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EEC 99 Mison v Murray PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dos Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "This Is War" by Il Nino. Corey Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores a takedown into full mount!
Dos Santos controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dos Santos thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dos Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dos Santos working for a submission but Thompson is keeping him at bay.
Dos Santos wants to finish this one by submission but Thompson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson really wants to buck Dos Santos off and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dos Santos locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Thompson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan comes to the cage accompanied by Tenderness by General Public. Dave Kaplan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Kaplan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Dick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dick.
Kaplan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dick shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaplan sprawls well. He's pushed Dick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaplan but Kaplan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dave Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Dick.
Kaplan misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaplan which made him look bad.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan cracks the inside of Dick's front leg.
Kaplan works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaplan throws an overhand right that lands on Dick's shoulder, as Dick tries to avoid the shot.
Kaplan throws a hook but Dick blocks it.
Dick moves in looking to clinch but Kaplan pushes him off.
Kaplan scores with a sloppy right hand. Dick should have avoided that one.
Kaplan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaplan misses with a leg kick.
Kaplan dodges the punch combination from Dick.
A big right from Kaplan misses.
Kaplan looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Dick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaplan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaplan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Kaplan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaplan.
Kaplan looks to land a left hand but Dick moved out of range nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaplan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kaplan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Kaplan.
Dick has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Kaplan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick misses with the combination.
Kaplan looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan connects with a single shot there.
Dick tries to clinch but Kaplan moves out of range.
Dick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaplan lands a nice shot that snaps Dick's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaplan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dick on the side of the head.
Kaplan stuffs the takedown.
Dave Kaplan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaplan misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Kaplan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaplan.
Dick shoots for a takedown but Kaplan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dave Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Dick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick slips under a jab.
Kaplan tried to score with a low kick but Dick checks it.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Kaplan.
Kaplan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaplan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaplan as he jumps to the side.
Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dick tries to clinch there but Kaplan circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dick fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kaplan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaplan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaplan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan misses with a hook. Dick ducked under it nicely.
Dick tries to clinch there but Kaplan circles away.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaplan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaplan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kaplan misses with an uppercut. Dick saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dick shoots in for a takedown but Kaplan shows good takedown defense.
Dick fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaplan which made him look bad.
Dave Kaplan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scotty Dick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaplan tried to score with a low kick but Dick checks it.
Dick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaplan defends it nicely.
Kaplan tries to land a leg kick but Dick saw it coming and moves away.
Scotty Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaplan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaplan wants it to stay on the feet.
Dick tries to clinch but Kaplan is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaplan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Kaplan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaplan 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Kaplan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Credible (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Hoggess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Credible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Hoggess!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credible looks to land a combination but Hoggess avoids it well.
Hoggess wants to clinch.
Credible throws a series of punches but Hoggess avoids them all with ease.
Credible swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoggess walks into a straight right hand from Credible.
Credible misses with the combination.
Credible misses with a two punch combination.
Credible throws a left that rocks Hoggess and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Credible dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hoggess regain composure!
Hoggess is rocked!
It looks like Mr Hoggess has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Credible seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hoggess is still in real trouble! Can Credible finish him?
Credible lands some shots froms side control.
Hoggess should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hoggess wants to control but Credible postures up.
Hoggess seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoggess defending against the ground and pound.
Credible creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hoggess sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Credible landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hoggess sneaks back into half guard.
Credible is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Credible missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoggess looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Credible is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Credible lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Credible stops Hoggess from getting back to his feet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Credible looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoggess wants to clinch up but Credible keeps it at a distance.
Hoggess moves in looking to clinch but Credible pushes him off.
Credible throws a right and a left that Hoggess avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Hoggess 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Credible throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoggess looks gassed!
Credible lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoggess.
Credible throws a right and a left that Hoggess avoids nicely.
Credible is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hoggess swings for the body but Credible moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Credible.
Credible throws a series of punches but Hoggess avoids them all with ease.
