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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredric Brannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Wyzewski (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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187 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fredric Brannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Wyzewski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyzewski throws a big shot that misses.
Brannon closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Wyzewski.
Wyzewski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wyzewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wyzewski backwards.
I was talking to Brannon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wyzewski backwards.
Wyzewski can't break the clinch.
Wyzewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Brannon.
A short right from Brannon on the inside.
Brannon is working Wyzewski over against the cage.
Wyzewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brannon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wyzewski's hands.
Wyzewski misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brannon connects with a right hand. Wyzewski shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyzewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wyzewski looks winded!
Brannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brannon misses the shot to the body.
Brannon misses with a two punch combination.
Wyzewski looks to land a right hand but Brannon moved out of range.
Brannon lands with a right and another and another! Wyzewski is in big trouble! Brannon lands again and this time it's lights out for Wyzewski! A quality knockout there for Brannon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fredric Brannon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lendog Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lendog Hunter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lendog Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilbergen clinches up with Hunter and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
A short left from Spilbergen.
A hook to the body from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen drops Hunter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hunter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Lendog Hunter has been cut.
Spilbergen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spilbergen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hunter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hunter drops to his knees and Spilbergen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lim Jovanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen 2pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jovanovic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jackson tries to work over Jovanovic's front leg with a kick but Jovanovic checks it.
Jovanovic appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jovanovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Jackson.
It looks like Lim Jovanovic has been cut.
Jackson lands a big uppercut and Jovanovic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jovanovic looks OK. Jackson waves Jovanovic back to his feet!
Jovanovic is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Jovanovic out cold! Jovanovic is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Jackson!
Julius Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Martell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Copeland.
Martell gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Martell throwing shots but Copeland is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Martell. Oh but Copeland has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Martell goes limp - he's gone! Copeland jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edward Copeland!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rockhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Rockhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Kirkland.
and Kirkland counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rockhard! He's just covering up as Kirkland starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Kirkland!
A very excited looking Troy Kirkland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Harrison Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ranko Vrhovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brett Harrison Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ranko Vrhovski!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski shoots in for a takedown but Wells shows good takedown defense.
Wells throws a hook but Vrhovski blocks it.
Wells moves out of range of the body kick.
Wells digs a good body shot into Vrhovski's ribs.
A cross from Vrhovski lands.
Wells moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brett Harrison Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrhovski rushes Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vrhovski is working Wells over against the cage.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
Vrhovski misses with a body punch.
Vrhovski is leaning against Wells and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vrhovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
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!
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
Vrhovski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wells up against the cage.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski has him pressed against the cage.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
Wells tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrhovski crunches a lovely knee into Wells's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Vrhovski lands a body punch.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrhovski lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Vrhovski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Vrhovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrhovski misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrhovski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wells looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
A short left from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to work over Wells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.
Vrhovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski lands with a light punch inside.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Vrhovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wells's face.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Vrhovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Wells takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrhovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Vrhovski tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Vrhovski back against the cage.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocking some punches.
Vrhovski scores with a knee to the head.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Vrhovski.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Wells working aggressively here.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Vrhovski lands an uppercut.
Vrhovski has a couple of punches blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski lands with a short shot to the head.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ranko Vrhovski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vrhovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wells.
Wells slips a jab and a cross from Vrhovski.
A lazy left from Wells finds it's target.
Vrhovski avoids the body shot from Wells.
Vrhovski avoids the head kick by Wells.
Vrhovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wells throws a leg kick but Vrhovski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vrhovski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wells paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vrhovski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vrhovski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vrhovski pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrhovski stalling in the clinch.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells tries to break free but Vrhovski pushes him back against the cage.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski misses with a punch to the body.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vrhovski has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrhovski stalling.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells is trying to break free.
Vrhovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wells is defending well for now.
Vrhovski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vrhovski lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Vrhovski - that landed with a thud.
Vrhovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Wells avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Vrhovski is trying to stall.
Vrhovski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vrhovski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wells blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrhovski can't find room to land a body shot as Wells controls the action.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vrhovski lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vrhovski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vrhovski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
A short left from Wells.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wells misses with a body punch.
