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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ayn Rand (ranked 6087 p4p, 579 weight class) and Jack Jamison (ranked 8970 p4p, 685 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayn Rand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison shoots for a double leg takedown but Rand sprawls well. He's pushed Jamison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamison shoots for a takedown but Rand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rand throws a head kick but Jamison moves out of range.
Rand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rand as he jumps to the side.
Rand drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jamison sprawls and moves away.
Ayn Rand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Jamison.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jamison looks to clinch
and Rand counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jamison won't be happy with that.
Rand has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jamison is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rand yanks on the arm and Jamison is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rand.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ayn Rand!
During a confident post fight interview, Ayn Rand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Kurma (ranked 4483 p4p, 470 weight class) and TJ Hawkins (ranked 5247 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Kurma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TJ Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurma throws a head kick that misses.
Kurma clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurma breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins has managed to clinch.
Hawkins gets through Kurma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kurma lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Hawkins on the inside.
Kurma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Kurma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Kurma, against the cage.
Hawkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawkins blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Kurma blocks it.
Kurma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurma breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kurma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurma tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurma throws a wild body kick that Hawkins sees coming a mile off.
Hawkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Kurma is wise to it.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Kurma moves out of range.
Kurma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Allan Kurma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurma misses with a low kick.
Kurma clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurma tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hawkins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurma.
Hawkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kurma breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurma throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Kurma slams his shin into Hawkins's torso.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Kurma moves out of range.
Hawkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kurma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kurma lands a nice uppercut.
Kurma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kurma.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurma is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawkins gets an underhook and turns Kurma into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kurma - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Kurma blocks it.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kurma has Hawkins pressed against the cage.
Kurma avoiding damage.
Kurma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Kurma moves away
and Kurma counters with a good low kick that Hawkins was not able to check.
Kurma throws a lazy head kick
and Hawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Kurma.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kurma.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Kurma.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Kurma is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kurma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Kurma.
Kurma lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kurma throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Kurma.
Kurma lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurma.
Kurma gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins tries to work over Kurma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurma.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kurma fails to land.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Kurma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses.
Kurma moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kurma connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allan Kurma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kurma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kurma tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kurma breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurma connects with a solid leg kick.
Kurma misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurma tries to work over Hawkins's front leg with a kick but Hawkins checks it.
Kurma moves into the clinch.
Hawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kurma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins lands with a light punch inside.
TJ Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawkins is keeping busy.
Kurma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins moves into range and clinches up with Kurma.
Kurma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
Kurma taking a breather.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kurma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kurma trying to land knees to the body.
Kurma is trying to stall.
Kurma looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Kurma is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Kurma blocks it.
Kurma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurma throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Kurma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawkins is keeping busy.
Kurma blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Kurma blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kurma blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurma.
Hawkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurma.
Hawkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurma looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Kurma struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Hawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Kurma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kurma.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Kurma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hawkins.
Good body shot from Kurma.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
Kurma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Kurma.
Kurma looking to stall.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurma lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurma's elbow.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.
Kurma prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Allan Kurma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hawkins forces Kurma back against the cage and clinches.
Kurma lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Kurma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
Kurma leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kurma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkinss head.
Hawkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurma.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurma.
Kurma manages to break the clinch.
Kurma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurma cracks the inside of Hawkins's front leg.
Kurma gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
Kurma trying to stall but Hawkins improves his position.
Kurma prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Kurma misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is pushing Kurma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hawkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
Kurma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurma.
Kurma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kurma controls the action.
Kurma blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
TJ Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Kurma tries to circle away but Hawkins has him pinned against the cage.
Kurma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurma lands a front kick.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawkins's calf.
Kurma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurma cracks Hawkins with a good jab.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Kurma.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Hawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kurma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Kurma is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawkins gets an underhook and turns Kurma into the cage.
Kurma blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurma misses with a body punch.
Kurma tries to work over Hawkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkins's brow.
Kurma lands a nice uppercut.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurma lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawkins tries to work over Kurma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurma. That did some damage!
Hawkins tries to clinch but Kurma is having none of it.
Allan Kurma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kurma lands but Hawkins takes it in his stride.
Kurma cracks the inside of Hawkins's front leg.
