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HRL26 Murray vs Hall PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tye Kwondo (ranked 3136 p4p, 2358 weight class) and Namond Moore (ranked 360 p4p, 275 weight class). Moore has chosen Mama Loi, Papa Loi as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tye Kwondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Namond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwondo shoots in and gets a takedown into Moore's guard.
Moore lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Kwondo preventing the sweep.
Kwondo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kwondo defends it easily.
Moore had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kwondo defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kwondo stacks Moore on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kwondo!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwondo trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kwondo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Moore tries to buck Kwondo off but Kwondo is having none of it.
Moore taking a bit of punishment here - Kwondo scoring with strikes.
Moore tries to buck Kwondo off but Kwondo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Moore, who protects the arm well.
Kwondo is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Kwondo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moore is not content to let Kwondo control the position.
Moore is trying to control Kwondo's posture but Kwondo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Kwondo.
Moore is looking for a sweep.
Moore defending against the ground and pound.
Kwondo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kwondo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kwondo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.
Kwondo is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Kwondo has control of the leg.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kwondo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore trying to control but Kwondo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kwondo trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tye Kwondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kwondo trying to hold on to Moore's head to control him but Moore postures up.
Moore seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moore is looking for a kimura but Kwondo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moore to get the leverage.
Kwondo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moore is working away from the top position though.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Kwondo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwondo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore prevents Kwondo from improving his position.
Kwondo is refusing to be controlled, as Moore sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kwondo.
Kwondo controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Moore drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kwondo dives on top into guard.
Kwondo trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Moore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kwondo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo advances to half guard.
Moore controlling the position well.
Kwondo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moore tries to roll over but Kwondo keeps him under control.
Moore is staying active underneath Kwondo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore tries to roll over but Kwondo keeps him under control.
Moore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kwondo lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo looking for a submission but Moore manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Tye Kwondo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kwondo drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Kwondo off! Kwondo jumps back into Moore's guard.
Moore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kwondo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kwondo controlling from the top position.
Moore looking for a guillotine here but Kwondo defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kwondo has picked Moore up and slammed him! Moore can't keep hold of the triangle and Kwondo manages to pass to side control!
Kwondo swings around for an armbar but Moore sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kwondo's guard.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kwondo is keeping the position for now.
Moore controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore wants to pass the guard but Kwondo is keeping the position.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kwondo looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Namond Moore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moore gets a double leg takedown into Kwondo's guard.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kwondo pulls Moore in close to his closed guard and prevents Moore from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Kwondo is retaining full guard.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kwondo is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwondo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwondo keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Kwondo has Moore pulled in close to control his posture.
Moore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Moore drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kwondo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kwondo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kwondo!
Moore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kwondo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moore tries to escape but Kwondo is in control.
Kwondo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kwondo has control of an arm but Moore manages to advance to Kwondo's back!
Kwondo can't escape the position.
Moore misses with a punch to the head.
Kwondo rolls, trying to escape but Moore keeps control of the position.
Kwondo trying to control the hands but Moore won't let him.
Moore looking for the RNC.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kwondo has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kwondo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore 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.
Moore is looking for a kimura here.
Kwondo is controlling Moore's trapped leg to prevent Moore from advancing to side control.
Kwondo is trying to maintain the position but Moore is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moore is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kwondo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kwondo wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Kwondo wants to control but Moore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kwondo punching from the bottom.
Kwondo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Moore pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moore takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Namond Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namond Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 1434 p4p, 1937 weight class) and Tevita Maui (ranked 158 p4p, 223 weight class). Maui has chosen Turn Down For What as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tevita Maui!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren Jr gets tackled into the cage by Maui. Maui maintains the clinch.
Dren Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dren Jr has picked Maui up - he's going for a ride! Dren Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dren Jr not doing much here.
Dren Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maui defending well though.
Dren Jr 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.
Dren Jr moves nicely into side control.
Dren Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dren Jr is looking to take a break and control but Maui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dren Jr scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maui is trying to escape the position but Dren Jr is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maui is not content to let Dren Jr control the position.
An elbow from Dren Jr crashes against the mat.
Maui takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Dren Jr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dren Jr is looking to take a break and control but Maui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dren Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dren Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Dren Jr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr advances to mount.
Dren Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dren Jr controlling the pace for now.
Maui is squirming around, avoiding Dren Jr's attempts to control the action.
