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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommie Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Shoot Shotgun. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bruce's choice of entrance music: Joy Division - Atmosphere. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommie Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn tries to score with a low kick but Bruce moves his leg out of the way.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tommie Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gunn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bruce on his heels. He'll look to pass Bruce's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunn's guard.
Bruce wants to stand but Gunn is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce gets to his feet. Gunn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gunn is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruce jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruce - that will leave a mark!
We've been informed that Bruce has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gunn lands the left hand.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Gunn lands a nice shot that snaps Bruce's head back.
Bruce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunn should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Gunn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunn darts in and clinches Bruce up against the cage.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Gunn controls the action.
Bruce misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
Bruce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
I was talking to Gunn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn scores with a nice right hand.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Bruce shakes it off.
Gunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bobby Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Gunn's head back.
Gunn walks into a jab.
Gunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bruce momentarily.
Gunn takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Bruce connects with a leg kick. Gunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruce jabs Gunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gunn tries to work over Bruce's front leg with a kick but Bruce checks it.
Gunn lands a front kick.
Gunn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Bruce.
A left lands for Bruce.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
so Gunn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunn with a nice head shot there.
Gunn trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Gunn throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommie Gunn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bruce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruce slips under a jab from Gunn.
Gunn shoots in and drives through. Bruce sprawls well.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Gunn off balance momentarily.
Gunn throws a front kick aimed at Bruce's knee but Bruce avoids it well.
Bruce scores with a leg kick.
Bruce lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Bruce off balance momentarily.
Bruce lands the left hand.
Bruce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gunn's head.
Bruce takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Gunn.
Gunn connects with a body shot that sends Bruce's belly button to the back.
Gunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce lands a head kick!
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn tries a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Gunn wants to slow Bruce down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce slips under a jab from Gunn.
Bruce throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Gunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce punishes Gunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunn throws a hook but Bruce blocks it.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gunn is working away from the top position though.
Gunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruce slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bruce working a defensive guard here.
Bruce has his hands on Gunn's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gunn postures up in Bruce's guard and throws a big left but Bruce blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gunn wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bruce pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gunn is out of range and Bruce settles back down.
Gunn lands a head shot.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Bruce throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
That kick from Bruce tenderised Gunn's leg. Gunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Bruce misses
and Gunn counters with a shoot takedown. Bruce fights it but they end up in guard.
Gunn passes Bruce's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruce manages to get to full guard.
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!
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gunn 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.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce wants to stand but Gunn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gunn pulls Bruce in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruce from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Bruce slips a straight right by Gunn.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Gunn moved away.
Gunn throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruce.
A big right from Bruce misses.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Gunn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Gunn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bruce avoids it really well and circles away.
Gunn throws out a powerful jab.
Bobby Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommie Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bruce.
Gunn catches Bruce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Bruce checks it.
Gunn scores with a punch to the head.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Bruce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gunn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gunn wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn moves forwards but Bruce connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
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 Tommie Gunn.
I think Gunn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommie Gunn!
A very excited looking Tommie Gunn 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.
The defeated Bobby Bruce had this to say: 'I only lose to good fighters, this guy deserves my respect!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
31 - 17 - 2 |
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33
159 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo scores with a hook to the body. David takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David throws a hook but Gonzo blocks it.
Gonzo misses with a wild combination.
David dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. David avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
Gonzo misses with a punch on the inside.
David lands with a right to the head.
David throws a head punch that misses.
David tries to break the clinch but Gonzo is controlling the position.
Gonzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
David keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzo's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gonzo is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
David is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzo has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
David misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by David as Gonzo tries to tie him up.
Gonzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
David throws a leg kick which misses Gonzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzo tries to avoid it.
Gonzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David misses with a body kick.
David changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
David working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzo keeps working.
Gonzo is looking to regain half guard here but David keeps moving and retains side control.
David in side control, throwing shots but Gonzo defends.
Gonzo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo tries to pass the half guard into mount. David knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
David moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzo is one step ahead there.
David wants to hit a switch here but Gonzo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for David there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David wants to control but Gonzo is having none of it.
Gonzo throwing strikes here but David is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David tries to hold on but Gonzo postures up.
David 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.
David is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gonzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
David tries to get to full guard but Gonzo has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo trying to control from David's half guard. David has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Melekh David will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
David slips a jab and a cross from Gonzo.
Gonzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps David's head backwards.
Gonzo misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
David tries a low kick but Gonzo avoids it.
David ducks under a wild hook from Gonzo.
David lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gonzo walks into a left hand.
David keeps Gonzo at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzo lands with a good body shot.
David uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzo.
David scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and David counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzo's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzo is keeping the position for now.
Gonzo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzo is keeping the position for now.
David is looking to advance position but Gonzo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
David tries to lock up and control but Gonzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
David 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gonzo.
Gonzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
David is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzo lands a big shot there that rocks David but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Melekh David has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzo prevents David from getting the reversal.
