishi is working Mills over against the cage.
Takeishi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mills to his knees! Takeishi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsugu Takeishi!
A relieved looking Mitsugu Takeishi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fish (ranked 2582 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 341 p4p, 258 weight class). Fish comes to the cage accompanied by Harry Slash And The Slashtones - This Is Extreme. Steve Fish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
205
8 - 7 - 0 |
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32
207
17 - 20 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy avoids the head kick by Fish.
Murphy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy feints the counter takedown.
Fish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fish wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Fish.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Fish misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Fish has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fish lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fish to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy 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.
Fish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fish takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Fish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy clinches up with Fish and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish lands a nice uppercut.
Murphy tries to pull guard but Fish forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fish smiles and moves away.
Steve Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fish.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fish.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Fish.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fish counters with a one-two to the body.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
Murphy tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Murphy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Fish throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Fish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a looping left.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish connects with a jab.
Fish stuffs the takedown.
Fish catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
Fish misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy throws a right hand that Fish ducks under and follows up with a left that Fish also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Fish moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Fish tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy clinches.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish lands a leg kick that knocks Murphy off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Fish prevents the takedown attempt.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Fish will probably get the nod.
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.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
A quick step to the side and Fish tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fish.
Fish looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fish ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fish slips under a jab.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fish.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fish.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fish backs up against the cage.
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!
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish is looking to score with low kicks.
Fish lands the left hand.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
The fighters circle, before Fish throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Murphy's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fish lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Steve Fish!
Steve Fish decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Manus Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 305 p4p, 343 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 22 p4p, 26 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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31
160
17 - 12 - 0 |
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32
147
23 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Grant counters with a nice leg kick.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant lands a head shot.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Grant misses the jab.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Grant! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
After winning the bout, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 462 p4p, 798 weight class) and Cyrus Deangelo Queen (ranked 62 p4p, 111 weight class). Dragneel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come the Fire Dragon. Queen has chosen Go Hard as his entrance music. 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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180
13 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Deangelo Queen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen shoots in but Dragneel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragneel misses with a low kick.
Queen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Queen wants to slow Dragneel down by chopping away at his legs.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
We've been informed that Queen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dragneel throws a leg kick which misses Queen's front leg but catches the back leg as Queen tries to avoid it.
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces Dragneel off the cage and back into range.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragneel looks to land a left hand but Queen moved out of range nicely.
Dragneel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Queen at a distance.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Queen finds it's way through Dragneel's defenses.
Queen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragneel circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Queen lunges at Dragneel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dragneel's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Queen throws a low kick but Dragneel avoids it.
Queen with a nice calf kick.
Queen throws out a leg kick but Dragneel moves out of range and Queen only half commits.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Queen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Queen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Queen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragneel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragneel. That did some damage!
Dragneel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Queen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dragneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A leg kick checked by Dragneel.
Queen connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Queen.
Queen tries to move into range but Dragneel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Queen throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragneel scores with a four punch combination!
Dragneel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Queen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Queen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragneel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Queen.
Queen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Queen.
Dragneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragneel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Queen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dragneel.
Queen shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragneel sprawls well. He's pushed Queen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dragneel moves in looking to clinch but Queen pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dragneel checks a leg kick.
Queen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Queen misses with a few strikes there.
Dragneel tried to counter with a leg kick but Queen avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Queen tenderised Dragneel's leg. Dragneel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab by Queen.
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
Dragneel ducks under a wild hook from Queen.
Dragneel throws the left hand but Queen avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragneel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Queen. Queen obviously looking to wear him down.
Dragneel cracks Queen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Queen scores with a takedown into Dragneel's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dragneel wants to stand but Queen is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Queen won't allow Dragneel to get back to his feet.
Dragneel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Queen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragneel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dragneel wants to stand and escape but Queen is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Queen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dragneel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Queen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dragneel throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel lands with a straight right. Queen didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyrus Deangelo Queen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Queen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Queen wants to slow Dragneel down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Dragneel finds it's target.
