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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Godunov (ranked 6217 p4p, 429 weight class) and Jack Martins (ranked 5681 p4p, 408 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Martins enters the cage!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Godunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Martins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godunov clinches up with Martins and pushes him back against the cage.
Martins stalling in the clinch.
Martins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martins tries to circle away but Godunov has him pinned against the cage.
Martins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martins can't break the clinch.
Godunov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martins walks away with a smile on his face. Godunov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Godunov closes the distance but Martins moves to the side
and Martins counters with a right hand to the body.
Martins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godunov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Martins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Godunov tries to pull guard but Martins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boris Godunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godunov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martins is pressed up against the cage. Godunov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martins down to the mat. Martins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godunov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Martins misses.
Martins misses with a body shot.
Godunov looks to clinch
and Martins counters with a nice uppercut.
Godunov closes the distance and clinches.
Martins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Godunov jumps guard and drags Martins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Godunov pushes a forearm under Martins's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Martins is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Boris Godunov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arveids Skabene (ranked 6171 p4p, 433 weight class) and Bear Claw (ranked 6650 p4p, 449 weight class). Arveids Skabene could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bear Claw's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arveids Skabene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Claw!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw throws a nice looking combination but Skabene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claw pushes Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.
Skabene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skabene jumps guard but Claw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw looking to stall.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skabene avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabene avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Skabene managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Skabene managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Skabene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Skabene is breathing heavily.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw just leaning against Skabene, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skabene is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arveids Skabene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Skabene shoots in looking for a takedown. Claw tries to sprawl out of it but Skabene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Claw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Claw pushes Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skabene blocks a body shot from Claw.
Skabene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claw smiles and moves away.
Claw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Claw connects with a leg kick. Skabene looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skabene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claw sprawls well. Claw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skabene gets slowly back to his feet.
Claw raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Claw has Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skabene blocks it with crossed arms.
Skabene takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Arveids Skabene has been cut.
Claw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arveids Skabene's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Claw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skabene walks into a jab.
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Claw tries to work over Skabene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skabene's defenses.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skabene is defending well for now.
Claw throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Skabene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skabene is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arveids Skabene's cut is getting worse.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Skabene avoids the damage to the body.
Skabene blocks the elbow strike.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Skabene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claw walks away with a smile on his face. Skabene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Skabene dives in for a single leg takedown but Claw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Claw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arveids Skabene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skabene dodges the punch combination from Claw.
Skabene takes a kick to the side of the head.
Claw throws a combination. Skabene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arveids Skabene's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skabene stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Claw.
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Claw has Skabene pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Claw.
Skabene has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Claw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skabene's defenses.
Jeez, Arveids Skabene's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Skabene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skabene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arveids Skabene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skabene with a lazy takedown attempt
and Claw counters with a two punch combo.
Skabene steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Claw. That one must have hurt.
Arveids Skabene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw is looking to slow Skabene down with leg kicks.
Arveids Skabene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skabene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arveids Skabene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bear Claw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Gracie (ranked 4239 p4p, 351 weight class) and Bryan Furry (ranked 3768 p4p, 325 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry moves into the clinch.
Furry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Furry is striking but Gracie is not phased and passes to half guard.
Gracie moves into full mount! Furry won't be happy about that!
Furry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Furry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gracie.
Furry is just holding on here. Gracie manages to take his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gracie controlling well, preventing Furry from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Gracie go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gracie not allowing Furry to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to control but Furry is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Furry tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie has hold of Furry's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Furry manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gracie mounts Furry! Really nice guard pass there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Furry is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Furry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Furry tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Furry can't escape the position.
Furry wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but Furry doesn't allow it.
Furry is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
Furry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Furry is still trying to improve position.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Furry is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Furry tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Furry turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Furry has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($800/week) inform me that Furry has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie is controlling Furry's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furry distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Furry darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Furry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie trying to control but Furry is working from the bottom.
Furry looking to control.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie moves into full mount! Furry won't be happy about that!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Furry is squirming around nicely.
Furry is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Furry is on top in guard.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Furry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Furry defends it easily.
Furry looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Furry keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furry keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Furry keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Furry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Furry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Furry working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Furry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Furry defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Furry defends it.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Furry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Furry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Furry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furry can do to turn this around?
Furry throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Furry tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Furry!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position but Furry is working away.
Furry gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie is keen to just control but Furry is a slippery customer.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Furry is holding on tight.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Kron Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie takes Furry's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Furry is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gracie is looking to control Furry but Furry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Furry showing good submission defense here.
Gracie has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Furry's body.