Gonzo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control but David is having none of it.
David wants to hold on but Gonzo pushes him away.
David is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzo raining down hammerfists from mount.
David avoids a strike by Gonzo and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Gonzo's guard! Fantastic escape!
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David wants to control from the top but Gonzo keeps moving.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David postures up in Gonzo's guard and throws a big left but Gonzo blocks it.
David trying to control but Gonzo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melekh David 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. This is the final round!
David takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David tries to score with a low kick but Gonzo moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Gonzo misses its intended target.
Gonzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but David was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzo.
David darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Gonzo misses.
Gonzo misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
Gonzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gonzo throws out a loose jab but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from David.
Melekh David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzo circles away.
Gonzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from David, right into the meat.
David cracks Gonzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzo throws a right hand that misses
and David counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzo didn't expect that.
Gonzo managing to control the position.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzo keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David wants to pass the guard but Gonzo is keeping the position.
Gonzo 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.
David pushes down on Gonzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gonzo wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David wants to control but Gonzo is keeping him busy.
David wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dr Gonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzo tries to reverse the position but David maintains control.
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.
David raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
David seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzo is looking to improve his position.
Gonzo trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David prevents Gonzo from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melekh David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got David 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melekh David!
Melekh David 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). 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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290 lbs
28 - 16 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Palmer.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Palmer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caine counters with a shoot takedown. Palmer fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer pulls Caine in close to prevent any damage.
Caine wants to pass the guard but Palmer is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer managing to control the position.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Caine working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Caine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Palmer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Palmer is trying to keep Caine in close.
Caine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palmer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arnold Palmer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Caine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Caine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caine checks a low kick from Palmer.
Palmer takes a swing at Caine's ribcage but misses.
Caine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caine off to one side.
Caine throws out a leg kick but Palmer moves out of range and Caine only half commits.
Caine lands a high kick!
Caine checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caine throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caine.
Palmer defending well as Caine loads up on a big left hand.
Caine digs a good body shot into Palmer's ribs.
Palmer scores with a jab.
Palmer misses with a body shot
and Caine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palmer's guard.
Caine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caine trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.
Caine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmer is controlling Caine's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Caiaphas Caine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Caine cracks Palmer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caine has time to react.
Caine ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Caine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
Caine clobbers Palmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Palmer misses the jab.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caine was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Nice jab there from Caine.
Palmer thows a leg kick but Caine checks it
and Caine counters with a single leg into guard. Palmer didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer wants to sweep here but Caine controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
Palmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caine.
Caine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer is trying to keep Caine in close.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer pulls Caine in close to his closed guard and prevents Caine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Palmer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Caine is trying to maintain the position but Palmer is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caiaphas Caine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer throws a leg kick that misses.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caine was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer throws a leg kick which misses Caine's front leg but catches the back leg as Caine tries to avoid it.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Palmer scores with a push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Palmer throws a head kick but Caine moves out of range.
Arnold Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caine.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Caine is just out of range.
Caine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palmer throws a body punch but Caine moves out of range.
Palmer throws a leg kick
and Caine counters with a takedown into side control.
Caiaphas Caine has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Palmer gets back to half guard.
Caine is trying to control the action in half guard but Palmer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palmer regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caine lands a couple of elbows.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer is trying to keep Caine in close.
Palmer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Palmer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caine is proving hard to escape from.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Palmer stays in close to Caine's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arnold Palmer.
Caine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caine.
Caine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Caine walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palmer - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palmer.
Caine rushes Palmer and presses him up against the cage.
Palmer is trying to break free.
Caine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caine keeps control of Palmer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palmer's efforts to push away.
Palmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has had enough of the clinch but Caine keeps him there for the moment.
Caine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caine misses with a body punch.
A short right from Caine.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caine has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Caine controls his hands.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caine throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Palmer misses with a low kick.
Palmer swings for the body but Caine moves out of range.
Caine slips under a jab from Palmer.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Caine tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Palmer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lands a jab to Caine's midsection.
Palmer thumps Caine with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer swings for the body but Caine moves out of range.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caine.
Caine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer misses with a kick to the body.
Caine wants to clinch.
Palmer is looking to wear down Caine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer is in trouble now - Caine has advanced to mount!
Caine looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palmer is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caiaphas Caine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Palmer misses with a jab to the body
so Caine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Palmer seems keen to control Caine's posture.
Caine preventing the sweep.
Caine is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palmer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Arnold Palmer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Caine.
Palmer misses with a hook
and Caine counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine trying to control the action but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer is trying to get back to half guard.
Palmer is not content to let Caine control the position.
Caine tries for a kimura but Palmer is defending well.
Caine trying to control the position but Palmer is working away.
Caine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Palmer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer taking a bit of punishment here - Caine scoring with strikes.
Palmer regains half guard.
Caine seems to be working for a kimura but Palmer defends the submission attempt.
Palmer trying to control from the bottom.
Caine wants to free his trapped foot but Palmer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer has his hands clasped together around Caine's back. He's all about the action.