Credible lands with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoggess.
Hoggess drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Credible thuds a left hand into Hoggess's body.
Credible lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hoggess - he's out on his feet here! Credible follows up with another monster hook that separates Hoggess from consciousness! Hoggess falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Credible stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Credible!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of. Remington has chosen Kymani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Remington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack misses with a kick to the body.
Harry Crack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Remington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crack moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Remington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crack moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Remington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crack as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Crack.
No luck for Remington with that takedown attempt.
Harry Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Remington.
Crack wants to clinch up but Remington keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crack has closed the distance and engaged Remington in a clinch.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but Remington blocks with his arms.
Crack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Remington stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Remington throws an elbow but misses.
Remington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch but Remington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crack is looking to land body kicks.
Remington swats away the attempt to clinch by Crack.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Remington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crack tries to clinch but Remington is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crack tries for a takedown but Remington circles away easily
and Remington counters with a single leg into guard. Crack didn't expect that.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Crack pulls Remington in close to his closed guard and prevents Remington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Remington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crack is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crack working a defensive guard here.
Remington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crack 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.
Remington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack is looking to stand up but Remington isn't so interested in that idea.
Remington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crack wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crack - that will leave a mark!
Remington looks gassed!
Crack feints and then cracks Remington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remington down.
Crack throws a body kick the misses
and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crack's guard now.
Crack wants to stand and escape but Remington is having none of it.
Remington postures up in Crack's guard and throws a big left but Crack blocks it.
Crack is trying to keep Remington in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Crack seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington is looking to stand up but Crack won't let him.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Remington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crack throws a body kick that misses.
Crack throws a leg kick but Remington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack closes the distance looking to clinch
and Remington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crack won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Remington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crack clinches but Remington breaks the clinch
and Remington counters with a shoot takedown. Crack fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crack holds on and takes a little breather.
Crack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remington.
Crack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Remington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crack working a defensive guard here.
Crack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Crack managing to control the position.
Remington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack 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 one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Crack clinches but Remington breaks the clinch
and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crack's guard.
Remington 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.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Crack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crack blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Remington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Remington keeps working.
Remington won't allow Crack to pass to mount.
Remington is not content to let Crack control the position.
Remington actively working from the bottom here.
Crack is trying to control the action in half guard but Remington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Harry Crack just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crack tries to clinch
and Remington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remington is defending well for now.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but Remington blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crack looking to slow down the pace here.
Remington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Remington lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Remington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Remington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crack being controlled against the cage.
Crack trying to land knees to the body.
Crack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crack scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Remington's ribcage.
Crack is trying to stall.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crack scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crack lands an elbow that stopped Remington in his tracks for a moment.
Crack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Remington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crack working Remington over with knees to the body.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Remington's ribcage.
Crack lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Remington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crack tries to clinch
and Remington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crack is controlling Remington's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Crack has control of Remington's left arm, preventing Remington from doing any damage.
Remington works over Crack with some ground and pound from guard.
Remington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crack keeping full guard, as Remington tries to pass.
Mike Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crack looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crack misses with a low kick.
Remington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crack wants to clinch but Remington slips to the side
and Remington counters with a takedown into side control.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Crack can't do much from the bottom here.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Remington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Remington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crack is trying to control Remington's posture but Remington avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Remington lands a head kick!
Crack throws a lazy head kick
and Remington counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Crack misses
and Remington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
Remington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harry Crack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crack trying to control here.
Remington trying to control the action but Crack is working from the bottom.
Crack wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Remington stopping the sweep attempt from Crack.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack throws a front kick aimed at Remington's knee but Remington avoids it well.
Crack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crack throws a lazy body kick
and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crack's guard now.
Crack is looking to stand up but Remington isn't so interested in that idea.
Crack is trying to keep Remington in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington won't allow Crack to sweep him here.
Remington throwing strikes from guard but Crack blocks nicely.
Remington stands and throws Crack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Mike Remington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Remington fails with a takedown attempt.