Kurma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkins's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins rushes Kurma and presses him up against the cage.
Kurma is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hawkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkins pushes Kurma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins can't find room to land a body shot as Kurma controls the action.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hawkins as Kurma tries to tie him up.
Kurma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Allan Kurma.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kurma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Kurma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lee (ranked 4072 p4p, 439 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 4841 p4p, 496 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steinheiser misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee is looking to slow Steinheiser down with leg kicks.
Steinheiser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Steinheiser scoring with strikes.
Steinheiser throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Steinheiser can't do much from the bottom here.
Steinheiser is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee in the domination position with Steinheiser hanging on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Steinheiser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee wants to take a breather but Steinheiser manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lee.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steinheiser wants to sweep but no luck.
Steinheiser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Steinheiser has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to control from the top but Steinheiser keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee won't allow Steinheiser to sweep him here.
Steinheiser managing to control the position.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steinheiser manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynn Steinheiser dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steinheiser misses with a takedown attempt
and Steinheiser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steinheiser looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Steinheiser persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steinheiser shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Steinheiser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trevor Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynn Steinheiser.
Steinheiser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steinheiser off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Steinheiser fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steinheiser closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Steinheiser pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Steinheiser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Steinheiser.
Steinheiser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steinheiser is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steinheiser is pressing down on Lee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lee is holding on for now.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
Steinheiser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Steinheiser in his half guard.
Steinheiser is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steinheiser.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steinheiser scores with a couple of nice shots.
Steinheiser throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Steinheiser looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steinheiser scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steinheiser working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Steinheiser is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steinheiser slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Steinheiser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steinheiser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steinheiser thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Steinheiser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steinheiser is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steinheiser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Steinheiser.
Lynn Steinheiser has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steinheiser.
Steinheiser working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Steinheiser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steinheiser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steinheiser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steinheiser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steinheiser sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Steinheiser there.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steinheiser on the ground.
Steinheiser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steinheiser throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynn Steinheiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steinheiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steinheiser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steinheiser darts in looking for a takedown but Lee gets double underhooks and turns Steinheiser into the cage.
Steinheiser avoids the head kick by Lee.
Steinheiser fails with a takedown attempt.
Trevor Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynn Steinheiser.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Steinheiser counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steinheiser throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steinheiser trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Steinheiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinheiser landing some decent shots from guard.
Steinheiser throws a big elbow that misses.
Steinheiser throws a big right hand that misses.
Steinheiser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Steinheiser misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee is looking to counter with a body kick.
Steinheiser throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Steinheiser closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Steinheiser working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trevor Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Steinheiser postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Steinheiser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steinheiser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steinheiser keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Steinheiser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steinheiser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steinheiser missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steinheiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steinheiser scoring with some ground and pound.
Steinheiser trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steinheiser has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steinheiser dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Steinheiser on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lynn Steinheiser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steinheiser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steinheiser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steinheiser is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steinheiser thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Lee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Steinheiser scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Steinheiser in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steinheiser lands a nice short elbow.
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. Steinheiser connects with a nice short shot to Lee's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steinheiser working the head and body with strikes.
Steinheiser scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steinheiser is nestled in close to Lee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lynn Steinheiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steinheiser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynn Steinheiser!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lynn Steinheiser thanked Annihilation Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Magnum (ranked 3021 p4p, 148 weight class) and Pekka Pikkarainen (ranked 3731 p4p, 174 weight class). Pekka Pikkarainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pikkarainen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pikkarainen.
Magnum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnum is just out of range.
We've been told by Magnum's head coaches at Fit-Out that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen tries for a takedown but Magnum circles away easily
and Magnum counters with a straight right hand.
Pikkarainen throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Pikkarainen misses
and Magnum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magnum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magnum lands a jab.
Pikkarainen throws out a loose jab but Magnum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pikkarainen misses its intended target.
Magnum slips a straight right by Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Pikkarainen throws a strike but Magnum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikkarainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magnum's guard.
Pikkarainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pikkarainen pushes down on Magnum's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Pikkarainen connects with a nice short shot to Magnum's temple.
Pikkarainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pikkarainen lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Pikkarainen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pikkarainen winds up and cracks Magnum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Magnum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magnum tries to get out of the position.
