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K.O.F.C 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zygfryd Faust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Gsp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Faust might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chore Melodie. Zygfryd Faust has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zygfryd Faust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Gsp!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gsp moves away.
Gsp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Faust sprawls well initially but Gsp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Faust actively working from the bottom here.
Gsp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faust. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Gsp is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Faust makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Faust.
Gsp looking to pass the guard.
Gsp landing with the ground and pound.
Faust looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faust looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gsp passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faust is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gsp's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Faust looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gsp working Faust over with strikes.
Gsp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faust to regain full guard.
Faust throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gsp escapes and throws Faust's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gsp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Faust is looking for a sweep.
Gsp cracks Faust with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Faust is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gsp is putting a hurting on Faust here, landing some big shots from side control.
A big shot lands for Gsp! That's hurt Faust! Will he recover? Gsp fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Gsp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guss Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guss Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reed Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Steel blocks a low kick nicely.
Steel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GoldStar Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams slips under a jab.
A big right from Steel misses.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steel.
Steel misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Steel blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guss Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steel pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steel is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to improve his position but Steel is controlling well.
Steel wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams gets full guard.
Steel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Steel throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel lands a couple of digs.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Williams is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Williams has escaped and now he's on top!
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steel tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Steel's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Steel is proving hard to escape from.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guss Steel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guss Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Steel persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Steel moved away.
Williams clinches.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guss Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Steel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Steel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Steel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Steel avoids a kick to the body.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Steel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
That kick from Williams tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reed Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams misses with a head kick.
That kick from Williams tenderised Steel's leg. Steel is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Steel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Williams scores with a head kick. Steel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams pushes Steel away with a front kick.
Steel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Steel lands an overhand right.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel drives through with a takedown into Williams's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guss Steel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel throws a big elbow that misses.
Steel drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Williams's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steel 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.
Steel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steel stops Williams from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Williams's guard.
Steel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steel looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steel misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams moves out of range as Steel strikes.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Steel moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Steel.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Williams misses with a low kick as Steel jumps back.
Steel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guss Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Steel misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Steel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Steel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Williams is controlling him well.
Steel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
Steel tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Steel defending well.
Steel wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams trying to control the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Williams working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Steel looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Steel.
Steel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Steel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Steel wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
Williams controlling the action here.
Steel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Boxhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Boxhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Jones!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxhorn throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Boxhorn misses with a hook.
A big right from Boxhorn misses.
Boxhorn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boxhorn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boxhorn wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Boxhorn misses with a head shot. Jones uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones controlling Boxhorn's posture.
Boxhorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxhorn throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boxhorn wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Boxhorn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones is pushing down on Boxhorn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boxhorn is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxhorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Boxhorn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jones prevents Boxhorn from standing back up.
Boxhorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boxhorn looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boxhorn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Boxhorn thowing shots but they're missing.
Boxhorn with a couple of short strikes.
Boxhorn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Boxhorn loaded up on that one.
Boxhorn thowing shots but they're missing.
Boxhorn landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boxhorn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boxhorn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Boxhorn looking to finish with strikes here!
Boxhorn punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Boxhorn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boxhorn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jones because Boxhorn loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Boxhorn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boxhorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boxhorn lands a jab to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxhorn finish him?
Boxhorn lands with a big right hook that stumbles Jones - he's out on his feet here! Boxhorn follows up with another monster hook that separates Jones from consciousness! Jones falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Boxhorn stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ian Boxhorn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ian Boxhorn made sure he mentioned Cage Star , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Noob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Noob!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daley throws a body punch but Noob moves out of range.
Daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daley lands a right hook to the body.
Noob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noob makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Daley misses with a body punch
and Daley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noob tries to work over Daley's front leg with a kick but Daley checks it.
Daley throws the left hand but Noob avoids the punch easily.
Noob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.
Noob misses with a hook.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noob with a jab.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Noob is just out of range.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noob manages to avoid it.
Daley misses with a body shot
and Noob counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Noob.
Daley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Noob struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noob tries for a takedown but Daley manages to get underhooks.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Noob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noob is trying to force a seperation but Daley has the dominant position.
Daley wants to break free but Noob has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noob walks into a stiff left hand from Daley.
Daley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
Noob throws a good cross that connects.
