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CFN12: Mckean vs. Carvalho PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Murray (ranked 1991 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Jimbo Kreutz (ranked 101 p4p, 130 weight class). Jimbo Kreutz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Kreutz!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Kreutz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kreutz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kreutz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kreutz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kreutz is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murray cracks Kreutz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kreutz, pushing him back against the cage.
Murray is pushing Kreutz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Murray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Murray misses.
Kreutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreutz connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Murray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kreutz under the eye.
Kreutz misses with a kick to the body.
Kreutz misses with a double jab
and Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kreutz tries to score a body lock takedown but Murray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kreutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kreutz as the two fighters clinch.
Murray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kreutz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kreutz.
Murray trying to land knees to the body.
Murray will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kreutz up against the cage.
Kreutz lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Murray to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Murray doesn't manage to clinch there - Kreutz circles away.
Murray throws a jab when Kreutz was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray misses with a wild combination.
Kreutz tries to counter with a clinch but Murray shakes him off and moves away.
Kreutz throws a low kick, looking for Murray's leg but Murray calmly moves out of range.
Kreutz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kreutz tries to keep at a distance but Murray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kreutz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Murray after a bit of a struggle.
Kreutz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kreutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kreutzs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Kreutz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kreutz can't find room to land a body shot as Murray controls the action.
Kreutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kreutz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murray wants to get back to full guard.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kreutz is working away from the top position though.
Murray wants to improve his position but Kreutz is controlling well.
Kreutz wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Murray is not content to let Kreutz control the position.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Kreutz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kreutz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Murray trying to control here.
Kreutz thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
Kreutz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murray moves into full guard.
Kreutz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Kreutz from controlling successfully.
Murray wants to sweep here but Kreutz controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kreutz. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreutz.
Murray defending well as Kreutz loads up on a big left hand.
Murray feints a jab promting Kreutz to slip. Murray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kreutz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murray moves into the clinch.
Kreutz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray tries a knee to the head but Kreutz blocks it.
Kreutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kreutz has Murray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kreutz wants to take the fight to the mat but Murray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray has managed to clinch.
Murray lands a nice elbow.
Murray throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kreutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kreutz can do to turn this around?
Kreutz blocks a body shot from Murray.
Kreutz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kreutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreutz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Murray prevents it.
Alex Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimbo Kreutz.
Murray slowing the pace effectively.
Kreutz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kreutz dodges an elbow strike from Murray.
Kreutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Kreutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Murray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kreutz lands a right hand.
Kreutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray lands an elbow inside that Kreutz shrugs off.
Murray blocking some punches.
Kreutz avoids the elbow strike from Murray, against the cage.
Kreutz has hold of one of Murray's legs. Murray is fighting the takedown attempt but Kreutz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kreutz content to stall in guard here.
Kreutz is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray looking for a guillotine here but Kreutz defends easily.
Kreutz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Murray working a defensive guard here.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Kreutz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Kreutz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kreutz stopping the sweep attempt from Murray.
Kreutz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Kreutz lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kreutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kreutz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alex Murray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kreutz tries for a takedown but Murray manages to get underhooks.
Murray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Kreutz looks to land a left hand but Murray moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kreutz misses with a straight right.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Murray throws a right hand that Kreutz ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreutz also avoids with ease.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Kreutz throws a head punch that misses.
Kreutz is leaning against Murray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kreutz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murray dominated that second round.
That's time! Murray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kreutz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kreutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kreutz scores with a punch to the head.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kreutz lands a front kick.
Kreutz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kreutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Kreutz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Kreutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kreutz.
Nice body punch from Kreutz.
Kreutz walks into a stiff left hand from Murray.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kreutz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreutz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kreutz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kreutz.
Murray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kreutz avoids it really well and circles away.
Murray throws a hook but Kreutz blocks it.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kreutz manages to avoid it.
Murray throws a good cross that connects.
Kreutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kreutz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kreutz loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kreutz.
Murray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jimbo Kreutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kreutz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kreutz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kreutz misses with a body punch.
Kreutz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Murray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Murray tries to stall but Kreutz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kreutz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Murray is defending well.