Pikkarainen works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen controlling his opponent.
Pikkarainen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pikkarainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pikkarainen landing punches.
Pikkarainen controlling from the full mount.
Pikkarainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pikkarainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magnum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Magnum is bucking up trying to escape but Pikkarainen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Magnum is rocked!
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Pikkarainen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Magnum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pikkarainen lands a couple of good shots and Magnum has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Magnum is trying to remain composed but Pikkarainen is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Pikkarainen controls the position.
Magnum seems to have got his legs back now.
Magnum covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pikkarainen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pikkarainen is punishing Magnum with some ground and pound.
Even with his hooks in, Pikkarainen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pikkarainen controlling well, preventing Magnum from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Magnum to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Can Magnum hold on?! Pikkarainen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Pikkarainen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Magnum.
Pikkarainen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Pikkarainen tries to keep control of the position but Magnum is staying busy.
Magnum is covering up but some of the strikes from Pikkarainen are getting through and doing damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pikkarainen controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pikkarainen 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.
Pikkarainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pikkarainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Magnum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pikkarainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pikkarainen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Magnum!
Pikkarainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Magnum looks a forlorn figure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikkarainen scoring with strikes but Magnum is staying in there.
Magnum is squirming around, avoiding Pikkarainen's attempts to control the action.
Magnum taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pikkarainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pikkarainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Magnum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pikkarainen on the ground.
Pikkarainen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pikkarainen loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Magnum scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Pikkarainen land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Pikkarainen stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pikkarainen!
A relieved looking Pekka Pikkarainen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vilkas Nuutti (ranked 2417 p4p, 301 weight class) and Yukimura Gomi (ranked 3870 p4p, 424 weight class). Gomi has chosen Peak Times by Switch as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vilkas Nuutti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yukimura Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuutti.
As Nuutti backs off Gomi throws a huge counter combo but Nuutti manages to avoid it all.
Nuutti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuutti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nuutti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nuutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilkas Nuutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nuutti. Nuutti obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomi lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Nuutti.
Nuutti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomi will feel that in the morning.
Nuutti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi with a jab.
Nuutti cracks Gomi with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nuutti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nuutti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuutti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nuutti connects with a body shot.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Nuutti moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGomi.
Nuutti lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Nuutti scores with a push kick.
Nuutti scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nuutti is looking to wear down Gomi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nuutti throws a head kick that half lands.
Nuutti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nuutti scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nuutti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Nuutti catches Gomi right on the button with a cross.
Nuutti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nuutti lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuutti lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Nuutti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nuutti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
Gomi is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Nuutti.
Gomi is looking to clinch but Nuutti is avoiding it.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nuutti with a hook.
A jab lands there for Nuutti.
Nuutti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nuutti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomi connects with a solid leg kick.
Nuutti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Nuutti keeps it at a distance.
Nuutti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nuutti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nuutti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomi if he has to take too many more of those.
Nuutti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nuutti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses.
Nuutti scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi tries to score with a low kick but Nuutti moves his leg out of the way.
Nuutti scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuutti.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nuutti.
Gomi tried to score with a low kick but Nuutti checks it.
Nuutti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nuutti.
Nuutti lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Nuutti sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nuutti misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Nuutti.
Nuutti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nuutti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Nuutti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nuutti scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomi should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vilkas Nuutti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuutti. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nuutti scores with a jab to the body.
Nuutti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vilkas Nuutti is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuutti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nuutti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nuutti works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nuutti.
Gomi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses.
Nuutti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi drops his hands momentarily and Nuutti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nuutti throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuutti throws a head kick that misses.
Nuutti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nuutti.
Gomi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nuutti.
Nuutti lands a nice looking body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gomi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nuutti has got the better of the exchanges.
Gomi tries to clinch but Nuutti is having none of it.
Gomi connects with a leg kick. Nuutti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nuutti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomi can do to turn this around?
Nuutti misses the shot to the body.
Gomi slips a straight right by Nuutti.
Nuutti tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Nuutti catches Gomi right on the button with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Gomi blocks the low kick.
As Nuutti backs off Gomi throws a huge counter combo but Nuutti manages to avoid it all.