Caine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palmer defends it well.
Palmer is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer moves into full guard.
Caine works over Palmer with some ground and pound from guard.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Caine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Caine preventing the sweep.
Caine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palmer trying to keep a closed guard but Caine is proving a slippery customer.
Caine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caine is in close to Palmer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palmer pulls Caine in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer controls Caine momentarily but Caine frees himself.
Caine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
Caine throwing strikes from guard but Palmer blocks nicely.
Caine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Caine is working Palmer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Caine wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Caine throwing strikes but missing.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caine is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caine working some strikes from top position.
Caine trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caiaphas Caine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caine 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiaphas Caine!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Caiaphas Caine made sure he mentioned Zipp Zapp, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Arnold Palmer spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't win em all, and with that I end my long career. Good fight Caine. Thanks to all my fans and the guys at Ascension for letting me fight here and ending my career at such a great org.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier comes into the arena with Esaka '96 blaring out of the sound system. Biller has chosen Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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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
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panzer Grenadier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 36 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller wants to clinch up but Grenadier keeps it at a distance.
Biller tries to clinch but Grenadier is having none of it.
Biller throws a right and a left that Grenadier avoids nicely.
Biller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grenadier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grenadier scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Biller fails to land with a series of punches.
Biller goes for a double leg but Grenadier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grenadier continues to drive forward.
Grenadier gets through Biller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biller jumps guard but Grenadier stands there with Biller around his waist. Biller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Biller turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Biller manages to end up in side control.
Grenadier pushes Biller away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Biller gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grenadier is trying to get back to half guard.
Biller swings around for an armbar but Grenadier sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Biller's guard.
Grenadier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Grenadier wants to stand but Biller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grenadier stays in close to Biller's body and controls the position.
Biller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grenadier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grenadier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Biller is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Grenadier rolls with it to try and escape but Biller cranks on the arm and Grenadier is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sten Biller!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sten Biller made sure he mentioned KAISER, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums comes to the cage accompanied by ThunderStruck. O Neil has chosen Golden Brown as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil lands a leg kick that knocks Biggums off balance momentarily.
Biggums feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
Biggums connects with a body shot.
Biggums looks to land a body kick but O Neil moved away.
Biggums looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Biggums has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Biggums keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Biggums misses its intended target.
O Neil throws a front kick that sends Biggums stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Biggums has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Neil cracks Biggums with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil wants to slow Biggums down by chopping away at his legs.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggums.
Biggums lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biggums doesn't seem phased though.
O Neil looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggums swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
Biggums fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Neil is out of range.
Biggums lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums stuns O Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Biggums misses with a body shot.
O Neil avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a sloppy head kick
and O Neil counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biggums's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggums swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biggums looks to throw a body kick
and Biggums takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biggums throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggums scores with a decent looking hook.
Biggums fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
Biggums tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
Biggums swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil lands a slapping body shot.
Biggums shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Biggums throws a body kick that misses.
Biggums ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
Biggums attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Biggums fails with the takedown.
Biggums lands a head shot.
Biggums misses the jab.
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Neil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil digs a good hook to Biggums's body.
O Neil lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Biggums misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
Biggums scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Neil in his tracks.
Biggums tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Neil is able to avoid easily.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Biggums stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Biggums connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biggums throws a leg kick but O Neil sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biggums jabs O Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Biggums.
A telegraphed right hand from Biggums misses the target.
O Neil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biggums. That did some damage!
O Neil thuds his right hand into Biggums's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Biggums is looking to wear down O Neil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biggums.
O Neil drops his hands momentarily and Biggums takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Biggums throws a right hand that O Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that O Neil also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggums throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggums shoots and misses
and O Neil counters with a good low kick that Biggums was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Neil.
Biggums feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Neils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biggums checks a leg kick.
Biggums misses with a low kick.
Biggums thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by O Neil.
O Neil thuds his right hand into Biggums's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Neil takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums misses the shot to the body.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Biggums throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil throws a right hand that Biggums ducks under and follows up with a left that Biggums also avoids with ease.
O Neil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Biggums connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Neil scrambles back to his feet.
Biggums blocks the body kick.
Biggums rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neil finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Neil throws a leg kick which misses Biggums's front leg but catches the back leg as Biggums tries to avoid it.
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
Biggums is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Biggums darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil checks a low kick from Biggums.
O Neil blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a nice head shot.
O Neil has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Biggums lands a right hook to the body.
Biggums throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neil.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Biggums lands a slapping body shot.
Biggums lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggums.
O Neil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Biggums throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil slips a straight right by Biggums.
Biggums slips a jab from O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Biggums connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil avoids the body shot from Biggums.
Biggums looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Neil is fending him off so far but Biggums persists. Nope, O Neil circles away and we're back to standing.
Biggums scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Biggums scores with a body shot.
O Neil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
Biggums just misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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 Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
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.
