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Empire: XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deon Big Daddy (ranked 2275 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 247 p4p, 214 weight class). Big Daddy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Daddy Kane - Smooth Operator. Deon Big Daddy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cu Chulainn's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Big Daddy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Daddy takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Deon Big Daddy has been cut.
Chulainn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chulainn looks to land a right hand but Big Daddy moved out of range.
Big Daddy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chulainn will feel that in the morning.
Chulainn lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Big Daddy .
Big Daddy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chulainn will feel that in the morning.
Chulainn looks winded!
Big Daddy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Big Daddy .
A counter left hand to the body from Big Daddy misses its target.
Chulainn blocks a head kick by Big Daddy .
Big Daddy lands a big uppercut and Chulainn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chulainn looks OK. Big Daddy waves Chulainn back to his feet!
 Chulainn is rocked!
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!
Big Daddy cracks Chulainn on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Chulainn falls backwards against the cage. Big Daddy follows up with more strikes that drop Chulainn to his knees. Big Daddy keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Chulainn! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deon Big Daddy !
In his post fight interview, Deon Big Daddy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 3419 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Herb Green (ranked 426 p4p, 354 weight class). Herb Green will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herb Green!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green cracks Choke with a good jab.
Green throws a right hand that misses
and Choke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choke passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Green is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Choke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Rue (ranked 2689 p4p, 2849 weight class) and Ben Warren (ranked 347 p4p, 359 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maurice Rue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Warren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren throws a hook to the side of Rue's head but Rue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rue tries to counter with a takedown but Warren is quick to defend against it.
Warren throws a nice looking combination but Rue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warren misses with the combination.
Rue attempts a counter takedown but Warren avoids it well and moves away.
Ben Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren lands a right hook to the body.
Warren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rue tries to counter with a takedown but Warren is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warren misses with a series of wild punches.
Rue drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
Rue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Warren there.
Warren falls off balance throwing a combination
so Rue counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rue wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Rue really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rue stays in close to Warren's body and controls the position.
Rue trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rue is controlling him.
Rue advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue wants to pass to mount but Warren is defending the position.
Rue passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rue tries to control but Warren wriggling away.
Rue swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Warren is now in Rue's guard. A big mistake from Rue there, giving up the dominant position!
Warren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rue controlling the position.
Warren wanted to stand there but Rue had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in PEAK MMA Fight Club inform me that Warren has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Rue wants to sweep here but Warren controlling him for the moment.
Warren trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rue's guard.
Rue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rue looking for a sweep. Not yet Rue, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Warren misses with a few strikes there.
Warren tries to bum rush Rue with a series of wild strikes but Rue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warren looks to land a combination but Rue avoids it well.
Good work by Rue as he checks the leg kick.
Rue appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warren misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Rue drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rue counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Warren dominated that round.
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.
Warren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rue's head backwards.
Warren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Warren throws a series of punches but Rue avoids them all with ease.
Rue tries to counter with a takedown but Warren is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Warren misses.
Rue half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Warren misses with a wild combination.
Rue half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Warren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rue counters with a shoot takedown. Warren fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Warren manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warren wants to get back to striking at distance but Rue won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Rue pulls guard effortlessly.
Rue is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rue stops Warren from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren has one foot on Rue's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Warren misses with a double jab.
Rue tries to counter with a takedown but Warren is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Warren does no damage.
Rue drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
Warren misses with a combination
and Rue counters with a shoot takedown. Warren fights it but they end up in guard.
Rue wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Rue is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Warren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rue stays in close to Warren's body and controls the position.
Rue pushes down on Warren's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rue looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rue is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Warren is just riding it out for now. Rue eventually gives up the hold.
Rue trying to control the action but Warren is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rue is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rue is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rue is trying to work for a kimura but Warren is defending well.
Maurice Rue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warren manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rue keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Rue drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
Warren loads up on a big right hand but Rue slips the punch.
Rue changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rue changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rue.
Rue changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warren scores with a leg kick.
Warren swinging wildly here.
Warren lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Warren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rue circles away quickly and effectively.
Rue attempts a counter takedown but Warren avoids it well and moves away.
Warren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rue drops down looking for a counter takedown but Warren sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warren.
Ben Warren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warren misses with a leg kick
and Rue counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Warren is defending against the submission attempts here by Rue.
Rue trying to control the action but Warren is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is trying to stand back up but Rue is controlling him
Rue takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rue seems to be working for a kimura but Warren defends the submission attempt.
Warren is trying to stand back up but Rue is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rue wants to pass the guard but Warren is defending well.
Warren wants to get back to his feet.
Rue wants to pass the guard but Warren is defending well.
Rue stops Warren from getting back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ben Warren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren misses with a lunging right hand
and Rue counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rue.
Rue drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Warren dives on top into guard.
Rue is working an open guard so Warren takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Warren does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Warren catches Rue right on the button with a cross.
Warren throws a series of punches but Rue avoids them all with ease.
