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PFC 129 Mirage vs Semenko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1558 p4p, 176 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 1676 p4p, 191 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov shoots for a takedown but Head saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Head fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plutov.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head lands a jab to the nose.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Plutov moves into the clinch successfully.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov slips under a jab from Head.
Plutov forces Head back against the cage and clinches.
Plutov tries to work over Head's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Plutov lands with a light punch inside.
Head has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Head's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head is trying to break the clinch but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Plutov.
Head dodges an elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Plutov has the dominant position.
Plutov prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Plutov prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plutov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Head works Plutov's body with a nice hook.
Plutov tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Head has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov wants to clinch.
Head swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Head throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Plutov's head.
Head with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head throws a solid leg kick but Plutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Head.
Plutov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Head fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head tests Plutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Plutov checks a low kick from Head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Head.
Head lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Head clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plutov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plutov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov blocks a low kick nicely.
Plutov closes the distance and clinches up with Head, looking for a takedown. Plutov pushes Head against the cage but Head circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Plutov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Head takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov slips a jab from Head.
Plutov is looking to counter the offense by Head and move into the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head clinches up against the cage.
Plutov has Head pushed against the cage.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Head is trying to push Plutov away but Plutov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Plutov.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Head's head.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov shoots in looking for a takedown. Head tries to sprawl out of it but Plutov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Head manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wasyl Plutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Plutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Head goes for a double leg but Plutov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Plutov continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov avoids the head kick by Head.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Head is looking to slow Plutov down with leg kicks.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Head misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Head closes the distance and pushes Plutov back into the cage.
Head breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Head misses.
Plutov shoots in looking for a takedown but Head manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Plutov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Head misses with a hook.
Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Head wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Head wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plutov lands with a shot to the body.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Plutov tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
Head has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plutov keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov rushes Head and presses him up against the cage.
Head can't break the clinch.
Head pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Head misses with a looping left.
Plutov is looking to counter the offense by Head and move into the clinch.
Plutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Plutov tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Plutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrick Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head scores with a jab. Plutov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Head is looking to land body kicks.
Head swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Plutov instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plutov lands with a right to the head.
Head wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Head has had enough of the clinch but Plutov keeps him there for the moment.
Head breaks the clinch.
Head throws a hook but Plutov blocks it.
Head keeps Plutov at a distance using the push kick.
Plutov is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Head.
Head misses with a hook
and Plutov counters by moving into the clinch.
Plutov prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Plutov stalling the fight.
Plutov taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Head.
Head is trying to break the clinch but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Plutov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Head's efforts to push away.
Head blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Head is trying to force a seperation but Plutov has the dominant position.
Plutov lands a nice uppercut.
Head takes an elbow to the forehead.
Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Plutov tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Head throws the kick towards the body but Plutov avoids it.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plutov.
Head misses with an uppercut. Plutov saw that one coming.
Plutov is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
It seemed like Head was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Plutov moves out of range as Head throws a body kick.
Plutov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Head gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plutov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Head is looking to stand back up but Plutov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov decides to stand and escape the position.
Plutov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Head misses with a straight right.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Head manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Head lands with a cross.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Plutov ducks down to avoid it.
Head with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Plutov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Plutov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Plutov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Plutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Plutov moves forwards but Head connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Plutov takes one to the side of the head.
Head scores with a punch to the head.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Head misses.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Head misses with a takedown attempt
and Plutov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Plutov.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Plutov clinches up with Head and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Head.
A frustrated look appears on Head's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Head has had enough of the clinch but Plutov keeps him there for the moment.
Plutov pushes Head back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head lands a nice hook to Plutov's body. Plutov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrick Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Head swats away the attempt to clinch by Plutov.
Head swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Plutov closes the distance and pushes Head back into the cage.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head connects with the punch.
Head throws a hook but Plutov blocks it.
Plutov closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Head tries to break free but Plutov pushes him back against the cage.
Plutov stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Head.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Head misses with the head strike.
Head manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plutov blocks a jab.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Plutov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
As Head tries to get set, Plutov tries to push him back and clinch up but Head manages to avoid the attempt.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Head keeps it at a distance.
Head throws a low kick but it's checked well by Plutov.
Plutov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Head scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Plutov is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
Head throws a hook but Plutov blocks it.
Head connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Plutov tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plutov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head's jab looks to have found its range, popping Plutov under the eye.
Head is looking to clinch.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
Head takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Head drives through and clinches with Plutov against the cage.
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!
Head blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Head escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plutov.
Plutov throws a counter high kick but Head was just alert enough to avoid it.
Plutov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Head finds it's way round the side to connect with Plutov's head.
Plutov tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head misses with an attempted mid kick.
Plutov moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Head wants to get back to striking at distance but Plutov won't allow it.
Head tries to break free but Plutov pushes him back against the cage.
Head is trying to break the clinch but Plutov has him pressed against the cage.
Head stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Head's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Head as Plutov tries to tie him up.
Head has had enough of the clinch but Plutov keeps him there for the moment.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head looks to land a body kick but Plutov moved away.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head connects with a body shot.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Head fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a leg kick.
Plutov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Head avoids it really well and circles away.
Plutov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plutov throws a head kick but Head moves out of range.
Head throws a head kick that misses.
Garrick Head is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Plutov takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutov prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Head. Plutov shrugs it off though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrick Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Head winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Head!