Biggums misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neil blocks the leg kick.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Biggums with an uppercut!
O Neil scores with a jab to the head.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Biggums takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Biggums blocks a low kick nicely.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biggums tries to land a front kick but O Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Biggums lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neil at a distance.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggums.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Biggums's head.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Biggums looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
Mickey O Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Neil keeps Biggums at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Biggums!
O Neil throws a leg kick but Biggums sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Neil. That's going to slow Biggums down.
O Neil dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Biggums. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biggums throws a solid leg kick but O Neil takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Biggums.
O Neil throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
Biggums connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
O Neil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Biggums slips the punch.
Biggums ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
Biggums looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
That kick from O Neil tenderised Biggums's leg. Biggums is trying to keep his angry face on.
Biggums lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Biggums looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Neil, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums misses with the combination.
O Neil cracks Biggums with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Biggums defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biggums throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as O Neil blocks the leg kick.
Biggums finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biggums slips a straight right by O Neil.
Biggums throws an overhand right that lands on O Neil's shoulder, as O Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Biggums throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands a jab to the head.
Biggums thows a leg kick but O Neil checks it
and O Neil counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Biggums! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear(Launder 85%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Vinny Russo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
45 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Russo throws a right hand that misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Russo throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russo.
Russo misses with a body shot.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Russo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Russo in his tracks.
Russo misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Russo walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Russo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Russo missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Russo moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie scores with a head kick. Russo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Russo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Russo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Russo misses with a straight right.
Gracie thumps Russo with a low kick.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps Russo at a distance using the push kick.
Russo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Russo moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russo is defended easily by Gracie.
Gracie throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Russo misses with a double jab.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Russo down.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie punishes Russo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Russo.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Russo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Russo's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Russo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Russo is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Russo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Russo taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie digs a good hook to Russo's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Russo down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Russo misses with a head kick.
Russo throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Russo stumbling back into the cage.
Russo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russo momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Russo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie feints and then cracks Russo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Russo down.
Gracie scores with a jab. Russo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Russo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Russo misses with the combination.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Russo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie moves out of range as Russo strikes.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A big left from Russo misses.
Russo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Russo's front leg but catches the back leg as Russo tries to avoid it.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie scores with a takedown into Russo's guard.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russo controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Russo keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Russo's brow.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
Gracie cracks Russo with a solid left hand.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Russo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Russo's legs - danger averted.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gracie cracks Russo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie lunges at Russo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Russo's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Russo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Russo.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
Ricardo Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Russo.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Vinny Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Russo as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russo.
Russo throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie pushes Russo away with a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Russo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinny Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Russo stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Russo.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Russo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Russo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Russo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Russo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Russo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie winds up and cracks Russo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Russo actively working from the bottom here.
Russo is not content to let Gracie control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Russo is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gracie!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Gracie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Vinny Russo was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't know. Guys, did you get that on tape?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny McGee (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiny McGee!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Hume there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sawyer Hume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by McGee as he checks the leg kick.
McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee avoids the head kick by Hume.
McGee wants to clinch up but Hume keeps it at a distance.
Hume takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hume cracks the inside of McGee's front leg.
Good work by McGee as he checks the leg kick.
Hume closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Hume throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGee digs a right hand into Hume's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hume's gas tank.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hume.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hume misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hume tries to work over McGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
Hume is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee digs a right hand underneath Hume's ribcage. Hume let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hume blocks a body shot from McGee.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGee.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Hume uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Hume has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hume swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hume works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
McGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hume tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hume backwards.
Hume's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hume is rocked!
McGee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Hume is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hume working aggressively here.
Hume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hume seems to have got his legs back now.
McGee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hume to his knees! McGee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny McGee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Donowitz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. Tao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
38 - 9 - 0 |
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160 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
38 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Donowitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Donowitz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donowitz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz lands a right hook to the body.
Tao throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tao throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tao.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz rushes Tao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao cracks Donowitz with a nice body shot.
Donowitz lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
Tao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donowitz has Tao pressed against the cage, preventing Tao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
Donowitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donowitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donowitz.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donowitz has Tao pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao blocking some punches.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Donowitz controlling the action here for a moment.
Donowitz throws a head punch that misses.
Tao tries to work over Donowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Donowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Tao.
A right hook to the body lands for Tao.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tao.
Donowitz is trying to maintain a safe position but Tao gets an underhook and turns Donowitz into the cage.
Tao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tao manages to break the clinch.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Tao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tao.
Donowitz throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Tao finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
Tao throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Donowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donowitz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Tao.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Donowitz walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao misses with a combination
and Donowitz counters with a nice body kick.
Donowitz moves out of range of the body kick.
Donowitz scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Tao.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Tao checks it
and Tao counters with a nice uppercut.
Donowitz throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz moves out of range of the leg kick from Tao.
A swing and a miss from Donowitz.