Furry tries to escape but Gracie has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Furry is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gracie is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Furry taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kron Gracie!
Post fight, an emotional Kron Gracie said 'I'll give a choke to anyone on the roster who wants it!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Jackson (ranked 3258 p4p, 293 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 3195 p4p, 289 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Thing - The Troggs. Rick Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo lands a shot to the body.
Ronaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jackson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ronaldo avoids it.
Ronaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson is rocked!
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronaldo is keeping busy.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Ronaldo digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ronaldo pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ronaldo is keeping busy.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ronaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ronaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a body punch.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ronaldo's brow.
We've been informed that Ronaldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Ronaldo's takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo drops Jackson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jackson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ronaldo lands a big right hand that drops Jackson! The killer instinct kicks in and Ronaldo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ronaldo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 2337 p4p, 269 weight class) and Mikey Ronson (ranked 3651 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Ronson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Ronson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mfer moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Ronson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronson can't get the takedown.
Pate Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Ronson.
Ronson looks winded!
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Mikey Ronson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Mfer - that landed with a thud.
Ronson takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronson tries for a takedown but Mfer manages to get underhooks.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mfer works on Ronson's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
Ronson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Ronson is rocked!
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Ronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ronson to his knees! Mfer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Mfer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Steele (ranked 2175 p4p, 248 weight class) and Freddy Murphy (ranked 3207 p4p, 348 weight class). Steele comes into the arena with Bloody Sunday blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Great elbows
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy missing with knees to the body.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Murphy takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Freddy Murphy has been cut.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murphy's brow.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Murphy jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Steele gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murphy regains guard.
Steele prevents Murphy from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Murphy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Steele is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele wants to stand but Murphy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murphy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Steele pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steele as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Murphy misses with a knee to the head.
Murphy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murphy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
Murphy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steele after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele is trying to trip Murphy. He has hold of a leg but Murphy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steele persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murphy is proving hard to escape from.
Murphy trying to control the position.
Steele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steele wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Steele darts in and clinches Murphy up against the cage.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Murphy wants a takedown.
Steven Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Murphy.
Steele is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Murphy can't fight it off and eventually Steele manages to take the fight to the floor. Murphy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steele has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy has a closed guard, preventing Steele from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Murphy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murphy avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Murphy wants a takedown.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steele misses with some punches.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Steele pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steele blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Murphy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele lands with a short shot to the head.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Murphy is trying to break free.
Murphy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Murphy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steele is keeping busy.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Steele turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Steele manages to end up in side control.
Steele tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Steven Steele overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steele stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Murphy.
Steele has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steele wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steele is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murphy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Steele turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Steele manages to end up in side control.
Murphy wants to control but Steele postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to stand but Murphy is controlling his arm.
Murphy is trying to control Steele's posture but Steele avoids it.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Steele tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Murphy can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddy Murphy's cut.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steele gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murphy is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murphy's defenses.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Steele turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Murphy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steele off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy keeps control of the position as Steele tries to break free.
Murphy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Steele right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy looking for the choke from the back.
Steele trying to control the position but Murphy manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Steele's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murphy avoiding Steele 's attempts to control his hands.
Steele defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Murphy's arms.
Steele tries to break free.
Steele rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murphy content to control rather than advance.
Steele is concentrating on defense, preventing Murphy from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking for a kimura but Steele is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Murphy to get the leverage.
Steele controlling the position for now.
Murphy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Murphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steele doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murphy.
Steele is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is controlling Murphy's trapped leg to prevent Murphy from advancing to side control.
Steele wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Steele wants to get back to full guard but Murphy has mounted him!
Murphy working the ground and pound effectively.
Murphy is looking to stand but Steele has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Steele tries to lock up and control but Murphy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steele holds on for dear life, controlling Murphy's posture momentarily.
Steele can't escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Murphy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steele has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Steven Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele is in all sorts of trouble here.
Steele tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Steele is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Steele wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Murphy trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
Steele regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 1766 p4p, 204 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 2602 p4p, 286 weight class). Princip is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
166 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
Harada has Princip up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Harada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been informed that Princip has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harada's elbow.
Princip lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip lands a nice uppercut.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada blocks a body shot from Princip.
Harada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Princip as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada tries to circle away but Princip has him pinned against the cage.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harada tries to land knees in the clinch but Princip avoids the damage to the body.
Princip lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harada is pushing Princip up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Harada is looking to break free of the clinch but Princip has double underhooks.
Harada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Harada.
Harada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harada throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Princip blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with some punches.