Murray connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kreutz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Murray to the mat. Murray regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Murray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kreutz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kreutz throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Murray thows a huge punch but Kreutz dodges it nicely.
Kreutz tries to get to full guard but Murray has control of the leg.
Kreutz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murray.
Jimbo Kreutz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray is just content to waste time from the top position. Kreutz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Murray landing some decent shots from guard.
Kreutz working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.
Kreutz has his foot on Murray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murray works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to control but Kreutz is working from the bottom.
Kreutz pulls Murray in close to prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murray's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Murray with a nice head shot there.
Murray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kreutz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Alex Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Murray looking to sit in guard and control but Kreutz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Kreutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murray 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Murray!
Our winner, Alex Murray, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Machado (ranked 3778 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Ispa Murhapuro (ranked 126 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Murhapuro's guard.
Machado preventing the sweep.
Machado drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Murhapuro dives on top into guard.
Murhapuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machado is keeping the position for now.
Murhapuro slips nicely into half guard.
Machado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murhapuro is working for a submission of some sort.
Machado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro drops back looking for a leg! Machado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machado manages to kick Murhapuro off! Murhapuro jumps back into Machado's guard.
I've been told that Murhapuro has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Machado looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murhapuro passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to control but Murhapuro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murhapuro is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhapuro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Murhapuro seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.
Murhapuro is looking for a kimura but Machado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murhapuro to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Machado gets full guard.
Machado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murhapuro defends well.
Machado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murhapuro defends it easily.
Murhapuro trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Murhapuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machado has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murhapuro has managed to get both his arms back between Machado's legs - danger averted.
Machado trying to keep a closed guard but Murhapuro is proving a slippery customer.
Murhapuro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Machado manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Murhapuro has Machado in his guard.
Murhapuro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro has his foot on Machado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machado works his way back into a safe position though.
Murhapuro looking for a guillotine here but Machado defends easily.
Machado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Murhapuro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murhapuro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Murhapuro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machado defends well.
Murhapuro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Murhapuro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murhapuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heitor Machado will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhapuro has Machado up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado wants to break free but Murhapuro has control.
Murhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado tries to pull guard but Murhapuro holds him up against the cage and eventually Machado drops back down to his feet.
Machado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro pulls guard.
Murhapuro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murhapuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Machado rolls with it to try and escape but Murhapuro cranks on the arm and Machado is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ispa Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 2272 p4p, 1891 weight class) and Alika Hakekia (ranked 254 p4p, 217 weight class). Hakekia has chosen Nation Of Violence as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alika Hakekia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia 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.
Hakekia gets caught napping as Burenkov dives in and scores a takedown. Hakekia manages to retain guard.
Burenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burenkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hakekia has wrist control.
Burenkov is looking to pass into half guard but Hakekia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hakekia is in guard.
Burenkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakekia stands and steps away. Burenkov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burenkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hakekia stuffs the takedown.
Burenkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burenkov moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Burenkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Hakekia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hakekia slips under a jab from Burenkov.
Hakekia scores with a hook to the body. Burenkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burenkov misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia slips a jab from Burenkov.
Hakekia digs a good body shot into Burenkov's ribs.
Burenkov tries for a takedown but Hakekia circles away easily
and Hakekia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hakekia.
Hakekia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burenkov tries to clinch but Hakekia moves out of range.
Burenkov defending well as Hakekia loads up on a big left hand.
Burenkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakekia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hakekia ducks under a wild hook from Burenkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burenkov. Hakekia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakekia throws a body punch but Burenkov moves out of range.
Burenkov misses with a takedown attempt - Hakekia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Burenkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burenkov on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Hakekia.
Hakekia counters with a body kick.
Hakekia has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burenkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burenkov moves into the clinch.
Hakekia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hakekia scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hakekia throws an elbow but misses.
Hakekia can't find room to land a body shot as Burenkov controls the action.
Hakekia gets through Burenkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burenkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burenkov prevents a body shot from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with an elbow strike.
Burenkov slowing the pace effectively.
Hakekia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Burenkov is rocked!
Hakekia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burenkov.