Maui in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maui is bucking up trying to escape but Dren Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dren Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dren Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dren Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maui is bucking up trying to escape but Dren Jr cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maui is squirming around, avoiding Dren Jr's attempts to control the action.
Dren Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Dren Jr looking to finish Maui with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maui!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Maui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dren Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Maui but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dren Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 It looks like Tevita Maui has been cut.
Dren Jr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Dren Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dren Jr controlling his opponent.
Dren Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dren Jr is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Maui to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Maui shrugs it off.
Dren Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Tevita Maui's cut even more.
Dren Jr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maui?
The cut above Tevita Maui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dren Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Dren Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tevita Maui's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dren Jr throws a nice looking combination but Maui bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maui closes the distance and pushes Dren Jr back into the cage.
Dren Jr lands a body shot.
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
Dren Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Tevita Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tevita Maui's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zdravko Dren Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdravko Dren Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Tevita Maui stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great fight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Zeus (ranked 1662 p4p, 2106 weight class) and The Wilson (ranked 191 p4p, 241 weight class). Wilson has chosen Painkiller as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus moves into the clinch.
Zeus lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilson won't want to take too many of those.
Zeus lands a shoulder strike.
Zeus lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zeus obliges.
Wilson looks winded!
Zeus landing knees to the head.
It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Zeus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zeus lands a shoulder strike.
Zeus lands a left hand.
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!
Still in the clinch, Zeus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Zeus misses with a knee strike.
Zeus connects with a knee to the head.
 Wilson is rocked!
Zeus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilson's face.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zeus finish him?
Zeus working Wilson over with knees to the body.
Zeus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zeus lands a nice knee to the body.
Zeus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zeus pushes Wilson against the cage. Zeus is working some dirty boxing. Zeus pushes off with a quick right hook! Wilson goes down! Wilson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zeus moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titan Zeus!
Titan Zeus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Northern Zombie for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The Wilson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Munoz (ranked 1473 p4p, 1719 weight class) and Charlie Stone (ranked 167 p4p, 198 weight class). Charlie Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Stone!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz misses with a body shot
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Johnny Munoz has been cut.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz with a poor takedown
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munoz swinging wildly here.
Stone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munoz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone blocks a jab.
Stone misses with a hook. Munoz ducked under it nicely.
Munoz misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Munoz moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munoz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munoz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munoz slips nicely into half guard.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Munoz throwing shots but Stone is blocking nicely.
Munoz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Munoz is pressing down on Stone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stone is holding on for now.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Munoz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Munoz trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Stone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Munoz.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Stone's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Munoz connects with a nice short shot to Stone's temple.
Munoz lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Munoz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Munoz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munoz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stone was covering up waiting for the punch and Munoz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Munoz pushes down on Stone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stone is refusing to be controlled, as Munoz sits in half guard.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz wants to pass to mount but Stone is defending the position.
Munoz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Munoz.
Munoz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munoz is pressing down on Stone's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stone is holding on for now.
Johnny Munoz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Munoz content to control rather than advance.
Munoz wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Munoz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munoz.
Munoz lands strikes from half guard.
Munoz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
Munoz tries to pass to full mount but Stone defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is trying to maintain the position but Munoz is very close to passing his half guard.
Munoz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Munoz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munoz winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Munoz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Munoz slips a nice elbow through Stone's hands, connecting with Stone's forehead.
Munoz is taking a breather. Stone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Munoz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stone is rocked!
We've been informed that Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munoz lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Stone quite badly. Stone pulls Munoz in close trying to recover. Munoz postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Stone on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Stone doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Munoz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Driver (ranked 2577 p4p, 858 weight class) and Marco Natta (ranked 179 p4p, 66 weight class). Andre Driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Natta!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver slips under a jab.
Natta moves into range and clinches up with Driver.
Natta misses with a body punch.
Natta takes a shot to the head.
Natta gets control of Driver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Driver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Driver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Driver wants to control from the top but Natta keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natta managing to control the position.
Driver trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Driver defends it easily.
Natta has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Driver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Natta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Driver has managed to get both his arms back between Natta's legs - danger averted.
Natta has a closed guard, preventing Driver from standing up.
Driver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Natta trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver throws a series of punches but Natta avoids them all with ease.
Driver misses with a series of wild punches.
Natta throws a lazy right hand but Driver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driver misses with an uppercut. Natta saw that one coming.
