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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Folignus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Folignus comes to the cage accompanied by Laces Out. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Folignus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Robinson !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Robinson there.
Folignus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Folignus's head.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Folignus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Folignus gets tackled into the cage by Robinson . Robinson maintains the clinch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folignus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robinson prevents it.
Folignus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Robinson .
Folignus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Folignus working Robinson over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus stalling in the clinch.
Folignus scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Folignus controls his hands.
Robinson tries a body shot but Folignus blocks it.
Folignus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robinson prevents it.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Folignus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Folignus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Folignus on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Folignus.
Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Folignus.
Folignus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Folignus looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Folignus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Folignus is looking to control Robinson 's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Folignus has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus is stalling here.
Folignus looking to stall.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Folignus leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nick Folignus.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Robinson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Folignus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folignus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Folignus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Folignus's shoulder, as Folignus tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson slips a jab from Folignus.
Folignus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folignus tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Robinson coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Robinson .
A jab lands there for Folignus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Robinson scores with a jab to the body.
Folignus moves out of range of the strikes.
Folignus needs to keep his hands up - Robinson had a free shot at his head there.
Folignus misses with a leg kick.
Folignus closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson , looking for a takedown. Folignus pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson darts in and clinches Folignus up against the cage.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Folignus backwards.
Folignus stalling in the clinch but Robinson improves position.
Folignus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Folignus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Folignus backwards.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Folignus avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Folignus's elbow.
Folignus is trying to stall.
Folignus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Folignus is looking to control Robinson 's arms but Robinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Folignus has his back to the cage.
Robinson pushes Folignus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Folignus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robinson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Folignus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robinson as Folignus tries to tie him up.
Folignus seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Robinson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Allen Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Folignus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Folignus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Folignus wants to stall.
Robinson pushes Folignus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Folignus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Folignus is trying to drag Robinson to the mat but Robinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Folignus slows down the pace here.
Folignus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folignus stalling in the clinch.
Robinson digs a right hand into Folignus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Folignus's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson 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.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Folignus.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Folignus counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Robinson wants to stand up but Folignus is controlling him.
Folignus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Folignus won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Folignus controls the pace.
Robinson has Folignus pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folignus stands and throws Robinson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Folignus advances to full mount.
Folignus wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Folignus has hold of Robinson 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Robinson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Robinson tries to reverse the position but Folignus maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folignus looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robinson tries to hold on but Folignus postures up.
Folignus wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Folignus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folignus controlling from mount.
Robinson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Folignus is thwarting Robinson 's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Folignus just wasn't active enough.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Folignus.
Nick Folignus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Folignus.
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
Folignus misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson closes the distance and pushes Folignus back into the cage.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Robinson .
Robinson misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson presses Folignus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Folignus.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Folignus backwards.
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 Nick Folignus.
I think Robinson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Robinson !
Allen Robinson 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 Nigel Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aloisio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Nigel Terry has been cut.
Aloisio blocks a head kick by Terry.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aloisio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Terry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Terry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aloisio lands with an overhand left.
Terry missing with a left hand there. Aloisio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terry is looking to land body kicks.
Terry checks a leg kick nicely.
Aloisio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aloisio connects with the punch.
Aloisio tries to close the distance and clinch but Terry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aloisio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aloisio tries to close the distance and clinch but Terry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aloisio misses with a wild body shot.
Terry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terry is looking to slow Aloisio down with leg kicks.
Aloisio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Terrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aloisio blocks a head kick by Terry.
A jab from Aloisio finds it's way through Terry's defenses.
Terry misses with a body kick.
Aloisio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Terry. That did some damage!
Aloisio throws a hook but Terry blocks it.
Aloisio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terry. Terry obviously looking to wear him down.
Terry misses with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aloisio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aloisio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aloisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aloisio jabs Terry right on the nose. Terry blinks but takes it well.
Terry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A lazy left from Aloisio finds it's target.
Terry throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry throws a leg kick but Aloisio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aloisio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aloisio counters with a stiff right hand.
Terry lands a nice looking body shot.
Aloisio throws a head kick but Terry moves out of range.
Aloisio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aloisio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aloisio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aloisio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aloisio avoids the head kick by Terry.
Aloisio lands with a big left! Terry is wobbled badly! Aloisio comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Terry to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nicandro Aloisio!
After winning the bout, Nicandro Aloisio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Whitfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Street comes to the cage accompanied by The Truth. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Whitfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitfield ducks under a wild hook from Street.
Street throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitfield's waist but Whitfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Street off to one side.
