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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 1142 p4p, 1359 weight class) and Livver Sardino (ranked 34 p4p, 48 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy- Pearl Jam. Sardino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom MacDonald - "People r stupid, PRIMAL clothing isn't"". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livver Sardino!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sardino to counter with a crisp jab.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Sardino saw that one coming.
Doherty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doherty lands with a cross.
It looks like Livver Sardino has been cut.
Doherty lands a body shot.
Doherty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sardino.
Sardino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doherty throws a jab when Sardino was well out of range.
Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sardino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Sardino uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sardino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sardino throws a hook to the side of Doherty's head but Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Sardino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sardino manages to avoid it.
Sardino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Sardino is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doherty. Sardino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Sardino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Sardino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sardino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sardino misses with a straight right.
Doherty misses with a hook
and Sardino counters with a nice uppercut.
Doherty misses with a jab to the body
and Sardino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doherty misses with a straight right.
Sardino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doherty throws an overhand right that lands on Sardino's shoulder, as Sardino tries to avoid the shot.
Sardino throws a body punch but Doherty moves out of range.
Sardino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sardino.
Doherty throws a shot from downtown. Sardino moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Sardino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doherty misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sardino to counter with a crisp jab.
Doherty tries to bum rush Sardino with a series of wild strikes but Sardino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doherty misses with a looping right.
Doherty misses with a hook.
Sardino takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sardino.
Sardino cracks Doherty with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doherty throws out a loose jab but Sardino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sardino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sardino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doherty.
Doherty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sardino is out of range.
Sardino wants to counter the offense by Doherty and move into the clinch position.
Doherty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sardino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Doherty misses the target.
Sardino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sardino slips under a jab from Doherty.
Doherty scores with a nice strike.
Doherty misses with a looping right.
Sardino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Doherty thows a leg kick but Sardino checks it
enabling Sardino to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sardino.
Nice shot lands for Sardino.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Sardino is out of range.
Sardino doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sardino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doherty manages to avoid it.
Doherty throws a leg kick
and Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sardino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been informed that Sardino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doherty lands an overhand right.
Doherty tried to score with a low kick but Sardino checks it.
Sardino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sardino.
Doherty lands a jab.
Sardino is rocked!
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Sardino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sardino is still on wobbly legs! Can Doherty finish him?
Sardino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal Doherty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Livver Sardino'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.
Sardino lands a nice shot that snaps Doherty's head back.
Sardino seems to have recovered his senses.
Doherty throws the left hand but Sardino avoids the punch easily.
Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Sardino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cathal Doherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Sardino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cathal Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sardino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doherty counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Sardino.
Doherty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sardino avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sardino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Sardino lands.
Doherty moves out of range as Sardino strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty throws a big shot that misses.
Sardino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sardino. That snapped Doherty's head back.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Sardino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doherty scores with a jab to the head.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Sardino finds it's way through Doherty's defenses.
Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sardino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doherty tries a head kick but it misses.
Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Sardino slips the punch.
Doherty drops his hands momentarily and Sardino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty throws a hook but Sardino avoids it easily.
Sardino slips a jab from Doherty.
Doherty throws a solid leg kick but Sardino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doherty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doherty throws an off balance right hand
and Sardino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sardino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doherty.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sardino! But no joy.
Sardino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sardino scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Doherty.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sardino.
Sardino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doherty throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doherty throws a hook but Sardino avoids it easily.
Doherty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sardino misses with a wild body shot.
Doherty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sardino finds it's way round the side to connect with Doherty's head.
Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty is looking to chop away at Sardino's legs.
Doherty throws a low kick but Sardino avoids it.
Doherty digs a good body shot into Sardino's ribs.
Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sardino counters with a thumping low kick.
Doherty slips a straight right by Sardino.
Doherty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Sardino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doherty thinking.
Doherty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sardino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doherty scrambles back to his feet.
Doherty misses with an uppercut. Sardino saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doherty tried to score with a low kick but Sardino checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sardino! But no joy.
Doherty is looking to chop away at Sardino's legs.
Sardino slips under a jab from Doherty.
Sardino now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doherty looks to land a right hand but Sardino moved out of range.
Sardino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doherty throws a jab when Sardino was well out of range.
Doherty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Livver Sardino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Livver Sardino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sardino blocks a head kick by Doherty.
Doherty throws a poor cross that misses
and Sardino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doherty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sardino's head.
Doherty thows a leg kick but Sardino checks it
and Sardino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardino was well out of range. Poor timing from Doherty.
Sardino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sardino scores with a leg kick.
Doherty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doherty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doherty misses with a left hand
and Sardino counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doherty misses with a shot to the body
and Sardino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doherty thinking.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Sardino is out of range.
Doherty throws a big shot that misses.
Sardino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sardino throws a lazy right hand but Doherty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doherty misses with a hook.
Doherty backing away here, and Sardino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doherty takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doherty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sardino tries a quick counter leg kick but Doherty is wise to it.
Doherty lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sardino misses with a straight right.
Sardino punishes Doherty's body with a nice straight punch.
Sardino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sardino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doherty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sardino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sardino lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty lands a left and a right that send Sardino crashing to the mat, dazed. Doherty thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doherty lands with a good body shot.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sardino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sardino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sardino moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Sardino appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sardino lands with a shot to the body.
Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sardino counters with an outside leg kick.
Sardino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sardino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doherty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sardino scrambles back to his feet.
Doherty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doherty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sardino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Sardino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Doherty.
Sardino was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sardino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sardino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doherty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sardino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doherty fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sardino is out of range.
Sardino misses with a hook.
Doherty throws a jab but it's blocked by Sardino.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Sardino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doherty thinking.
Sardino takes a swing at Doherty's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doherty, as that shot connected.
Doherty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Livver Sardino's cut even more.
Doherty loads up on a big right hand but Sardino slips the punch.
Sardino misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty scores with a punch to the head.
Doherty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sardino clobbers Doherty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doherty misses with a hook
enabling Sardino to counter with a crisp jab.
Sardino connects with a nice looking jab.
Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Sardino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sardino cracks Doherty with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Livver Sardino.
I think Sardino 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Livver Sardino!
Livver Sardino took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I've been here a time or two. Just humming that familiar tune. Its all I ever think or do. Next time come with the whole crew and you still wouldnt know what to do.'.
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