Dragneel takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Queen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Queen dodges the punch combination from Dragneel.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Dragneel lands a slapping body shot.
Queen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragneel.
Queen slips a straight right by Dragneel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragneel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Dragneel.
Dragneel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Queen throws a jab when Dragneel was well out of range.
Dragneel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dragneel lunges at Queen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Queen's hand.
Dragneel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dragneel on the side of the head.
Dragneel scores with a body shot.
Queen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Queen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dragneel lands a body shot.
Dragneel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Queen - that will leave a mark!
Dragneel lands with a slapping head kick.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragneel.
Queen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel scores with a punch to the head.
Dragneel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragneel throws a looping overhand right but Queen ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dragneel.
Dragneel is looking to chop away at Queen's legs.
Queen cracks Dragneel with an open hand slap.
A cross from Dragneel lands.
Dragneel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Dragneel misses.
Dragneel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Queen is out of range and Dragneel settles back down.
Dragneel loads up on a big right hand but Queen slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Queen slips a jab from Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dragneel lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.
Natsu Dragneel is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragneel misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen scores with a spinning back kick!
Queen throws out a loose jab but Dragneel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragneel throws a poor cross that misses
and Queen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragneel manages to avoid it.
Dragneel tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
Queen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Queen connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragneel.
Queen lands with an overhand left.
Queen avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Queen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dragneel checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Dragneel misses its target.
Dragneel misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen connects with a leg kick.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragneel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dragneel.
Queen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dragneel can't do much from the bottom here.
Queen is looking to take a break and control but Dragneel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragneel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Queen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Queen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Queen.
Queen misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Dragneel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dragneel connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragneel tries to land a leg kick but Queen saw it coming and moves away.
Queen throws a counter combo.
Queen scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Queen misses the target.
A low kick from Queen is predictable there
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Queen throws the kick towards the body but Dragneel avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Queen. Dragneel shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Queen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dragneel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dragneel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragneel is looking for a counter combo.
Queen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragneel. That did some damage!
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dragneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen tries a quick counter leg kick but Dragneel is wise to it.
Queen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dragneel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragneel connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragneel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dragneel. No joy for Queen on that attempt.
Dragneel throws an overhand right that lands on Queen's shoulder, as Queen tries to avoid the shot.
Dragneel works over Queen's head and body with a nice combination.
Queen throws a leg kick that misses.
Queen avoids the body shot from Dragneel.
Dragneel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Queen throws a sloppy head kick and Dragneel moves out of range easily.
Dragneel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Queen digs a good body shot into Dragneel's ribs.
No joy there for Dragneel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Dragneel catches Queen right on the button with a cross.
Dragneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragneel misses the target.
Queen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel throws a hook but Queen blocks it.
Queen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Queen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Queen.
Queen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Queen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Queen.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel connects with a crisp jab.
Dragneel thuds his right hand into Queen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Queen shoots in for a takedown but Dragneel shows good takedown defense.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Deangelo Queen.
Queen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dragneel thuds a left hand into Queen's body.
Queen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragneel.
A nice leg kick from Dragneel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dragneel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dragneel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dragneel scores with a shot to the body.
Queen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel wants to land a leg kick but Queen is out of range.
Dragneel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Queen's sensitive parts.
Queen slips a jab and a cross from Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a jab.
Queen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragneel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Queen is rocked!
Queen walks into a stiff left hand from Dragneel.
Queen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel drops Queen with a big left hand! Queen is injured, injured bad! Dragneel jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 161 p4p, 260 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 25 p4p, 42 weight class). Morrison's entrance music is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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34
170
35 - 18 - 0 |
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29
174
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morrison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Graves takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Morrison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Graves is avoiding damage well.
Morrison landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Morrison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Graves wants to control but Morrison postures up.
The ground and pound from Morrison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Morrison throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Graves works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Morrison slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison throws a strike but Graves avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
Morrison postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Morrison with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Morrison distracts Graves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Graves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison is trying to keep Graves in close.
