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OFC 389: Wyatt vs Alzado II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 1634 p4p, 192 weight class) and Gregory McVaughn (ranked 2447 p4p, 268 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think MacAuliffe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notorious by Duran Duran. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gregory McVaughn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVaughn misses with a few strikes there.
MacAuliffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVaughn was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe dives in for a single leg takedown but McVaughn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
MacAuliffe needs to keep his hands up - McVaughn had a free shot at his head there.
We've been informed that McVaughn 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for McVaughn.
MacAuliffe misses with a double jab.
MacAuliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacAuliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McVaughn missing with a left hand there. MacAuliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McVaughn has taken the fight to the clinch.
McVaughn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McVaughn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McVaughn throws a punch but it's blocked by MacAuliffe.
MacAuliffe is trying to pull guard but McVaughn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McVaughn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McVaughn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVaughn lands with a left to the head.
McVaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but MacAuliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
McVaughn scores with a nice hook to the head.
MacAuliffe blocks an uppercut.
McVaughn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McVaughn misses with a body punch.
MacAuliffe pulls McVaughn into guard.
McVaughn wants to get up but he can't break MacAuliffe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McVaughn tries to free his leg and advance position but MacAuliffe is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn wanted to stand there but MacAuliffe had control of the position.
McVaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacAuliffe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McVaughn has managed to get both his arms back between MacAuliffe's legs - danger averted.
MacAuliffe 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.
McVaughn postures up.
McVaughn is looking to work some ground and pound but MacAuliffe has wrist control.
McVaughn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McVaughn wants to get up but he can't break MacAuliffe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McVaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and MacAuliffe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McVaughn has managed to get both his arms back between MacAuliffe's legs - danger averted.
McVaughn wants to get up but he can't break MacAuliffe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
MacAuliffe looking for a guillotine here but McVaughn defends easily.
McVaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McVaughn trying to control but MacAuliffe is working from the bottom.
MacAuliffe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
MacAuliffe pushes a forearm under McVaughn's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, McVaughn is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baeddan MacAuliffe!
During a confident post fight interview, Baeddan MacAuliffe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 941 p4p, 115 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 1348 p4p, 165 weight class). Ramos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Nomad. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a body shot
enabling Bestarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bestarsson is able to avoid easily.
Bestarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramos with a body shot.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos stuns Bestarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Bestarsson down.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Bestarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos clobbers Bestarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bestarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson blocks a leg kick.
Bestarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramos is wise to it.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Bestarsson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Bestarsson checks it.
Bestarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ramos throws a right hand that Bestarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bestarsson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Bestarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bestarsson tries to move into range but Ramos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos throws a jab when Bestarsson was well out of range.
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Bestarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramos.
Ramos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bestarsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Bestarsson off balance momentarily.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bestarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bestarsson. That did some damage!
Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Bestarsson. Bestarsson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bestarsson controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bestarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bestarsson.
Ramos lands a body punch.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ramos.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos tries a body shot but Bestarsson blocks it.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Bestarsson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bestarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bestarsson avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Bestarsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but Ramos blocks it.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
As Ramos backs off Bestarsson throws a huge counter combo but Ramos manages to avoid it all.
Bestarsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramos.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Ramos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bestarsson checks it well.
Bestarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bestarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Bestarsson down.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Henrique Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bestarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bestarsson! But no joy.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bestarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Ramos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bestarsson's calf.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Bestarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries a low kick but Bestarsson avoids it.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bestarsson can do to turn this around?
Bestarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bestarsson! But no joy.
Bestarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramos is rocked!
Bestarsson staying out of range there.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bestarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramos takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a body punch but Bestarsson moves out of range.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bestarsson throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bestarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramos cracks the inside of Bestarsson's front leg.
Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bestarsson to the ground. Ramos is now in Bestarsson's guard.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up in Bestarsson's guard and throws a big left but Bestarsson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bestarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bestarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos trying to control but Bestarsson is working from the bottom.
Bestarsson controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Bestarsson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bestarsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ramos has passed into side control.