Noob fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daley on the side of the head.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Noob has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Daley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Noob eats them both and turns towards Daley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Noob or perhaps it was just good defense by Daley which made him look bad.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Noob.
Noob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daley.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Noob.
Daley swinging wildly here.
Daley connects with a body shot.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noob manages to avoid it.
Noob is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Daley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noob counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daley moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daley.
Noob lands a lovely overhand right.
Noob ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Good standup being displayed there by Daley as he connects with a hook.
Noob misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daley was well out of range. Poor timing from Noob.
The fighters circling - Daley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley misses with a straight left.
Noob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Noob moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
Noob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Noob misses.
Noob is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Noob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daley misses with a hook.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Noob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daley.
Paul Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Daley's corner calls for a 1-2. Daley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daley misses with the combination.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noob manages to avoid it.
Noob throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.
Noob throws a leg kick
and Daley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noob drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noob has Daley pressed against the cage, preventing Daley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Noob is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daley is defending well.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Noob.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Noob blocking some punches.
Daley lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Noob looks to score with a jab to the body but Daley is just out of range.
Daley is looking to wear down Noob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Noob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noob throws a hook but Daley blocks it.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Noob is just out of range.
Noob shoots in but no luck this time.
Daley avoids the body shot from Noob.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Noob.
Daley missing with a left hand there. Noob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noob looks to land a right hand but Daley moved out of range.
Noob slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daley throws a right and a left that Noob avoids nicely.
Daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daley throws a hook but Noob blocks it.
Noob has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Noob shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noob throws the left hand but Daley avoids the punch easily.
Daley misses with a jab to the body
and Noob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Daley throws a series of punches but Noob moves out of range.
Daley swings for the body but Noob moves out of range.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Noob is just out of range.
Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daley takes a swing at Noob's ribcage but misses.
Noob shoots in and drives through. Daley sprawls well.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Noob.
Daley throws a nice looking combination but Noob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noob takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Noob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noob.
Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noob.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daley swings for the body but Noob moves out of range.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daley 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.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noob.
Noob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noob doesn't seem bothered though.
Noob blocks a jab.
Daley swinging wildly here.
Daley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jake Noob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noob works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daley 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daley!
In defeat, Jake Noob stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry to fans but i am so pretty at least you got too look at me !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Piehole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zab Super (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Piehole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zab Super!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Super avoids the head kick by Piehole.
Piehole lands with a slapping head kick.
Piehole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Piehole wants to land a leg kick but Super is out of range.
Super takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piehole misses with a wild body shot.
Piehole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piehole looks to score with a jab to the body but Super is just out of range.
Piehole connects with a solid leg kick.
Piehole scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Piehole.
Piehole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Super avoids the head kick by Piehole.
Piehole scoring well with a low kick there.
Piehole throws a head kick that misses.
Piehole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piehole feints and then cracks Super's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Super down.
Piehole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piehole scoring well with a low kick there.
Will Piehole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piehole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Super's head.
Piehole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Piehole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Super on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piehole. Piehole obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piehole throws a sloppy head kick and Super moves out of range easily.
Piehole misses with a head kick.
Piehole throws a leg kick which misses Super's front leg but catches the back leg as Super tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piehole tries a head kick but it misses.
Super has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Piehole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Piehole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Super takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Super's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Piehole connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Piehole.
Super on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piehole feints and then cracks Super's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Super down.
Piehole lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piehole connects with a high kick.
Super is rocked!
Good leg kick by Piehole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Super is breathing heavily.
Piehole throws a head kick but Super moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piehole fakes the leg kick and cracks Super in the body.
Super tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Piehole looks to land a combination but Super avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Piehole throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Super's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Piehole lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Will Piehole!
Will Piehole gave a mention to Cage Star in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Deary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (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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265 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Deary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo throws a hook to the side of Deary's head but Deary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polo lands a body shot.
Polo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Polo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deary sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Polo scores with a body shot.
Deary definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deary is breathing heavily.
Polo scores with a hook to the body. Deary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Polo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polo shoots for a double leg takedown but Deary sprawls well. He's pushed Polo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Polo lands the left hand.
Deary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Polo lands with a shot to the body.
Polo swinging wildly here.
Polo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Deary. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Deary to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polo advances to half guard.