During a confident post fight interview, Garrick Head thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1132 p4p, 63 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 940 p4p, 50 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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144 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakarakatong was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Payakarakatong throws a combination that misses
and Murhaa counters with a nice body kick.
Murhaa's coach down at GachiClub was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murhaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Payakarakatong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payakarakatong cracks the inside of Murhaa's front leg.
Payakarakatong looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakarakatong scores with a push kick.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa tries to keep at a distance but Payakarakatong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakarakatong throws a shot from downtown. Murhaa moves away and avoids it.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
A nice combination there by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murhaa checks it well.
Payakarakatong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Payakarakatong throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Payakarakatong throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Payakarakatong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa lands with a nice body punch.
Payakarakatong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payakarakatong. Payakarakatong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murhaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payakarakatong looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Payakarakatong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payakarakatong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Payakarakatong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong is looking to wear down Murhaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Payakarakatong off balance momentarily.
Payakarakatong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payakarakatong, right into the meat.
Murhaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Payakarakatong in his tracks.
Payakarakatong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payakarakatong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payakarakatong is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Payakarakatong looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Payakarakatong avoids the punch easily.
Payakarakatong misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payakarakatong tries to move into range but Murhaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payakarakatong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murhaa is working Payakarakatong over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Payakarakatong.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Payakarakatong blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Payakarakatong backwards.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakarakatong working aggressively here.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payakarakatong backwards.
Payakarakatong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakarakatong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Payakarakatong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payakarakatong takes a shot to the head.
Payakarakatong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payakarakatong misses with a body punch.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payakarakatong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murhaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Payakarakatong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murhaa with a jab.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Payakarakatong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payakarakatong duly obliges.
Murhaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Payakarakatong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Payakarakatong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakarakatong down.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Murhaa thinks about the counter body kick.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Payakarakatong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Payakarakatong is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murhaa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payakarakatong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payakarakatong throws a solid leg kick but Murhaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payakarakatong manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Payakarakatong misses with a head kick.
Payakarakatong works Murhaa's body with a nice hook.
Paul Murhaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Payakarakatong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Payakarakatong sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Payakarakatong down.
Payakarakatong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payakarakatong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakarakatong throws out the jab.
Payakarakatong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakarakatong looks to clinch
and Murhaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Payakarakatong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payakarakatong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Payakarakatong doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Payakarakatong avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Payakarakatong jabs at Murhaa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the body.
Payakarakatong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Payakarakatong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murhaa can pounce on him.
Payakarakatong walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murhaa pushes Payakarakatong away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Payakarakatong down.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Payakarakatong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakarakatong. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murhaa.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murhaa gets tackled into the cage by Payakarakatong. Payakarakatong maintains the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakarakatong prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong blocking some punches.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payakarakatong 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 Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murhaa cracks Payakarakatong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong wants to slow Murhaa down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payakarakatong is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
Murhaa throws a fast counter high kick but Payakarakatong manages to duck under it in time.
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payakarakatong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murhaa moves out of range as Payakarakatong strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Payakarakatong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhaa clobbers Payakarakatong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murhaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Payakarakatong misses with a hook.
Payakarakatong tries to clinch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murhaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Payakarakatong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Payakarakatong misses
and Payakarakatong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Payakarakatong is rocked!
Payakarakatong looks up at the clock. Bad move! Murhaa lands a right hand from hell, dropping Payakarakatong. Murhaa pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Murhaa!
A very excited looking Paul Murhaa rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 849 p4p, 115 weight class) and Thai Boxer (ranked 772 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxer punishes Gariniho's body with a nice straight punch.
Gariniho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gariniho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boxer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gariniho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boxer thinking.
Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Gariniho. Gariniho maintains the clinch.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Boxer blocks a body shot from Gariniho.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
Boxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Gariniho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks it.
Gariniho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gariniho avoids it.
Boxer misses with a knee strike.
Boxer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer landing knees to the body.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Gariniho goes down! Boxer dives on top of him - Gariniho manages to get guard.
Gariniho is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer wants to pass the guard but Gariniho is keeping the position.
Oh Gariniho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boxer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gariniho seems to have got his legs back now.
Gariniho is pulling down on Boxer's head. It's preventing any offense from Boxer, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer trying to control but Gariniho is working from the bottom.
Boxer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gariniho is retaining full guard.
Gariniho wants to stand but Boxer is controlling the position.
Boxer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gariniho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gariniho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Gariniho closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boxer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gariniho's defenses.
Boxer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gariniho is defending well for now.
Boxer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Gariniho has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short left from Gariniho.
Gariniho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gariniho with a jab.
Gariniho swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxer.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Gariniho moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gariniho, right into the meat.
Boxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxer tries to keep at a distance but Gariniho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer tries a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks it.
Boxer swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boxer.
Gariniho scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Gariniho.
Boxer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gariniho's face.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Gariniho won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Gariniho - that landed with a thud.
Boxer misses with a knee to the head.
Boxer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Gariniho manages to break the clinch.
Gariniho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boxer's head backwards.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Gariniho.
Boxer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gariniho connects with a crisp jab.
Boxer moves in looking to clinch but Gariniho pushes him off.
Gariniho just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxer throws a fast counter high kick but Gariniho manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Boxer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Boxer misses.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gariniho circles away.
Gariniho avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Boxer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gariniho under the eye.
Gariniho connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxer throws a low kick but Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Gariniho is looking to counter punch.