Graves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrison misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.
Morrison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Graves.
Morrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Morrison fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves feints the counter takedown.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Morrison.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graves's head.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison trying to control from half guard but Graves is working away.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morrison lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morrison trying to control from Graves's half guard. Graves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
Morrison scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graves controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison with a nice head shot there.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Morrison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Morrison is working Graves over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morrison slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Morrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
Morrison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Graves is trying to defend but Morrison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graves is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morrison trying to control the position.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Graves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Graves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves prevents Morrison from improving his position.
Graves is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Morrison reverses the position - he's now on top in Graves's guard.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison gets full guard.
Morrison is pulling down on Graves's head to control his posture.
Frank Morrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Graves has moved into half guard.
Graves thows a huge punch but Morrison dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison is looking to improve his position.
Morrison controlling the position well.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graves wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graves's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison looking to sit in guard and control but Graves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graves forces his way into half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Graves is controlling well.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morrison's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Graves trying to control the pace.
Morrison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terrance Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are battling for position here. Morrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
Frank Morrison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Greene (ranked 524 p4p, 636 weight class) and Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 37 p4p, 50 weight class). Greene comes to the cage accompanied by Stepdad- Eminem. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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30
135
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31
140
20 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Greene has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
Greene appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adeoluwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chukwu Adeoluwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adeoluwa. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene darts in and clinches Adeoluwa up against the cage.
Adeoluwa pulls Greene into guard.
Greene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Adeoluwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adeoluwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adeoluwa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adeoluwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Greene is keen to just control but Adeoluwa is a slippery customer.
Adeoluwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greene pulls his head out easily.
Greene wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adeoluwa keeps working.
Greene is working for a submission of some sort.
Greene is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adeoluwa is just riding it out for now. Greene eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a kimura here.
Greene is looking for a kimura but Adeoluwa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Greene to get the leverage.
Greene is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greene trying to control the action but Adeoluwa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Greene is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adeoluwa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Adeoluwa is looking for a sweep. Greene is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greene 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.
Greene is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Greene will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greene misses with the combination.
Adeoluwa looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
A big left from Adeoluwa misses.
Adeoluwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick from Adeoluwa misses.
Greene on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Greene throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adeoluwa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Greene counters with a single leg into guard. Adeoluwa didn't expect that.
Adeoluwa keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
Adeoluwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greene is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Adeoluwa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greene has Adeoluwa in his guard.
Adeoluwa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greene's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greene keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
Greene trying to keep a closed guard but Adeoluwa is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greene holds on and takes a little breather.
Adeoluwa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Greene wants to control the position but Adeoluwa says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa trying to control from half guard but Greene is working away.
Greene looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Adeoluwa seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Adeoluwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene tries to counter with a takedown but Adeoluwa is quick to defend against it.
Greene fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adeoluwa misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
Greene drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adeoluwa sprawls and moves away.
Adeoluwa tried to score with a low kick but Greene checks it.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab to the head.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Adeoluwa punishes Greene's body with a nice straight punch.
Adeoluwa throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Adeoluwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Greene is just out of range.
Greene closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Adeoluwa did well to prevent Greene getting side control.
Greene is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adeoluwa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Greene will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Adeoluwa misses with a looping left.
Chukwu Adeoluwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adeoluwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greene decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adeoluwa's guard.
Adeoluwa wants to sweep here but Greene controlling him for the moment.
Greene seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Greene might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adeoluwa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene trying to control the position from guard on top but Adeoluwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Adeoluwa keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
A cross from Adeoluwa lands.
Adeoluwa loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa has picked Greene up - he's going for a ride! Adeoluwa dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ricky Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greene trying to hold on to Adeoluwa's head to control him but Adeoluwa postures up.
Greene keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Greene on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Greene keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is staying active underneath Adeoluwa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Greene looking for subs from the bottom but Adeoluwa mounts him!