Tao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tao swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Tao misses with a looping right.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donowitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donowitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donowitz's hands.
Tao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donowitz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donowitz throws a shot to the body.
Tao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz scores with a spinning back kick!
Donowitz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donowitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tao cracks a nice hook into Donowitz's ribs.
Donowitz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donowitz moves out of range of the leg kick from Tao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
A big left from Tao misses.
A jab from Tao misses.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a front kick aimed at Tao's knee but Tao avoids it well.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tao. Tao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Tao misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
Donowitz wants to clinch.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Tao there.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tao. That did some damage!
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Donowitz counters with a solid body kick.
Donowitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Tao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donowitz doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donowitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tao is able to avoid easily.
Donowitz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a good, hard body kick but Tao shrugs it off.
Tao misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yin Tao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
A leg kick checked by Tao.
Donowitz throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Donowitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Donk. Donowitz catches Tao right on the button with a cross.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Tao ducks right into an uppercut from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tao.
Tao misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao slips under a jab.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donowitz checks a leg kick.
Donowitz tries to clinch but Tao moves out of range.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao cracks Donowitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Tao throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz lands a right hand.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with the head strike.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donowitz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donowitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tao.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Tao pushes Donowitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tao cracks Donowitz with a nice body shot.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Tao tries to work over Donowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tao tries to circle away but Donowitz has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Tao breaks from the clinch.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with a straight right hand.
Tao looks for the body kick but Donowitz saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Donowitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Tao scores with a sloppy right hand. Donowitz should have avoided that one.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tao is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to work over Tao's front leg with a kick but Tao checks it.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Donowitz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tao is out of range and Donowitz settles back down.
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Donowitz.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Donowitz cracks Tao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donowitz lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz closes the distance and clinches.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao tries to throw a body punch but Donowitz avoids it by throwing Tao back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donowitz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Tao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
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 Donny Donowitz.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karnak Mandazur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jie Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liu's choice of entrance music: The Cinematic Orchestra ft. Roots Manuva - All Things To All Men. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jie Liu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu misses with a kick to the body.
Liu cracks Mandazur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mandazur tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Mandazur ducks down to avoid it.
Mandazur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu swings for the body but Mandazur moves out of range.
Mandazur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandazur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandazur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mandazur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've been told by Mandazur's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandazur motions for Liu to come forward. Mandazur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandazur lands with a cross.
Liu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandazur. That did some damage!
Karnak Mandazur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandazur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Mandazur throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Liu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandazur trying to control the position here.
Liu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur pulls Liu in to control the position.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandazur has wrist control.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Mandazur is keeping the position.
Mandazur keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mandazur.
A low kick from Liu misses
and Mandazur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandazur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liu scrambles back to his feet.
Liu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandazur throws a wild body kick that Liu sees coming a mile off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liu. Mandazur shrugs it off though.
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!
Liu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mandazur is out of range and Liu settles back down.
Liu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liu throws an off balance right hand
and Mandazur counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Mandazur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liu.
Mandazur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu walks into a jab.
Mandazur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandazur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Mandazur lands an overhand right.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Mandazur is out of range.
Mandazur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Mandazur throws a sloppy head kick and Liu moves out of range easily.
Mandazur throws a shot to the body.
Liu misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mandazur.
Mandazur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mandazur is looking to clinch.
Mandazur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Mandazur misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with a shoot takedown. Mandazur fights it but they end up in guard.
Mandazur is pulling down on Liu's head to control his posture.
Mandazur has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Liu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mandazur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mandazur looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Mandazur is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karnak Mandazur wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liu thuds his shin into the meat of Mandazur's side.
Mandazur tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
Mandazur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liu if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karnak Mandazur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liu 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.
Mandazur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mandazur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mandazur throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mandazur checks a leg kick.
Mandazur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liu walks into a stiff left hand from Mandazur.
Liu swings for the body but Mandazur moves out of range.
Liu moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Mandazur wants to clinch.
Liu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mandazur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liu checks a leg kick.
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
Mandazur scores with a spinning back kick!
Liu scores with a nice body kick.
Mandazur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Mandazur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandazur motions for Liu to come forward. Mandazur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Mandazur. That snapped Liu's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu throws a hook but Mandazur avoids it easily.
Liu misses with a leg kick
and Liu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur throws a body kick that misses.
Liu feints and then cracks Mandazur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mandazur down.
Mandazur slips under a jab from Liu.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mandazur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu moves out of range as Mandazur throws a body kick.
Mandazur tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu misses with a hook.
Mandazur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Mandazur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mandazur 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mandazur.
Liu is looking to score with low kicks.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Mandazur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mandazur.
Liu keeps Mandazur at a distance using the push kick.
Mandazur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Mandazur misses with a leg kick
and Liu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mandazur's guard now.
Liu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandazur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandazur has Liu pulled in close to control his posture.
Mandazur controls Liu momentarily but Liu frees himself.
Liu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandazur has wrist control.