Oh Burenkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Burenkov fails to land.
Hakekia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burenkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burenkov is trying to drag Hakekia to the mat but Hakekia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burenkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Burenkov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov is working for takedown but Hakekia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hakekia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hakekia pushes off an throws an elbow but Burenkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hakekia lands a nice uppercut.
Burenkov blocks a body shot from Hakekia.
Burenkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakekia.
Burenkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hakekia is keeping busy.
Hakekia tries to work over Burenkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hakekia lands a shoulder strike.
Hakekia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hakekia tries to throw a body punch but Burenkov avoids it by throwing Hakekia back against the cage.
Hakekia throws a big uppercut that drops Burenkov! More strikes from Hakekia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burenkov lies dazed against the cage as Hakekia celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia took some time post fight to say the following; 'I Can’t Wait To Take Over Combate Lightweight Division Over And Become The Next Champion '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1937 p4p, 2320 weight class) and Zilch Filch (ranked 208 p4p, 240 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filch checks a leg kick.
Dawson motions for Filch to come forward. Dawson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson lands with a straight right. Filch didn't see that one coming.
Filch slips a straight right by Dawson.
Nice shot lands for Dawson.
Dawson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Dawson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filch. That did some damage!
Filch throws a nice head kick!
Dawson throws a low kick but Filch moves out of range easily.
Dawson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dawson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawson throws a chopping leg kick but Filch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dawson scores with a kick to the body.
Filch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dawson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filch lands an elbow.
Filch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dawson to see if he's OK.
Dawson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dawson is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dawson is looking to reverse the position.
Dawson can't do much from the bottom here.
Filch throws an elbow but Dawson slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Filch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson can't do much from the bottom here.
Filch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Filch tries to score with some ground and pound. Dawson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Filch throws an elbow but Dawson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Filch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dawson dodges the ground and pound from Filch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dawson is avoiding damage well.
Filch working the strikes but Dawson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Filch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawson defending well though.
Dawson is controlling Filch's trapped leg to prevent Filch from advancing to side control.
Filch throws a strike but Dawson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Filch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawson has control of Filch's left arm, preventing Filch from doing any damage.
Filch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filch works over Dawson with some ground and pound from guard.
Filch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Dawson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Dawson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filch wants to sweep here but Dawson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dawson stands and throws Filch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Filch striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Filch looks to move to half guard but instead Dawson has passed into mount! Damn!
Filch is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Dawson controlling from mount.
Filch working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson controlling the pace for now.
Filch is desperately trying to improve his position but Dawson has a good base and remains in mount.
Filch flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dawson controlling the pace for now.
Filch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Filch tries to get to full guard but Dawson has control of the leg.
Dawson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dawson throws a low kick but Filch moves out of range easily.
Roger Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson tries to score with a low kick but Filch moves his leg out of the way.
Dawson thows a leg kick but Filch checks it
and Filch counters with a head kick.
Filch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dawson misses with a straight right.
Roger Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Filch is looking to clinch.
Dawson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawson tries to clinch but Filch is having none of it.
Filch connects with a high kick.
Dawson throws out a loose jab but Filch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Filch eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Filch throws a wild body kick that Dawson sees coming a mile off.
Dawson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dawson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dawson throws out a powerful jab.
Dawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Filch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dawson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dawson.
Dawson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dawson clinches with his opponent.
Filch being controlled against the cage.
Filch tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Dawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawson blocks an uppercut.
Filch prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson is working Filch over against the cage.
Filch prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Filch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Filch lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawson.
Filch tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Filch tries to throw a body punch but Dawson avoids it by throwing Filch back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Filch.
Filch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson lands a body punch.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Filch.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Filch.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Filch has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Dawson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filchs head.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Filch avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Filch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawson blocks it with crossed arms.
Filch wants a takedown.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filch or not.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch blocks an uppercut.
Dawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Filch takes a shot to the head.
Filch is trying to drag Dawson to the mat but Dawson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roger Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zilch Filch.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
Roger Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filch.
Dawson lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filch.
Filch misses with a punch to the body.
Filch lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson is working Filch over against the cage.