Bestarsson tries to improve position but can't.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bestarsson keeps working.
Bestarsson is looking to reverse the position.
Bestarsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ramos breaks from Bestarsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bestarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bestarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bestarsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramos is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Ramos.
Bestarsson is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Bestarsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bestarsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bestarsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramos wants to control but Bestarsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bestarsson tries to pass to full mount but Ramos defends it.
Viktor Bestarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control from the bottom.
Bestarsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos trying to control here.
Bestarsson trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
Ramos keeping hold of Bestarsson's head, controlling as best he can.
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos 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.
Bestarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Ramos pushes him away.
Bestarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos thuds his right hand into Bestarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramos.
Bestarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bestarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bestarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bestarsson lands an uppercut.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Henrique Ramos.
Well Ramos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
Henrique Ramos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 1179 p4p, 139 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 1233 p4p, 148 weight class). Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup misses with a hook.
Kriel looks to throw the jab but Cup is out of range.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Cup closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cup tries to move to mount but Kriel blocks the move with his legs.
Kriel is looking to reverse the position.
Cup tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Kriel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cup tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cup has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cup goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kriel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cup's guard! Nice work there by Kriel!
Cup tries to strike from the bottom.
Kriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cup keeping moving, preventing Kriel from controlling successfully.
Cup has his foot on Kriel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kriel works his way back into a safe position though.
Kriel pushing down on Cup's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kriel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kriel slows the pace down in half guard.
Cup is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cup is in trouble now - Kriel has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel controlling from the full mount.
Kriel prevents Cup from getting the reversal.
Kriel controlling his opponent.
Kriel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cup slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kriel stalling.
Kriel wants to take a breather but Cup is having none of it.
Kriel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cup tries to roll over but Kriel keeps him under control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Kriel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cup works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
Kriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cup throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kriel.
Cup throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Cup throws a lazy head kick
and Kriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kriel scores with a decent looking hook.
Cup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cup shoots and misses
and Kriel counters with a big right hand! Oh Cup is in trouble here! Kriel follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Kriel!
In his post fight interview, Jan Kriel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenuichio Harada (ranked 1221 p4p, 144 weight class) and Qasim Barakat (ranked 873 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenuichio Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A countering left hand to the body from Barakat misses.
Barakat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barakat blocks a leg kick.
Qasim Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Barakat blocks the leg kick.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Barakat scores with a nice strike.
Barakat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harada has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Harada tests Barakat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Barakat finds it's way through Harada's defenses.
Harada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barakat scores with a punch to the head.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Barakat lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harada scores with a jab.
Barakat paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barakat moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Barakat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Barakat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Barakat misses.
Harada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barakat throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harada. That did some damage!
Barakat is looking to slow Harada down with leg kicks.
Harada throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
Barakat tries a head kick but it misses.
Barakat just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barakat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barakat checks a leg kick nicely.
Barakat misses with a kick to the body.
Barakat swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada moves out of range of the leg kick from Barakat.
Barakat blocks the body kick.
Barakat throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada throws a head kick that misses
and Barakat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barakat moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
Harada moves out of range of the body kick from Barakat.
Barakat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Harada misses.
Barakat tries to clinch but Harada is having none of it.
Harada thinks about countering with a head kick.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barakat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barakat staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barakat. Harada shrugs it off though.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Barakat is out of range.
Barakat throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
Harada slips under a jab.
Barakat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harada misses with a kick to the body.
Barakat throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barakat can pounce on him.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Barakat throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Barakat looks to throw the jab but Harada is out of range.
Harada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barakat takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Barakat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harada.
Barakat ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Barakat wants to clinch up but Harada keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
Harada moves away from the strike by Barakat.
Harada thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barakat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harada tries to clinch up but Barakat circles away and keeps his distance.
Barakat connects with a body shot.
Barakat missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barakat blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barakat. That's going to slow Harada down.
Barakat moves out of range of the body kick from Harada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada tries to land a front kick but Barakat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barakat connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada throws a right hand that misses
and Barakat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses.
Harada throws an off balance right hand
and Barakat counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada jabs at Barakat's body.