Nuutti thows a leg kick but Gomi checks it
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nuutti circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking to slow Nuutti down with leg kicks.
Nuutti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nuutti's corner calls for a 1-2. Nuutti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuutti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nuutti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nuutti misses with a hook.
Nuutti lands a head kick. Gomi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gomi blocks the body kick.
Nuutti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nuutti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nuutti moves out of range of the body kick from Gomi.
Nuutti scores with a nice right hand.
Nuutti throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nuutti ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Nuutti misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Nuutti.
Nuutti lands with a slapping head kick.
Nuutti throws a nice head kick!
Nuutti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuutti checks a leg kick.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomi is rocked!
Nuutti drops Gomi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nuutti follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vilkas Nuutti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vilkas Nuutti made sure he mentioned KAGED, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kelly (ranked 2412 p4p, 299 weight class) and Ray Nathan (ranked 2607 p4p, 317 weight class). Ray Nathan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
201 lbs
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24
189 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nathan wants to counter the offense by Kelly and move into the clinch position.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Nathan shakes it off.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Nathan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Kelly misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nathan manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nathans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nathan takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Nathan controls his hands.
Nathan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nathan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nathan - that landed with a thud.
Nathan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Nathan won't allow it.
Kelly can't break the clinch.
Nathan tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Nathan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Nathan gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nathan blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nathan'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.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Kelly's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kelly with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nathan tries to counter with a clinch but Kelly shakes him off and moves away.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Nathan jumps back.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nathan's hands.
Kelly cracks Nathan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nathan in his tracks.
Nathan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nathan darts in trying to clinch
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly lands with a right hand.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nathan manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Nathan feints a counter leg kick.
Kelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nathan on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly tries to work over Nathan's front leg with a kick but Nathan checks it.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Nathan counters with a body kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nathan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nathan has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Nathan controls the action.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Nathan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nathan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nathan can do to turn this around?
Kelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nathan.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Nathan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nathan.
Nathan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kelly but Kelly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Nathan's head back.
A cross from Kelly lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Nathan.
Kelly cracks Nathan with an open hand slap.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nathan's head backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Nathan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nathan. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
And Nathan responds with a good body kick, but Kelly manages to step out the way in time.
Kelly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nathan tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
A solid body kick from Nathan.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nathan.
Nathan dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Nathan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nathan 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.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nathan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Nathan tries a quick counter leg kick but Kelly is wise to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Nathan is out of range.
Kelly gets tackled into the cage by Nathan. Nathan maintains the clinch.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Nathan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nathan successfully pulls guard.
Nathan has his feet on Kelly's thighs here. He's pushed Kelly off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kelly screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Nathan!
A very excited looking Ray Nathan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takesi Hanada (ranked 7812 p4p, 242 weight class) and Sparring Partner (ranked 7898 p4p, 243 weight class). Takesi Hanada looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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28
300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takesi Hanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sparring Partner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanada dodges the punch combination from Partner.
Partner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanada.
Hanada has been working on his balance at Blackscar Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Partner.
Hanada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Partner sprawls well. Partner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanada gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanada fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takesi Hanada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Partner but Partner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanada or perhaps it was just good defense by Partner, which made it look bad.
Hanada is breathing heavily.
A combination from Partner does no damage.
It looked like Hanada was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanada could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Partner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Takesi Hanada has been cut.
Partner misses with a double jab.
Nice combo by Partner! Oh, that's hurt him - Hanada falls to the canvas and Partner follows him into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanada is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Partner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
An elbow from Partner crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partner is looking to take a break and control but Hanada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Partner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Partner wants to control but Hanada is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanada is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Partner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Partner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Partner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Partner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanada is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Partner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hanada is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Partner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hanada managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Partner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Partner prevents Hanada from escaping the position.
Partner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hanada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Partner drops Hanada with a right and a left! Partner comes rushing in but Hanada regains his composure and manages to keep Partner in guard.
Hanada is rocked!
Partner trying to control but Hanada is working from the bottom.
Oh Hanada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Partner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Partner trying to control but Hanada is working from the bottom.
Partner wants to stand but Hanada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hanada seems to have got his legs back now.
Partner wants to control from the top but Hanada keeps moving.
Hanada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanada manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Partner misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanada.