Filch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Filch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dawson is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Filch fails to land.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Filch.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson scores with a shot to the side of Filch's head.
Dawson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dawson as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Filch.
Filch misses with some punches.
A short right from Filch.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Filch.
Filch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filch can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filch pulls Dawson into guard.
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Filch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dawson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dawson missing with a left hand there. Filch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filch checks a leg kick nicely.
Donk. Dawson catches Filch right on the button with a cross.
Dawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Filch counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Filch's head.
Filch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses
and Filch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Dawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Filch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawson moves away.
Filch drops his hands momentarily and Dawson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson lands with a good body shot.
Dawson misses the shot to the body.
Dawson clobbers Filch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filch misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch looks to land a body kick but Dawson moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roger Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filch dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Filch scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawson misses with a low kick.
Filch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filch lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Filch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
Filch throws a jab when Dawson was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Dawson.
Dawson throws a leg kick which misses Filch's front leg but catches the back leg as Filch tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dawson.
Filch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Filch manages to avoid it.
Filch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dawson wants to slow Filch down by chopping away at his legs.
Filch throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Filch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch tries a head kick but it misses.
Filch lands a nice shot that snaps Dawson's head back.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Filch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dawson with a nice cross.
Dawson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filch throws a solid leg kick but Dawson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Filch.
Filch lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dawson.
A little jabbing left from Filch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Filch slips a jab from Dawson.
A head kick from Filch lands but Dawson takes it in his stride.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dawson!
An elbow from Filch crashes against the mat.
Filch is trying to ground and pound but Dawson uses the momentary lack of control by Filch to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Filch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Filch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dawson is trying to maintain the position but Filch is very close to passing his half guard.
Dawson wants to get back to full guard.
Filch misses with a head shot. Dawson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dawson pulls Filch in close to prevent any damage.
Filch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Roger Dawson.
I think Dawson 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zilch Filch!
A relieved looking Zilch Filch 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Escorre (ranked 1118 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 48 p4p, 97 weight class). Escorre kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chico Science & Nação Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Escorre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escorre drives through and clinches with St Stone against the cage.
St Stone stalling against the cage.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Escorre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escorre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escorre closes the distance and clinches.
St Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escorre.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Escorre.
St Stone tries to stall but Escorre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escorre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Escorre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escorre digs a right hand underneath St Stone's ribcage. St Stone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escorre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escorre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
Escorre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escorre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escorre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escorre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Escorre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escorre gets tackled into the cage by St Stone. St Stone maintains the clinch.
Escorre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escorre breaks the clinch.
St Stone moves to clinch but Escorre breaks away
and Escorre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Stone thinking.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escorre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escorre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escorre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escorre looks to score with a jab to the body but St Stone is just out of range.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Escorre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Escorre circles away.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Stone pushes Escorre up against the cage in a clinch.
Escorre lands a hook that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Escorre misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone misses with a knee strike.
Escorre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Escorre 's eye.
Escorre is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Escorre seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escorre avoids it.
Nice body punch from Escorre.
St Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Stone is looking to control Escorre's arms but Escorre gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Stone has his back to the cage.
St Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escorre is defending well for now.
Escorre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Stone is looking to control Escorre's arms but Escorre gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Stone has his back to the cage.
Escorre lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escorre avoids it.
St Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Escorre gets an underhook and turns St Stone into the cage.
Escorre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escorre breaks the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escorre looks to land a combination but St Stone avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Escorre.
Escorre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Escorre circles away.
St Stone clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escorre leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escorre blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Escorre.
Escorre avoiding damage as St Stone throws knees to the body.
St Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escorre is defending well for now.
Escorre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Escorre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus St Stone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Escorre misses with a wild combination.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
Escorre misses with a straight right.
Escorre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escorre swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
St Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Escorre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Stone tries to clinch there but Escorre circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Escorre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Escorre.
Escorre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone moves in looking to clinch but Escorre pushes him off.
Claudio Escorre is winning the standup battle so far.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
Escorre misses with a two punch combination.
Escorre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escorre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre moves out of range.
Escorre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Escorre misses with an uppercut.
St Stone moves away from the strike by Escorre.
St Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Stone has closed the distance and engaged Escorre in a clinch.
Escorre stalling against the cage.
Escorre tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escorre lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escorre is leaning against St Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escorre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Escorre shrugs off.
Escorre manages to break the clinch.
Escorre throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre moves away
and Escorre counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Escorre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Stone trying to stall but Escorre improves his position.
Escorre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Stone can do to turn this around?
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone stalling in the clinch but Escorre improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Escorre avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Claudio Escorre has been cut.
Escorre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escorre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Stone with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Escorre avoiding damage.
Escorre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escorre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escorre lands an uppercut.
Escorre avoids a wild elbow strike from St Stone.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Escorre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escorre circles away from the clinch attempt.
St Stone throws a wild hook but Escorre just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! St Stone gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Escorre raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Escorre!
Our winner, Claudio Escorre, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 1466 p4p, 1646 weight class) and Bob Vendarra (ranked 200 p4p, 219 weight class). Vendarra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Of Wolf And Man. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 13 - 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a body punch but Vendarra moves out of range.
Vendarra on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yaj. Yaj obviously looking to wear him down.
Vendarra misses with a left hand
and Yaj counters with an inside leg kick.
Yaj scoring well with a low kick there.
Vendarra slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj lands a head kick!
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vendarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vendarra throws a counter combo.
Yaj fakes the leg kick and cracks Vendarra in the body.
Yaj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vendarra to score with a decent uppercut.
Vendarra misses the jab.
Vendarra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Vendarra is looking to score with low kicks.
Yaj thows a leg kick but Vendarra checks it
and Vendarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Yaj has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yaj throws the left hand but Vendarra avoids the punch easily.
Vendarra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice leg kick from Yaj, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vendarra moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Vendarra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj lands a really nice looking cross but Vendarra seems unphased.
Yaj lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj connects with a jab.
 Vendarra is rocked!
Vendarra 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.
Vendarra is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vendarra counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendarra seems to have recovered his senses.
Vendarra jabs Yaj right on the nose. Yaj blinks but takes it well.
Vendarra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vendarra moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Vendarra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yaj stuns Vendarra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yaj throws a head kick but Vendarra moves out of range.
Yaj backing away here, and Vendarra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj checks a low kick from Vendarra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra moves out of range as Yaj throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Vendarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vendarra misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Yaj lands the left hand.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vendarra throws out the jab.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Vendarra lands.
Vendarra checks a leg kick.
Yaj fakes the leg kick and cracks Vendarra in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Vendarra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj throws a sloppy head kick and Vendarra moves out of range easily.
Vendarra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vendarra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vendarra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendarra drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vendarra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yaj under the eye.
Yaj closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Vendarra misses the target.
Yaj thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Yaj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Vendarra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj sends Vendarra crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yaj is motioning to the referee to let Vendarra up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Yaj throws a head kick that misses
letting Vendarra counter with a right hand.
Vendarra cracks Yaj with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yaj looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vendarra finish him?
Yaj is rocked!
Vendarra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Yaj connects with an inside leg kick.
Vendarra is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Vendarra avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vendarra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Vendarra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yaj has got the better of the exchanges.
Yaj slips under a jab from Vendarra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for Vendarra's leg but Vendarra calmly moves out of range.
Vendarra counters with a body kick.
Yaj tries to land a front kick but Vendarra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yaj backing away here, and Vendarra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vendarra appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vendarra can do to turn this around?
Vendarra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yaj throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vendarra counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Vendarra finds it's target.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vendarra lands a big uppercut and Yaj crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yaj looks OK. Vendarra waves Yaj back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra avoids the head kick by Yaj.
Yaj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yaj seems to have got his legs back now.
Vendarra throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Yaj backs off Vendarra throws a huge counter combo but Yaj manages to avoid it all.
Yaj throws a head kick but Vendarra moves out of range.
Vendarra throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Vendarra misses with a body shot.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yaj throws a leg kick
and Vendarra counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vendarra misses with an uppercut
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and Vendarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaj throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vendarra throws a right hand that Yaj ducks under and follows up with a left that Yaj also avoids with ease.