Boxer misses with a straight left.
Boxer sizes up Gariniho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Gariniho's head but Gariniho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gariniho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Gariniho moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boxer.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Gariniho won't want to take too many of those.
Gariniho lands with a left to the head.
Boxer misses with an elbow strike.
Gariniho lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gariniho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho lands a left hand.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
Gariniho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer tries to move into range but Gariniho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boxer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gariniho.
Boxer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gariniho was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxer.
Gariniho with a nice cross.
Gariniho digs a good hook to Boxer's body.
Gariniho avoids the head kick by Boxer.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boxer pushes Gariniho up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gariniho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gariniho blocks it with crossed arms.
Gariniho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gariniho.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Gariniho avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
Gariniho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxer is rocked!
Gariniho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxer.
Gariniho lands with a light punch inside.
Boxer is still on wobbly legs! Can Gariniho finish him?
A short body shot lands from Gariniho as the two fighters clinch.
Gariniho dips a shoulder and cracks Boxer with a mighty uppercut! Boxer falls back against the cage and Gariniho unloads with a barrage of strikes! Boxer is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gariniho screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neyman Gariniho!
Our winner, Neyman Gariniho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 689 p4p, 105 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 886 p4p, 132 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Darko's choice of entrance music: Ominous Drumming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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176 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett throws a lazy body kick
and Darko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darko's coach down at Q Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Darko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fett moves out of range as Darko strikes.
Darko tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Darko.
Fett throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Darko scores with a spinning back kick!
Darko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fett is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Fett misses the target.
Darko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
Jab from Darko.
It looks like Settakian Fett has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fett misses with a body kick.
Fett staying out of range there.
Fett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darko at a distance.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick by Fett misses
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko tried to score with a low kick but Fett checks it.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko cracks Fett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fett throws a head kick but Darko moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett clobbers Darko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fett. That one must have hurt.
Fett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Darko misses.
Fett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darko.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett scores with a nice strike.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Fett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darko misses with a straight left.
Fett throws a push kick but Darko slaps the foot to one side.
A solid body kick from Darko.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett misses with a looping left.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett thows a body kick. Darko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko lands a nice looking body shot.
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Darko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fett. That did some damage!
Darko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darko throws a hook but Fett avoids it easily.
Fett throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Settakian Fett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Settakian Fett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko misses with a body shot.
Darko misses with a straight right.
Darko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Fett.
Darko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Darko.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darko.
Fett moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.
Darko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fett.
Darko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fett blocks it well.
Fett lands a lovely overhand right.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darko counters with an outside leg kick.
Fett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko blocks a head kick by Fett.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
Fett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fett's calf.
Fett misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Darko.
Darko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fett to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darko misses with a hook.
Fett throwing a counter right hand but Darko manages to avoid it.
Darko throws out a powerful jab.
Fett misses with a hook. Darko ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a low kick but Fett avoids it.
Fett misses with a straight right.
Fett throws a head kick that Darko semi-blocks.
A head kick from Darko lands but Fett takes it in his stride.
Vlad Darko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Fett tries a head kick but it misses.
Darko knocks Fett to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Fett is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fett's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oh Fett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fett seems to have got his legs back now.
Fett is trying to get back to half guard.
Darko working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett is trying to get back to half guard.
Fett being controlled for a moment.
Fett wants to control but Darko postures up.
Darko advances to full mount.
Darko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fett is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Darko content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Settakian Fett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darko misses with a low kick.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fett's knee momentarily.
Fett misses with a hook
and Fett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko slips under a jab.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko avoids the head kick by Fett.
Darko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fett throws a head kick but Darko moves out of range.
Darko raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Darko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fett is out of range and Darko settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a head kick.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Darko.
A head kick misses from Darko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fett.
Some bone on bone action there as Fett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fett throws the kick towards the body but Darko avoids it.
Darko looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Darko throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
Fett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fett misses with a kick to the body
and Darko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darko misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fett.
A head kick misses from Darko.
A head kick by Fett misses
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Fett steps away.
Fett looks for the body kick but Darko saw that one coming.
Fett throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Darko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett avoids the head kick by Darko.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Darko throws a head kick that misses.
It appears Fett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Settakian Fett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Darko misses.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fett blocks the body kick.
Darko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fett throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Darko avoids the head kick by Fett.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darko cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darko thuds a left hand into Fett's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fett walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darko.
Fett throws an off balance right hand
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vlad Darko.
Well Darko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vlad Darko!
After the big win, Vlad Darko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 1124 p4p, 157 weight class) and Devon Bailey (ranked 825 p4p, 122 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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224 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Devon Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey connects with the punch.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicolas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the body.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey throws out a counter right but Nicolas avoids it with no problem.
Nicolas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bailey's hands.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicolas moves out of range of the strikes.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Nicolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolas misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nicolas, as that shot connected.
Nicolas jabs Bailey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid body kick from Nicolas.
Nicolas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicolas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nicolas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nicolas slips under a jab.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Nicolas.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nicolas.
Nicolas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nicolas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicolas lands a slapping body shot.
Nicolas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nicolas sizes up Bailey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the body.
Nicolas scoring well with a low kick there.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Nicolas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicolas misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Bailey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nicolas.
Nicolas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bailey will feel that in the morning.
Nice shot lands for Bailey.
A jab from Nicolas does it's job there.
