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UFC 37: Jaa vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spartan Davis Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis Jr comes to the cage accompanied by 311: I'll be here awhile. Matt Bennett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spartan Davis Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis Jr moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett jabs Davis Jr right on the nose. Davis Jr blinks but takes it well.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
Bennett missing with a left hand there. Davis Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Davis Jr is out of range.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis Jr is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Davis Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis Jr lands a high kick!
Davis Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett lands a jab.
Bennett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis Jr defends it nicely.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Davis Jr moved out of range nicely.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett throws a hook but Davis Jr avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Davis Jr.
Davis Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett throws a hook but Davis Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Davis Jr drives through and clinches with Bennett against the cage.
Davis Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spartan Davis Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bennett.
Davis Jr is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a hook but Davis Jr blocks it.
Bennett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Bennett finds it's way through Davis Jr's defenses.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Bennett swings widly with a right hand
and Davis Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennett avoids the head kick by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr lands a head shot.
Davis Jr slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook
and Davis Jr counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.
Davis Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horrible takedown by Bennett or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis Jr which made him look bad.
Davis Jr connects with a high kick.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Davis Jr moves away and avoids it.
Bennett takes a swing at Davis Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett moves out of range as Davis Jr throws a body kick.
Bennett lunges at Davis Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis Jr's hand.
Bennett tries to move into range but Davis Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Davis Jr.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennett.
Bennett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis Jr defends it nicely.
Spartan Davis Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett throws an off balance right hand
and Davis Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis Jr as he jumps to the side.
Davis Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Davis Jr.
Davis Jr moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Davis Jr slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis Jr.
Davis Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
A solid body kick from Davis Jr.
Spartan Davis Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a hook but Davis Jr blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis Jr. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis Jr. Davis Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis Jr blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Bennett or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis Jr which made him look bad.
A big left from Davis Jr misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spartan Davis Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Davis Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Davis Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis Jr.
Jab by Bennett.
Davis Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett misses with an uppercut. Davis Jr saw that one coming.
Davis Jr throws a shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a body shot
and Davis Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bennett closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bennett lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control but Davis Jr is working from the bottom.
Bennett won't allow Davis Jr to sweep him here.
Davis Jr keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.
Davis Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bennett on the ground.
Bennett stays in close to Davis Jr's body and controls the position.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Davis Jr 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.
Bennett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Davis Jr kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Bennett.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Davis Jr moves out of range.
Davis Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis Jr counters with a big head kick but Bennett shrugs it off.
Bennett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett misses with a takedown attempt - Davis Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Davis Jr stalling in the clinch.
Bennett is trying to drag Davis Jr to the mat but Davis Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davis Jr breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr staying out of range there.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis Jr.
Davis Jr throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Davis Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Davis Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Davis Jr as Bennett shoots in.
Spartan Davis Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett catches Davis Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis Jr misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Bennett.
I think Bennett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Bennett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bolodenka Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolodenka Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov misses with an uppercut. Bickle saw that one coming.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Bickle controls the action.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharitonov's efforts to push away.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Kharitonov dodges an elbow strike from Bickle .
Nice elbow from Bickle .
It looks like Bolodenka Kharitonov has been cut.
Bickle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Kharitonov tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Kharitonov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharitonov throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle lands an elbow inside.
Bickle blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bickle .
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Bickle .
Kharitonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Bickle cracks Kharitonov with a nice body shot.
Bickle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the temple.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Bickle presses Kharitonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bickle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bickle .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov blocks a body shot from Bickle .
A short body shot lands from Bickle as the two fighters clinch.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Bickle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bickle landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
Bickle scores with a hook to the body.
Bickle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle tries to land knees in the clinch but Kharitonov avoids the damage to the body.
Bickle lands a left hand.
Bickle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kharitonov managing to block the knees to the body from Bickle .
Bickle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bickle .
Bickle lands a nice uppercut.
Bickle works on Kharitonov's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Bickle .
Bickle is leaning against Kharitonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharitonov.