Street scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Andy Whitfield has been cut.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Whitfield pushes him off.
Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitfield.
Street looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitfield is just out of range.
Michael Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitfield works Street's body with a nice hook.
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!
Whitfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Street.
Street throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitfield on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Street lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whitfield slips a straight right by Street.
Street steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whitfield. That one must have hurt.
Street is breathing heavily.
Street works over Whitfield's head and body with a nice combination.
Whitfield throws a leg kick which misses Street's front leg but catches the back leg as Street tries to avoid it.
Whitfield scores with a hook to the body. Street takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whitfield scores with a jab to the head.
Whitfield connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Street misses.
Whitfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whitfield jabs at Street's body.
Street has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whitfield.
Street is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Street closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Street drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Street is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for Whitfield.
Oh Street is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitfield feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Street collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Whitfield!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hoiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski has chosen Venetian Snares - Vida as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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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
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Hoiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hoiles has time to react.
Hoiles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebowski lands a big head kick that sends Hoiles tumbling to the mat! Lebowski takes a step backwards and waves Hoiles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hoiles is rocked!
It looks like Mike Hoiles has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoiles looks to land a right hand but Lebowski moved out of range.
Hoiles throws the left hand but Lebowski avoids the punch easily.
Lebowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoiles misses with a looping left.
Lebowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lebowski lands a right hook to the body.
Lebowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Hoiles.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Lebowski drives through and clinches with Hoiles against the cage.
Lebowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoiles backwards.
Lebowski pushes Hoiles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hoiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lebowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hoiles.
Lebowski lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lebowski.
Lebowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lebowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lebowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoiles or not.
Hoiles is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Lebowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lebowski landing knees to the head.
Lebowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lebowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoiles takes a shot to the head.
Lebowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lebowski.
A short body shot lands from Lebowski as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lebowski scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lebowski lands a knee to the body.
Lebowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lebowski lands a right hand.
Oh Hoiles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lebowski crunches a lovely knee into Hoiles's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lebowski.
Hoiles seems to have got his legs back now.
Lebowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoiles won't want to take too many of those.
Lebowski drops Hoiles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hoiles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Lebowski - that landed with a thud.
Lebowski is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lebowski.
Lebowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lebowski as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lebowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski dips a shoulder and cracks Hoiles with a mighty uppercut! Hoiles falls back against the cage and Lebowski unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hoiles is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lebowski screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Lebowski!
Jeffrey Lebowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Rua has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Millard feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tried to score with a low kick but Millard checks it.
Millard swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Millard throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Millard throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millard moves away.
Rua swings for the body but Millard moves out of range.
Bruce Millard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Rua cracks Millard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millard avoids the head kick by Rua.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Millard 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.
Rua throws a head kick but Millard moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Millard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rua throws a leg kick that misses.
Millard swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millard.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Millard thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millard moves out of range of the leg kick from Rua.
A bone on bone clash there as Millard blocks the leg kick.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Millard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Millard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good shot there by Rua.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Millard manages to avoid it.
Millard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rua managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millard throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Millard passes Rua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Millard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Millard is just content to waste time from the top position. Rua takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard throws a big right hand that misses.
Rua controls Millard momentarily but Millard frees himself.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Millard from controlling successfully.
Rua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Rua just wasn't active enough.
Jab from Millard.
Millard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Millard throws out a leg kick but Rua moves out of range and Millard only half commits.
Rua throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Millard scores with a takedown into Rua's guard.
Rua pulls Millard in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Millard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Millard lands a glancing blow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua throws a push kick but Millard slaps the foot to one side.
Rua misses with a body kick.
Millard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Rua does it's job there.
Rua fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Millard is out of range.
Rua takes a swing at Millard's ribcage but misses.
Rua tests Millard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Millard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Millard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Millard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rua is trying to control Millard's posture but Millard avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard grinds an elbow into Rua's temple.
Millard landing a few strikes.
Rua managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Millard.
Rua tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millard throws a strike aimed at the side of Rua's head but Rua avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard tries to score with some ground and pound. Rua controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Millard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rua is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millard working the strikes but Rua uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Millard thows a huge punch but Rua dodges it nicely.
Rua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Millard.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Millard is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Millard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rua trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Rua wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Millard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Millard throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Millard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Millard looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Millard drives through with a takedown into Rua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Millard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard is fighting to break Rua's control of his arms but Rua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Millard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Millard tries to land a leg kick but Rua saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua moves out of range as Millard throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Millard connects with a solid leg kick.