Driver defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Driver avoids the body shot from Natta.
Driver defending well as Natta loads up on a big left hand.
Natta has Driver up against the cage in a clinch.
Natta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Driver is trying to push Natta away but Natta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Natta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Natta tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Natta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Natta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natta tries to pull guard but Driver holds him up against the cage and eventually Natta drops back down to his feet.
Andre Driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Natta.
Natta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Natta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Natta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Natta is pulling down on Driver's head. It's preventing any offense from Driver, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Natta throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Natta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driver blocks a jab.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natta forces Driver back against the cage and clinches.
Natta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Driver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Natta throws a punch but it's blocked by Driver.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Driver.
Natta manages to pull guard.
Natta is pulling down on Driver's head. It's preventing any offense from Driver, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver postures up.
Natta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Driver is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natta pulls Driver in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta rushes Driver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Driver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Natta's elbow.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Driver walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two 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.
Natta throws out a loose jab but Driver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Natta misses with an uppercut.
Natta misses with a straight right.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Driver looks to land a right hand but Natta moved out of range.
Driver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natta.
A right-left combo lands from Driver.
Driver throws an overhand right that lands on Natta's shoulder, as Natta tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natta. Driver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marco Natta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driver throws a hook to the side of Natta's head but Natta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Driver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Natta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Natta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Driver connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Natta scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta throws a big shot that misses.
Driver misses with an uppercut.
Natta throws the left hand but Driver avoids the punch easily.
Driver misses with a few strikes there.
Natta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Driver moves away.
Natta swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
It looked like Driver was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Natta staying out of range there.
Andre Driver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natta misses the shot to the body.
Natta misses with an uppercut. Driver saw that one coming.
Natta misses with a body shot
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natta.
Driver blocks a jab.
Driver seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Natta throws a body punch but Driver moves out of range.
It looked like Driver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Driver slips under a jab.
Natta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with the head strike.
Natta tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Natta back against the cage.
Natta jumps guard and drags Driver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver is looking to stand up but Natta won't let him.
Natta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natta has his hands on Driver's head, controlling the position.
Marco Natta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Driver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Natta is proving hard to escape from.
Driver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Driver throws a big right hand that misses.
Natta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Driver defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Natta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Driver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natta.
Natta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Natta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driver throws out the jab.
Natta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Driver.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Driver.
Natta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
Driver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natta.
Driver lands a two punch combo.
Natta just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Driver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Driver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Natta on the side of the head.
Natta throws a jab when Driver was well out of range.
Natta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Driver walks away with a smile on his face. Natta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Natta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driver looks to land a combination but Natta avoids it well.
Natta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Driver slips a straight right by Natta.
Driver lands the left hand.
Driver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Natta throws a hook but Driver avoids it easily.
Natta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Driver.
Driver sets himself, and Natta steps forward looking for the clinch! Driver avoids it this time.
Driver moves out of range of the strikes.
Driver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Natta manages to avoid it.
Driver ducks under a wild hook from Natta.
Natta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
Driver looks to throw the jab but Natta is out of range.
Natta wants to counter with a clinch but Driver pushes him away.
Natta swings for the body but Driver moves out of range.
Natta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Natta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Natta misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Driver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Natta misses.
Natta misses with a body shot.
Natta closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.
Natta manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natta seems keen to control Driver's posture.
Driver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Natta pulls Driver in close to prevent any damage.
Driver throws a big right hand that misses.
Natta controlling the position.
Driver trying to control the position from guard on top but Natta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natta pulls Driver in to control the position.
Natta trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Natta misses with a straight left.
Driver lands a nice hook to Natta's body. Natta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Natta circles away quickly and effectively.
Driver gets tackled into the cage by Natta. Natta maintains the clinch.
Marco Natta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Natta.
Natta gets control of Driver's arms and successfully pulls guard. Natta will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Natta controlling Driver's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Driver's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Natta is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driver wants to get up but he can't break Natta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Natta trying to control the position here.
Natta keeping moving, preventing Driver from controlling successfully.
Natta pulls Driver in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Natta has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Driver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Driver.
I think Natta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Natta!
Marco Natta 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Lawson (ranked 987 p4p, 1189 weight class) and Ron Schultz (ranked 155 p4p, 188 weight class). Schultz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Schultz ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Schultz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ron Schultz has been cut.
Lawson throws a big shot that misses.
