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Gladiators 74 Snot v Murphy PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murdo Douglass (ranked 5010 p4p, 507 weight class) and Misak Petrosyan (ranked 3598 p4p, 380 weight class). Douglass comes into the arena with Union Underground - Across The Nation blaring out of the sound system. Murdo Douglass is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murdo Douglass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Misak Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglass misses with a body kick.
Petrosyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Murdo Douglass has been cut.
Petrosyan throws a lazy right hand but Douglass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrosyan with a jab.
Douglass scores with a jab. Petrosyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrosyan 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 Douglass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Douglass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Douglass defending well as Petrosyan loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan digs a good body shot into Douglass's ribs.
Douglass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrosyan lands with an overhand left.
Douglass jabs Petrosyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrosyan swings for the body but Douglass moves out of range.
Douglass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan connects with the punch.
Petrosyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrosyan keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrosyan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Douglass looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
Douglass looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Douglass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Douglass moves away
and Douglass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglass misses the target.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglass looks to throw a body kick
letting Petrosyan counter with a right hand.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglass.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglass circles away.
Douglass lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Douglass staying out of range there.
Douglass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglass seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A low kick from Petrosyan misses
and Douglass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglass throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Petrosyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglass throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Douglass connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan throws a chopping leg kick but Douglass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Douglass throwing a counter right hand but Petrosyan manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Douglass is having none of it.
Douglass looks for the body kick but Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan lands a jab to Douglass's midsection.
Douglass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot.
Petrosyan throws a right hand that misses
and Douglass counters with a straight right hand.
Douglass lands a big head kick that sends Petrosyan tumbling to the mat! Douglass takes a step backwards and waves Petrosyan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglass blocks a jab.
Douglass connects with a leg kick. Petrosyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Douglass moves out of range.
Douglass misses with a body kick.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch.
Douglass throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Douglass stuns Petrosyan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrosyan looks winded!
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Douglass misses with a kick to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a low kick.
Petrosyan gets a clinch.
Petrosyan working hard to break the clinch.
Petrosyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrosyan is trying to break the clinch but Douglass is controlling him.
Douglass breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an overhand right that lands on Douglass's shoulder, as Douglass tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murdo Douglass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murdo Douglass's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrosyan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Petrosyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglass.
Nice cross by Douglass.
Douglass connects with a right hand. Petrosyan shakes it off.
Douglass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrosyan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrosyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Douglass.
Douglass lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrosyan is breathing heavily.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglass.
Douglass scores with a shot to the body.
Douglass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglass bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Douglass throws a front kick that sends Petrosyan stumbling back into the cage.
Douglass scores with a decent looking hook.
Douglass closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Petrosyan out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murdo Douglass!
A victorious Murdo Douglass thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosuke Ishimura (ranked 4013 p4p, 415 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 4335 p4p, 444 weight class). Tuala has chosen Dock of Fiji as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosuke Ishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuala ducks right into an uppercut from Ishimura.
Ishimura throws out a loose jab but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ishimura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuala clobbers Ishimura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ishimura changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuala ducks under a wild hook from Ishimura.
Ishimura moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishimura throws a leg kick
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuala lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ishimura - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tuala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peleki Tuala!
After winning the bout, Peleki Tuala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Brown (ranked 3781 p4p, 395 weight class) and Gabriel Menezes (ranked 4343 p4p, 446 weight class). Dj Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Menezes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dj Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Menezes moved out of range.
Menezes wants to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch position.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Menezes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown tries a body shot but Menezes blocks it.
Brown'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.
Menezes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown tries to work over Menezes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menezes misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is working Menezes over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Menezes is out of range.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Menezes.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a head kick.
Brown throws a series of punches but Menezes moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Menezes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown cracks Menezes with a hook to the temple - Menezes is on wobbly legs here! Brown swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Menezes falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Brown wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dj Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 1933 p4p, 210 weight class) and Haider Ali (ranked 2804 p4p, 295 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haider Ali!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Ali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Haider Ali has been cut.
Muller misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a three punch combo that has Muller backing up. Muller nods at Ali to acknowledge the strikes.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters with a right hand to the body.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Muller's defenses.
A left lands for Muller.
Ali throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Ali is looking to chop away at Muller's legs.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali misses with a left hand
and Muller counters with an inside leg kick.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Muller is trying to stall.
Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Ali avoids the body shot from Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller misses with a jab to the body
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller scores with a spinning back kick!
Ali looks winded!
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muller throws out a powerful jab.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller tried to score with a low kick but Ali checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with an inside leg kick.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Muller should have avoided that one.
Muller throws a shot to the body.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali feints and then cracks Muller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muller down.
Muller is looking to wear down Ali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller cracks the inside of Ali's front leg.
Muller throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been told by Muller's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Muller drops Ali with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ali looks back up at him and smiles so Muller waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ali is rocked!
That has opened up Haider Ali's cut even more.
Muller steps in with a hook that catches Ali right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Muller follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ali looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kigo Torres (ranked 2013 p4p, 226 weight class) and Johnny Deluxe (ranked 2805 p4p, 296 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Unforgiven. Deluxe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Intelligent Hoodlum - Arrest The President. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kigo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Deluxe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deluxe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deluxe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Torres was covering up waiting for the punch and Deluxe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Torres wants to stand up but Deluxe is controlling him.
Deluxe throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deluxe wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Deluxe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Deluxe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Torres tries to kick Deluxe off in order to stand up. Deluxe Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres parries the strikes from Deluxe easily there. Deluxe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
Torres is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Deluxe working the head with strikes.
Deluxe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres parries the strikes from Deluxe easily there. Deluxe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
Torres is not content to let Deluxe control the position.
Torres is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Deluxe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torres is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Torres tries to escape but Deluxe is in control.
Torres sneaks out the side door and pushes Deluxe away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Deluxe has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Deluxe punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
Deluxe cracks Torres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres moves out of range as Deluxe strikes.
Torres seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Deluxe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deluxe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Torres sees it coming and defends easily.
Deluxe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deluxe stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deluxe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Torres looks like he's trying to stand up.
Deluxe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Deluxe is controlling him
Deluxe thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deluxe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deluxe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Torres tries to kick Deluxe off but Deluxe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deluxe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Deluxe prevents Torres from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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. Deluxe connects with a nice short shot to Torres's temple.
Torres pushes Deluxe off looking to stand but Deluxe dives back in and keeps control.
Deluxe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Deluxe is controlling him well.
Deluxe wants to free his trapped foot but Torres is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Deluxe is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Deluxe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Deluxe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deluxe misses with a double jab.
Johnny Deluxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws a chopping leg kick but Deluxe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deluxe moves out of range of the body kick.
Deluxe throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a body kick that stops Deluxe in his tracks momentarily.
Torres throws a low kick, looking for Deluxe's leg but Deluxe calmly moves out of range.
Torres connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Deluxe tumbling to the canvas! Torres pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Deluxe was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kigo Torres!
After the big win, Kigo Torres made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors XFighter Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 2111 p4p, 234 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 1213 p4p, 137 weight class). Bhullar has chosen Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tong Po has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po tests Bhullar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Bhullar. Beautiful body shot.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bhullar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bhullar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Po pinned against the cage. Po gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhullar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhullar looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhullar is defended easily by Po.
Po avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Po.
Bhullar cracks Po with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bhullar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po misses with an uppercut.
Bhullar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Po rather than just go for the knockout.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bhullar moves out of range as Po strikes.
A left lands for Po.
Bhullar cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Bhullar lands a right hook to the body.
Bhullar gets a clinch.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bhullar backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhullar prevents a body shot from Po.
Bhullar blocking some punches.
Po tries to stall but Bhullar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bhullar lands with a right to the head.
Po 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.
Po stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Po takes a shot to the head.
Bhullar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bhullar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bhullar breaks the clinch.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Po lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bhullar is defended easily by Po.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Bhullar ducks under a wild hook from Po.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bhullar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bhullar.
Bhullar is fighting to break Po's control of his arms but Po is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Bhullar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Bhullar content to stall in guard here.
Bhullar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
Po controls Bhullar momentarily but Bhullar frees himself.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Po keeping moving, preventing Bhullar from controlling successfully.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Po works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bhullar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Po lunges at Bhullar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bhullar's hand.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Po slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
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.
Bhullar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bhullar throws a hook to the side of Po's head but Po sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Po jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhullar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Po gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bhullar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bhullar is working Po over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bhullar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bhullar scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bhullar landing with the ground and pound.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar trying to control but Po is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bhullar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bhullar throwing strikes from guard but Po blocks nicely.