Crack throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Remington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Remington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Led Zeppelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeppelin comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir. Led Zeppelin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cameron Dye's chin.
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179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Led Zeppelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye wants to clinch.
Zeppelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dye tries to clinch up.
Dye throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dye slips a jab from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dye is looking to chop away at Zeppelin's legs.
Dye wants to clinch.
Zeppelin jabs Dye right on the nose. Dye blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Cameron Dye has been cut.
Dye wants to clinch up but Zeppelin keeps it at a distance.
Zeppelin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dye slips under a jab.
Zeppelin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeppelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dye looks gassed!
Dye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dye takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeppelin cracks the inside of Dye's front leg.
Dye takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zeppelin. Dye shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Zeppelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zeppelin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Dye to the floor! Zeppelin dives in looking for the finish!
Dye is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeppelin lands a nice short elbow.
Dye is still in real trouble! Can Zeppelin finish him?
Zeppelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zeppelin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zeppelin throwing shots but Dye is blocking nicely.
Dye seems to have recovered his senses.
Zeppelin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zeppelin is nestled in close to Dye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zeppelin is nestled in close to Dye, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zeppelin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeppelin thows a huge punch but Dye dodges it nicely.
Dye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zeppelin.
Zeppelin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dye's head.
Zeppelin thows a huge punch but Dye dodges it nicely.
Zeppelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zeppelin lands a nice short elbow.
Zeppelin thows a huge punch but Dye dodges it nicely.
Zeppelin looks to land a strike but Dye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zeppelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeppelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zeppelin scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeppelin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeppelin connects with a couple of short punches.
Zeppelin prevents Dye from getting back to his feet.
Dye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zeppelin stops Dye from standing up.
Zeppelin works over Dye with some ground and pound from guard.
Zeppelin throws a big right hand that misses.
Dye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeppelin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zeppelin throws a strike but Dye rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four 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.
Zeppelin kicks Dye off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Led Zeppelin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Dye's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dye tries to clinch but Zeppelin is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zeppelin. That's going to slow Dye down.
Dye throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zeppelin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Cameron Dye's cut even more.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zeppelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dye stalling against the cage.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zeppelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dye wants to clinch
and Zeppelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeppelin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dye can do to turn this around?
Dye tries to land a leg kick but Zeppelin saw it coming and moves away.
Zeppelin ducks under a wild hook from Dye.
A big right from Zeppelin misses.
Cameron Dye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zeppelin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zeppelin checks a leg kick.
Zeppelin scores with a hook to the body. Dye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dye is breathing heavily.
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!
Zeppelin drops Dye with a nice combination! Zeppelin dives into Dye's guard, looking to finish!
The cut above Cameron Dye's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zeppelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zeppelin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeppelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeppelin thows a big elbow that misses.
Zeppelin stands up over Dye, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeppelin working some strikes from top position.
Zeppelin is in close to Dye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zeppelin working some strikes from top position.
Zeppelin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeppelin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zeppelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zeppelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dye's head.
Zeppelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeppelin thows a big elbow that misses.
Zeppelin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zeppelin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dye keeping full guard, as Zeppelin tries to pass.
Zeppelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zeppelin distracts Dye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zeppelin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zeppelin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dye throws a leg kick
letting Zeppelin counter with a right hand.
Zeppelin lands a glancing blow to the side of Dye's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dye tries a low kick but Zeppelin avoids it.
Dye wants to clinch but Zeppelin slips to the side
and Zeppelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Zeppelin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zeppelin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zeppelin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zeppelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Dye throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zeppelin.
Zeppelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dye takes one to the chin there.
Cameron Dye's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zeppelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zeppelin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeppelin.
Zeppelin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeppelin throws a lazy right hand but Dye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeppelin throws a wild body kick that Dye sees coming a mile off.
Zeppelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dye moves away.
Zeppelin throws a leg kick but Dye checks it.