Harada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Princip is keeping busy.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Harada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harada is trying to break the clinch but Princip is controlling him.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip lands a right hand.
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Princip lands a jab to Harada's midsection.
Princip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Harada's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Princip connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Princip avoids a punch combination nicely.
Princip works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Harada walks into a left hand.
Harada misses with the combination.
Princip cracks a nice hook into Harada's ribs.
Harada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harada takes one on the button.
Harada misses with the combination.
A jab from Princip misses.
Princip scores with a one two! Harada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Princip takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Princip is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Princip stuns Harada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
A jab from Harada misses.
Harada avoids the body shot from Princip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Harada throws a head kick but Princip moves out of range.
Harada throws a push kick but Princip slaps the foot to one side.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Princip blocks a jab.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Princip throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Harada seems unphased.
Harada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Harada is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada wants to clinch.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
Princip throws a series of punches but Harada moves out of range.
Harada lands with a straight right. Princip didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Harada misses with a hook.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
Princip gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Princip lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Princip working aggressively here.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harada is trying to push Princip away but Princip has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Princip takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Princip throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Princip on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harada misses with a right hand
and Princip counters with a right hand to the body.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Harada misses.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harada misses with a shot to the body
and Princip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Princip.
Princip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Princip.
Princip connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Princip lands with a hook. Harada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Princip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harada moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip lunges at Harada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harada's hand.
Harada slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada slips under a jab.
Princip moves away from the strike by Harada.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Princip swats away the attempt to clinch by Harada.
Harada thuds his right hand into Princip's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.
Princip gets tackled into the cage by Harada. Harada maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Harada tries to stall but Princip uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Harada avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harada backwards.
Harada has a couple of punches blocked by Princip.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Harada.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Princip.
Princip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Harada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Princip.
Harada scores with a nice strike.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harada.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Princip.
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Harada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harada manages to avoid it.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada darts in and clinches Princip up against the cage.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harada prevents a body shot from Princip.
Princip cracks Harada with a nice body shot.
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Princip lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Princip misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
The fighters circling - Harada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Harada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Harada misses with a hook.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Harada misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Princip scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
Princip throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harada circles away quickly and effectively.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Princip misses the jab.
Princip scores with a hook to the body. Harada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harada eats them both and turns towards Princip to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harada instigates a clinch.
Harada misses with some punches.
Princip lands with a right to the head.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis Princip seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harada.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip struggles to land a body shot inside as Harada controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harada.
A short left from Harada.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada blocking some punches.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Princip pushes Harada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Harada missing with knees to the body.
Harada trying to land knees to the body.
Harada misses with a knee to the head.
Princip can't find room to land a body shot as Harada controls the action.
Harada with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harada is pushing Princip up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haradas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Princip unleashes a big counter combination but Harada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Princip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
A big right from Harada misses.
Princip lands with a right hand.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Princip scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip lands a two punch combo.
Princip tries to clinch but Harada is having none of it.
Princip thuds his right hand into Harada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Princip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
During a confident post fight interview, Louis Princip 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 Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 813 p4p, 110 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 1330 p4p, 171 weight class). Marsden Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 7 Words by Deftones. Mason Norris is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Marsden Jr moves away and avoids it.
Norris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marsden Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Marsden Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Marsden Jr stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Marsden Jr finds it's target.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Marsden Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norris prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Norris blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Norris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marsden Jr or not.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Norris just leaning against Marsden Jr, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Marsden Jr's ribcage. Marsden Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Norris.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris controlling the action here for a moment.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Norris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marsden Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Norris can turn it around.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsden Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Norris blocks it.
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Marsden Jr tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Marsden Jr back against the cage.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Norris just leaning against Marsden Jr, taking a breather.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Marsden Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris is leaning against Marsden Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a two punch combo.
Marsden Jr blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Marsden Jr.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
A clash of legs there as Marsden Jr blocks the low kick.
Norris tries a low kick but Marsden Jr avoids it.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Marsden Jr moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsden Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norris at a distance.
Norris avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Norris tries to keep at a distance but Marsden Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsden Jr is leaning against Norris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris taking a breather.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Norris.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsden Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Marsden Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Marsden Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Norris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marsden Jr with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris wants to counter with a clinch but Marsden Jr pushes him away.
Marsden Jr throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marsden Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marsden Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr.
Nice defenses there by Norris.
Marsden Jr takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris lands a jab to the head.
Norris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden Jr. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris's head backwards.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch.
Norris moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Marsden Jr ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden Jr cracks Norris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Marsden Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden Jr throws out a loose jab but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris.