Wells is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Wells takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Vrhovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
Vrhovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vrhovski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wells up against the cage.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vrhovski keeps control of Wells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vrhovski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrhovski.
Wells blocks an uppercut.
Vrhovski connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vrhovski.
Wells misses with the head strike.
Wells tries to break free but Vrhovski pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wells avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vrhovski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
Wells working aggressively here.
Vrhovski scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Vrhovski misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ranko Vrhovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
Vrhovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vrhovski has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrhovski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.
Vrhovski throws an elbow but it misses.
Wells blocking some punches.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Vrhovski lands a left hand.
Vrhovski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vrhovski pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Wells wants to get back to striking at distance but Vrhovski won't allow it.
Wells letting Vrhovski take a breather here.
Vrhovski throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrhovski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wells.
A head punch on the inside from Vrhovski fails to land.
Vrhovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vrhovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski has him pressed against the cage.
Vrhovski scores with a shot to the side of Wells's head.
Vrhovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wells blocking some punches.
Wells takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Vrhovski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vrhovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski working aggressively here.
Wells has a couple of punches blocked by Vrhovski.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vrhovski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Vrhovski working aggressively here.
Vrhovski cracks Wells with a nice body shot.
Vrhovski gets through Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrhovski tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Vrhovski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrhovski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrhovski digs a right hand into Wells's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wells's gas tank.
Vrhovski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ranko Vrhovski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrhovski lands a right hand.
Vrhovski misses with some punches.
Wells is trying to force a seperation but Vrhovski has the dominant position.
Vrhovski presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ranko Vrhovski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Vrhovski is controlling him.
Vrhovski scores with a shoulder strike.
Vrhovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells tries to circle away but Vrhovski has him pinned against the cage.
Brett Harrison Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wells wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrhovski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrhovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vrhovski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
Wells misses with a knee strike.
Wells can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vrhovski.
Vrhovski scores with a knee to the head.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vrhovski - that landed with a thud.
Wells misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ranko Vrhovski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vrhovski 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 David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranko Vrhovski!
Brett Harrison Wells spoke after the fight, saying 'Gotta work on my ground game. Il get better from here on. Props to him'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corinthos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Corinthos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corinthos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bones counters with a takedown into side control.
Bones has hold of Corinthos's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Corinthos tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bones cranks the arm and Corinthos screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Corinthos, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bobby Bones!
Bobby Bones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pilou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Pilou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilou clinches up with Rabemananjara and pushes him back against the cage.
Pilou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabemananjara is trying to stall.
A short right from Pilou.
Rabemananjara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabemananjara tries to stall but Pilou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch but Pilou improves position.
Rabemananjara is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Pilou being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Pilou misses with an uppercut
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pilou throws a shot from downtown. Rabemananjara moves away and avoids it.
Pilou sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Pilou avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Pilou.
Rabemananjara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pilou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jean Pilou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilou forces Rabemananjara back against the cage and clinches.
Rabemananjara throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
Pilou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pilou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabemananjara lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabemananjara.
Pilou just leaning against Rabemananjara, taking a breather.
Rabemananjara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rabemananjara tries to throw a body punch but Pilou avoids it by throwing Rabemananjara back against the cage.
Pilou blocks a body shot from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara tries to work over Pilou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pilou working aggressively here.
Pilou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabemananjara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rabemananjara blocks a body shot from Pilou.
Pilou blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pilou.
Pilou blocking some punches.
Pilou has a couple of punches blocked by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pilou is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch.
Pilou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabemananjara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Pilou.
Rabemananjara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabemananjara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pilou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rabemananjara can turn it around.
Rabemananjara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara is trying to maintain a safe position but Pilou gets an underhook and turns Rabemananjara into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pilou or not.
Rabemananjara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabemananjara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabemananjara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabemananjara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pilou's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabemananjara wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabemananjara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Pilou throws a hook but Rabemananjara blocks it.
Rabemananjara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pilou misses with a straight right.