Bickle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bolodenka Kharitonov's cut.
That's time! Kharitonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharitonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bickle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bickle to score with a decent uppercut.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kharitonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kharitonov lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kharitonov working aggressively here.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bickle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle crunches a lovely knee into Kharitonov's ribcage.
Bickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kharitonov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle throws an elbow but it misses.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Kharitonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharitonov is trying to break the clinch but Bickle has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bickle .
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bickle as Kharitonov tries to tie him up.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle .
Bickle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kharitonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bickle lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bickle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Bickle .
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle lands an elbow that stopped Kharitonov in his tracks for a moment.
Kharitonov blocks an elbow strike from Bickle .
Bickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharitonov or not.
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bickle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharitonov's defenses.
Bickle missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle lands a body shot.
Bickle working Kharitonov over with knees to the body.
Bickle works on Kharitonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
A short uppercut from Bickle .
Nice elbow from Bickle .
Kharitonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kharitonov is rocked!
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kharitonov's elbow.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Kharitonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kharitonov.
A shot in the inside from Bickle .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
Bickle lands a shot to the body.
Kharitonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bickle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis Bickle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bickle digs a right hand into Kharitonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kharitonov's gas tank.
Bickle cracks Kharitonov with a nice body shot.
Kharitonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Bickle digs a right hand underneath Kharitonov's ribcage. Kharitonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bickle pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle works on Kharitonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bickle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharitonov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Bickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bolodenka Kharitonov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Bickle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Bickle throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Bickle .
Bickle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kharitonov rather than just go for the knockout.
Bickle takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Kharitonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bickle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Bickle swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Bickle .
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Bickle .
Bickle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
Bickle lands the left hand.
Kharitonov throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Kharitonov's ribs.
Bickle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kharitonov cracks Bickle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bickle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kharitonov on the side of the head.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Kharitonov.
Bickle avoids the body shot from Kharitonov.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle scores with a shot to the body.
Bickle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bickle both land. Nice combination.
Kharitonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bickle throws an elbow that misses.
Bickle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharitonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bickle .
Knees in the clinch landing for Bickle .
Kharitonov is trying to force a seperation but Bickle has the dominant position.
Bickle pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bickle obliges.
Bickle lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bickle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle lands an elbow just above Kharitonov 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Kharitonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharitonov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Bickle .
Bickle lands a damaging elbow.
Kharitonov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bickle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolodenka Kharitonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kharitonov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle .
Bickle gets through Kharitonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kharitonov.
Bickle lands an elbow inside that Kharitonov shrugs off.
Bickle lands a body punch.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle .
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bickle 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Bickle !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickey Dorsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorsey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Switchfoot: Meant to live. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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171 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickey Dorsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorsey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Morgan to the ground. Dorsey is now in Morgan's guard.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dorsey is trying to get back to full guard.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorsey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorsey pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorsey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorsey tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Dorsey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Morgan seems content to control.
Dexter Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dorsey slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dorsey drives through with a takedown into Morgan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dorsey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morgan is pressing down on Dorsey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorsey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Dorsey postures up.
Dorsey postures up and lands a big shot to Morgan's brow.
Dorsey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dorsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dorsey manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morgan is pushing down on Dorsey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dorsey is fighting to maintain full guard but Morgan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but Dorsey is working away.
Morgan prevents Dorsey from standing back up.
Morgan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey can't escape the position.
Morgan controlling the position easily from mount.
Morgan looking for a guillotine from mount but Dorsey is having none of it.
Morgan wants to control the pace but Dorsey is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dorsey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Dorsey is trying to ground and pound but Morgan uses the momentary lack of control by Dorsey to regain half guard.
Morgan gets full guard.
Dorsey throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dorsey's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dorsey's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Morgan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to mount his opponent but Dorsey defends it.
Dexter Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Dorsey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dorsey.
Morgan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dorsey because Morgan loaded up on that one.
Dorsey tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling from mount.