Adeoluwa is landing with some decent strikes but Greene is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Greene wants to control but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Greene tries to hold on but Adeoluwa pushes him away.
Greene is trying to escape the mount.
Greene wants to hold on but Adeoluwa pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Adeoluwa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Greene wants to control but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chukwu Adeoluwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odin Markkanen (ranked 43 p4p, 73 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Odin Markkanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Markkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher throws out a loose jab but Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher punishes Markkanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markkanen.
Markkanen swings widly with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markkanen lands a really nice looking cross but Fisher seems unphased.
Markkanen avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Odin Markkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Markkanen.
Markkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Markkanen there.
A jab from Markkanen finds it's way through Fisher's defenses.
Markkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markkanen tests Fisher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Markkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisher circles away.
Markkanen slips under a jab.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Markkanen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
John Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher leaves Markkanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Markkanen catches Fisher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Markkanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Fisher in the body.
Markkanen with the inside leg kick.
Markkanen throws a low kick, looking for Fisher's leg but Fisher calmly moves out of range.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher digs a good body shot into Markkanen's ribs.
Markkanen throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher throws out a counter right but Markkanen avoids it with no problem.
Markkanen lands a jab to the nose.
Markkanen looks for a takedown but Fisher sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Markkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markkanen drops his hands momentarily and Fisher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Odin Markkanen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher lands a glancing blow to the side of Markkanen's head.
Markkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fisher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Markkanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Markkanen misses with a low kick.
Fisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markkanen lands a head shot.
Markkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Markkanen darts in looking for a takedown but Fisher gets double underhooks and turns Markkanen into the cage.
Markkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Markkanen slips the punch.
Markkanen thuds his shin into the meat of Fisher's side.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Markkanen.
Markkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Fisher jabs Markkanen right on the nose. Markkanen blinks but takes it well.
Fisher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fisher blocks a low kick nicely.
Markkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisher's sensitive parts.
Markkanen misses the jab.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Markkanen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Markkanen!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markkanen.
Fisher scores with a jab to the body.
Markkanen drops his hands momentarily and Fisher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Markkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Markkanen moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Markkanen attempts a counter takedown but Fisher avoids it well and moves away.
Markkanen swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Markkanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Markkanen lands.
Markkanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
Fisher misses with a body punch
and Markkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen with a nice calf kick.
Markkanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Markkanen throws a hook but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher lands a jab to the nose.
Fisher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Markkanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Markkanen takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Markkanen misses.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Markkanen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fisher takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Markkanen jabs Fisher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markkanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fisher! But no joy.
Fisher has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Markkanen.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Markkanen wants to land a leg kick but Fisher is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Odin Markkanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Odin Markkanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Fisher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Markkanen doesn't seem phased though.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
Markkanen takes one on the button.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
Fisher throws the left hand but Markkanen avoids the punch easily.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markkanen.
Markkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Fisher.
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Markkanen slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markkanen.
Markkanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fisher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
John Fisher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Fisher.
Markkanen misses with a body shot
and Fisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markkanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markkanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fisher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fisher has escaped and now he's on top!
Markkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Markkanen's guard.
Fisher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markkanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Markkanen is looking for a triangle but Fisher pushes his legs off easily.
Markkanen working a defensive guard here.
Fisher wants to stand but Markkanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Markkanen working for a triangle but Fisher defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to stand but Markkanen is controlling from the bottom.
Markkanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fisher wants to stand but Markkanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fisher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fisher has managed to get both his arms back between Markkanen's legs - danger averted.
Fisher wants to stand but Markkanen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen working for a triangle but Fisher defends it easily.
Fisher tries to stand but Markkanen is controlling from the bottom.
Markkanen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Markkanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fisher is trying to stand up here but Markkanen is controlling him well.
Markkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fisher's head.
Markkanen throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Markkanen with the ground and pound but Fisher uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markkanen postures up.
Markkanen pushing down on Fisher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Markkanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markkanen wants to pass the guard but Fisher is defending well.
Markkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Markkanen misses with a head shot. Fisher uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Odin Markkanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Markkanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fisher is staying active underneath Markkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fisher manages to get to full guard.
Markkanen trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Odin Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markkanen lands a couple of digs.
Markkanen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Markkanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fisher looking to control.
Fisher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Markkanen stands up over Fisher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Markkanen throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Markkanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
Markkanen works over Fisher with some ground and pound from guard.
Markkanen throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Markkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fisher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Markkanen is working for a kimura but Fisher is defending it quite comfortably.
Fisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Markkanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Markkanen wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.
Fisher is looking for a sweep. Markkanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Markkanen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markkanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen punching from mount but Fisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fisher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Markkanen.
Markkanen looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Markkanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fisher is looking to escape.
Fisher trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markkanen raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Odin Markkanen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Markkanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Markkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fishers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Markkanen lands with an overhand left.
Fisher is rocked!
Fisher missing with a left hand there. Markkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Markkanen finish him?
Markkanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fisher seems to have recovered his senses.
Markkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisher can do to turn this around?
Markkanen misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Markkanen.
Markkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Fisher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
Fisher misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
Markkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fisher.
Markkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisher circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Markkanen's head.
Markkanen slips under a jab from Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Markkanen misses.
Markkanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Markkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Markkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Markkanen feints and as Fisher raises his hands in defense, Markkanen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Markkanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markkanen stops Fisher from standing up.
Markkanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markkanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Markkanen wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Markkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Markkanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fisher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fisher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Markkanen blocks a jab.
Markkanen throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markkanen manages to avoid it.
Fisher lands with an overhand left.
Markkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Markkanen!
Fisher lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Fisher misses its intended target.
Markkanen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fisher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fisher but Fisher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Markkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Fisher.
Nice defenses there by Markkanen.
Markkanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Markkanen tries to land a body kick
and Fisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fisher throws a hook but Markkanen avoids it easily.
Markkanen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on Markkanen's shoulder, as Markkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markkanen misses with a right hand
enabling Fisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Fisher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Markkanen can pounce on him.
Fisher punishes Markkanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markkanen looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Markkanen connects with a looping right hand.
Fisher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fisher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fisher lands a really nice looking cross but Markkanen seems unphased.
Markkanen throws a body kick that misses.
Markkanen gets a double leg takedown into Fisher's guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Markkanen from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Markkanen had his way with John Fisher in that round.
The cut man is working on Odin Markkanen's cut.
That's time! Markkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Markkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markkanen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Markkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Markkanen lands with a cross.
Markkanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Markkanen throws a shot from downtown. Fisher moves away and avoids it.
Markkanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markkanen is looking to counter punch.
Markkanen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fisher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Markkanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Markkanen.
Good work by Fisher as he checks the leg kick.
Markkanen throws a leg kick but Fisher sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Fisher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen lands a head shot.
Markkanen lands with a right hand.
Fisher connects with the punch.
Markkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Markkanen moved out of range.
Markkanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markkanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
 Markkanen is rocked!
Markkanen loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Fisher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Markkanen.
An attempted straight right counter from Markkanen misses the target.
Fisher jabs at Markkanen's body.
Markkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Markkanen counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Markkanen misses.
John Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Markkanen wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Markkanen dodges it nicely.
Fisher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Markkanen sees it coming and defends easily.
Markkanen manages to get to full guard.
Markkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen is trying to keep Fisher in close.
Markkanen looking for a guillotine here but Fisher defends easily.
Fisher wants to get up but he can't break Markkanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Markkanen 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.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markkanen has a closed guard, preventing Fisher from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Markkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Markkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fisher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markkanen is proving hard to escape from.
Markkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markkanen has his foot on Fisher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fisher works his way back into a safe position though.
Markkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Markkanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Markkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markkanen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Markkanen!
Odin Markkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, John Fisher stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's champ for a reason. Good fight Odin, maybe we'll run it back one day when the belt is on the line.'.
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