Pilou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Pilou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabemananjara thuds a left hand into Pilou's body.
Pilou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabemananjara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabemananjara throws out a counter right but Pilou avoids it with no problem.
A nice combination there by Pilou.
Rabemananjara defending well as Pilou loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pilou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pilou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabemananjara counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabemananjara.
Pilou misses with the head strike.
Rabemananjara misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rabemananjara lands with a right to the head.
Pilou misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabemananjara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabemananjara stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pilou.
Rabemananjara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pilou is keeping busy.
Rabemananjara blocking some punches.
Rabemananjara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pilou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabemananjara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pilou blocks a body shot from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pilou stalls.
Pilou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara avoiding damage.
Rabemananjara trying to stall but Pilou improves his position.
Pilou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rabemananjara struggles to land a body shot inside as Pilou controls his hands.
Pilou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pilou up against the cage.
Pilou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rabemananjara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pilou backwards.
Pilou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rabemananjara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pilou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabemananjara or not.
Rabemananjara is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Pilou clinches up with Rabemananjara and pushes him back against the cage.
Rabemananjara is trying to stall.
Rabemananjara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabemananjara is trying to stall.
Rabemananjara is working Pilou over against the cage.
Pilou misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
Pilou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pilou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pilou is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Rabemananjara.
Pilou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilou is stalling here.
Pilou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jean Pilou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rabemananjara misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabemananjara stalls.
Rabemananjara is working Pilou over against the cage.
Pilou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Pilou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rabemananjara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilou is struggling to control the position.
Rabemananjara is trying to maintain a safe position but Pilou gets an underhook and turns Rabemananjara into the cage.
Rabemananjara swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilou uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rabemananjara fails to land.
Rabemananjara tries a body shot but Pilou blocks it.
Pilou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabemananjara can do to turn this around?
Pilou slows down the pace here.
Pilou controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara wants to stall.
Pilou lands a shoulder strike.
Pilou lands a shoulder strike.
Rabemananjara is struggling to control the position.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
Rabemananjara stalling in the clinch.
Rabemananjara continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pilou blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara 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.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight on the outside.
Pilou jabs Rabemananjara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rabemananjara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pilou throws out a powerful jab.
Pilou misses with a hook. Rabemananjara ducked under it nicely.
Pilou lands a jab.
Pilou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilou lands with a cross.
Pilou tries to clinch there but Rabemananjara circles away.
Pilou sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Pilou avoids it this time.
Rabemananjara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pilou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pilou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabemananjara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pilou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rabemananjara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pilou swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Pilou tries to clinch up
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Pilou lunges at Rabemananjara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rabemananjara's hand.
Pilou is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rabemananjara connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Pilou.
Rabemananjara wants to counter with a clinch but Pilou pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabemananjara doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Pilou misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Rabemananjara.
Pilou scores with the left hand. Rabemananjara knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabemananjara swats away the attempt to clinch by Pilou.
Rabemananjara tries to counter with a clinch but Pilou shakes him off and moves away.
Pilou wants to clinch.
Rabemananjara throws out a counter right but Pilou avoids it with no problem.
Pilou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabemananjara slips a jab from Pilou.
Pilou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rabemananjara backs up against the cage.
Hery Rabemananjara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pilou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pilou 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pilou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Andrade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luciano Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel staying out of range there.
Muriel moves into the clinch.
Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andrade is working Muriel over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Andrade avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the cage.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrade wants to stall.
Andrade tries to circle away but Muriel has him pinned against the cage.
Muriel blocks an uppercut.
Muriel stalls.
Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade looking to slow down the pace here.
Muriel tries a body shot but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow.
Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Muriel as the two fighters clinch.
Andrade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Muriel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stalling in the clinch from Muriel.
Muriel lands a right hand.
It looks like Luciano Andrade has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andrade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andrade misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrade tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrade up against the cage.
Andrade is trying to stall.
Andrade stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Muriel.
Muriel lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel lands a shot to the body.
Muriel lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muriel.
Muriel lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Muriel just leaning against Andrade, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Muriel to work.