Harada is looking to clinch but Barakat is avoiding it.
Barakat moves away from the strike by Harada.
Barakat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harada throws a head kick but Barakat moves out of range.
Harada throws a lazy head kick
and Barakat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harada thinking.
Barakat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harada is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barakat finds it's way round the side to connect with Harada's head.
Barakat connects with a looping right hand.
Harada wants to clinch up but Barakat keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barakat throws a hook but Harada blocks it.
Barakat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barakat blocks a head kick by Harada.
Qasim Barakat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barakat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barakat scores with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barakat - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Harada misses
and Barakat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barakat lands with a nice body punch.
Barakat cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barakat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barakat throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Barakat avoids the head kick by Harada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada punishes Barakat's body with a nice straight punch.
Barakat connects with a leg kick. Harada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harada throws out a leg kick but Barakat moves out of range and Harada only half commits.
Barakat looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Barakat releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barakat misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Barakat throws a body kick that misses.
Harada rushes Barakat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barakat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barakat lands with a right to the head.
Harada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barakat works on Harada's body with a couple of short punches.
Harada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barakat's elbow.
Barakat throws a head punch that misses.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harada avoids it.
Barakat pushes Harada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Harada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barakat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada works on Barakat's body with a couple of short punches.
Harada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barakat tries a body shot but Harada blocks it.
Harada lands with a left to the head.
Barakat lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barakat pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barakat misses with a knee strike.
Barakat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harada blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harada lands a body punch.
Qasim Barakat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barakat is breathing heavily.
Barakat lands a nice knee to the body.
Harada lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
Harada lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Harada.
Harada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada lands a shoulder strike.
Harada lands a hook that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
Harada lands a right hand.
Harada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barakat lands a hook that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Barakat missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Harada - that landed with a thud.
Harada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barakat.
A right handed body shot lands from Harada.
Harada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harada is working Barakat over against the cage.
Harada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harada.
Harada swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harada is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barakat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harada throws a head punch that misses.
Harada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Harada is trying to drag Barakat to the mat but Barakat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harada.
Harada misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harada fails to land.
Barakat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Harada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harada misses with a punch on the inside.
Barakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barakat fails to land.
Harada unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barakat! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harada is unloading with more strikes now! Barakat drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenuichio Harada!
Kenuichio Harada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Neil (ranked 891 p4p, 122 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 1385 p4p, 194 weight class). Neil's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider. Wowie has chosen Dont bogart that joint as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wowie gets tackled into the cage by Neil. Neil maintains the clinch.
Neil lands a right hand.
Wowie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
Neil lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wowie is trying to push Neil away but Neil has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil prevents Wowie from breaking the clinch.
Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie.
Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie is trying to break the clinch but Neil has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wowie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wowie controls his hands.
Neil tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Neil back against the cage.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil tries to work over Wowie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neil is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wowie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wowie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neil misses with the head strike.
Neil tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Neil throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Neil misses with some punches.
Neil wants to stall.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wowie breaks from the clinch.
Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wowie throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Wowie.
A lazy left from Neil finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wowie swinging wildly here.
Wowie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Neil on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wowie lands a big head kick that sends Neil tumbling to the mat! Wowie takes a step backwards and waves Neil back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Neil is rocked!
Wowie circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Neil tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Wowie wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maui Wowie!
A relieved looking Maui Wowie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Neil was interviewed post fight and said 'No comment.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 905 p4p, 128 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 849 p4p, 118 weight class). Stenger has chosen Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stenger.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin feints and then cracks Stenger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenger down.
Stenger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronin can pounce on him.
Stenger closes the distance and pushes Voronin back into the cage.
Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Stenger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Voronin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Voronin.
Voronin tries to work over Stenger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin tries to pull guard but Stenger holds him up against the cage and eventually Voronin drops back down to his feet.
Voronin jumps guard but Stenger stands there with Voronin around his waist. Voronin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Voronin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenger trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Voronin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stenger walks away with a smile on his face. Voronin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Stenger.