Millard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Millard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rua misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Rua blocks the low kick.
Millard misses with the combination.
Rua works the jab nicely.
Rua avoids a kick to the body.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Rua.
Millard lands a jab to the nose.
Rua is looking to wear down Millard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Millard tries a head kick but it misses.
Millard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Millard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
Rua trying to control the position.
Millard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Millard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce Millard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Millard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Millard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Rua just wasn't active enough.
Millard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rua scores with a sloppy right hand. Millard should have avoided that one.
Millard shoots in but Rua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Millard.
Millard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gabriel Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Millard can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Millard.
Rua moves away from the strike by Millard.
A slow jab from Millard misses its intended target.
Millard fakes the leg kick and cracks Rua in the body.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Millard feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Millard defending well as Rua loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua throws a wild body kick that Millard sees coming a mile off.
Rua scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Millard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Millard throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
Millard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Millard tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Millard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Millard.
Millard throws a body kick that misses.
Rua lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Millard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Millard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Millard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Millard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Millard misses with a wild body shot.
Rua swings for the body but Millard moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Millard.
Rua takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Millard throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rua tries to clinch there but Millard circles away.
Rua drops his hands momentarily and Millard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Millard 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a low kick.
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!
Millard scores with the left hand. Rua knows he should have avoided that one.
Rua misses with a low kick.
Millard shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Millard.
Millard throws a low kick but Rua avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rua.
Rua instigates a clinch.
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millard up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Millard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millard digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rua tries to work over Millard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millard. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Millard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Millard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Millard!
Bruce Millard very nearly forgot to thank Closed - Thanks for Support amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon The Yard Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Yard Father is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saigon - Get Busy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saigon The Yard Father!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Yard Father shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Yard Father doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Yard Father has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee postures up and lands a big shot to The Yard Father's brow.
The Yard Father working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but The Yard Father is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Yard Father looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee wants to control from the top but The Yard Father keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Yard Father working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Yard Father utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Yard Father has his feet on Lee's thighs here. He's pushed Lee off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lee screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saigon The Yard Father!
A very excited looking Saigon The Yard Father made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Wainwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Wainwright!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wainwright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wainwright scores with a hook.
It looks like Rocky Tyson has been cut.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Wainwright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wainwright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wainwright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyson throws a hook but Wainwright blocks it.
Crunch! Wainwright slams his shin into Tyson's torso.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Wainwright looks for the body kick but Tyson saw that one coming.
Wainwright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wainwright cracks Tyson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tyson falls backwards against the cage. Wainwright follows up with more strikes that drop Tyson to his knees. Wainwright keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tyson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Wainwright!
A victorious Paul Wainwright 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 Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Swayze!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen swinging wildly here.
Swayze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Allen is putting a hurting on Swayze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Swayze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Allen lands a few punches from side control.
Swayze is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Swayze defending against the ground and pound.
Allen wants to control for a moment but Swayze uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Allen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
Allen works his way into side control.
Swayze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Allen.
Swayze stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Allen staying calm.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swayze struggling a bit here.
Swayze is looking to reverse the position.
Swayze parries the strikes from Allen easily there. Allen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swayze to escape.
Allen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Swayze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Swayze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swayze is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Allen laying and praying for a moment but Swayze takes advantage and regains half guard.
Allen winds up and cracks Swayze with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swayze defending well though.
Swayze regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen won't allow Swayze to get back to his feet.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allen wants to control from the top but Swayze keeps moving.
Allen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Swayze keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mateus Allen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Allen or perhaps it was just good defense by Swayze which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Swayze misses.
Good leg kick by Swayze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Swayze misses with a right hand
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Swayze!
Swayze tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Allen working away.
Swayze parries the strikes from Allen easily there. Allen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swayze to escape.
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face as Allen controls the position.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Allen stalls from top position.
Allen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Swayze is looking to reverse the position.
Swayze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Swayze is looking for a sweep.
Swayze struggling a bit here.
Allen trying to control the action but Swayze is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Allen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Swayze's shoulder. That is not cool.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Allen wants to control but Swayze is keeping him busy.
Allen is working Swayze over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Swayze with a big right hand but Swayze just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Swayze is trying to improve his position.
Allen working the body and head with strikes.
Swayze tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swayze is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Allen working the ground and pound from side control.
Allen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swayze tries to buck Allen off but Allen is having none of it.
Allen scoring with punches and elbows.
Swayze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen working away.
Allen 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.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Swayze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Allen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Allen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control the action but Swayze is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Swayze throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen catches Swayze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swayze misses with a leg kick.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swayze throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Allen checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Allen.