Yaj throws a push kick but Vendarra slaps the foot to one side.
Yaj moves out of range as Vendarra strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yaj lands a head kick. Vendarra smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vendarra punishes Yaj's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj slips a straight right by Vendarra.
Vendarra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Vendarra is just out of range.
Vendarra lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj slips under a jab from Vendarra.
Vendarra misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Vendarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vendarra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
A low kick lands for Yaj.
Yaj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vendarra is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vendarra checks a leg kick.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yaj 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 Vendarra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vendarra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut there from Yaj.
Yaj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Vendarra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vendarra digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Vendarra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vendarra blocks a head kick by Yaj.
A little jabbing left from Vendarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pat Yaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vendarra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vendarra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Vendarra.
A head kick misses from Yaj.
Vendarra just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Yaj defending well as Vendarra loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Vendarra.
A big right from Vendarra misses.
Yaj thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Vendarra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yaj counters with a body kick that stops Vendarra in his tracks momentarily.
Yaj lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vendarra takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Vendarra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yaj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vendarra. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra blocks a head kick by Yaj.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj misses with a hook. Vendarra ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yaj 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.
Yaj throws a solid leg kick but Vendarra takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yaj.
Yaj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Yaj slams his shin into Vendarra's torso.
Vendarra misses with a low kick.
Yaj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scoring well with a low kick there.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
and Vendarra counters with a low kick, right behind Yaj 's knee.
Yaj misses with a body kick.
Vendarra throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Vendarra moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj looks to throw a body kick
and Vendarra counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vendarra is able to avoid easily.
Yaj scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Yaj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yaj 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Yaj!
An out of breath Pat Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 1634 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Jack Steel (ranked 184 p4p, 118 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Steel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
It looks like Jack Steel has been cut.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba checks the leg kick.
Chamba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamba is just out of range.
Steel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chamba just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Chamba misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamba moves away.
Chamba avoids the body shot from Steel.
A big left from Chamba misses.
Steel wants to counter with a clinch but Chamba pushes him away.
Chamba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba throws a looping overhand right but Steel ducks down to avoid it.
Chamba slips under a jab from Steel.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Chamba moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chamba.
Chamba drops his hands momentarily and Steel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Chamba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Chamba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chamba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chamba throws a push kick but Steel slaps the foot to one side.
Chamba has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel scores with a shot to the side of Chamba's head.
Steel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba lands with a short shot to the head.
Chamba misses with the head strike.
Steel blocks a body shot from Chamba.
Chamba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Chamba avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Steel tries a body shot but Chamba blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chamba.
A left hand lands to the body for Steel.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Chamba.
Chamba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chamba scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chamba swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel misses with a body punch.
Steel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Chamba avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
Chamba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chamba scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel avoids the elbow strike from Chamba, against the cage.
Steel lands a nice uppercut.
Steel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Chamba.
Chamba misses with some punches.
Steel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel misses with some punches.
Chamba lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jack Steel's cut even more.
Chamba prevents a body shot from Steel.
Chamba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chamba works on Steel's body with a couple of short punches.
Steel blocks an elbow strike.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Jack Steel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 919 p4p, 768 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 134 p4p, 106 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 24 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cash counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy!
Murphy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cash asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cash looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Murphy is avoiding damage well.
Murphy prevents Cash from moving into mount.
Murphy defending against the ground and pound.
Murphy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murphy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cash swings around for an armbar but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cash's guard.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cash is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Cash tries to pass.
Cash passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cash throws an elbow but Murphy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Murphy is trying to control Cash's posture but Cash avoids it.
Cash sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murphy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cash working the head with strikes.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to score with some ground and pound. Murphy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cash lands a nice forearm strike.
Cash working the strikes but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Cash in his half guard.
Cash throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murphy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cash throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Murphy to regain full guard.
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Cash is proving a slippery customer.
Cash postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash throws an elbow that misses. Murphy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cash's guard. Nice move by Murphy!
Murphy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy is stalling in the full guard.