Lawson throws a hook but Schultz avoids it easily.
Schultz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Schultz slips a straight right by Lawson.
Nice defenses there by Schultz.
Schultz cracks Lawson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawson throws a shot from downtown. Schultz moves away and avoids it.
Lawson throws the left hand but Schultz avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz throws a series of strikes that have Lawson backpedaling.
It looks like Tyler Lawson has been cut.
Schultz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawson has time to react.
 Lawson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz cracks Lawson with an open hand slap.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Schultz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Lawson.
Schultz ducks under a wild hook from Lawson.
Lawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Schultz moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schultz steps in with a hook that catches Lawson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Schultz follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lawson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Schultz!
A very excited looking Ron Schultz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Meril (ranked 670 p4p, 394 weight class) and Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 98 p4p, 61 weight class). Meril kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is YEAT - Get Busy. Oystenteller has chosen "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jon Meril has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jon Meril seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Meril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Oystenteller throws a lazy uppercut
and Meril counters with a left to the body.
Oystenteller misses the body punch
and Meril counters with a nice uppercut.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown but Meril shows good takedown defense.
Oystenteller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oystenteller shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Meril was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Meril is looking to stand back up but Oystenteller counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Meril.
Meril on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meril tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meril keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oystenteller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meril blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oystenteller.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oystenteller in particular looking to stall.
Oystenteller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meril defending well though.
Meril looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Meril blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller wants to take a breather but Meril is having none of it.
Oystenteller is trying to work for a kimura but Meril is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Oystenteller there.
Oystenteller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oystenteller is trying for a kimura here. Meril looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Oystenteller wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darstknasset Oystenteller!
A victorious Darstknasset Oystenteller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Dayton (ranked 924 p4p, 636 weight class) and Kyril Mostakaev (ranked 81 p4p, 50 weight class). Kyril Mostakaev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Dayton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyril Mostakaev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Dayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Mostakaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mostakaev tries to clinch but Dayton is having none of it.
Dayton tries to counter with a takedown but Mostakaev is quick to defend against it.
Mostakaev has closed the distance and engaged Dayton in a clinch.
Mostakaev jumps guard and drags Dayton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mostakaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dayton .
Dayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mostakaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dayton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev pulls Dayton in close to his closed guard and prevents Dayton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dayton 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostakaev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dayton trying to control but Mostakaev is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostakaev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dayton defends well.
Mostakaev keeping full guard, as Dayton tries to pass.
That's two 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.
Dayton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mostakaev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dayton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mostakaev is keeping the position for now.
Dayton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mostakaev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mostakaev forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton wants to improve his position but Mostakaev is controlling well.
Mostakaev is trying to control. Dayton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dayton wants to improve his position but Mostakaev is controlling well.
Dayton trying to control from the bottom.
Mostakaev controlling the action here.
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.
Mostakaev works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mostakaev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dayton is working to get back to half guard.
Mostakaev pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayton tries to lock up and control but Mostakaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mostakaev goes for an armbar but Dayton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dayton .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyril Mostakaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Dayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Mostakaev moves in looking to clinch but Dayton pushes him off.
Dayton feinted with a counter takedown.
Mostakaev is looking to clinch.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Dayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Mostakaev tries to clinch up but Dayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayton attempts a counter takedown but Mostakaev avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dayton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dayton looking to pass the guard.
Mostakaev has Dayton pulled in close to control his posture.
Dayton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mostakaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dayton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dayton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dayton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev controls Dayton momentarily but Dayton frees himself.
Mostakaev is trying to hold Dayton in close to prevent damage but Dayton has managed to pass into half guard.
Mostakaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Dayton .
Mostakaev trying to control from the bottom.
Mostakaev is looking for a sweep. Dayton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev has his hands clasped together around Dayton 's back. He's all about the action.
Mostakaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Dayton .
Dayton is looking for a kimura here.
Mostakaev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
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.
Mostakaev won't allow Dayton to pass to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mostakaev wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mostakaev looks to clinch
so Dayton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Small Dayton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mostakaev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mostakaev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dayton uses from the top position.
Mostakaev is pulling down on Dayton 's head. It's preventing any offense from Dayton , at least for the moment.
Mostakaev is trying to hold Dayton in close to prevent damage but Dayton has managed to pass into half guard.
Mostakaev trying to control but Dayton postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostakaev taking some punishment here, with Dayton in his half guard.