Dye tries to clinch
and Zeppelin counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeppelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dye.
Dye misses with a leg kick.
Zeppelin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dye. That did some damage!
Dye shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dye tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeppelin counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dye misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Zeppelin. That snapped Dye's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cameron Dye's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Led Zeppelin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Masters.
Masters lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Masters avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Masters throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Masters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masters 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.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Masters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Masters.
Masters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clarke's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Masters throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clarke looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Masters.
Masters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Masters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trent Masters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masters lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Clarke falls backwards - clearly groggy! Masters dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Masters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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24
164 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Power. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Power lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez checks a low kick from Power.
Power swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
Power cracks Martinez with a good jab.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Power misses with a straight right.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Power to the mat! Power manages to get full 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.
Martinez throws and elbow that misses. Power uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Power!
Power is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking for a triangle here but Power uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Power off and has taken his back!
Martinez punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Martinez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez is looking for a choke. Power gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Power manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez working for a triangle but Power defends it easily.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
Power will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Power's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Power doesn't defend quickly enough and Martinez has managed to lock this one up! Can Power escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Martinez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jesus Martinez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tainaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tainaka has chosen BATTLE FUNKASTIC as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
156 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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23
163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinji Tainaka!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks defending well as Tainaka loads up on a big left hand.
Sparks drops his hands momentarily and Tainaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sparks moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tainaka needs to keep his hands up - Sparks had a free shot at his head there.
Tainaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparks.
The fighters circling - Tainaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tainaka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Tainaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tainaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tainaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tainaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tainaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tainaka blocks a jab.
Sparks stuffs the takedown.
Sparks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tainaka backs up against the cage.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tainaka as he avoids it easily.
Tainaka tries a low kick but Sparks avoids it.
Jonathan Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tainaka throws out a loose jab but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Sparks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tainaka doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparks scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka tries to bum rush Sparks with a series of wild strikes but Sparks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jonathan Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tainaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparks circles away quickly and effectively.
Tainaka takes one to the chin there.
Tainaka blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Tainaka misses.
Tainaka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sparks connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tainaka misses the target.
Tainaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sparks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tainaka.
Tainaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Sparks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tainaka.
Sparks tries to bench press Tainaka off him but Tainaka keeps the position.
Tainaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks sneaks back into half guard.
Sparks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparks needs to keep his hands up - Tainaka had a free shot at his head there.
Sparks swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sparks scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks lands an overhand right.
Sparks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sparks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tainaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tainaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a straight right.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Tainaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tainaka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tainaka preventing the sweep.
Tainaka throws a big right hand that misses.
Tainaka looking to pass the guard.
Tainaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tainaka pushing down on Sparks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tainaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Sparks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tainaka looks gassed!
Sparks tries to roll over but Tainaka keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sparks throws a good cross that connects.
Tainaka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tainaka lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back.
Sparks connects with the punch.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tainaka misses with a looping left.
Sparks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tainaka swivels and escapes.
Sparks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tainaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Tainaka moved out of range.
Tainaka wants to slow Sparks down by chopping away at his legs.
Sparks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tainaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tainaka wants to pass the guard but Sparks is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tainaka.
Jonathan Sparks is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Tainaka misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Tainaka blocks the leg kick.
Sparks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tainaka.
Sparks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparks lands an overhand right.
Tainaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tainaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tainaka swings for the body but Sparks moves out of range.
Sparks scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks lands a slapping body shot.
Sparks lands a right hook to the body.
Tainaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Sparks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sparks.
Sparks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tainaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparks manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka swings for the body but Sparks moves out of range.
Sparks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tainaka's head backwards.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body. Tainaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tainaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparks lands with a cross.
Tainaka needs to keep his hands up - Sparks had a free shot at his head there.
Tainaka digs a good body shot into Sparks's ribs.
Tainaka is breathing heavily.
Sparks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tainaka.