Muriel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Andrade looking to stall.
Andrade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muriel stalling against the cage.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
Muriel has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrade controls his hands.
Andrade being controlled against the cage.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrade.
Andrade blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muriel.
Muriel is working Andrade over against the cage.
Andrade looks winded!
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muriel slows down the pace here.
Muriel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Andrade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muriel instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muriel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Andrade tries to tie him up.
Muriel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andrade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Muriel.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Muriel.
Muriel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muriel lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Muriel lands with a right to the head.
Muriel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muriel slowing the pace effectively.
Muriel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Andrade tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muriel keeps control of Andrade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andrade.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Bernardo Muriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muriel.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Andrade is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Andrade to his knees! Muriel keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel retains his light heavyweight title!
Bernardo Muriel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernardu Palmier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernardu Palmier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Palmier's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild combination.
Fitzgerald misses with a head kick.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmier is just out of range.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight right.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Palmier lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Palmier.
Fitzgerald tries a low kick but Palmier avoids it.
A low kick from Fitzgerald misses
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald jumps guard but Palmier turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmier.
Palmier leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald looks to land a right hand but Palmier moved out of range.
As Fitzgerald tries to get set, Palmier tries to push him back and clinch up but Fitzgerald manages to avoid the attempt.
Fitzgerald swings widly with a right hand
and Palmier counters by clinching up.
Palmier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzgerald letting Palmier take a breather here.
Palmier lands a right hand.
Palmier avoiding damage.
Palmier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Palmier seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier has Fitzgerald pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Palmier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzgerald throws a lazy body kick
and Palmier counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzgerald misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmier misses the target.
Palmier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmier moves away.
Palmier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmier counters by clinching up.
Palmier stalls.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald jumps guard but Palmier stands there with Fitzgerald around his waist. Fitzgerald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Palmier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palmier is stalling here.
Palmier can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Palmier is controlling him.
Palmier lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmier misses with a body punch.
Palmier avoiding damage.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fitzgerald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palmier gets through Fitzgerald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Palmier keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Palmier pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Palmier struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzgerald controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier effectively controlling the action here.
Fitzgerald tries to circle away but Palmier has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Palmier fails to land.
Palmier prevents Fitzgerald from breaking the clinch.
Palmier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palmier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fernardu Palmier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Fitzgerald.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Palmier tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Palmier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzgerald up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernardu Palmier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fitzgerald lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmier off the cage and back into range.
Palmier seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fitzgerald throws out a loose jab but Palmier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.
Fitzgerald throws an off balance right hand
and Palmier counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmier lands an overhand right.
Fitzgerald misses with a leg kick
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmier.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzgerald up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgerald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Palmier away but Palmier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fitzgerald letting Palmier take a breather here.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmier misses with a body punch.
Fitzgerald prevents a body shot from Palmier.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmier.
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Palmier keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Palmier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzgerald.
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fernardu Palmier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmier stalling against the cage.
Palmier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzgerald letting Palmier take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Palmier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fitzgerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fitzgerald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzgerald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmier is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fitzgerald.
Palmier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzgerald can do to turn this around?
Palmier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmier wants to clinch.
Palmier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Palmier on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab. Palmier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmier went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Palmier jabs Fitzgerald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palmier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fitzgerald to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Fitzgerald misses.
Palmier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmier blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Palmier.
Fitzgerald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmier moves away.
Palmier throwing a counter right hand but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald throws a low kick, looking for Palmier's leg but Palmier calmly moves out of range.
Palmier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmier moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitzgerald lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmier or not.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgerald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Palmier.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Palmier pushes him back against the cage.
Palmier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmier stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Palmier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franklin Fitzgerald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzgerald throws a combination that misses
letting Palmier counter with a right hand.
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzgerald tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmier misses the target.
Franklin Fitzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzgerald lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzgerald throws a body kick that misses
and Palmier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzgerald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Palmier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Fitzgerald as he connects with a hook.
Palmier wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald cracks Palmier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook
and Palmier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzgerald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzgerald throws a wild body kick that Palmier sees coming a mile off.