Stenger throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenger throws a solid leg kick but Voronin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stenger.
Voronin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronin blocks a low kick nicely.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick
and Stenger counters with a leg kick.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Stenger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stenger thuds his right hand into Voronin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Voronin connects with a body shot that sends Stenger's belly button to the back.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Stenger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stenger moves out of range of the body kick.
Stenger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Voronin feints and then cracks Stenger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stenger down.
Stenger sizes up Voronin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stenger lands a front kick.
Stenger tries to clinch but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Voronin. Stenger shrugs it off though.
Voronin throws a front kick that sends Stenger stumbling back into the cage.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voronin throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Stenger tenderised Voronin's leg. Voronin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stenger tries to clinch there but Voronin circles away.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenger.
Voronin cracks the inside of Stenger's front leg.
Stenger blocks the body kick.
Stenger moves away from the strike by Voronin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Voronin, as that shot connected.
Voronin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
Stenger walks into a jab.
Stenger tries to clinch there but Voronin circles away.
Voronin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Voronin clinches up with Stenger and pushes him back against the cage.
Stenger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger.
Stenger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin scores with a shoulder strike.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Voronin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stenger blocks an uppercut.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
Voronin tries to score a body lock takedown but Stenger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Voronin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stenger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Voronin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenger. Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voronin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Voronin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stenger.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stenger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Voronin works the jab nicely.
Voronin scores with a sloppy right hand. Stenger should have avoided that one.
Voronin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Stenger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Stenger with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenger.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenger. That's going to slow Voronin down.
Voronin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenger is out of range.
Stenger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stenger misses with a low kick as Voronin jumps back.
Voronin tries to land a leg kick but Stenger saw it coming and moves away.
Voronin pushes Stenger away with a front kick.
Voronin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stenger's calf.
Stenger is looking to clinch.
A big right from Voronin misses.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenger can do to turn this around?
Voronin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stenger.
Stenger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger checks a low kick from Voronin.
Stenger clinches up with Voronin and pushes him back against the cage.
Voronin successfully pulls guard.
Voronin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Voronin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stenger defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stenger content to stall in guard here.
Stenger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Voronin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stenger has managed to get both his arms back between Voronin's legs - danger averted.
Stenger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Voronin keeping full guard, as Stenger tries to pass.
Stenger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voronin controls Stenger momentarily but Stenger frees himself.
Voronin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Voronin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stenger defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Voronin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stenger wants to control from the top but Voronin keeps moving.
Voronin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stenger is one step ahead there.
Stenger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stenger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Voronin keeping moving, preventing Stenger from controlling successfully.
Voronin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stenger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Voronin trying to keep a closed guard but Stenger is proving a slippery customer.
Stenger controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Voronin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stenger just content to control the position.
Voronin is trying to improve his position.
Stenger wants to control but Voronin is keeping him busy.
Voronin tries to bench press Stenger off him but Stenger keeps the position.
Stenger in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Voronin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger is looking to take a break and control but Voronin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stenger controlling from side mount.
Voronin struggling a bit here.
Voronin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stenger tries to advance to mount but Voronin denies him.
Voronin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stenger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stenger trying to control the action but Voronin is working from the bottom.
Voronin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stenger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stenger wants to control but Voronin is keeping him busy.
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 Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Voronin slips under a jab.
Voronin dips to his left and cracks Stenger with an uppercut!
Voronin moves out of range as Stenger strikes.
Voronin throws a solid leg kick but Stenger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voronin.
Voronin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stenger is able to avoid easily.
Voronin sets himself, and Stenger steps forward looking for the clinch! Voronin avoids it this time.
Voronin throws the kick towards the body but Stenger avoids it.
Stenger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Voronin can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Voronin.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Stenger staying out of range there.
That kick from Stenger tenderised Voronin's leg. Voronin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stenger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin misses with a body kick.
Stenger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Stenger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voronin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stenger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
Stenger moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin throws a head kick that Stenger semi-blocks.
Stenger tries to clinch but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Stenger.