Sparks feints and then cracks Tainaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tainaka down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sparks 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 Tainaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tainaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tainaka misses with a hook to the body
and Sparks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tainaka ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Sparks swings for the body but Tainaka moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sparks 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 Tainaka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tainaka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tainaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tainaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tainaka.
Tainaka throws a shot from downtown. Sparks moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Tainaka.
Sparks cracks a nice hook into Tainaka's ribs.
Tainaka throws a jab when Sparks was well out of range.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tainaka looks to throw the jab but Sparks is out of range.
Sparks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Tainaka avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sparks.
Sparks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Sparks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparks fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sparks tries to land a leg kick but Tainaka saw it coming and moves away.
Sparks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sparks swinging wildly here.
Tainaka throws a looping overhand right but Sparks ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sparks throws a hook but Tainaka avoids it easily.
Tainaka misses with a low kick.
Sparks jabs Tainaka right on the nose. Tainaka blinks but takes it well.
Tainaka misses the jab.
Tainaka lands an overhand right.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks lands with a nice body punch.
Sparks scores with a jab.
Tainaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sparks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tainaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tainaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sparks.
Nice shot by Sparks.
Tainaka checks a leg kick.
A jab from Sparks finds it's way through Tainaka's defenses.
Tainaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tainaka catches Sparks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tainaka. Sparks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tainaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks throws a solid leg kick but Tainaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sparks.
Tainaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sparks misses with a few strikes there.
Sparks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sparks tests Tainaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tainaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tainaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tainaka misses with a combination
and Sparks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sparks misses with a head kick.
Sparks fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tainaka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sparks slips a jab and a cross from Tainaka.
Tainaka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sparks tried to score with a low kick but Tainaka checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Sparks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tainaka throws a looping overhand right but Sparks ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks lands with an overhand left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparks!
Nice uppercut lands for Sparks. That snapped Tainaka's head back.
Sparks scores with a hook to the body. Tainaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Sparks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tainaka.
A punch combination from Tainaka misses.
Tainaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sparks finds it's way round the side to connect with Tainaka's head.
Sparks throws a leg kick
and Tainaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sparks trying to hold on to Tainaka's head to control him but Tainaka postures up.
Sparks tries to get to full guard but Tainaka has control of the leg.
Tainaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tainaka wants to pass to mount but Sparks is defending the position.
Sparks tries to roll over but Tainaka keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Tainaka seems content to control.
Sparks is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sparks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sparks throws a body punch but Tainaka moves out of range.
Tainaka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tainaka throws a hook but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks takes a swing at Tainaka's ribcage but misses.
Tainaka scores with a shot to the body.
Tainaka defending well as Sparks loads up on a big left hand.
Sparks blocks a jab.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Tainaka misses with an uppercut.
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.
Tainaka looks to land a combination but Sparks avoids it well.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Tainaka.
Tainaka throws a right hand that Sparks ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparks also avoids with ease.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tainaka.
Tainaka tries to work over Sparks's front leg with a kick but Sparks checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sparks.
Tainaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Sparks sprawls well. He's pushed Tainaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sparks tries a low kick but Tainaka avoids it.
Sparks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tainaka.
Sparks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shinji Tainaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tainaka misses with an uppercut. Sparks saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Sparks.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Sparks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tainaka checks a low kick from Sparks.
Sparks scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparks to the mat! Sparks manages to get full guard.
Sparks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparks content to control rather than advance.
Sparks tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tainaka.
Tainaka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparks is working away from the top position though.
Sparks thows a huge punch but Tainaka dodges it nicely.
Tainaka is looking for a sweep. Sparks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sparks is going to stand back up.
Tainaka keeping control of the position.
Sparks controlling the pace.
Tainaka tries to get to full guard but Sparks has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparks misses with a low kick.
Sparks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tainaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Jonathan Sparks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sparks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Sparks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armin Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merkel comes into the arena with Waidmanns Heil blaring out of the sound system. Davis has chosen Disturbed-Indestructible as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Armin Merkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merkel ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Merkel thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Merkel staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merkel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis scores with a one two! Merkel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Merkel is just out of range.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merkel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merkel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Merkel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Merkel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Merkel moved out of range.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merkel cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Merkel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Merkel throws a good cross that connects.