Cash is looking to stand up but Murphy isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cash looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murphy has picked Cash up and slammed him! Cash can't keep hold of the triangle and Murphy manages to pass to side control!
Murphy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronie Cash 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.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
A lazy body kick from Cash
and Murphy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cash's knee momentarily.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cash slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Cash moves out of range.
Cash tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Murphy throws a lazy head kick
and Cash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it.
Cash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Cash counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Cash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a hook. Cash ducked under it nicely.
Murphy throws a jab when Cash was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cash.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy scores with a kick to the body.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Cash is out of range.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Cash saw that one coming.
Cash lands a jab.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Cash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Murphy really felt that one!
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!
Cash misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
And Cash tries to counter it with a takedown but Murphy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cash looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Cash is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cash misses with a body kick.
Cash looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Cash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy looks to land a body kick but Cash moved away.
Tobias Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Cash misses.
Cash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cash.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Cash drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy misses with the body kick
so Cash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cash won't allow Murphy to get back to his feet.
Cash has gone for a leg lock! Murphy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cash's guard.
Cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cash wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash keeping full guard, as Murphy tries to pass.
Cash is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
Cash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murphy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murphy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cash looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into side control.
That's two 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.
Murphy wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Cash avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Cash misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a leg kick.
Cash scores with a nice right hand.
Cash tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook but Cash blocks it.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Cash punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a low kick but Cash avoids it.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cash moves out of range of the strikes.
Cash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cash.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy digs a good body shot into Cash's ribs.
Murphy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cash counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Tobias Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
Our winner, Tobias Murphy, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 1361 p4p, 481 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 182 p4p, 65 weight class). Le Phat comes into the arena with Bonita Applebum blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Le Phat swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larkin throws a jab when Le Phat was well out of range.
Le Phat looks to score with a jab to the body but Larkin is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Larkin 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.
Le Phat stuffs the takedown.
Le Phat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Phat connects with a leg kick.
Le Phat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Phat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Le Phat scoring well with a low kick there.
Le Phat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roc Le Phat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Larkin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larkin is defended easily by Le Phat.
An attempted straight right counter from Le Phat misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Phat misses with a hook.
Larkin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Le Phat just misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Le Phat moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Larkin sprawls well initially but Le Phat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Le Phat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larkin's head.
Le Phat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Phat working Larkin over with strikes.
Le Phat is keen to just control but Larkin is a slippery customer.
Le Phat trying to pass the guard but Larkin defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin controlling the position well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Le Phat connects with a nice short shot to Larkin's temple.
Le Phat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larkin defending well though.
Le Phat wants to pass the guard but Larkin is defending well.
Le Phat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Le Phat wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
Larkin looking to control.
Le Phat is looking to pass into half guard but Larkin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Larkin is in guard.
Le Phat throws his legs up looking for a submission but Larkin uses it to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larkin staying calm.
Larkin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Le Phat tries to buck Larkin off but Larkin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Le Phat is trying to work for a sweep but Larkin has mounted him!
Larkin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Le Phat is desperately trying to improve his position but Larkin has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larkin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Larkin raining down shots from the mount!
Le Phat tries to reverse the position but Larkin maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands a couple of good shots and Le Phat has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Larkin is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Larkin working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Le Phat breaks Larkin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Larkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Le Phat looking to improve position, pressing down on Larkin's thigh with his hand. Larkin seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Le Phat paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Le Phat's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Larkin picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donnie Larkin!
A less than humble Donnie Larkin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 630 p4p, 761 weight class) and Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 94 p4p, 112 weight class). Samuel Pereira Carvalho 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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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pereira Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
Pereira Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mckean has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mckean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mckean tries to pull guard but Pereira Carvalho won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mckean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mckean jumps guard but Pereira Carvalho stands there with Mckean around his waist. Mckean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereira Carvalho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mckean tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pereira Carvalho smiles and moves away.
Pereira Carvalho cracks Mckean with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pereira Carvalho has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mckean to stand back up!
Mckean is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckean tries to get into range but Pereira Carvalho steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mckean! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Pereira Carvalho scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
After winning the bout, Samuel Pereira Carvalho 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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