Liu wants to pass the guard but Mandazur is keeping the position.
Mandazur looking to control.
Liu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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!
Mandazur keeping full guard, as Liu tries to pass.
Karnak Mandazur has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mandazur dips to his left and cracks Liu with an uppercut!
Liu misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Mandazur. Beautiful body shot.
Mandazur connects with a nice looking jab.
Mandazur throws a head kick but Liu moves out of range.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandazur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karnak Mandazur dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mandazur tests Liu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liu cracks the inside of Mandazur's front leg.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Liu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liu scoring well with a low kick there.
Mandazur looks to score with a jab to the body but Liu is just out of range.
Mandazur is looking to slow Liu down with leg kicks.
Mandazur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liu, pushing him back against the cage.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Mandazur is controlling the position.
Mandazur working aggressively here.
Mandazur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liu tightens his grip and picks Mandazur up, before dumping him to the ground. Mandazur manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandazur controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandazur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu throws a big elbow that misses.
Liu is looking to work some ground and pound but Mandazur has wrist control.
Mandazur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mandazur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liu wants to control from the top but Mandazur keeps moving.
Mandazur is adopting a defensive guard.
Jie Liu has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Liu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandazur is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Karnak Mandazur wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mandazur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mandazur is looking to land body kicks.
Mandazur lands a front kick.
Mandazur throws a front kick aimed at Liu's knee but Liu avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liu.
Mandazur tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Mandazur 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.
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!
Mandazur throws a body kick that misses
and Liu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liu.
Liu lands a couple of elbows.
Liu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wants to control from the top but Mandazur keeps moving.
Liu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandazur's head.
Liu being controlled here momentarily.
Liu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mandazur pulls Liu in close to prevent any damage.
Mandazur looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karnak Mandazur wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mandazur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mandazur swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandazur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mandazur tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Mandazur back against the cage.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liu.
Mandazur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandazur throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
Liu tries to stall but Mandazur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mandazur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mandazurs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Liu.
Good body shot from Mandazur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liu.
Liu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Liu needs to keep his hands up - Mandazur had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jie Liu just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liu scores with a head kick. Mandazur tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mandazur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liu.
Liu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandazur was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Liu misses with a body shot.
A jab from Mandazur does it's job there.
Mandazur throws out a leg kick but Liu moves out of range and Mandazur only half commits.
Liu throws a leg kick but Mandazur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mandazur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mandazur throws the kick towards the body but Liu avoids it.
Mandazur scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mandazur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with a low kick.
Mandazur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liu tries to move into range but Mandazur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liu checks a low kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur avoids the head kick by Liu.
Mandazur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandazur tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Liu slips a straight right by Mandazur.
Liu lands with a nice body kick.
Liu avoids the body shot from Mandazur.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mandazur. That's going to slow Liu down.
Mandazur needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
Mandazur is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu lands with a right hand.
That kick from Liu tenderised Mandazur's leg. Mandazur is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liu throws a low kick but Mandazur moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Liu misses
and Mandazur counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mandazur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mandazur checks a leg kick.
Liu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Liu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Liu lands a glancing blow to the side of Mandazur's head.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandazur.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Mandazur does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a head kick.
Mandazur wants to clinch.
Mandazur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karnak Mandazur is winning the standup battle so far.
Liu lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Mandazur.
Mandazur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mandazur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liu - the referee stops the clock and Mandazur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liu. Mandazur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big left from Mandazur misses.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
Liu lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Mandazur misses.
Mandazur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mandazur lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandazur misses the jab.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Mandazur throws a push kick but Liu slaps the foot to one side.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mandazur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mandazur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
Mandazur avoids the body shot from Liu.
Mandazur takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liu.
Liu misses with a low kick.
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 Karnak Mandazur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mandazur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mandazur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mandazur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
Mandazur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Mandazur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandazur moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mandazur avoids the body shot from Liu.
Mandazur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mandazur blocks the body kick.
Mandazur throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Mandazur moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mandazur missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandazur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandazur moves out of range of the body kick from Liu.
Mandazur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Mandazur blocks the low kick.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Mandazur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mandazur scores with a push kick.
Liu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mandazur - that will leave a mark!
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Mandazur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandazur throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mandazur, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandazur connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu takes a swing at Mandazur's ribcage but misses.
Liu throws a nice head kick!
Liu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandazur moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jie Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandazur wants to slow Liu down by chopping away at his legs.
Mandazur misses with a looping right.
Liu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mandazur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mandazur.
Mandazur tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with an uppercut. Mandazur saw that one coming.
Liu lands with a straight right. Mandazur didn't see that one coming.
Mandazur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mandazur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mandazur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandazur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mandazur scores with a jab to the head.
Liu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mandazur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandazur.
Mandazur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liu misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mandazur punishes Liu's body with a nice straight punch.
Liu scores with a shot to the body.
Liu takes a swing at Mandazur's ribcage but misses.
Liu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mandazur throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liu's head.
Mandazur throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liu.