Merkel scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Merkel.
It looks like John Davis has been cut.
Merkel lands a jab-cross combination.
Merkel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Merkel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merkel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis moves forwards but Merkel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merkel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Merkel.
That has opened up John Davis's cut even more.
Merkel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Merkel lands a jab to the head.
Merkel lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Merkel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The cut above John Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Merkel scores with a shot to the body.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Merkel cracks Davis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Merkel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Merkel both land. Nice combination.
Merkel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Merkel lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
John Davis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Merkel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Merkel scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Merkel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Merkel.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis throws a hook but Merkel avoids it easily.
Merkel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Merkel stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merkel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Armin Merkel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Murray!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murray moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mison 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.
Mison postures up in Murray's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Mison trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murray wants to sweep here but Mison controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mison wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
Murray wants to sweep here but Mison controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Mison moved out of range nicely.
Murray misses with a combination
and Mison counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Murray misses.
Mison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Cameron Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murray is fending him off so far but Mison persists. Nope, Murray circles away and we're back to standing.
Mison scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Mison.
Mison lands a nice shot to the body.
Cameron Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mison throws a lazy right hand but Murray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Mison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Murray!
Murray looks gassed!
Mison thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Murray has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Murray!
Mison working for a triangle but Murray defends it easily.
Murray tries to free his leg and advance position but Mison is retaining full guard.
Mison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Mison looking for subs off his back but Murray has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray stalling.
Mison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mison wants to get back to full guard.
Murray moves nicely into side control.
Mison tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mison to his feet.
Mison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Mison throws a series of punches but Murray moves out of range.
Mison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mison moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Murray throws out a loose jab but Mison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray throws a hook but Mison blocks it.
Mison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mison ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Murray. No joy for Mison on that attempt.
Mison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison 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.
Mison slips a straight right by Murray.
Mison dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
It looks like Cameron Murray has been cut.
Mison throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Mison avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mison.
Mison ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Mison saw that one coming.
Murray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murray's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Mison tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murray has escaped and now he's on top!
Mison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murray defends well.
Mison working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Mison wants to get back to full guard.
Mison has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murray is working away from the top position though.
Mison tries to roll over but Murray keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison trying to get back to full guard but Murray takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murray trying to mount his opponent but Mison defends it.
Murray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Murray trying to advance position but Mison counters by regaining guard.
Mison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray stopping the sweep attempt from Mison.
Mison wants to improve his position but instead Murray has moved into half guard.
Tyke Mison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mison wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Murray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mison wants to improve his position but Murray is controlling well.
Mison strikes from the bottom but Murray passes into mount!
Murray is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison stuns Murray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Mison there.
Mison scores with a decent looking hook.
Murray moves forwards but Mison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mison.
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!
Mison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Mison's shoulder, as Mison tries to avoid the shot.
Mison closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyke Mison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mison thuds a left hand into Murray's body.
Mison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Mison misses with the head strike.
Mison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mison.
Mison misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Murray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mison slips under a jab.
Mison ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Mison with a nice cross.
Mison connects with a jab.
Mison scores with a nice strike.
Tyke Mison is winning the standup battle so far.
Mison 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.
Mison moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Mison throws the kick towards the body but Murray avoids it.
Mison takes the fight into the clinch.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Mison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Mison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mison lands with a light punch inside.
Mison goes for a takedown attempt but Murray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Mison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mison ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Mison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mison clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mison.
Mison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murray or not.
Mison throws a head punch that misses.
Mison has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Nice body punch from Mison.
Mison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray tries to break free but Mison pushes him back against the cage.
Mison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Mison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Mison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murrays head.
Mison pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mison working aggressively here.
Mison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mison lands with a left to the head.
Murray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mison lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mison.
Mison lands a nice shot to the body.