Bhullar distracts Po with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Po knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bhullar on the ground.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Bhullar lands a couple of elbows.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Po on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Po tries to get out of the position.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Bhullar throws a big elbow that misses.
Bhullar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Po is trying to keep Bhullar in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Po enables Bhullar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Po manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Bhullar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar looking to sit in guard and control but Po gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Po preventing the sweep.
Po will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arjan Bhullar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bhullar trying to control the position.
Po trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhullar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhullar working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bhullar wants to sweep but no luck.
Bhullar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bhullar trying to control the position from guard on top but Po is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhullar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Po utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bhullar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bhullar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bhullar counters with a nice body shot.
Po scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Po is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhullar.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhullar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Po.
Bhullar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bhullar lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhullar lands with a shot to the body.
Tong Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar misses with a wild body shot.
Bhullar throws the left hand but Po avoids the punch easily.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Bhullar misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Po misses.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhullar.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Bhullar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bhullar lands with a shot to the body.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhullar.
Po takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bhullar throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Po misses with a hook. Bhullar ducked under it nicely.
Po connects with a looping right hand.
Po throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bhullar counters with a nice uppercut.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhullar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjan Bhullar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bhullar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Po as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhullar misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Po throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bhullar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Po missing with a left hand there. Bhullar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
Bhullar moves away from the strike by Po.
Bhullar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bhullar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a body shot
and Bhullar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bhullar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po throws out a powerful jab.
Bhullar throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
Bhullar lands with a straight right. Po didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhullar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po misses with a two punch combination.
Bhullar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bhullar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Bhullar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bhullar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Bhullar!
Arjan Bhullar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Leagatius (ranked 916 p4p, 104 weight class) and Kyle Goose (ranked 1466 p4p, 163 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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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Leagatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Goose !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goose blocks a leg kick.
Goose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leagatius moves out of range of the strikes.
Leagatius with a nice cross.
Leagatius misses with the combination.
Leagatius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leagatius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Leagatius. Those never looked like landing.
Leagatius tries to bum rush Goose with a series of wild strikes but Goose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goose looks to land a left hand but Leagatius moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leagatius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leagatius swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Goose misses.
Goose lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leagatius throws a body punch but Goose moves out of range.
Goose throws a counter combo.
Goose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Leagatius.
Leagatius jabs at Goose 's body.
Leagatius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goose lands a jab to the head.
Leagatius tries to move into range but Goose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goose slips under a jab from Leagatius.
Leagatius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leagatius connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leagatius throws a head kick but Goose moves out of range.
Goose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leagatius to score with a decent uppercut.
Goose connects with a looping right hand.
Leagatius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goose swings widly with a right hand
and Leagatius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goose throws a looping overhand right but Leagatius ducks down to avoid it.
As Goose tries to get set, Leagatius tries to push him back and clinch up but Goose manages to avoid the attempt.
Goose blocks a low kick nicely.
Goose moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leagatius works on Goose 's body with a couple of short punches.
Leagatius controlling the action here for a moment.
Leagatius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goose s head.
Goose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leagatius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goose stalling in the clinch.
Leagatius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leagatius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leagatius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goose .
Leagatius throws a series of punches but Goose avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goose thumps Leagatius with a low kick.
Goose avoids the body shot from Leagatius.
Goose throws a body punch but Leagatius moves out of range.
Leagatius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goose counters with a right hand to the body.
Goose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leagatius manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Leagatius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leagatius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leagatius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goose .
Leagatius throws a low kick but Goose moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Leagatius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goose . Leagatius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goose blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Leagatius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goose works Leagatius's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Goose .
Goose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goose misses with a hook
and Leagatius counters with a three punch combo that has Goose backing up. Goose nods at Leagatius to acknowledge the strikes.
Goose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leagatius's calf.
Goose takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goose swings for the body but Leagatius moves out of range.
Leagatius is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Leagatius shuts the power down on Goose . Lights out, game over! Leagatius is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brutus Leagatius!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 152 p4p, 7 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 535 p4p, 28 weight class). Da Silva comes into the arena with Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe blaring out of the sound system. Leonardo Da Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Da Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Letaivu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Letaivu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Da Silva misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
As Da Silva backs off Letaivu throws a huge counter combo but Da Silva manages to avoid it all.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Silva misses the body punch
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Da Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Letaivu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Silva throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Letaivu does no damage.