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris moves away.
Brandon Marsden Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris throws a body punch but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marsden Jr here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Marsden Jr's leg but Marsden Jr calmly moves out of range.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Marsden Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
A big right from Marsden Jr misses.
Norris thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Marsden Jr misses the target.
Marsden Jr throws a jab when Norris was well out of range.
Norris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norris avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsden Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norris has time to react.
Marsden Jr throws a shot from downtown. Norris moves away and avoids it.
Norris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Norris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marsden Jr throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marsden Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Norris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norris feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsden Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Norris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marsden Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook.
Norris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild combination.
Marsden Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Marsden Jr slips under a jab.
Marsden Jr thuds his right hand into Norris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Norris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marsden Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Norris dips to his left and cracks Marsden Jr with an uppercut!
Marsden Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marsden Jr scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marsden Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Norris seems unphased.
Norris misses with a low kick as Marsden Jr jumps back.
Marsden Jr lunges at Norris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norris's hand.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marsden Jr throws out the jab.
Norris tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Norris is looking to chop away at Marsden Jr's legs.
Marsden Jr misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Marsden Jr scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Marsden Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Norris doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marsden Jr.
Norris feints a counter leg kick.
Marsden Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Marsden Jr down.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Marsden Jr's belly button to the back.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
A jab from Marsden Jr misses.
Marsden Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Norris off the cage and back into range.
Marsden Jr cracks Norris with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden Jr's shoulder, as Marsden Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr blocks a head kick by Norris.
Marsden Jr misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Norris slips a jab from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr checks a low kick from Norris.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a wild combination.
Marsden Jr lands with a cross.
Marsden Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marsden Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Norris counters with a two punch combo.
Norris slips under a jab.
Norris misses the jab.
Marsden Jr checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Marsden Jr catches Norris right on the button with a cross.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Marsden Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Marsden Jr moved out of range.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris takes a swing at Marsden Jr's ribcage but misses.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
As Norris looks to move away, Marsden Jr throws a big counter combo but Norris just gets out of the way.
Norris scores with a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr gets a clinch.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris stalling.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Marsden Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandon Marsden Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris misses with some punches.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris lands a left hand.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris blocking some punches.
A short right from Marsden Jr on the inside.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsden Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Norris rushes Marsden Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Marsden Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris lands a left hand.
A short left from Marsden Jr.
Norris lands an uppercut.
Mason Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Good body shot from Marsden Jr.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Marsden Jr in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Brandon Marsden Jr has been cut.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Marsden Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden Jr is looking to counter punch.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsden Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Marsden Jr digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Jab from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Norris seems unphased.
Norris throws a body punch but Marsden Jr moves out of range.
Marsden Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden Jr digs a good body shot into Norris's ribs.
Norris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris scores with the left hand. Marsden Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Marsden Jr moves out of range as Norris strikes.
It looked like Marsden Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norris.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr lands an overhand right.
Marsden Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden Jr avoids the body shot from Norris.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden Jr is just out of range.
Marsden Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden Jr cracks Norris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marsden Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Norris on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marsden Jr lands an overhand right.
Marsden Jr moves out of range as Norris strikes.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marsden Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!
Brandon Marsden Jr looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I ain't surprised'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ma Moru (ranked 762 p4p, 37 weight class) and Henry The Crab (ranked 1048 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ma Moru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry The Crab!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crab looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moru sprawls well. Moru wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Crab gets slowly back to his feet.
The Crab takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moru throws a body punch but The Crab moves out of range.
The Crab drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ma Moru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moru appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moru sprawls well. Moru wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Crab gets slowly back to his feet.
Moru throws a quick counter head kick but The Crab was just out of range.
Ma Moru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry The Crab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru throws a right and a left that The Crab avoids nicely.
Moru is looking to slow The Crab down with leg kicks.
The Crab closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moru circles away.
Moru has closed the distance and engaged The Crab in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Moru gets back to full guard.
The Crab prevents Moru from getting back to his feet.
The Crab engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The Crab thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moru looking for a sweep. Not yet Moru, not yet.
The Crab trying to control the position from guard on top but Moru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moru trying to strike off his back.
Moru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Crab missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moru wants to stand and escape but The Crab is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Moru's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moru keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Crab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moru is on top in guard.
The Crab working for a triangle but Moru defends it easily.
The Crab tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Crab has his foot on Moru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moru works his way back into a safe position though.
The Crab has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moru wants to stand but The Crab is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crab lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The Crab postures up.
The Crab stopping the sweep attempt from Moru.
Moru is working hard here to advance position.
Moru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Crab defends well.