Allen controls the position from side control.
Allen is working Swayze over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze taking punishment in the form of punches.
Swayze tries to buck Allen off but Allen is having none of it.
Allen looks up at the clock and then as Swayze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Allen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Allen throws an elbow but Swayze slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swayze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Allen grinds an elbow into Swayze's temple.
Allen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Allen is trying to ground and pound but Swayze uses the momentary lack of control by Allen to regain half guard.
Allen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Mateus Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen stops Swayze from standing up.
Swayze looking to control.
Swayze wants to stand up but Allen is controlling him.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Swayze misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze throws a leg kick but Allen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swayze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Swayze tries a head kick but it misses.
Brett Swayze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Swayze!
You can see the frustration on Swayze's face as Allen controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Allen takes a swing at Swayze's ribcage but misses.
Allen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Swayze misses with a low kick.
Allen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swayze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Allen somewhat.
Swayze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brett Swayze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swayze misses with a hook
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Allen!
An out of breath Mateus Allen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
202 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
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31
200 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chicken Beef!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beef as he jumps to the side.
Carson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beef.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Carson finds it's target.
It looks like Chicken Beef has been cut.
Beef pushes Carson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carson gets through Beef's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beef uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson avoids the elbow strike from Beef, against the cage.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carson is working Beef over against the cage.
Beef working aggressively here.
Beef prevents a body shot from Carson.
Beef working aggressively here.
Carson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson working aggressively here.
Carson scores with a shoulder strike.
Carson lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Beef misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Beef.
Beef blocks a body shot from Carson.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Beef controls the action.
Carson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carson fails to land.
Beef lands a hook that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Beef blocks a body shot from Carson.
Carson misses with some punches.
Beef lands a body punch.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beef swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Carson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beef.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Carson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beef backwards.
Carson digs a right hand underneath Beef's ribcage. Beef let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carson takes a shot to the head.
Beef working aggressively here.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
Carson working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Beef.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beef backwards.
Beef misses with the head strike.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Beef takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Carson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chicken Beef's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Beef.
Carson wants to clinch up but Beef keeps it at a distance.
Beef tries to work over Carson's front leg with a kick but Carson checks it.
Carson tries to keep at a distance but Beef has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glenn Carson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Beef lands a hook that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Beef prevents a body shot from Carson.
Carson works on Beef's body with a couple of short punches.
Beef misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef prevents a body shot from Carson.
Carson tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
Carson lands an uppercut.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
Carson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beef.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson pushes Beef back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Beef blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Beef blocking some punches.
Carson lands with a left to the head.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beef pushes Carson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Beef.
Beef misses with some punches.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carson has a couple of punches blocked by Beef.
Carson lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beef swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beef lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beef misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beef's elbow.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beef pushes Carson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beef scores with a shot to the side of Carson's head.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carson prevents a body shot from Beef.
Beef lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carson blocking some punches.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson struggles to land a body shot inside as Beef controls his hands.
Carson tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
Beef swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beef throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Beef's head.
Beef can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beef misses with the head strike.
Carson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slow jab from Beef misses its intended target.
Jab by Carson.
A jab from Carson misses.
Carson closes the distance and clinches up with Beef, looking for a takedown. Carson pushes Beef against the cage but Beef circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beef throws a series of punches but Carson moves out of range.
Glenn Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beef clinches up with Carson and pushes him back against the cage.
Carson struggles to land a body shot inside as Beef controls his hands.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beef tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beef pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson blocking some punches.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Beef blocking some punches.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carson pushes Beef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beef lands a right hand.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Carson.
Carson tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
Carson pushes Beef back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carson tries a body shot but Beef blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beef.
Carson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carson prevents a body shot from Beef.
Carson blocking some punches.
Beef creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Beef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beef's elbow.
Beef blocks an uppercut.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Beef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beef misses with the head strike.
Carson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beef or not.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson working aggressively here.
Beef swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson cracks Beef with a nice body shot.
Beef working aggressively here.
Carson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Carson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Beef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Beef pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
Beef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beef misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carson lands with a short shot to the head.
Beef lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Beef avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beef fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Beef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beef misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chicken Beef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beef swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Carson!
Glenn Carson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Postiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McMurphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Postiga might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tacata. McMurphy has chosen I own Golly God. as his entrance music. Randall McMurphy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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32
196 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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194 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Postiga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall McMurphy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postiga takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Postiga.
Postiga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Postiga tries to clinch up but McMurphy circles away and keeps his distance.