Nicolas lands a nice hook to Bailey's body. Bailey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicolas can pounce on him.
Nicolas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nicolas throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Bailey throws out a counter right but Nicolas avoids it with no problem.
Nicolas throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Nicolas moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Nicolas throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicolas tried to score with a low kick but Bailey checks it.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolas misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Nicolas - just one landing.
Nicolas cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nicolas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nicolas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey. Bailey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicolas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nicolas misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Nicolas's head but Nicolas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolas digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Nicolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nicolas throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
Nicolas misses with a straight left.
Bailey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicolas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Devon Bailey's cut even more.
Nicolas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicolas connects with a high kick.
Bailey throws a hook but Nicolas avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicolas connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nicolas. Those never looked like landing.
Nicolas lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolas throws a front kick that sends Bailey stumbling back into the cage.
Bailey throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicolas thuds his right hand into Bailey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nicolas lands a leg kick that knocks Bailey off balance momentarily.
Bailey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nicolas.
Nicolas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bailey.
Nicolas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bailey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. Bailey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicolas connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nicolas tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bailey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nicolas has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bailey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Nicolas moves away and avoids it.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicolas.
A low kick from Nicolas is predictable there
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicolas to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the head.
Nicolas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailey circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicolas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nicolas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bailey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas scores with a decent looking hook.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicolas digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Bailey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Nicolas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey lands a head kick. Nicolas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicolas fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Nicolas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicolas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicolas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Nicolas tenderised Bailey's leg. Bailey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicolas scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Nicolas misses with a body kick.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicolas.
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolas.
Bailey throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bailey lands an overhand right.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bailey takes one on the button.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicolas lands with a shot to the body.
Bailey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicolas with a body shot.
Nicolas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bailey throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
Bailey needs to keep his hands up - Nicolas had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolas throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Bailey finds it's target.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Nicolas cracks Bailey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Nicolas.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Nicolas moves away and avoids it.
Nicolas misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Nicolas both land. Nice combination.
Nicolas throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bailey 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.
Bailey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Nicolas throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body punch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicolas.
Nicolas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nicolas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Nicolas cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands a front kick.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Nicolas lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot by Nicolas.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
Nicolas lands an overhand right.
The cut above Devon Bailey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bailey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicolas works the jab nicely.
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!
Bailey misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolas is looking to land body kicks.
Bailey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nicolas misses with the combination.
Nicolas lands a high kick!
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Nicolas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nicolas.
A big right from Bailey misses.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bailey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Nicolas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bailey under the eye.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas feints a jab promting Bailey to slip. Nicolas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bailey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Nicolas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bailey connects with a crisp jab.
Bailey dips to his left and cracks Nicolas with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Nicolas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nicolas.
Devon Bailey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nicolas misses with a few strikes there.
Nicolas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Nicolas.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nicolas lands a jab.
Devon Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Nicolas saw that one coming.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Nicolas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Nicolas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey checks the leg kick.
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nicolas misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicolas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
Bailey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Nicolas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nicolas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
During a confident post fight interview, Harold Nicolas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 541 p4p, 74 weight class) and Aito Lager (ranked 479 p4p, 68 weight class). Darren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here's to the losers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lager's choice of entrance music: Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven. Aito Lager has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darren defends well and Lager ends up having to push Darren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lager.
A quick step to the side and Darren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lager digs a good hook to Darren's body.
Darren takes one on the button.
Lager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lager throws a hook but Darren avoids it easily.
Lager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lager throws a jab when Darren was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Darren misses the target.
Lager blocks a leg kick.
Lager throws a hook to the side of Darren's head but Darren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darren was well out of range. Poor timing from Lager.
Aito Lager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lager blocks a low kick nicely.
Lager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Darren defends well and Lager ends up having to push Darren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lager missing with a left hand there. Darren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darren definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darren moves into range and clinches up with Lager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager takes an elbow to the temple.
Lager prevents a body shot from Darren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Darren breaks from the clinch.
Darren cracks Lager with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren throws a big shot that misses.
Lager closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darren to the mat! Darren manages to get full guard.
Darren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Darren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lager cracks Darren with an open hand slap.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Lager is just out of range.
Lager let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Darren misses with a leg kick
letting Lager counter with a right hand.
Darren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lager.
Lager moves out of range of the strikes.
Lager throws a hook but Darren blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lager somewhat.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aito Lager.
Darren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darren cracks Lager with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darren moves into the clinch.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lager's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lager.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lager.
Lager jumps guard but Darren stands there with Lager around his waist. Lager gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darren.
Lager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lager working aggressively here.
Lager working hard to break the clinch.
Lager effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lager.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darren.
Lager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lager has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Darren after a bit of a struggle.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Aito Lager has been cut.
A hook to the body from Darren.
Lager looks winded!
Darren manages to break the clinch.
Lager shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darren sprawls well. Darren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lager gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Lager lands.
Lager just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Lager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Darren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lager moves away.
It seemed like Lager was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
It looked like Darren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darren.
Lager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darren.
Lager jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lager slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darren connects with the punch.
Lager throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lager looks to land a left hand but Darren moved out of range nicely.
Lager lands a nice looking body shot.
Darren tries a head kick but it misses.
Lager blocks a jab.
A cross from Lager lands.
Lager cracks Darren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Darren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aito Lager's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lager connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darren throws a hook to the side of Lager's head but Lager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darren throws a leg kick but Lager sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lager throws a jab but it's blocked by Darren.