Moru trying to keep a closed guard but The Crab is proving a slippery customer.
The Crab sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Crab pushing down on Moru's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moru gets full guard.
The Crab trying to control but Moru is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru can't keep his opponent in guard - The Crab advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moru is not content to let The Crab control the position.
Moru works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Crab wants to control from the top but Moru keeps moving.
Moru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moru wants to sweep but no luck.
Moru keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
The Crab works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Crab is just content to waste time from the top position. Moru takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The Crab cracks Moru with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Crab looks for a takedown but Moru sprawls well.
The Crab moves into the clinch successfully.
Moru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moru throws a punch but it's blocked by The Crab.
The Crab has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moru after a bit of a struggle.
Moru prevents the takedown attempt.
Ma Moru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry The Crab.
The Crab drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Crabs head.
Moru gets underhooks to prevent The Crab's takedown attempt.
The Crab goes for a takedown attempt but Moru pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru connects with an inside leg kick.
Moru lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Crab's sensitive parts.
The Crab takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moru moves into the clinch.
Moru misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crab.
The Crab scores with a shoulder strike.
The Crab tries for a takedown but Moru manages to get underhooks.
The Crab tightens his grip and picks Moru up, before dumping him to the ground. Moru manages to land in guard.
Moru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moru throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Moru wants to get back to his feet but The Crab is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Crab trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moru keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
Moru is looking to stand up but The Crab isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crab preventing the sweep.
Moru has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Moru.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Crab or perhaps it was just good defense by Moru, which made it look bad.
Moru defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Crab.
Moru throws a body shot but no joy.
Moru lands an overhand right.
Moru slaps away a takedown attempt from The Crab, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moru seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice sprawl there from Moru as The Crab shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moru. The Crab does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moru throws a leg kick which misses The Crab's front leg but catches the back leg as The Crab tries to avoid it.
The Crab ducks right into an uppercut from Moru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Moru does no damage.
Moru thows a leg kick but The Crab checks it
and The Crab counters with a shoot takedown. Moru fights it but they end up in guard.
The Crab won't allow Moru to get back to his feet.
The Crab throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Crab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Crab preventing the sweep.
Henry The Crab has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moru wants to sweep here but The Crab controlling him for the moment.
Moru keeping moving, preventing The Crab from controlling successfully.
Moru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Crab defends it easily.
The Crab missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Crab has gone for a leg lock! Moru slips out almost immediately though and dives into The Crab's guard.
Moru wants to stand but The Crab is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moru showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Crab looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moru is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru dominated that second round.
That's time! Moru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Moru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ma Moru is winning the standup battle so far.
Moru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moru's corner calls for a 1-2. Moru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moru lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Crab's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moru. That's going to slow The Crab down.
Moru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Crab.
Moru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moru misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moru.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moru as he avoids it easily.
Moru connects with a leg kick. The Crab looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Crab can do to turn this around?
The Crab on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moru. Moru obviously looking to wear him down.
The Crab closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moru circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moru thumps The Crab with a low kick.
Moru lands a slapping body shot.
The Crab shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Crab stopping the sweep attempt from Moru.
The Crab trying to control but Moru is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Crab sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moru's guard.
Moru holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Moru is trying to stand up here but The Crab is controlling him well.
The Crab is keen to just control but Moru is a slippery customer.
The Crab might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Moru haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Moru wants to get back to his feet.
The Crab wants to control but Moru is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Moru is defending against the submission attempts here by The Crab.
The Crab wants to take a breather but Moru is having none of it.
Henry The Crab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Crab sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Crab slips a jab and a cross from Moru.
A shot to the liver by Moru. Beautiful body shot.
The Crab throws a hook but Moru blocks it.
The Crab shoots for a takedown but Moru saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ma Moru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry The Crab.
The Crab tries to close the distance and clinch but Moru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Moru.
Moru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Crab stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moru.
The Crab blocks a jab.
The Crab shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moru pinned against the cage. Moru gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ma Moru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ma Moru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru connects with a crisp jab.
Moru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Moru on the inside.
Moru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Crab is keeping busy.
Moru prevents a takedown attempt there.
Moru misses with a punch to the body.
The Crab turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and The Crab manages to end up in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Moru is right now.
Moru is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crab throws an elbow but Moru slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Crab is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moru is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moru is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moru keeping control of the position.
The Crab throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Crab looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Crab is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ma Moru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moru, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ma Moru!
After the big win, Ma Moru made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Henry The Crab stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect man, respect!'.
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