Fitzgerald tests Palmier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitzgerald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzgerald gets tackled into the cage by Palmier. Palmier maintains the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Palmier seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fitzgerald can turn it around.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Palmier.
Palmier tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmier stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzgerald.
Palmier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzgerald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgerald being controlled against the cage.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Palmier pushes him back against the cage.
Palmier lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmier scores with a shoulder strike.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Palmier is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Palmier.
Palmier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Palmier.
Fitzgerald is trying to stall.
Fitzgerald being controlled against the cage.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzgerald up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Palmier.
Palmier has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzgerald.
Palmier has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage.
Palmier digs a right hand into Fitzgerald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzgerald's gas tank.
A short right from Palmier on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Palmier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fitzgerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Palmier.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Fitzgerald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmier.
Palmier is looking to counter the offense by Fitzgerald and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Palmier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzgerald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fitzgerald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzgerald motions for Palmier to come forward. Fitzgerald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzgerald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Palmier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzgerald manages to avoid it.
Fitzgerald throws a sloppy body shot
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgerald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgerald throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmier counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzgerald swings widly with a right hand
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch.
Fitzgerald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernardu Palmier clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmier tries to counter by clinching up but Fitzgerald breaks away and moves out of range.
Fitzgerald misses the jab.
Palmier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fitzgerald lands a really nice looking cross but Palmier seems unphased.
Palmier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald thows a leg kick but Palmier checks it
and Palmier moves into the clinch.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Palmier scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
Fitzgerald tries to score a body lock takedown but Palmier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Palmier.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmier just leaning against Fitzgerald, taking a breather.
Fitzgerald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmier effectively controlling the action here.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Palmier is controlling him.
Palmier keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgerald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmier backwards.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Palmier pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald can't break the clinch.
Palmier avoiding damage.
Palmier pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Palmier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fitzgerald is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Palmier just leaning against Fitzgerald, taking a breather.
Palmier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Palmier presses Fitzgerald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmier is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Palmier to work.
Fitzgerald wants a takedown.
Palmier effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Fitzgerald lands a two punch combo.
Palmier avoids the body shot from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab.
Fitzgerald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Palmier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palmier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald throws a hook but Palmier avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Palmier does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmier tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Palmier checks a leg kick.
Fitzgerald swings widly with a right hand
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmier.
Palmier has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgerald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to force a seperation but Palmier has the dominant position.
Fitzgerald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgerald is trying to force a seperation but Palmier has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Palmier.
Palmier stalling the fight.
Palmier is pushing Fitzgerald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgerald's elbow.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Palmier.
Palmier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmier.
Fitzgerald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmier can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgerald controls the action.
Palmier stalling in the clinch.
Palmier controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmier lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzgerald trying to land knees to the body.
Palmier will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzgerald up against the cage.
Palmier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernardu Palmier had his way with Franklin Fitzgerald in that round.
That's time! Palmier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palmier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palmier scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Franklin Fitzgerald has been cut.
Come on Palmier - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmier.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Palmier for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right hand to the body from Palmier.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fitzgerald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald letting Palmier take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy uppercut
and Palmier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee calls for Palmier to work.
Palmier lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzgerald or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Palmier effectively controlling the action here.
Palmier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws a head punch that misses.
Palmier lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Palmier to work.
Palmier works on Fitzgerald's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald letting Palmier take a breather here.
Palmier controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmier stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgerald lands with a hook. Palmier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzgerald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palmier stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmier taking a breather.
Palmier slows down the pace here.
Fitzgerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmier has him pressed against the cage.
Palmier slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fernardu Palmier.
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palmier counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee calls for Palmier to work.
Palmier slows down the pace here.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin Fitzgerald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palmier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Fitzgerald.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Palmier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fitzgerald or not.
Palmier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmier keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmier.
A short right from Palmier on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Palmier as the two fighters clinch.
Fernardu Palmier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmier is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernardu Palmier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernardu Palmier!
Fernardu Palmier retains his welterweight title!
Fernardu Palmier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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