Letaivu misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Letaivu was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
A lazy left from Letaivu finds it's target.
Da Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Letaivu finds it's way round the side to connect with Da Silva's head.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Letaivu takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Letaivu is able to avoid easily.
Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with a looping right.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva tries to score with a low kick but Letaivu moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Letaivu moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva lands a jab to Letaivu's midsection.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but Letaivu moved away.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Letaivu sees coming a mile off.
Da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Letaivu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letaivu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a low kick as Letaivu jumps back.
Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Da Silva.
Da Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Silva. That's going to slow Letaivu down.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
Da Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Letaivu throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Da Silva. Da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Letaivu's half guard.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Letaivu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Letaivu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva 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.
Da Silva thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
A big left from Da Silva misses.
A nice side step and Letaivu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Letaivu throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Da Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Silva can pounce on him.
Letaivu throws a big shot that misses.
Letaivu looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Letaivu blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Letaivu needs to keep his hands up - Da Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonardo Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Da Silva moved out of range.
Letaivu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Letaivu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Letaivu just manages to avoid it.
Letaivu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Da Silva back to the cage. Letaivu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Leonardo Da Silva has been cut.
Letaivu takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Letaivu misses with a hook.
Da Silva throws a jab when Letaivu was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Da Silva lands a jab to the head.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Letaivu. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a body kick
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Da Silva does it's job there.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Letaivu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Letaivu misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva jabs at Letaivu's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Letaivu walks into a stiff left hand from Da Silva.
Da Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Da Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Letaivu.
Da Silva misses with a body punch
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
That kick from Da Silva tenderised Letaivu's leg. Letaivu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letaivu throws out a loose jab but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Letaivu blocks a leg kick.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Da Silva.
Letaivu lands the left hand.
Letaivu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Da Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Letaivu.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Letaivu on the side of the head.
Da Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu cracks Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva moves forwards but Letaivu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Letaivu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Da Silva eats them both and turns towards Letaivu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Letaivu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Letaivu throws out a counter right but Da Silva avoids it with no problem.
Da Silva misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Da Silva cracks the inside of Letaivu's front leg.
Letaivu lands a jab to the head.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Letaivu throws an off balance right hand
and Da Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Letaivu shrugs it off.
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva punishes Letaivu's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Letaivu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva 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.
Letaivu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Letaivu pulls Da Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Da Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Da Silva slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Silva.
Letaivu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Da Silva lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. Letaivu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Da Silva cracks Letaivu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Da Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Letaivu under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Letaivu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Letaivu looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Letaivu - just one landing.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Da Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letaivu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Letaivu lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Letaivu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Letaivu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick from Da Silva lands but Letaivu takes it in his stride.
Letaivu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Da Silva tenderised Letaivu's leg. Letaivu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva feints and then cracks Letaivu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Letaivu down.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Da Silva tries a low kick but Letaivu avoids it.
Da Silva throws a low kick but Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
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!
Letaivu misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letaivu clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Letaivu moves out of range as Da Silva throws a body kick.
Letaivu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Da Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Silva had his way with Pascal Letaivu in that round.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Da Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Silva scores with a head kick.
Letaivu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Silva throws a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Letaivu's head but Letaivu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Letaivu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Letaivu moves out of range easily.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Letaivu.
Da Silva looks for the body kick but Letaivu saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
Letaivu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Letaivu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Da Silva.
Letaivu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva moves out of range as Letaivu strikes.
Letaivu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Letaivu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu scores with a jab to the head.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Letaivu's head.
Da Silva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Letaivu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Da Silva.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Letaivu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
A solid body kick from Da Silva.
Letaivu punishes Da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Da Silva wants to slow Letaivu down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Letaivu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Da Silva.
Letaivu with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva motions for Letaivu to come forward. Da Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letaivu throws out the jab.
Da Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Letaivu misses with a straight right.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Da Silva 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 Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his bantamweight title!
Leonardo Da Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 295 p4p, 33 weight class) and Butt Wipe (ranked 626 p4p, 73 weight class). Dimitrov comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Energy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butt Wipe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Wipe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Dimitrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wipe.
Dimitrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wipe wants to counter the offense by Dimitrov and move into the clinch position.
Wipe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimitrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wipe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wipe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wipe misses with a body shot.
Dimitrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimitrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wipe! But no joy.
Wipe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wipe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Wipe scores with a body shot.