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Stenger moved away.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stenger clobbers Voronin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stenger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
As Stenger looks to move away, Voronin throws a big counter combo but Stenger just gets out of the way.
Voronin throws a leg kick but Stenger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stenger lands with a shot to the body.
Stenger slips under a jab.
Voronin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stenger throws a wild body kick that Voronin sees coming a mile off.
Stenger misses with a low kick.
Stenger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Voronin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Voronin throws a shot from downtown. Stenger moves away and avoids it.
Stenger looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Voronin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stenger connects with a right hand. Voronin shakes it off.
Stenger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voronin, right into the meat.
Stenger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voronin.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stenger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voronin throws a leg kick that misses.
Stenger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronin. That's going to slow Stenger down.
Voronin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stenger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Voronin.
Stenger misses the shot to the body.
Stenger moves into range and clinches up with Voronin.
A shot in the inside from Stenger.
Voronin lands with a short shot to the head.
Voronin pushes Stenger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stenger to keep the fight standing.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin pushes Stenger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aksel Stenger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenger lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stenger or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Voronin or not.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin tries for a takedown but Stenger manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Voronin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin jumps guard but Stenger stands there with Voronin around his waist. Voronin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Voronin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stenger lands with a light punch inside.
Stenger blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Stenger.
Voronin avoiding damage as Stenger throws knees to the body.
Stenger lands a shoulder strike.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Voronin controls the action.
Stenger lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
Voronin is working for takedown but Stenger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voronin takes a shot to the head.
Stenger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stenger connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aksel Stenger.
I think Voronin 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 211 p4p, 34 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 115 p4p, 17 weight class). Sigit's entrance music is Gie. A fine choice. Chiku Maneno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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177 lbs
40 - 22 - 2 |
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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
39 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Maneno misses.
Maneno lands a nice shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maneno counters with a straight right hand.
Maneno catches Sigit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sigit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sigit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Maneno misses the target.
Sigit has a takedown stuffed.
Maneno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigit.
Maneno with a hook.
Sigit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sigit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sigit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maneno tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sigit is in Maneno's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit throwing strikes but missing.
Maneno is looking to stand up but Sigit isn't so interested in that idea.
Sigit trying to control but Maneno is working from the bottom.
Sigit throws an elbow that misses. Maneno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sigit's guard. Nice move by Maneno!
Maneno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sigit, up you get!
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sigit tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Maneno throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Maneno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sigit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sigit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sigit.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maneno enables Sigit to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maneno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sigit won't allow Maneno to get back to his feet.
Sigit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sigit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigit is nestled in close to Maneno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sigit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maneno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigit.
Maneno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sigit.
Sigit stops Maneno from getting back to his feet.
Sigit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maneno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sigit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maneno defending well though.
Sigit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sigit unloads with some shots from mount but Maneno bucks and avoids them well.
Maneno is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sigit is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Maneno can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Maneno really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sigit 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.
Sigit with good strikes from the mount here!
Sigit unloads with some shots from mount but Maneno bucks and avoids them well.
Sigit misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sigit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maneno is trying to stand.
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!
Sigit looking to finish Maneno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maneno!
Sigit working Maneno over with strikes here.
Sigit with the ground and pound from mount.
Maneno is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sigit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sigit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maneno hang on?
Sigit lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sigit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Maneno really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Sigit there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Maneno is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt.
Maneno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maneno lands a body shot.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sigit manages to avoid it.
Maneno dips to his left and cracks Sigit with an uppercut!
Maneno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maneno dips to his left and cracks Sigit with an uppercut!
Sigit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sigit postures up and lands a big shot to Maneno's brow.
Sigit stops Maneno from standing up.
Sigit wants to pass the guard but Maneno is keeping the position.
Maneno kicks Sigit off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigit dives in and scores a takedown into Maneno's guard.
Sigit prevents Maneno from getting back to his feet.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maneno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maneno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sigit is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maneno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sigit closes the distance and clinches up with Maneno, looking for a takedown. Sigit pushes Maneno against the cage but Maneno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Sigit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maneno sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Sigit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sigit fails with the takedown.
That's two 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!