Rue changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warren throws a combination that misses
so Rue counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Warren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warren is keeping the position for now.
Warren wants to stand up but Rue is controlling him.
Rue trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rue passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rue thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warren bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rue moves away from the strike by Warren.
Rue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warren throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warren 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Warren!
Ben Warren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Maurice Rue stepped up to the mic, saying 'Mad respect for Buster, we had a good fight and I wish him all the best. I would also like to thank my fans for always being with me regardless of the outcome.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahkman Magomedsharipov (ranked 5996 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Roberto Vieira (ranked 485 p4p, 271 weight class). Roberto Vieira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahkman Magomedsharipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magomedsharipov quickly recovers to half guard.
Magomedsharipov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vieira.
Magomedsharipov trying to control here.
Vieira prevents Magomedsharipov from improving his position.
Magomedsharipov is pressing down on Vieira's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magomedsharipov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magomedsharipov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vieira keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vieira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magomedsharipov is taking a breather. Vieira says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov looks to land a strike but Vieira avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magomedsharipov looking to sit in guard and control but Vieira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomedsharipov is trying to control the position but Vieira postures up.
Magomedsharipov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vieira is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Magomedsharipov.
Magomedsharipov is not content to let Vieira control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Magomedsharipov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Vieira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Magomedsharipov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vieira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vieira lands a nice shot to the head.
Vieira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedsharipov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira controlling his opponent.
Magomedsharipov wants to hold on but Vieira pushes him away.
Vieira with the ground and pound from mount.
 Magomedsharipov is rocked!
Vieira cracks Magomedsharipov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Vieira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1748 p4p, 3470 weight class) and Rich Mahogany (ranked 271 p4p, 450 weight class). Mahogany has chosen Look Good in Leather as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ethan Hawk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahogany shoots and misses
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahogany misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.
It looks like Rich Mahogany has been cut.
Mahogany shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ethan Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Mahogany.
Hawk lands with a hook. Mahogany tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahogany shoots and misses
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Mahogany moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahogany misses with a shot to the body
and Hawk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mahogany! Hawk lets Mahogany back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mahogany is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mahogany misses
and Hawk counters with a crisp right that sends Mahogany to the canvas! Hawk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hawk!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Hawk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Rich Mahogany had this to say: 'I will go home and take solace in my many leatherbound volumes.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 6092 p4p, 6291 weight class) and Android Seventeen (ranked 601 p4p, 609 weight class). Konstantinos Karamitroudis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamitroudis closes the distance and clinches.
Karamitroudis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seventeen's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Karamitroudis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seventeen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seventeen has had enough of the clinch but Karamitroudis keeps him there for the moment.
Seventeen dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seventeen avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Seventeen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karamitroudis throws a low kick but Seventeen moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seventeen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Seventeen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seventeen lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Seventeen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seventeen. Karamitroudis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karamitroudis rushes Seventeen and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seventeen can't break the clinch.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Seventeen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karamitroudis avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seventeen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seventeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Karamitroudis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seventeen's efforts to push away.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Seventeen dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Karamitroudis goes for a takedown attempt but Seventeen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Seventeen keeps the fight on the outside.
Seventeen misses with a head kick.
Karamitroudis blocks a head kick by Seventeen.
Karamitroudis pushes Seventeen up against the cage in a clinch.
Karamitroudis keeps control of Seventeen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seventeen is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling him.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seventeen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seventeen.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karamitroudis fails to land.
Seventeen dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karamitroudis blocking some punches.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow just above Seventeen 's eye.
Seventeen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seventeen wants to get back to striking at distance but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Seventeen gets underhooks to prevent Karamitroudis's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Karamitroudis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seventeen is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling him.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis prevents Seventeen from breaking the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis has Seventeen pressed against the cage, preventing Seventeen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seventeen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen is trying to force a seperation but Karamitroudis has the dominant position.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen wants to get back to striking at distance but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamitroudis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seventeen looking to slow down the pace here.
Seventeen managing to block the knees to the body from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis prevents Seventeen from breaking the clinch.
Seventeen is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seventeen swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamitroudis.
Seventeen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seventeen cracks Karamitroudis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Seventeen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Karamitroudis to stand back up!
Karamitroudis rushes Seventeen and presses him up against the cage.
Karamitroudis blocks an uppercut.
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!
Karamitroudis keeps control of Seventeen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis 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.
Karamitroudis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seventeen's brow.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seventeen being controlled against the cage.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen pushes off an throws an elbow but Karamitroudis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis prevents Seventeen from breaking the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Seventeen shrugs off.
Karamitroudis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Seventeen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Karamitroudis manages to mount him!
Seventeen is looking to improve his position but Karamitroudis isn't that keen on the idea.
Karamitroudis controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seventeen is trying desperately to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamitroudis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seventeen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karamitroudis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Karamitroudis looking to ground and pound but Seventeen is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis controlling his opponent.
Seventeen tries to hold on but Karamitroudis pushes him away.
Karamitroudis controlling the pace for now.