Wipe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dimitrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Wipe should have avoided that one.
A big left from Wipe misses.
Dimitrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wipe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wipe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wipe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dimitrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a body kick.
Dimitrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wipe.
Wipe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimitrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wipe.
Dimitrov throws a body kick that misses
and Wipe counters by moving into the clinch.
Dimitrov blocking some punches.
Dimitrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wipe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wipe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov misses with some punches.
Dimitrov pushes Wipe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Dimitrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wipe.
Dimitrov prevents a body shot from Wipe.
Dimitrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Wipe controls his hands.
Wipe misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wipe.
Dimitrov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimitrov lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wipe's elbow.
Dimitrov tries to work over Wipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Wipe controls his hands.
Wipe takes a shot to the head.
Dimitrov working aggressively here.
Dimitrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Wipe controls his hands.
Dimitrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Wipe pushes Dimitrov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wipe blocks an uppercut.
Dimitrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wipe.
Dimitrov can't find room to land a body shot as Wipe controls the action.
Dimitrov lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Wipe.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Wipe misses with a body punch.
Dimitrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrov tries to work over Wipe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wipe struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrov controls his hands.
Wipe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wipe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Dimitrov.
Wipe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrov can't find room to land a body shot as Wipe controls the action.
Dimitrov blocks an uppercut.
Wipe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrov tries a body shot but Wipe blocks it.
Dimitrov misses with a body punch.
Wipe misses with a punch to the body.
Wipe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitrov.
Wipe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimitrov lands a shot to the body.
Wipe looks winded!
Dimitrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimitrov lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimitrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wipe backwards.
Dimitrov lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrov.
Dimitrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimitrov drops Wipe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wipe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wipe is rocked!
Dimitrov pushes Wipe against the cage. Dimitrov is working some dirty boxing. Dimitrov pushes off with a quick right hook! Wipe goes down! Wipe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dimitrov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dimitrov!
Daniel Dimitrov 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snot Slurper (ranked 108 p4p, 19 weight class) and Mick Murphy (ranked 74 p4p, 13 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snot Slurper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slurper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Slurper moved out of range.
Slurper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Slurper works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Slurper swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slurper with a body shot.
Slurper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Slurper connects with a body shot.
Murphy takes a swing at Slurper's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Slurper defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Slurper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Slurper is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Slurper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slurper.
Slurper is looking to wear down Murphy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slurper scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slurper lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slurper lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Murphy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Slurper slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Slurper misses.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murphy throws a body punch but Slurper moves out of range.
Slurper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Slurper.
Slurper blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Slurper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slurper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Slurper misses with a body shot.
Slurper throws a shot to the body.
Slurper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slurper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy works Slurper's body with a nice hook.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Slurper throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Slurper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Slurper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slurper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murphy throws a hook but Slurper blocks it.
Slurper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Slurper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slurper throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Slurper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slurper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slurper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slurper misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Slurper saw that one coming.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slurper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper misses with a looping right.
Slurper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Slurper connects with a looping right hand.
Slurper walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Slurper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy defending well as Slurper loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Slurper moved out of range nicely.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slurper misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Slurper misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slurper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Slurper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slurper lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Slurper ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Slurper looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Murphy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slurper swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Slurper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slurper.
Slurper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slurper looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper 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.
Slurper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slurper throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slurper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Slurper scores with a jab to the body.
Snot Slurper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slurper throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slurper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy swings for the body but Slurper moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slurper moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Slurper misses the body punch
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Slurper misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Slurper throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slurper sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slurper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Slurper ducks down to avoid it.
Slurper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slurper defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Slurper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Slurper thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Snot Slurper is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Slurper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Slurper's head.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slurper throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slurper tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slurper lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slurper swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Slurper.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Slurper saw that one coming.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy tests Slurper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slurper scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Slurper misses with an uppercut.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Slurper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slurper throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Slurper connects with the punch.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slurper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Slurper throws a one two combo.
A lazy left from Murphy finds it's target.
Donk. Slurper catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Slurper digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy scores with a jab. Slurper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slurper ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Slurper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slurper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Slurper throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slurper.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slurper takes one to the chin there.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Slurper.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Slurper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slurper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good exchange - Slurper coming out on top.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Slurper throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Slurper misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slurper throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Slurper as he connects with a hook.