Sigit closes the distance and clinches.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sigit darts in looking for a takedown but Maneno gets double underhooks and turns Sigit into the cage.
Sigit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sigit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maneno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sigit somewhat.
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Sigit moved out of range.
Maneno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sigit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sigit with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Sigit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maneno finds it's way round the side to connect with Sigit's head.
Sigit looks for a takedown but Maneno sprawls well.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maneno scores with a hook.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sigit walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigit misses with a lunging right hand
and Maneno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sigit is rocked!
Sigit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Sigit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maneno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maneno drops Sigit with a straight right hand, right on the button! Maneno follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
A victorious Chiku Maneno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 32 p4p, 4 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 54 p4p, 6 weight class). Bosch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oktoberfest. Heribert Bosch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
170 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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30
175 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosch circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bosch, right into the meat.
Bosch misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Bosch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosch.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Bosch wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Bosch saw that one coming.
Bosch tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Bosch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch 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 one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bosch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bosch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bosch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Bosch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Bosch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch moved away.
Murphy with a jab.
Murphy defending well as Bosch loads up on a big left hand.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Bosch off balance momentarily.
Bosch punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Bosch digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Murphy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
As Bosch tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Bosch manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bosch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Bosch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Bosch controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Bosch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Murphy controls his hands.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Bosch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bosch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Bosch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosch blocks an uppercut.
Bosch lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Bosch.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Bosch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Bosch pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bosch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that round.
That's time! Murphy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Bosch throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Bosch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Murphy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosch cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch blocks a leg kick.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Bosch misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bosch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Bosch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Bosch scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bosch.
Murphy walks into a left hand.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big left from Bosch misses.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bosch tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Heribert Bosch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bosch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Murphy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosch is out of range and Murphy settles back down.
Bosch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Bosch throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch connects with the punch.
Bosch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Bosch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosch slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Bosch saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
And Murphy counters with a quick kick to the body but Bosch blocks it.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Bosch's knee but Bosch avoids it well.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Bosch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch scores with a push kick.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Bosch's body. Bosch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bosch counters with a straight right hand.
Bosch throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Murphy throws a low kick but Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch lands a jab to the head.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bosch avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Bosch slips a straight right by Murphy.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosch.
Bosch 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy throws a hook but Bosch avoids it easily.
Bosch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Bosch checks it.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy body kick from Bosch
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bosch misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands a body punch.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Bosch lands with a short shot to the head.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bosch.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Bosch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy digs a right hand into Bosch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bosch's gas tank.
Bosch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bosch can turn it around.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch breaks from the clinch.
Bosch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bosch throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bosch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
That's two 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!
Bosch throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy cracks Bosch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bosch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bosch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bosch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch is looking to chop away at Murphy's legs.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.
Bosch digs a right hand underneath Murphy's ribcage. Murphy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Heribert Bosch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bosch working aggressively here.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Bosch working aggressively here.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
Bosch manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Murphy as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Bosch misses its intended target.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosch.
Bosch checks a leg kick.
Bosch is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosch.
Bosch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Murphy moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Bosch misses.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Bosch misses its intended target.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Bosch throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tobias Murphy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Bosch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bosch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bosch.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Bosch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosch scores with a jab. Murphy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy wants to slow Bosch down by chopping away at his legs.
Bosch feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Bosch's knee but Bosch avoids it well.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Bosch.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses
and Bosch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosch's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosch.
Bosch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Nice uppercut there from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Bosch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murphy takes a step back to recover.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bosch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bosch doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosch moves out of range of the leg kick from Murphy.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosch is able to avoid easily.
Bosch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
It seemed like Bosch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosch.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bosch.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Bosch throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Bosch misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands with an overhand left.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
And Murphy counters with a quick kick to the body but Bosch blocks it.
Murphy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bosch throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a hook but Bosch blocks it.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy throws a body kick.
Bosch scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bosch at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch thinks about the counter body kick.
Bosch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bosch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
Bosch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murphy checks it well.