Hanada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Partner drops Hanada with a left right combo! Partner follows him down to the ground into side control.
Partner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hanada is not content to let Partner control the position.
Partner tries to score with some ground and pound. Hanada controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hanada throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Partner wants to clinch up but Hanada keeps it at a distance.
Partner wants to clinch.
Hanada darts in looking for a takedown but Partner gets double underhooks and turns Hanada into the cage.
Partner batters Hanada with a massive right followed by a huge left! Hanada is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Partner lands a final crushing right hand to drop Hanada to the mat with a gruesome thud! Partner is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sparring Partner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Deluxe (ranked 3635 p4p, 362 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 1732 p4p, 187 weight class). Deluxe comes to the cage accompanied by Intelligent Hoodlum - Arrest The President. Henderson has chosen No Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Harry Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
255 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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23
273 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Deluxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson scores with a nice body kick.
Henderson tests Deluxe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deluxe misses with a looping left.
Deluxe shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Deluxe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deluxe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deluxe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Deluxe slips a straight right by Henderson.
We've been hearing reports that Deluxe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Deluxe misses with a wild combination.
Deluxe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Deluxe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deluxe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Deluxe throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson gets full guard.
Deluxe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Deluxe controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Deluxe tries to pass.
Henderson has his foot on Deluxe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deluxe works his way back into a safe position though.
Deluxe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deluxe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deluxe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deluxe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Deluxe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Deluxe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Deluxe from controlling successfully.
Deluxe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Henderson is pulling down on Deluxe's head. It's preventing any offense from Deluxe, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deluxe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Deluxe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Deluxe not doing much here.
Henderson tries to kick Deluxe off but Deluxe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Deluxe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deluxe stops Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Deluxe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Deluxe.
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 Henderson's temple.
Deluxe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Deluxe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Deluxe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Deluxe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Deluxe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deluxe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deluxe has managed to get both his arms back between Henderson's legs - danger averted.
Henderson looking to control.
Henderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deluxe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Deluxe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson is trying to hold Deluxe in close to prevent damage but Deluxe has managed to pass into half guard.
Deluxe is pressing down on Henderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henderson is holding on for now.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Deluxe is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deluxe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Henderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Deluxe wants to pass to mount but Henderson is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Deluxe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Deluxe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Deluxe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Deluxe throws a shot to the body.
Deluxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Deluxe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Deluxe missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Deluxe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Deluxe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Harry Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deluxe's sensitive parts.
Deluxe throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deluxe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnny Deluxe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henderson trying to keep a closed guard but Deluxe is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Deluxe controlling him for the moment.
Deluxe tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Deluxe lands a couple of digs.
Deluxe trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deluxe chips away with some ground and pound.
Deluxe looking to pass the guard.
Deluxe is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Deluxe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Deluxe wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Deluxe stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Deluxe is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henderson wants to improve his position but instead Deluxe has moved into half guard.
Deluxe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Deluxe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Deluxe throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Henderson has his hands clasped together but Deluxe breaks the hold and Henderson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Deluxe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Deluxe!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Deluxe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Vermeulen (ranked 258 p4p, 37 weight class) and Murray Rothbard (ranked 1132 p4p, 162 weight class). Rothbard has chosen Anarchy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
206 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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24
210 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrik Vermeulen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murray Rothbard!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothbard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vermeulen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeulen takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Vermeulen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard misses with a body punch.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Vermeulen scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard lands a body punch.
Vermeulen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothbard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothbard's elbow.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothbard lands a nice uppercut.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
A short right from Rothbard.
Vermeulen can't find room to land a body shot as Rothbard controls the action.
Vermeulen throws a punch but it's blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Vermeulen.
Rothbard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothbard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothbard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vermeulen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rothbard can turn it around.
Vermeulen is working Rothbard over against the cage.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut.
Vermeulen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rothbard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen blocking some punches.
Vermeulen pushes Rothbard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Vermeulen digs a right hand underneath Rothbard's ribcage. Rothbard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rothbard misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Vermeulen.
Rothbard looks winded!
Vermeulen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vermeulen lands with a left to the head.
Rothbard blocks a body shot from Vermeulen.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeulen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Rothbard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rothbard tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vermeulen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Vermeulen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeulen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vermeulen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothbard controls his hands.