Lager lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Darren.
Darren is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lager.
Lager ducks under a wild hook from Darren.
Donk. Lager catches Darren right on the button with a cross.
Darren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lager.
Darren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lager lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Lager.
Lager misses with a straight right.
A big left from Darren misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darren's guard.
Darren has his feet on Lager's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
James Darren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darren moves out of range of the strikes.
Lager takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lager throws a shot from downtown. Darren moves away and avoids it.
Lager lands a leg kick that knocks Darren off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lager shoots in for a takedown but Darren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darren moves out of range of the strikes.
Darren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lager is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lager's corner calls for a 1-2. Lager obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lager shoots in and drives through. Darren sprawls well.
Darren tried to counter with a leg kick but Lager avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lager misses the target.
Darren moves away from the strike by Lager.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lager throws out the jab.
Lager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Lager does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lager looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darren throws a hook but Lager avoids it easily.
Lager looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lager looks to land a right hand but Darren moved out of range.
Lager scores with a decent looking hook.
Darren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darren's hands.
Lager throws the left hand but Darren avoids the punch easily.
Lager ducks under a wild hook from Darren.
A telegraphed right hand from Lager misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager throws an off balance right hand
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Lager digs a good body shot into Darren's ribs.
A left lands for Darren.
Darren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lager throws a body punch but Darren moves out of range.
Lager scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darren throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lager paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darren throws out a loose jab but Lager uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Darren.
Lager throws a counter combo.
Darren walks into a straight right hand from Lager.
Darren throws a sloppy head kick and Lager moves out of range easily.
Darren throws a leg kick
and Lager counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Darren!
Darren tries to escape but Lager is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Darren is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Darren is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lager has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darren keeps working.
Lager scoring with punches from side control.
Darren tries to bench press Lager off him but Lager keeps the position.
Darren tries to escape but Lager is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager landing a few strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lager scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darren manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Darren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lager looking for submissions off his back.
Darren is keen to just control but Lager is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aito Lager's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lager gets a double leg takedown into Darren's guard.
Darren is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lager presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lager can't find room to land a body shot as Darren controls the action.
Lager lands a shoulder strike.
Lager working aggressively here.
Darren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darren is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lager is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Darren to the mat. Darren regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Darren kicks Lager off and gets to his feet.
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!
Darren misses with a body shot.
Lager gets tackled into the cage by Darren. Darren maintains the clinch.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Lager - that landed with a thud.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lager's elbow.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Lager avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darren lands an elbow inside that Lager shrugs off.
Darren misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lager's brow.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren tries to work over Lager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lager throws a body shot but no joy.
Lager looks to land a right hand but Darren moved out of range.
Lager throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Darren's waist but Darren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lager off to one side.
Darren feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Darren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darren tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Darren.
Lager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lager misses with a hook. Darren ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager throws the left hand but Darren avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Darren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Darren finds it's way through Lager's defenses.
Darren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lager blocks a low kick nicely.
Lager looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darren lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lager looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Darren has hold of Lager's hands but Lager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Darren kicks Lager off and gets back to his feet.
Darren clinches with his opponent.
Darren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lager misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Lager avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lager gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darren moves away from the strike by Lager.
A little feinted left hand from Darren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darren ducks under a wild hook from Lager.
A slow jab from Lager misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Lager there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lager tries to clinch but Darren is having none of it.
Lager rushes Darren and presses him up against the cage.
Darren has Lager pressed against the cage, preventing Lager from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lager's elbow.
Darren gets underhooks to prevent Lager's takedown attempt.
Lager fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darren is working Lager over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Darren.
Lager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Lager avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren tries a body shot but Lager blocks it.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lager struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Lager prevents a body shot from Darren.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lager takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darren tries to work over Lager's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren lands a body shot.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lager's brow.
Lager fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James Darren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aito Lager.
Darren pushes Lager back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darren blocks a body shot from Lager.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
Darren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darren.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Darren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darren 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Darren!
A relieved looking James Darren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 524 p4p, 66 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 361 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin throws a wild body kick that Picker sees coming a mile off.
Picker throwing a counter right hand but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picker lands with an overhand left.
Picker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Picker lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Picker scores with a sloppy right hand. Gavin should have avoided that one.
Larson Picker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Picker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Gavin coming out on top.
Picker scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Picker cracks Gavin with a good jab.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Gavin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Picker misses with a hook.
A jab from Picker misses.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Gavin tries to work over Picker's front leg with a kick but Picker checks it.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Picker looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Picker throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavin counters with a good, hard body kick but Picker shrugs it off.
Gavin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Gavin misses.
Picker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Picker lands a body shot.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Picker as he connects with a hook.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin thinks about the counter body kick.
Picker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin is looking for the big counter here.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker lands an overhand right.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Picker's leg but Picker calmly moves out of range.
Picker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Picker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Picker dips to his left and cracks Gavin with an uppercut!
Picker looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
Picker moves away from the strike by Gavin.
Jab by Picker.
Gavin jabs Picker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Picker circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Picker misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Picker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Picker throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Gavin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Picker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gavin.
Picker misses with a hook.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavin moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Gavin connects with a right hand. Picker shakes it off.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Picker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's time! Picker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Picker misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Picker. Picker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Picker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Picker. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Picker has got the better of the exchanges.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Picker looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker misses with a looping right.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Gavin lands with a nice body kick.