Murphy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy cracks Bosch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Bosch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosch.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
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 Tobias Murphy 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!
Bosch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Bosch's front leg with a kick but Bosch checks it.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosch! But no joy.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Bosch's defenses.
Bosch misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bosch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Bosch lands a head shot.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Bosch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Bosch.
Bosch tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Murphy tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch lands a shot to the body.
Bosch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch lands a body shot.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosch.
Bosch misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Bosch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosch. That's going to slow Murphy down.
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!
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bosch.
Bosch tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bosch.
Bosch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bosch.
Bosch manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy throws a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Bosch.
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!
Bosch moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Bosch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murphy's head.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Bosch throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bosch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murphy.
Bosch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Bosch misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bosch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch is the new welterweight champion!
Heribert Bosch took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koba Wyatt (ranked 130 p4p, 14 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 448 p4p, 52 weight class). Wyatt comes to the cage accompanied by Channel Zero. Koba Wyatt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Alzado tries to clinch but Wyatt moves out of range.
Alzado lands a right hook to the body.
Alzado misses with a straight right.
Alzado moves into the clinch.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
Alzado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzado working aggressively here.
Wyatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alzado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wyatt's efforts to push away.
Alzado misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado is leaning against Wyatt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Alzado is controlling him.
Alzado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alzado swings wildly with an uppercut but Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado throws a combination. Wyatt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alzado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wyatt gets tackled into the cage by Alzado. Alzado maintains the clinch.
Wyatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wyatt working hard to break the clinch.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzado doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
Wyatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alzado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyle Alzado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzado throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
Wyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Alzado.
Wyatt connects with a jab.
Alzado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyatt.
Alzado throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wyatt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wyatt misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzado swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Alzado with a series of wild strikes but Alzado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Alzado does no damage.
Wyatt is looking for a counter combo.
Wyatt swings for the body but Alzado moves out of range.
Alzado lands a right hook to the body.
Alzado scores with a sloppy right hand. Wyatt should have avoided that one.
Wyatt slips under a jab.
It looked like Wyatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzado. Wyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Alzado with a series of wild strikes but Alzado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alzado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Wyatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alzado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado misses with some punches.
Alzado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alzado.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Wyatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyatt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzado. Wyatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alzado misses the body punch
and Wyatt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alzado throws a series of punches but Wyatt moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Wyatt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wyatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alzado.
Alzado wants to clinch up but Wyatt keeps it at a distance.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Alzado moves out of range.
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!
Alzado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wyatt back to the cage. Alzado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alzado moves in looking to clinch but Wyatt pushes him off.
Alzado stuns Wyatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wyatt connects with a jab.
Alzado rushes Wyatt and presses him up against the cage.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alzado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wyatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wyatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alzado moves into the clinch.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyle Alzado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alzado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koba Wyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alzado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wyatt on the side of the head.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Alzado avoids nicely.
Alzado throws a nice looking combination but Wyatt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wyatt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alzado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alzado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Wyatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alzado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wyatt. Alzado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wyatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado tries to bum rush Wyatt with a series of wild strikes but Wyatt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alzado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wyatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Alzado throws out a counter right but Wyatt avoids it with no problem.
Alzado slips a jab and a cross from Wyatt.
Alzado has Wyatt up against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wyatt prevents a body shot from Alzado.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alzado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wyatt defending well as Alzado loads up on a big left hand.
Wyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Alzado closes the distance and pushes Wyatt back into the cage.
Wyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alzado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Alzado throws a combination that misses
and Wyatt counters with a series of strikes. Alzado will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Alzado takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alzado is rocked!
Wyatt thuds a left hand into Alzado's body.
Alzado is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyatt finish him?
Wyatt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alzado to score with a decent uppercut.
Alzado seems to have recovered his senses.
Wyatt digs a good hook to Alzado's body.
Alzado blocks a jab.
OH! Alzado has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Wyatt smells blood and charges in for the finish! Wyatt unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Alzado sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koba Wyatt!
Koba Wyatt retains his heavyweight title!
Koba Wyatt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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