Mandazur defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Mandazur blocks a low kick nicely.
Mandazur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liu loads up on a big right hand but Mandazur slips the punch.
Mandazur checks a leg kick nicely.
Liu throws a hook but Mandazur avoids it easily.
Mandazur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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 Karnak Mandazur.
I think Mandazur 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karnak Mandazur!
In his post fight interview, Karnak Mandazur gave a big smile as he said 'Was it all you hoped for and more?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murdock comes to the cage accompanied by You're Blind. Pejovsky has chosen Anvil of Crom as his entrance music. 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 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
39 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Murdock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neno Pejovsky!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pejovsky.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Pejovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock moves out of range as Pejovsky strikes.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Pejovsky has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murdock is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the side of Murdock's head but Murdock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murdock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Pejovsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Murdock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pejovsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Pejovsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murdock connects with a single shot there.
Murdock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pejovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murdock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Murdock throws a big elbow that misses.
Pejovsky keeping moving, preventing Murdock from controlling successfully.
Murdock preventing the sweep.
Murdock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pejovsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Pejovsky, not yet.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Pejovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdock lands a couple of elbows.
Murdock with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pejovsky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murdock's guard.
Murdock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murdock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pejovsky trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock 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.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Pejovsky from controlling successfully.
Murdock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Neno Pejovsky wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pejovsky thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murdock throws an overhand right that lands on Pejovsky's shoulder, as Pejovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejovsky misses with a low kick.
Pejovsky scores with a body shot.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pejovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neno Pejovsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a nice right hand.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Murdock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pejovsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pejovsky moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Pejovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pejovsky avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Pejovsky throws a good cross that connects.
Pejovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pejovsky.
An inside leg kick lands from Pejovsky.
Murdock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murdock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pejovsky.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Pejovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Pejovsky working Murdock over with knees to the body.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Murdock won't want to take too many of those.
Murdock is breathing heavily.
Murdock wants to take the fight to the mat but Pejovsky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pejovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pejovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murdock takes a step back to recover.
Pejovsky lands a jab to Murdock's midsection.
Pejovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murdock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murdock takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky is looking to slow Murdock down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Pejovsky misses its intended target.
Pejovsky ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neno Pejovsky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pejovsky dips to his left and cracks Murdock with an uppercut!
Murdock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pejovsky. That one must have hurt.
Neno Pejovsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murdock misses with an uppercut.
Pejovsky misses with a head kick.
Pejovsky misses with a looping right.
Murdock swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Pejovsky tries to land a front kick but Murdock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pejovsky blocks a jab.
Pejovsky shoots in for a takedown but Murdock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murdock defending well as Pejovsky loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Pejovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Murdock throws a head kick but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murdock 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.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Murdock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murdock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a lazy right hand but Murdock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejovsky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pejovsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pejovsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murdock's head backwards.
Pejovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a head kick but Murdock moves out of range.
Pejovsky digs a good body shot into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Pejovsky.
Murdock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jab from Murdock.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murdock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Murdock.
Pejovsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Murdock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Murdock as he connects with a hook.
Pejovsky throws a wild body kick that Murdock sees coming a mile off.
Murdock scoring well with a low kick there.
Pejovsky slips a straight right by Murdock.
Pejovsky thows a body kick. Murdock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murdock throws a sloppy head kick and Pejovsky moves out of range easily.
Murdock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pejovsky throws a front kick aimed at Murdock's knee but Murdock avoids it well.
Murdock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murdock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pejovsky is out of range.
Pejovsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pejovsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murdock to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murdock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pejovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murdock motions for Pejovsky to come forward. Murdock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Pejovsky.
Murdock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murdock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pejovsky checks it well.
Pejovsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murdock shoots in but Pejovsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pejovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pejovsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pejovsky moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pejovsky thumps Murdock with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy head kick and Murdock moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Murdock throws a chopping leg kick but Pejovsky manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murdock tests Pejovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murdock lands a high kick!
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Murdock wants to land a leg kick but Pejovsky is out of range.
Murdock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murdock throws a hook but Pejovsky blocks it.
Murdock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pejovsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neno Pejovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pejovsky throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murdock's head.
It looks like Matt Murdock has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Pejovsky avoids the head kick by Murdock.
Pejovsky connects with a leg kick. Murdock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pejovsky looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pejovsky blocks the low kick.
Murdock tries to land a body kick
letting Pejovsky counter with a right hand.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pejovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pejovsky lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Pejovsky tries a low kick but Murdock avoids it.
Murdock throws a looping overhand right but Pejovsky ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock feints and then cracks Pejovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pejovsky down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock blocks a head kick by Pejovsky.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Pejovsky takes a swing at Murdock's ribcage but misses.
Pejovsky scores with a jab. Murdock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Pejovsky as he connects with a hook.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Pejovsky lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Pejovsky.
Murdock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pejovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Murdock - just one landing.
Pejovsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock misses with a low kick.
Pejovsky blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pejovsky. That's going to slow Murdock down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pejovsky's head backwards.