Picker thuds his right hand into Gavin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Picker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Picker misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Gavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin takes a swing at Picker's ribcage but misses.
Gavin defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Picker looks to land a combination but Gavin avoids it well.
Picker throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin lands a slapping body shot.
Gavin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gavin throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin looks to land a combination but Picker avoids it well.
Picker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gavin lands a jab to the head.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larson Picker is winning the standup battle so far.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin lands with an uppercut that bounces Picker off the cage and back into range.
Gavin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Picker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gavin can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Picker's calf.
Picker misses with a body shot.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Picker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Picker throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
Gavin thinks about the counter body kick.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
Picker blocks the body kick.
Picker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Picker misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Picker lands with a hook. Gavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Picker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gavin moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Gavin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gavin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Picker steps away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Picker cracks Gavin with a good jab.
Gavin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gavin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Picker lands a really nice looking cross but Gavin seems unphased.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Picker misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Picker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin scores with a sloppy right hand. Picker should have avoided that one.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Gavin.
Picker misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin looks to land a combination but Picker avoids it well.
Picker lands an overhand right.
Picker throws an off balance right hand
and Gavin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Picker throws a shot from downtown. Gavin moves away and avoids it.
Picker avoids the body shot from Gavin.
Gavin throws a wild body kick that Picker sees coming a mile off.
Gavin looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Picker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Picker slips a straight right by Gavin.
Gavin moves out of range as Picker strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin tries a low kick but Picker avoids it.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Picker.
Picker slips under a jab from Gavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Picker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Picker slips a straight right by Gavin.
Picker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin misses with a low kick.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Picker fails to land.
Picker misses with some punches.
Picker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gavin misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picker finds it's way round the side to connect with Gavin's head.
Gavin scores with a nice head shot.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Picker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker misses with a looping right.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin slips under a jab from Picker.
A big left from Picker misses.
Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker misses the jab.
Gavin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker misses with a few strikes there.
Picker throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gavin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Picker.
Gavin moves out of range as Picker strikes.
Gavin moves out of range as Picker strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin throws a low kick but Picker moves out of range easily.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picker takes one to the side of the head.
Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picker throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker blocks the body kick.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Picker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker connects with a single shot there.
Gavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Picker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Picker walks into a straight right hand from Gavin.
Gavin walks into a left hand.
Picker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Picker misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Picker misses the target.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
A jab from Picker misses.
Gavin throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Gavin throws a push kick but Picker slaps the foot to one side.
Picker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gavin slips a straight right by Picker.
A little jabbing left from Gavin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin tries to clinch there but Picker circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Picker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Picker misses with a hook.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Picker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gavin lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gavin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gavin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Picker throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Picker steps away.
Picker defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Picker on the counter but he doesn't commit to 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 Larson Picker.
I think Picker 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Larson Picker!
A relieved looking Larson Picker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Soszynski (ranked 486 p4p, 70 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 323 p4p, 43 weight class). Soszynski comes to the cage accompanied by Fire and Flame by Rotting Christ. Parade has chosen I KILL Cause I'm Hungry as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Krystian Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soszynski throws a hook but Parade avoids it easily.
Parade lands a front kick.
Parade thuds a left hand into Soszynski's body.
Rage Parade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade throws a quick inside leg kick.
Parade throws a body punch but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soszynski with a hook.
Parade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soszynski's head.
It looks like Krystian Soszynski has been cut.
Parade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parade digs a good body shot into Soszynski's ribs.
Parade rushes Soszynski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Parade.
Parade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
Soszynski lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soszynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Parade.
A hook to the body from Parade.
Soszynski misses with a punch on the inside.
Parade gets through Soszynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parade.
Parade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soszynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parade working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Parade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soszynski is keeping busy.
Parade lands a hook that snaps the head of Soszynski backwards.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
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!
Parade lands a right hand.
Soszynski scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soszynski.
Soszynski can't find room to land a body shot as Parade controls the action.
Parade scores with a shot to the side of Soszynski's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski breaks from the clinch.
Soszynski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Soszynski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parade.
A shot to the liver by Parade. Beautiful body shot.
Soszynski lands an overhand right.
Parade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Parade does it's job there.
Soszynski is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parade.
Oh Soszynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soszynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Parade cracks Soszynski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Soszynski falls to his knees and Parade doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rage Parade!
During a confident post fight interview, Rage Parade 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 80 p4p, 14 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 686 p4p, 95 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Big Murha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Van Buren.
Murha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Van Buren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murha cracks Van Buren with a good jab.
Van Buren misses with a looping right.
Murha misses with a hook
and Van Buren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Buren scores with the left hand. Murha knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Van Buren does no damage.
Murha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buren throws an overhand right that lands on Murha's shoulder, as Murha tries to avoid the shot.
Van Buren throws a poor cross that misses
and Murha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murha works the jab nicely.
Van Buren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Buren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren digs a good body shot into Murha's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Murha. Those never looked like landing.
Murha misses with a left hand
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab.
Murha moves forwards but Van Buren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Buren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murha throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Buren throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Buren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha throws a shot from downtown. Van Buren moves away and avoids it.
Van Buren throws a hook but Murha blocks it.
Van Buren throws a lazy head kick
and Murha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren lands with a straight right. Murha didn't see that one coming.