Rothbard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothbard presses Vermeulen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rothbard wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard gets underhooks to prevent Vermeulen's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard presses Vermeulen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
A short right from Vermeulen on the inside.
Vermeulen cracks Rothbard with a nice body shot.
Vermeulen scores with a shoulder strike.
Vermeulen is working Rothbard over against the cage.
Rothbard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vermeulen lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeulen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeulen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vermeulen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rothbard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rothbard on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Good body shot from Vermeulen.
A right hand to the body from Vermeulen.
A shot in the inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
Vermeulen is working Rothbard over against the cage.
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothbard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hendrik Vermeulen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothbard blocking some punches.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rothbard backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vermeulen thuds a left hand into Rothbard's body.
Vermeulen connects with a body shot.
Rothbard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vermeulen tries to bum rush Rothbard with a series of wild strikes but Rothbard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Vermeulen forces Rothbard back against the cage and clinches.
Vermeulen misses with the head strike.
Vermeulen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vermeulen as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vermeulen.
Hendrik Vermeulen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothbard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothbard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rothbard.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothbard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Rothbard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Rothbard.
Rothbard tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard misses with a punch to the body.
Rothbard prevents a body shot from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen digs a right hand underneath Rothbard's ribcage. Rothbard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rothbard tries to work over Vermeulen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Vermeulen has Rothbard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vermeulen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rothbard tumbling to the mat - Vermeulen dives into Rothbard's guard.
Vermeulen lands a couple of digs.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing.
Vermeulen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard is pulling down on Vermeulen's head. It's preventing any offense from Vermeulen, at least for the moment.
Vermeulen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rothbard's head.
Vermeulen working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vermeulen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rothbard is keeping the position for now.
Vermeulen trying to control but Rothbard is working from the bottom.
Rothbard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vermeulen postures up in Rothbard's guard and throws a big left but Rothbard blocks it.
Vermeulen throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Vermeulen from controlling successfully.
Rothbard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vermeulen is controlling him.
Rothbard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothbard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vermeulen manages to get himself to full guard.
Vermeulen controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothbard's guard.
Rothbard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vermeulen looking to pass the guard.
Rothbard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rothbard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vermeulen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rothbard is trying to control the position but Vermeulen postures up.
Vermeulen scoring with some ground and pound.
Vermeulen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vermeulen is working Rothbard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Rothbard didn't see that one coming.
Rothbard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vermeulen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothbard slips under a jab from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen staying out of range there.
Rothbard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rothbard slaps away a takedown attempt from Vermeulen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vermeulen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothbard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothbard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vermeulen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothbard.
Vermeulen jabs Rothbard right on the nose. Rothbard blinks but takes it well.
Hendrik Vermeulen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothbard lands a leg kick that knocks Vermeulen off balance momentarily.
Rothbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vermeulen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vermeulen.
Rothbard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vermeulen moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothbard blocks an uppercut.
Rothbard can't find room to land a body shot as Vermeulen controls the action.
Vermeulen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rothbard tries to throw a body punch but Vermeulen avoids it by throwing Rothbard back against the cage.
Rothbard throws a punch but it's blocked by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothbard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vermeulen's elbow.
Vermeulen lands a left hand.
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!
Rothbard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vermeulen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws a head punch that misses.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Vermeulen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Rothbard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothbard is trying to stall.
Rothbard working aggressively here.
Vermeulen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vermeulen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vermeulen tries to throw a body punch but Rothbard avoids it by throwing Vermeulen back against the cage.
Rothbard swings wildly with an uppercut but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vermeulen misses with some punches.
Vermeulen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothbard's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothbard.
Rothbard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vermeulen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rothbard to the mat. Rothbard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vermeulen throws a big right hand that misses.
Vermeulen cracks Rothbard with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen stopping the sweep attempt from Rothbard.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Vermeulen from controlling successfully.
Vermeulen landing some decent shots from guard.
Rothbard keeping moving, preventing Vermeulen from controlling successfully.
Vermeulen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vermeulen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rothbard looking to control.
Vermeulen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vermeulen stands up over Rothbard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vermeulen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothbard can do to turn this around?
Vermeulen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vermeulen trying to control but Rothbard is working from the bottom.