Mison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mison lands a body shot.
Mison lands an uppercut.
Mison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mison lands a nice uppercut.
Mison scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mison.
Murray takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mison.
Mison is working Murray over against the cage.
Mison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray blocking some punches.
Mison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mison.
Mison lands a right hand.
Mison has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Mison lands with a short shot to the head.
Mison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray tries to circle away but Mison has him pinned against the cage.
Mison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Murray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mison working aggressively here.
Murray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mison works on Murray's body with a couple of short punches.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mison digs a right hand into Murray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Mison lands a nice uppercut.
Mison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mison misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Mison working aggressively here.
Mison lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Murray is trying to force a seperation but Mison has the dominant position.
Mison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison working aggressively here.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mison throws a head punch that misses.
Mison swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murray working hard to break the clinch.
Mison pushes Murray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mison misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray wants to get back to striking at distance but Mison won't allow it.
Mison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray tries to break free but Mison pushes him back against the cage.
Mison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mison misses with the head strike.
Murray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mison throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Mison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Mison on the inside.
Mison lands a body punch.
Mison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray is trying to break free.
A short right from Mison on the inside.
Mison lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Murray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mison misses with a wild combination.
Murray misses with a body punch
and Mison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mison scores with a shot to the body.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Mison slips under a jab.
Mison's corner calls for a 1-2. Mison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murray misses with a combination
and Mison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mison misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Mison.
Mison moves out of range as Murray strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mison tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Mison counters with a takedown into side control.
Mison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Murray is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison lands a few punches from side control.
Murray dodges the ground and pound from Mison.
Mison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mison scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Murray to see if he's OK.
Mison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mison tries to advance position but instead Murray slips a leg back in to half guard.
Mison tries to pass to full mount but Murray defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mison throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mison working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mison has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mison with the ground and pound but Murray uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Murray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mison wants to pass the guard but Murray is keeping the position.
Murray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murray looking for a sweep. Not yet Murray, not yet.
Mison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mison passes Murray's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Mison connects with a nice short shot to Murray's temple.
Murray is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Mison is trying to control the action in half guard but Murray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murray's head.
Murray is not content to let Mison control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mison misses with a head shot. Murray uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mison.
Mison is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Murray misses.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mison doesn't seem bothered though.
Mison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Mison.
Mison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mison tries to clinch up.
Murray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mison counter with a right hand.
Murray scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mison had his way with Cameron Murray in that round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Murray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Mison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray tries to bum rush Mison with a series of wild strikes but Mison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Mison moves away and avoids it.
Mison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mison throws a head kick that half lands.
Mison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murray.
Mison scores with a body shot.
Mison with a hook.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray missing with a left hand there. Mison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison lands with an uppercut that bounces Murray off the cage and back into rage.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray. Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mison lands with an uppercut that bounces Murray off the cage and back into rage.
Murray tries to move into range but Mison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mison lunges at Murray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murray's hand.
Mison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mison throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mison slips under a jab.
Mison lands the left hand.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Mison saw that one coming.
Murray lands with a shot to the body.
Murray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mison.
Mison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Mison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Mison lands but Murray takes it in his stride.
Mison throws a head kick that misses.
Mison throws a good cross that connects.
Mison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Mison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Mison's head but Mison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Mison.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murray's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
Mison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mison stands up over Murray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mison connects with a couple of short punches.
Mison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mison keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murray's head.
Mison looking to pass the guard.
Tyke Mison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mison trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Murray has Mison pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murray keeping moving, preventing Mison from controlling successfully.
Mison is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mison slips under a jab from Murray.
Mison stalks Murray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murray's face. Murray staggers backwards, shaken.
Cameron Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mison throws a sloppy head kick and Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray walks into a stiff left hand from Mison.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Murray is trying to defend but Mison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mison thows a huge punch but Murray dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyke Mison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:44
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mison!
Tyke Mison is the new middleweight champion!
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