Polo works his way into full mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Polo! Deary is hurt baaadly! Polo is firing away with more strikes - Deary is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cage Star for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Gary Deary was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to the fans '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebidiah Tayber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coleman Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tayber defends well and Coleman Jr ends up having to push Tayber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tayber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coleman Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tayber gets underhooks to prevent Coleman Jr's takedown attempt.
Coleman Jr is trying to pull guard but Tayber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tayber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tayber gets underhooks to prevent Coleman Jr's takedown attempt.
Coleman Jr looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Tayber.
We've been hearing reports that Coleman Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Coleman Jr jumps guard but Tayber stands there with Coleman Jr around his waist. Coleman Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tayber is pressed up against the cage. Coleman Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tayber down to the mat. Tayber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Coleman Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tayber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Coleman Jr is in Tayber's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman Jr throws an elbow that misses. Tayber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman Jr's guard. Nice move by Tayber!
Tayber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman Jr is trying to keep Tayber in close.
Coleman Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tayber manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tayber is trying to control the position but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tayber trying to control the position.
Tayber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coleman Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Tayber keeps moving.
Tayber has momentary wrist control but Coleman Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber is trying to control the position but Coleman Jr postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayber keeping full guard, as Coleman Jr tries to pass.
Tayber looking to control.
Coleman Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tayber wants to control but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr advances to full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coleman Jr lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Coleman Jr landing shots from mount.
Coleman Jr looking to finish Tayber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tayber!
Tayber is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Tayber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coleman Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tayber working to try and regain half guard.
Coleman Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Coleman Jr unloading with bombs!
Tayber is rocked!
Coleman Jr loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tayber scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Coleman Jr land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Coleman Jr stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
Mark Coleman Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (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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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Murdock gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Murdock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matthew Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jackson controls Murdock momentarily but Murdock frees himself.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing Murdock from standing up.
Jackson is controlling Murdock's posture.
Murdock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Murdock won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Murdock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Matthew Murdock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Murdock has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Murdock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Murdock.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murdock walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson cracks Murdock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murdock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murdock.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murdock pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson gets control of Murdock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Murdock tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Murdock has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Murdock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Murdock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson has clasped his hands together around Murdock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
What's Murdock going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Murdock has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackson but great work by Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Murdock jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Murdock stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthew Murdock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Murdock manages to retain guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdock is retaining full guard.
Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murdock is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murdock has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looking to control but Murdock passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Murdock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murdock trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Jackson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Murdock tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Jackson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Well, if Murdock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murdock drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdock controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Murdock slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
Murdock wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Murdock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnie Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Murdock from controlling successfully.
Murdock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Murdock is defending well.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murdock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Murdock won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Murdock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Murdock.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murdock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murdock's efforts to push away.
Murdock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Murdock won't allow it.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murdock is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Murdock circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Murdock.
Murdock gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Jackson looking to sit in guard and control but Murdock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murdock is aware though and is defending well.
Murdock wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murdock controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Murdock defends easily.
Murdock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
It looks like Murdock is going to stand back up.
Murdock is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Murdock is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Murdock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matthew Murdock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Murdock.
Matthew Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Murdock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Murdock misses.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Murdock's head back.
A head kick from Murdock lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Murdock clinches.
Jackson tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Murdock.
Murdock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Murdock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murdock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murdock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Murdock.
Murdock is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murdock clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murdock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Murdock takes the fight into the clinch.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Murdock regains guard immediately.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Murdock has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Murdock controlling his opponent.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Murdock's attempts to control the action.
Murdock controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Murdock wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson 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.
Jackson moves into full guard.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murdock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murdock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murdock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock postures up.
Murdock stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson working for a triangle but Murdock defends it easily.
Murdock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson is controlling Murdock's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Murdock is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock is controlling the pace.
Murdock wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murdock controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matthew Murdock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murdock.
Murdock has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Murdock.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
Murdock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Murdock obliges.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Murdock controls his hands.
Murdock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Murdock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock is looking to score with low kicks.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murdock defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthew Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murdock on the side of the head.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock trying to control from the bottom.
Murdock keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murdock is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murdock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Murdock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson is pressing down on Murdock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murdock is holding on for now.
Murdock desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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 Matthew Murdock.
I think Murdock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Murdock!
Matthew Murdock retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matthew Murdock made sure he mentioned Cage Star , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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