Mostakaev holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostakaev trying to control here.
Dayton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mostakaev sees it coming and defends easily.
Mostakaev is doing well to control the position and prevent Dayton from advancing to side control.
Dayton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mostakaev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mostakaev controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mostakaev trying to control here.
Dayton wants to take a breather but Mostakaev is having none of it.
Dayton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mostakaev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostakaev is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mostakaev wants to clinch up but Dayton keeps it at a distance.
Mostakaev closes the distance but Dayton moves to the side
and Dayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mostakaev won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Mostakaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dayton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mostakaev some visible discomfort.
Mostakaev is looking to regain half guard here but Dayton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayton working away.
Check out the look on Dayton 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mostakaev can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mostakaev is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dayton lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Small Dayton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dayton 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Dayton !
Small Dayton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lemon (ranked 313 p4p, 198 weight class) and Haruki Muramaki (ranked 47 p4p, 27 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Lemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haruki Muramaki!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch but Muramaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lemon 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.
Muramaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muramaki! But no joy.
Lemon scores with the left hand. Muramaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Muramaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lemon lands with an overhand left.
Lemon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lemon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lemon connects with a right hand. Muramaki shakes it off.
Lemon throws a looping overhand right but Muramaki ducks down to avoid it.
Muramaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Lemon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemon clinches up against the cage.
Lemon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muramaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lemon misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Muramaki.
Lemon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muramaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lemons head.
Muramaki tries a body shot but Lemon blocks it.
Muramaki stops a takedown attempt from Lemon.
Muramaki has a couple of punches blocked by Lemon.
Muramaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemon controls his hands.
Muramaki lands a right hand.
Lemon struggles to land a body shot inside as Muramaki controls his hands.
Muramaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muramaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muramaki blocks an uppercut.
Muramaki breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lemon.
Muramaki tries to move into range but Lemon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muramaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucky Lemon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Muramaki.
It looks like Lucky Lemon has been cut.
A big right from Muramaki misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki throws a jab when Lemon was well out of range.
Lemon throws the left hand but Muramaki avoids the punch easily.
Lemon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muramaki throws a series of punches but Lemon avoids them all with ease.
Lemon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muramaki has time to react.
Lemon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muramaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemon.
Muramaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haruki Muramaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Muramaki misses the target.
Muramaki throws a right hand that Lemon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lemon also avoids with ease.
Lemon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muramaki counters with a one-two to the body.
Lemon misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Muramaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muramaki has time to react.
Lemon lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon needs to keep his hands up - Muramaki had a free shot at his head there.
Muramaki needs to keep his hands up - Lemon had a free shot at his head there.
Muramaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Muramaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Lemon staying out of range there.
Lemon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemon shoots in but no luck this time.
Lemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muramaki throws a hook but Lemon avoids it easily.
Muramaki ducks right into an uppercut from Lemon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Muramaki misses the target.
Lemon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muramaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lemon lands a right hook to the body.
Lemon misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lemon.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lemon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemon lands a jab to Muramaki's midsection.
We've been informed that Muramaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lemon lands a right hook to the body.
Lemon scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muramaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lemon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lemon'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.
Lemon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lemon misses with a shot to the body
and Muramaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lemon with a nice cross.
Lemon misses with a hook.
Muramaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muramaki throws out a counter right but Lemon avoids it with no problem.
Lemon wants to clinch up but Muramaki keeps it at a distance.
Muramaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Lemon.
Muramaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon forces Muramaki back against the cage and clinches.
Lemon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muramaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lemon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muramaki manages to break the clinch.
Lucky Lemon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muramaki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lemon finds it's way round the side to connect with Muramaki's head.
Muramaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lemon throws a poor cross that misses
and Muramaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemon lands with a right hand.
Haruki Muramaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muramaki drops his hands momentarily and Lemon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lemon moves away from the strike by Muramaki.
Lemon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muramaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemon.
Muramaki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Muramaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lemon misses with an uppercut
and Muramaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Muramaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muramaki.
A nice side step and Muramaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muramaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemon looks to score with a jab to the body but Muramaki is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muramaki walks into a straight right hand from Lemon.
Jab by Lemon.
Lemon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muramaki defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Muramaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lemon connects with a single shot there.
Lemon cracks Muramaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muramaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muramaki.
Good standup being displayed there by Lemon as he connects with a hook.
Lemon throws a jab but it's blocked by Muramaki.