Van Buren misses with a right hand
and Murha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Buren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Buren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Murha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Buren throws a looping overhand right but Murha ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Murha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Buren lands a front kick.
Van Buren misses with a body shot
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Buren misses with a right hand
enabling Murha to counter with a crisp jab.
Murha lands a really nice looking cross but Van Buren seems unphased.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Buren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Murha counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Murha.
Van Buren misses with a lunging right hand
and Murha counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Buren throws a head kick but Murha moves out of range.
Murha lands a big head kick that sends Van Buren tumbling to the mat! Murha takes a step backwards and waves Van Buren back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Buren is rocked!
The fighters circling - Van Buren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murha throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Oh Van Buren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Buren scores with a kick to the body.
Van Buren seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Van Buren misses its intended target.
Murha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Murha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murha. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren misses with a left hand
and Murha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Buren connects with a jab.
Van Buren looks for the body kick but Murha saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Van Buren.
A swing and a miss from Murha.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Murha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren misses with a straight right.
Murha throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren throws a jab when Murha was well out of range.
Van Buren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murha throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Van Buren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Buren misses with a kick to the body
and Murha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Buren thinking.
Murha avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
and Murha counters with a nice uppercut.
Murha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murha slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Van Buren misses with a double jab
and Murha counters with a straight right hand.
Murha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid body kick from Van Buren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Buren. That snapped Murha's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Van Buren.
Murha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Murha counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren connects with a body shot that sends Murha's belly button to the back.
Murha lands an overhand right.
Murha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Van Buren. Those never looked like landing.
Murha lands an overhand right.
Van Buren looks to throw a body kick
and Murha counters with a right hand to the body.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murha.
Murha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Van Buren misses.
Murha throws a hook but Van Buren blocks it.
Van Buren throws a quick counter head kick but Murha was just out of range.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Buren's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Murha slips a jab from Van Buren.
Van Buren connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren misses with a wild combination.
Murha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren walks into a left hand.
Van Buren drops Murha with a beautiful combination! Murha stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Van Buren is looking for the KO!
Murha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murha avoids the head kick by Van Buren.
Murha misses with a looping left.
Murha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Buren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick by Van Buren misses
and Murha counters with a straight right hand.
Murha looks to land a right hand but Van Buren moved out of range.
Murha takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Van Buren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Buren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with a kick to the body.
Van Buren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Murha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murha blocks a jab.
Van Buren throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Murha misses.
Murha throws a head kick that half lands.
Murha misses with an uppercut
and Van Buren counters with a right hand to the body.
Murha tests Van Buren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Van Buren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Buren.
A head kick misses from Murha.
Murha cracks Van Buren with a good jab.
Murha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Buren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murha in his tracks.
Van Buren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murha misses with a left hand
and Van Buren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murha sizes up Van Buren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Buren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murha throws a head kick that misses
and Van Buren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Buren misses with a body kick.
Murha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Buren throws a jab when Murha was well out of range.
It seemed like Murha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut
and Murha counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murha doesn't seem bothered though.
Murha with a jab.
Murha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
Murha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Buren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha scores with a jab.
Murha drops Van Buren with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Buren looks back up at him and smiles so Murha waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Murha moves in close and cracks Van Buren with a massive right hand! Van Buren, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Murha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Murha!
Big Murha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 85 p4p, 16 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage throws a sloppy body shot
and Semenko counters with a nice body kick.
Semenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mirage is looking to land body kicks.
Semenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mirage checks it well.
Crunch! Semenko slams his shin into Mirage's torso.
Mirage throws a chopping leg kick but Semenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirage misses with a hook. Semenko ducked under it nicely.
Semenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mirage throws a low kick but Semenko moves out of range easily.
Semenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mirage cracks Semenko with a good jab.
Mirage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Mirage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Semenko is looking to chop away at Mirage's legs.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Mirage swings for the body but Semenko moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Semenko down.
Semenko misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko counters with a body kick.
Semenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mirage drops his hands momentarily and Semenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mirage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mirage's sensitive parts.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage throwing a counter right hand but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mirage. That did some damage!
Mirage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenko. That did some damage!
Semenko scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Semenko.
Semenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Semenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Semenko moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Mirage misses.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Semenko moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Semenko checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mirage there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mirage.
Semenko throws a hook but Mirage blocks it.
Mirage scores with a nice head shot.
Semenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenko checks a leg kick.
Semenko catches Mirage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Semenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
Mirage feints and then cracks Semenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Semenko down.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Semenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Semenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Semenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mirage backs up against the cage.
Mirage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Semenko. Semenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Mirage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko avoids it easily.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Semenko counters with a straight right hand.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Semenko.
Semenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Mirage's head.
A swing and a miss from Semenko.
Semenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Semenko throws a leg kick
and Mirage counters with an inside leg kick.
Mirage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Semenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirage.
Mirage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirage blocks the leg kick.
Semenko moves in looking to clinch but Mirage pushes him off.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Mirage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Semenko.
Semenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirage.
Semenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenko.
Mirage moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mirage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Semenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mirage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Semenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Semenko 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.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Semenko scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mirage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mirage.
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirage if he has to take too many more of those.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage throws a solid leg kick but Semenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirage.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage misses with a hook.
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mirage delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko lands with a nice body punch.