Murphy takes a swing at Slurper's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper dominated that second round.
That's time! Slurper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slurper manages to avoid it.
Slurper lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy 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.
Slurper throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Slurper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slurper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Slurper slips under a jab.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Slurper had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Slurper.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Slurper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murphy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Slurper has got the better of the exchanges.
Slurper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy lands a slapping body shot.
Slurper works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy moves forwards but Slurper connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Slurper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slurper lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Slurper finish him?
Murphy throws a hook but Slurper blocks it.
Slurper swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slurper.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slurper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slurper scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Slurper slips a jab from Murphy.
Slurper moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Murphy throws a hook but Slurper avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Slurper misses its target.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Slurper momentarily.
Slurper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Slurper.
Slurper slips a jab from Murphy.
Slurper throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Slurper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Slurper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slurper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Slurper misses the jab.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Slurper catches Murphy right on the button with a cross.
Slurper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Slurper.
Slurper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Slurper.
Slurper walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Slurper misses.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy takes a swing at Slurper's ribcage but misses.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Slurper misses its intended target.
Slurper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy slips under a jab.
Slurper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slurper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy misses with a hook
and Slurper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Slurper misses.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Slurper digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slurper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Slurper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Slurper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slurper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slurper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Slurper misses with a left hand
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slurper drops Murphy with a beautiful combination! Murphy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slurper is looking for the KO!
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Slurper lands with a good body shot.
Slurper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy swings for the body but Slurper moves out of range.
It looked like Slurper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy misses the jab.
Nice cross by Murphy.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Slurper's defenses.
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!
Slurper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slurper moves away.
Slurper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slurper misses with the combination.
Slurper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slurper slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a body punch but Slurper moves out of range.
Slurper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slurper.
Slurper lands with an uppercut that bounces Murphy off the cage and back into range.
Slurper tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slurper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slurper looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Slurper moved out of range nicely.
Murphy cracks Slurper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slurper.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Slurper jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slurper throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Slurper throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slurper with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slurper swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slurper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Slurper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Slurper.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Slurper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Slurper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Slurper lands with an overhand left.
Murphy stuns Slurper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slurper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slurper.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Slurper throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Slurper. That snapped Murphy's head back.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Slurper.
Slurper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Slurper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Slurper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slurper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Slurper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy moves out of range as Slurper strikes.
Slurper slips a straight right by Murphy.
Slurper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Slurper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slurper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Slurper lands with a good body shot.
Slurper jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Slurper misses the jab.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slurper.
Murphy slips a straight right by Slurper.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Slurper's head.
Slurper throws a body shot but no joy.
Slurper moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Slurper moved out of range.
Slurper throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slurper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A quick step to the side and Slurper tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snot Slurper had his way with Mick Murphy in 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. This is the final round!
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Slurper just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tests Slurper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Slurper slips the punch.
Slurper lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Slurper moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Slurper misses the target.
Slurper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws the left hand but Slurper avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slurper moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Slurper is looking to counter punch.
Slurper tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slurper misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slurper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slurper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Slurper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Slurper's body.
Slurper takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Slurper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slurper slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slurper looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Murphy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Slurper moves away and avoids it.
Murphy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Murphy catches Slurper right on the button with a cross.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slurper manages to avoid it.
Slurper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snot Slurper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slurper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murphy takes a swing at Slurper's ribcage but misses.
Slurper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws the left hand but Slurper avoids the punch easily.
Murphy scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy connects with a body shot that sends Slurper's belly button to the back.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Slurper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Slurper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slurper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Slurper ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Slurper moves out of range of the strikes.
Slurper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slurper.
An attempted straight right counter from Slurper misses the target.
Slurper takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Slurper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Slurper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Slurper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Slurper scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Slurper.
Slurper connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy cracks Slurper with a good jab.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Slurper is out of range.
Murphy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slurper misses with a straight left.
Slurper connects with a jab.
Slurper slips under a jab.
Slurper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murphy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slurper.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Slurper.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Slurper moved out of range.
Slurper was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Slurper.
Slurper cracks Murphy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Slurper counters with a right hand to the body.
Slurper misses the shot to the body.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Slurper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slurper moves away.
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 Snot Slurper.
Well Slurper 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snot Slurper!
Snot Slurper retains his middleweight title!
Snot Slurper gave a mention to RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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