Rothbard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vermeulen advances position into side control!
Rothbard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vermeulen.
Vermeulen working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rothbard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vermeulen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Vermeulen.
Rothbard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vermeulen moves into the clinch.
A short left from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen has a couple of punches blocked by Rothbard.
Vermeulen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rothbard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vermeulen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothbard struggles to land a body shot inside as Vermeulen controls his hands.
Vermeulen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vermeulen thows a huge punch but Rothbard dodges it nicely.
Vermeulen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rothbard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vermeulen thows a huge punch but Rothbard dodges it nicely.
Rothbard is looking for a sweep. Vermeulen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vermeulen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rothbard for as long as he can get away with.
Vermeulen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vermeulen is trying to control. Rothbard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vermeulen tries to pass to full mount but Rothbard defends it.
Rothbard is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Vermeulen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vermeulen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vermeulen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vermeulen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vermeulen is stalling here. Rothbard is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vermeulen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rothbard has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rothbard trying to control the position but Vermeulen is working away.
Vermeulen is trying to improve his position.
Vermeulen struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen regains half guard.
Vermeulen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rothbard.
Vermeulen holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vermeulen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vermeulen has Rothbard pulled in close to control his posture.
Vermeulen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothbard's guard.
Vermeulen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rothbard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vermeulen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard looking for a sweep. Not yet Rothbard, not yet.
Rothbard is trying to keep Vermeulen in close.
Vermeulen preventing the sweep.
Vermeulen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vermeulen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothbard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rothbard is pulling down on Vermeulen's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vermeulen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vermeulen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Vermeulen had his way with Murray Rothbard in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rothbard moves into the clinch successfully.
Vermeulen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rothbard.
Rothbard misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vermeulen.
Stalling in the clinch from Rothbard.
A nice left hand lands by Vermeulen.
Vermeulen misses with a punch to the body.
Vermeulen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rothbard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vermeulen swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothbard uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rothbard can't fight it off and eventually Vermeulen manages to take the fight to the floor. Rothbard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rothbard is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses. Rothbard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vermeulen's guard. Nice move by Rothbard!
Rothbard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vermeulen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rothbard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vermeulen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vermeulen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vermeulen pulls Rothbard in close to his closed guard and prevents Rothbard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vermeulen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rothbard's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothbard has wrist control.
Rothbard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vermeulen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rothbard has wrist control.
Vermeulen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vermeulen wants to control from the top but Rothbard keeps moving.
Vermeulen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rothbard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vermeulen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vermeulen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rothbard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vermeulen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vermeulen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rothbard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vermeulen with a nice head shot there.
Vermeulen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rothbard's guard.
Vermeulen is looking to take a break and control but Rothbard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vermeulen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vermeulen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vermeulen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendrik Vermeulen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothbard is looking for a sweep. Vermeulen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothbard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rothbard!
Vermeulen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vermeulen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vermeulen raining down shots from the mount!
Vermeulen controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vermeulen wants to control the pace but Rothbard is squirming around nicely.
Murray Rothbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeulen content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrik Vermeulen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vermeulen 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Vermeulen!
Hendrik Vermeulen retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Hendrik Vermeulen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mick Murphy (ranked 149 p4p, 24 weight class) and Robert Harris (ranked 890 p4p, 119 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a looping left.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Phoenix Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Harris.
Murphy lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Robert Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murphy finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Murphy throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris connects with a body shot.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Murphy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murphy rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Harris misses with a body shot.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murphy lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
An attempted straight right counter from Murphy misses the target.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris slips a jab from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Murphy finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Murphy cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Murphy lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Harris.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Harris avoids the body shot from Murphy.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris punishes Murphy's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris scores with a hook.
Harris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris slips under a jab from Murphy.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Mick Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Harris.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A short right from Murphy.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris working aggressively here.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Harris.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Murphy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Harris.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mick Murphy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris working aggressively here.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Murphy misses with some punches.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Harris tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Murphy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right hand.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Murphy.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy pushes Harris against the cage. Murphy is working some dirty boxing. Murphy pushes off with a quick right hook! Harris goes down! Harris tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Murphy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Murphy!
A pretty intense looking Mick Murphy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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pop
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