Semenko throws a chopping leg kick but Mirage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Semenko misses with a straight right.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Semenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko lands a slapping body shot.
Semenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Semenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mirage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Semenko.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Semenko counters with a solid body kick.
Nice defenses there by Semenko.
Semenko lands with a nice body punch.
Mirage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage throws a hook to the side of Semenko's head but Semenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenko's sensitive parts.
Mirage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage walks into a stiff left hand from Semenko.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A cross from Semenko lands.
Mirage throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Semenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Semenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mirage catches Semenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mirage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Semenko takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Semenko misses with a straight right.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Mirage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semenko scores with a kick to the body.
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Semenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirage throws a looping overhand right but Semenko ducks down to avoid it.
Semenko connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a leg kick that misses.
Mirage misses with a looping right.
Mirage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Semenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mirage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mirage misses with a low kick as Semenko jumps back.
Mirage misses with the combination.
Mirage throws a poor cross that misses
and Semenko counters with a good low kick that Mirage was not able to check.
A jab from Mirage misses.
Semenko pushes Mirage up against the cage in a clinch.
Semenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Semenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mirage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage trying to stall but Semenko improves his position.
Mirage stalling the fight.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Semenko.
Semenko tries a body shot but Mirage blocks it.
Semenko misses with some punches.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mirage working aggressively here.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Semenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Semenko tries to score with a low kick but Mirage moves his leg out of the way.
Semenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mirage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Mirage.
Semenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Semenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Semenko.
Semenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Mirage in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenko lands a leg kick that knocks Mirage off balance momentarily.
Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Mirage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mirage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
Semenko is leaning against Mirage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Mirage won't want to take too many of those.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Semenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Semenko walks into a jab.
Semenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mirage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenko scores with a shot to the body.
Semenko sizes up Mirage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Mirage swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirage is defending well for now.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage lands a right hand.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Mirage blocks with his arms.
Semenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mirage fails to land.
Semenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses with a body punch.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Semenko.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko tries to work over Mirage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Mirage blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
Still in the clinch, Mirage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mirage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Semenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mirage backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with some punches.
Semenko lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage manages to break the clinch.
Semenko darts in and clinches Mirage up against the cage.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mirage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko lands a body shot.
Mirage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko misses with a knee strike.
Semenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirage.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirage.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Mirage avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Mirage lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Mirage.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mirage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mirage misses with a hook. Semenko ducked under it nicely.
Semenko swings widly with a right hand
and Mirage counters with a series of strikes. Semenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mirage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Mirage's head.
Mirage throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Semenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mirage is defending well for now.
Semenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirage digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mirage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mirage.
Semenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirage.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.
Mirage breaks the clinch.
Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mirage thinking.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko slips a straight right by Mirage.
Semenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko looks to land a right hand but Mirage moved out of range.
Semenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Semenko slips a jab from Mirage.
Semenko throws the kick towards the body but Mirage avoids it.
Semenko scores with a head kick. Mirage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mirage throws a right hand that misses
and Semenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jab by Semenko.
Mirage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mirage misses the jab.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Mirage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Semenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenko.
Semenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirage throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko is looking to land body kicks.
Mirage is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mirage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mirage tries a low kick but Semenko avoids it.
Mirage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mirage lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Semenko misses
and Mirage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Semenko saw that one coming.
Semenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Semenko throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mirage does it's job there.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirage throws out the jab.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
It appears Mirage was looking to counter with a kick there.
Crunch! Semenko slams his shin into Mirage's torso.
Mirage has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirage scores with a shot to the body.
Mirage throws a big shot that misses.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Mirage works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Semenko. Beautiful body shot.
Mirage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko closes the distance and pushes Mirage back into the cage.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenko throws a head punch that misses.
Mirage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirage lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirage scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Mirage lands a nice uppercut.
Mirage can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dave Semenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Mirage throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Semenko.
Mirage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Semenko throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Mirage lands but Semenko takes it in his stride.
Semenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mirage if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Semenko.
Semenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mirage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
The fighters circling - Mirage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Semenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Semenko blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Semenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mirage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Semenko.
Mirage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Semenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirage on the side of the head.
Semenko tries to clinch but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semenko.
It seemed like Semenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirage. That snapped Semenko's head back.
Semenko is looking to clinch.
Semenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Semenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Semenko throws out a counter right but Mirage avoids it with no problem.
Semenko lands with an overhand left.
Alphonzo Mirage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage scoring well with a low kick there.
Semenko tries to land a front kick but Mirage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Semenko delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Semenko does it's job there.
Semenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenko slips a jab from Mirage.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Semenko sees coming a mile off.
Semenko connects with a looping right hand.
Semenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Semenko looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semenko throws a wild body kick that Mirage sees coming a mile off.
Semenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirage.
Mirage swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage walks into a jab.
Mirage missing with a left hand there. Semenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Mirage.
Mirage wants to slow Semenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Mirage 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.
Semenko slips under a jab.
Semenko dips to his left and cracks Mirage with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Semenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mirage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage 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.
Semenko misses with a few strikes there.
Semenko cracks Mirage with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenko. That's going to slow Mirage down.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mirage throws a poor cross that misses
and Semenko counters with a low kick, right behind Mirage 's knee.
Mirage lands an overhand right.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Mirage.
Mirage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Semenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirage.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Semenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Mirage misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Semenko.
Well Semenko 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 William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Dave Semenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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