Muramaki is looking for the big counter here.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muramaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muramaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lemon throws a lazy right hand but Muramaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Muramaki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body punch from Lemon.
Muramaki takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Muramaki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lemon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lemon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muramaki slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lemon has a couple of punches blocked by Muramaki.
Muramaki lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Lemon.
Lemon misses with the head strike.
Muramaki manages to break the clinch.
Lemon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lemon is looking to clinch but Muramaki is avoiding it.
Lemon throws a shot from downtown. Muramaki moves away and avoids it.
Lemon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Muramaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemon throws a lazy right hand but Muramaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lemon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lemon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Muramaki throws a shot from downtown. Lemon moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lemon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muramaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muramaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Muramaki lands an overhand right.
Muramaki throws a nice looking combination but Lemon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lemon swings for the body but Muramaki moves out of range.
Muramaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemon looks to clinch
and Muramaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Lemon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemon lands a nice shot that snaps Muramaki's head back.
Lemon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muramaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muramaki ducks under a wild hook from Lemon.
Muramaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemon lands a really nice looking cross but Muramaki seems unphased.
Muramaki throws a looping overhand right but Lemon ducks down to avoid it.
Lemon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muramaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lemon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Muramaki counters with a left and a right that stings Lemon.
Lemon connects with a jab.
Muramaki staying out of range there.
Lemon throws a jab when Muramaki was well out of range.
Muramaki throws a counter combo.
Lemon moves into the clinch.
Lucky Lemon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lemon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muramaki smiles and moves away.
Muramaki throws a right and a left that Lemon avoids nicely.
Muramaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemon closes the distance and clinches.
Muramaki is looking to control Lemon's arms but Lemon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muramaki has his back to the cage.
Muramaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Muramaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lemon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muramaki can do to turn this around?
Lemon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muramaki backwards.
Lemon drags the fight down to the ground.
Lemon keeping moving, preventing Muramaki from controlling successfully.
Lemon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lemon is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Muramaki rolls with it to try and escape but Lemon cranks on the arm and Muramaki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucky Lemon!
Lucky Lemon is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Lucky Lemon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micah Murray (ranked 180 p4p, 187 weight class) and Richard Hall (ranked 15 p4p, 19 weight class). Richard Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Murray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray manages to pull guard.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Murray trying to control here.
Hall works his way into full mount!
Hall wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hall is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall wants to take a breather but Murray is having none of it.
Hall wants to pass to mount but Murray is defending the position.
Hall is working for a kimura but Murray is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hall is just content to waste time from the top position. Murray takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murray can't keep his opponent in guard - Hall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murray is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at League of Shadows MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hall trying to advance position but Murray counters by regaining guard.
Hall is looking to pass into half guard but Murray pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murray is in guard.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Murray advances to half guard.
Murray prevents Hall from improving his position.
Murray throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Micah Murray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Murray rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Murray!
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hall has an active guard here but Murray has managed to pass into half guard.
Murray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Murray.
Murray lands strikes from half guard.
Murray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall keeps trying to improve his position.
Hall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murray is keen to just control but Hall is a slippery customer.
Richard Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murray jumps into side control!
Murray trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Murray misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hall tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murray's back!
Murray tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
Hall works his way to his opponent's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall working for a choke but Murray reverses nicely into Hall 's guard.
Murray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall wants to sweep here but Murray controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Murray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking for a sweep. Not yet Hall, not yet.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Murray postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murray trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Murray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Murray is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hall.
Murray is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murray working the ground and pound.
Murray 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.
Murray lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hall down.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hall has a hand on Murray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Murray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Murray has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hall is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray dominated that second 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.
Hall dives in for a single leg takedown but Murray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray is looking to counter the offense by Hall and move into the clinch.
Murray throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Hall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Micah Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Hall.
Murray takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Hall misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray blocks a body shot from Hall.
Good body shot from Murray.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray lands a right hand.
Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray is trying to pull guard but Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Murray decides to pull guard.
Murray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall advances position into side control!
Murray stops Hall from passing to mount.
Murray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Murray manages to get back to half guard.
Murray is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Murray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is keen to just control but Murray is a slippery customer.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Hall is pressing down on Murray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murray is holding on for now.
Hall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murray is one step ahead there.
Murray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murray is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hall has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Murray is looking to defend but Hall has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Murray! Hall pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Murray taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Richard Hall 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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