Seventeen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Karamitroudis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Karamitroudis dominating with strikes here.
Seventeen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karamitroudis controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Karamitroudis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seventeen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karamitroudis scrambles back to his feet.
Seventeen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karamitroudis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Seventeen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seventeen gets tackled into the cage by Karamitroudis. Karamitroudis maintains the clinch.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seventeen's defenses.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seventeen is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Seventeen can't break the clinch.
Seventeen is trying to force a seperation but Karamitroudis has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
Karamitroudis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seventeen's defenses.
Karamitroudis has Seventeen pressed against the cage, preventing Seventeen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Seventeen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Seventeen is trying to maintain a safe position but Karamitroudis gets an underhook and turns Seventeen into the cage.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamitroudis keeps control of Seventeen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow that stopped Seventeen in his tracks for a moment.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow that stopped Seventeen in his tracks for a moment.
Seventeen dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seventeen can do to turn this around?
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seventeen wants to break free but Karamitroudis has control.
Karamitroudis keeps control of Seventeen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Seventeen can't break the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seventeen is defending well for now.
Seventeen is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling him.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seventeen avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis keeps control of Seventeen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Seventeen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seventeen avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike.
Seventeen avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Seventeen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seventeen is looking to break free of the clinch but Karamitroudis has double underhooks.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Seventeen avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Karamitroudis has Seventeen pushed against the cage.
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen tries to break the clinch but Karamitroudis is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Seventeen's brow.
Seventeen can't break the clinch.
Seventeen trying to stall but Karamitroudis improves his position.
Seventeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seventeen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Seventeen working hard to break the clinch.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Seventeen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Seventeen looking to stall.
Seventeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Seventeen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Android Seventeen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seventeen blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Seventeen is trying to push Karamitroudis away but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantinos Karamitroudis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Karamitroudis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sanchez (ranked 1348 p4p, 965 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 207 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morrison's choice of entrance music: Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. Frank Morrison told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Morrison shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Morrison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Morrison controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Morrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sanchez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morrison scoring with punches and elbows.
Morrison in side control, throwing shots but Sanchez defends.
Morrison cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Morrison are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
Morrison is trying to ground and pound but Sanchez uses the momentary lack of control by Morrison to regain half guard.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Morrison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morrison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanchez's head.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrison.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Morrison throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Morrison cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrison feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Sanchez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morrison has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is pulling down on Morrison's head to control his posture.
Morrison works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Samuel Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frank Morrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison has control of Sanchez's left arm, preventing Sanchez from doing any damage.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Morrison lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morrison.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Morrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison throws out a powerful jab.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Morrison moved out of range.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Morrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Morrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Morrison.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Morrison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samuel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
It looked like Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison instigates a clinch.
Frank Morrison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morrison stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Morrison wants to take the fight to the mat but Sanchez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Morrison stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
Morrison presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morrison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively.
Morrison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morrison.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez trying to stall but Morrison improves his position.
Frank Morrison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Morrison cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Morrison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morrison connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morrison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morrison 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Morrison!
After winning the bout, Frank Morrison thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brady Jean Baptiste (ranked 2731 p4p, 1168 weight class) and Samuel Little (ranked 269 p4p, 135 weight class). Jean Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Oprah's Bank Account. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Brady Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Little!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little misses with an uppercut
letting Jean Baptiste counter with a right hand.
Little throws a big shot that misses.
Jean Baptiste throwing a counter right hand but Little manages to avoid it.
Little misses with a straight left.
Little misses the jab.
Jean Baptiste staying out of range there.
A big right from Little misses.
Jean Baptiste walks into a straight right hand from Little.
Samuel Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jean Baptiste tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Jean Baptiste.
Jean Baptiste throws a sloppy body shot
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Little misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jean Baptiste.
Little misses with a hook
and Jean Baptiste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jean Baptiste misses with a wild body shot.
Little throws out a counter right but Jean Baptiste avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean Baptiste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
A cross from Little lands.
Little uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jean Baptiste.
Little misses with a hook. Jean Baptiste ducked under it nicely.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jean Baptiste connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Samuel Little has been cut.
Little scores with a nice head shot.
Jean Baptiste staying out of range there.
Little scores with a shot to the body.
Little getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Jean Baptiste counters with a straight right hand.
Little has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Jean Baptiste moves away and avoids it.
Jean Baptiste ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little throws a hook to the side of Jean Baptiste's head but Jean Baptiste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Little lands a jab to Jean Baptiste's midsection.
Jean Baptiste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jean Baptiste clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Jean Baptiste on the inside.
Jean Baptiste tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little throws a head punch that misses.
Jean Baptiste lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little.
Jean Baptiste prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jean Baptiste scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jean Baptiste lands a hook that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little is rocked!
Jean Baptiste lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Jean Baptiste finish him?
Jean Baptiste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Jean Baptiste creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Little's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Little drops to his knees and Jean Baptiste pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Jean Baptiste!
Brady Jean Baptiste opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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