McMurphy moves out of range as Postiga strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMurphy. Postiga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Postiga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMurphy works Postiga's body with a nice hook.
McMurphy misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McMurphy.
Postiga tries to clinch up but McMurphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Postiga scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McMurphy forces Postiga back against the cage and clinches.
McMurphy blocks a body shot from Postiga.
A short right from McMurphy.
McMurphy taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postiga blocks a body shot from McMurphy.
McMurphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Postiga.
A hook to the body from Postiga.
Postiga managing to block the knees to the body from McMurphy.
Postiga tries to work over McMurphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Postiga.
McMurphy can't find room to land a body shot as Postiga controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Postiga.
McMurphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Postiga.
Postiga tries a body shot but McMurphy blocks it.
Postiga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Postiga backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from McMurphy.
McMurphy trying to land knees to the body.
McMurphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurphy tries a body shot but Postiga blocks it.
Postiga misses with the head strike.
McMurphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from McMurphy.
McMurphy tries a body shot but Postiga blocks it.
McMurphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMurphy lands a left hand.
Postiga struggles to land a body shot inside as McMurphy controls his hands.
McMurphy misses with a body punch.
Postiga struggles to land a body shot inside as McMurphy controls his hands.
McMurphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McMurphy fails to land.
McMurphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMurphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Postiga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McMurphy misses with a punch on the inside.
McMurphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from McMurphy.
Postiga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McMurphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Postiga tries to work over McMurphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McMurphy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McMurphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Postiga or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMurphy misses with some punches.
McMurphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Postigas head.
Postiga blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMurphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Postiga can't find room to land a body shot as McMurphy controls the action.
McMurphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Postiga or not.
Good body shot from McMurphy.
Postiga tries a body shot but McMurphy blocks it.
Postiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMurphy gets through Postiga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McMurphy lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McMurphy.
McMurphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Postiga takes a shot to the head.
McMurphy tries to throw a body punch but Postiga avoids it by throwing McMurphy back against the cage.
Postiga can't find room to land a body shot as McMurphy controls the action.
McMurphy blocks a body shot from Postiga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McMurphy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Postiga ducks right into an uppercut from McMurphy.
McMurphy scores with a jab to the body.
Postiga dodges the punch combination from McMurphy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Postiga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McMurphy thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for McMurphy.
McMurphy lands a jab to the head.
McMurphy ducks under a wild hook from Postiga.
Postiga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMurphy works Postiga's body with a nice hook.
McMurphy takes the fight into the clinch.
McMurphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurphy blocks a body shot from Postiga.
Postiga throws a punch but it's blocked by McMurphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Postiga.
McMurphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Postiga.
McMurphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, McMurphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
McMurphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McMurphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMurphy presses Postiga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Postiga misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postiga blocks an uppercut.
Postiga tries to throw a body punch but McMurphy avoids it by throwing Postiga back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Postiga.
Postiga lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Postiga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMurphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Postiga lands a body punch.
Postiga has a couple of punches blocked by McMurphy.
Postiga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McMurphy blocking some punches.
Postiga tries to throw a body punch but McMurphy avoids it by throwing Postiga back against the cage.
Postiga blocking some punches.
McMurphy is trying to stall.
A short left from McMurphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postiga can't find room to land a body shot as McMurphy controls the action.
Postiga blocks an uppercut.
McMurphy digs a right hand underneath Postiga's ribcage. Postiga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Postiga blocking some punches.
A short left from McMurphy.
McMurphy gets through Postiga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMurphy.
McMurphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Postiga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Postiga swings wildly with an uppercut but McMurphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Postiga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McMurphy lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMurphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from McMurphy fails to land.
McMurphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
McMurphy trying to control the position but instead, Postiga has worked for underhooks and has pushed McMurphy into the cage.
McMurphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McMurphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Postiga misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from McMurphy as the two fighters clinch.
McMurphy working aggressively here.
McMurphy prevents a body shot from Postiga.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Postiga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMurphy.
McMurphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall McMurphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McMurphy lands a left and a right that send Postiga crashing to the mat, dazed. McMurphy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMurphy misses with a wild combination.
McMurphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Postiga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randall McMurphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Postiga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Postiga throws a sloppy head kick
and Postiga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMurphy is pawing at Postiga, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Postiga's nose. Postiga is badly hurt! McMurphy pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Postiga tries desperately to hold on but McMurphy is relentless in his assault! As Postiga receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls McMurphy away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall McMurphy! Randall McMurphy retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Randall McMurphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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