Murdock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pejovsky tries to work over Murdock's front leg with a kick but Murdock checks it.
Murdock throws a hook but Pejovsky blocks it.
Pejovsky dives in and grabs Murdock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murdock pushes down on Pejovsky's head and hops out.
Pejovsky cracks the inside of Murdock's front leg.
Murdock scores with a hook to the body. Pejovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pejovsky.
Murdock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pejovsky throws a front kick aimed at Murdock's knee but Murdock avoids it well.
Pejovsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Pejovsky avoids a kick to the body.
Pejovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock avoids a kick to the body.
Pejovsky lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky lands a jab.
Pejovsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Murdock.
Good work by Pejovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Murdock takes one to the chin there.
Murdock cracks the inside of Pejovsky's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock doesn't manage to clinch there - Pejovsky circles away.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Pejovsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pejovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock misses with a leg kick.
Murdock throws a leg kick but Pejovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pejovsky throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Murdock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pejovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murdock ducks right into an uppercut from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pejovsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Murdock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky delivers a nice body kick.
Murdock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murdock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pejovsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murdock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neno Pejovsky really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pejovsky misses with a straight left.
Murdock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pejovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murdock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murdock fakes the leg kick and cracks Pejovsky in the body.
Pejovsky lands with a cross.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
Murdock throws the kick towards the body but Pejovsky avoids it.
Pejovsky throws an off balance right hand
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock cracks Pejovsky with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pejovsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murdock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murdock thuds a left hand into Pejovsky's body.
Murdock walks into a stiff left hand from Pejovsky.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejovsky manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Pejovsky misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Pejovsky. That snapped Murdock's head back.
Pejovsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Murdock off balance momentarily.
Pejovsky throws an off balance right hand
and Murdock counters with a nice body kick.
Murdock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pejovsky is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murdock slips under a jab.
Pejovsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Pejovsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pejovsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murdock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pejovsky there.
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!
Murdock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pejovsky.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Pejovsky saw that one coming.
Pejovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murdock 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.
Murdock stopping the sweep attempt from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky keeping moving, preventing Murdock from controlling successfully.
Pejovsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murdock is one step ahead there.
Pejovsky controls Murdock momentarily but Murdock frees himself.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Pejovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pejovsky trying to control the position.
Murdock 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.
Pejovsky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Pejovsky.
Murdock 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.
A swing and a miss from Pejovsky.
Murdock slips a straight right by Pejovsky.
Murdock is looking to slow Pejovsky down with leg kicks.
Pejovsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murdock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pejovsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murdock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky throws a looping overhand right but Murdock ducks down to avoid it.
Pejovsky tries to work over Murdock's front leg with a kick but Murdock checks it.
Murdock closes the distance and pushes Pejovsky back into the cage.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murdock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock managing to block the knees to the body from Pejovsky.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a punch on the inside.
Murdock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murdock.
Murdock tries a body shot but Pejovsky blocks it.
Murdock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Murdock fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Murdock had his way with Neno Pejovsky in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pejovsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murdock in his tracks.
Pejovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murdock manages to avoid it.
Murdock misses with a wild body shot.
Pejovsky throws a push kick but Murdock slaps the foot to one side.
Murdock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pejovsky swivels and escapes.
Murdock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pejovsky moves away.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Pejovsky looks to land a right hand but Murdock moved out of range.
Murdock misses with a looping right.
Pejovsky throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Pejovsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Pejovsky thuds his right hand into Murdock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murdock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pejovsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pejovsky. Murdock does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pejovsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murdock.
Murdock throws a lazy uppercut
and Pejovsky counters with a nice body kick.
Murdock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pejovsky jabs at Murdock's body.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pejovsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Murdock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown but Pejovsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Pejovsky blocks the leg kick.
Pejovsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pejovsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murdock's calf.
A lazy left from Pejovsky finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
Matt Murdock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pejovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pejovsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses.
Murdock wants to clinch up but Pejovsky keeps it at a distance.
Murdock is looking to slow Pejovsky down with leg kicks.
Murdock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murdock connects with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Murdock blocks the low kick.
Murdock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murdock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pejovsky throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murdock or perhaps it was just good defense by Pejovsky, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Murdock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Pejovsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pejovsky counters with a solid body kick.
Murdock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pejovsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pejovsky lands a nice shot that snaps Murdock's head back.
Pejovsky connects with a jab.
Murdock misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murdock.
Nice straight punches there by Pejovsky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pejovsky.
Pejovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Murdock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky moves away from the strike by Murdock.
Pejovsky connects with a single shot there.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches up with Pejovsky, looking for a takedown. Murdock pushes Pejovsky against the cage but Pejovsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murdock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pejovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Murdock.
Pejovsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock slaps away a takedown attempt from Pejovsky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murdock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neno Pejovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pejovsky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Neno Pejovsky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Matt Murdock stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is it. Depopping has ruined the game for me. Im done.'.
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