Dorsey tries to buck Morgan off but he can't manage it.
Morgan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morgan controlling his opponent.
Dorsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dorsey looks a forlorn figure.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dorsey is looking to escape.
Morgan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dorsey kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dorsey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Dorsey as Morgan shoots in.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorsey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Dorsey gets a double leg takedown into Morgan's guard.
Dorsey throws and elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dorsey's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pushing down on Dorsey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dorsey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorsey tries to get out of the position.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorsey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorsey is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Morgan seems to be working for a kimura but Dorsey defends the submission attempt.
Morgan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rickey Dorsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey pushes Morgan off looking to stand but Morgan dives back in and keeps control.
Morgan controlling the pace.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Dorsey defends it.
Morgan works his way into full mount!
Morgan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dorsey because Morgan loaded up on that one.
Morgan lands with some strikes.
Dorsey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morgan.
Dorsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan looking to control but Dorsey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dorsey is looking to escape.
Dorsey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dexter Morgan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abu Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonying Americano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonying Americano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Khalid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Americano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Americano cracks the inside of Khalid's front leg.
Americano misses with a head kick.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
Khalid misses with a double jab.
Khalid fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Americano takes one to the side of the head.
Americano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Americano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalid.
Americano lands a high kick!
Khalid is looking to clinch but Americano is avoiding it.
Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalid is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Americano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khalid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalid is looking to break free of the clinch but Americano has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khalid wants to get back to striking at distance but Americano won't allow it.
Khalid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid dips to his left and cracks Americano with an uppercut!
Khalid closes the distance and clinches.
Americano is trying to push Khalid away but Khalid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khalid wants to get back to striking at distance but Americano won't allow it.
Americano wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalid won't allow it.
Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Americano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Khalid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalid misses with a two punch combination.
Khalid clinches up against the cage.
Americano has Khalid pressed against the cage, preventing Khalid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khalid manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalid closes the distance looking to clinch
and Americano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.
Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
Khalid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
A punch combination from Khalid misses.
Khalid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalid throws a nice looking combination but Americano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalid is breathing heavily.
Khalid tries to clinch but Americano moves out of range.
Americano scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Americano misses with a head kick.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Americano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khalid.
Americano lands with a nice body kick.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Khalid has closed the distance and engaged Americano in a clinch.
Americano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Americano throws a head kick but Khalid moves out of range.
Khalid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Americano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalid rushes Americano and presses him up against the cage.
Khalid keeps control of Americano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Americano prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Khalid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khalid breaks the clinch.
Americano keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Khalid.
Americano scores with a head kick.
Americano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalid misses with a combination
and Americano counters with a single leg into guard. Khalid didn't expect that.
Americano preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Americano trying to control but Khalid is working from the bottom.
Khalid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Americano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tonying Americano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khalid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khalid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Americano, pushing him back against the cage.
Khalid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khalid jabs at Americano's body.
Khalid tries to clinch up but Americano circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.
Americano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Americano.
Abu Khalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalid closes the distance and clinches.
Khalid is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalid breaks from the clinch.
Americano delivers a nice body kick.
Tonying Americano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Americano is breathing heavily.
Khalid sizes up Americano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khalid throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Americano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khalid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Americano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abu Khalid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Americano throws the kick towards the body but Khalid avoids it.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalid tests Americano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalid moves into range and clinches up with Americano.
Khalid is trying to trip Americano. He has hold of a leg but Americano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Khalid persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalid stands up from Americano's guard - Khalid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Khalid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Americano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Khalid is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Americano to the mat. Americano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Khalid trying to control the position from guard on top but Americano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khalid has gone for a leg lock! Americano slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khalid's guard.
Americano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Americano wants to get up but he can't break Khalid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Khalid kicks Americano off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalid scores with a one two! Americano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Khalid.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Americano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalid avoids the head kick by Americano.
Khalid wants to clinch up but Americano keeps it at a distance.
Americano tries a head kick but it misses.
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid digs a good hook to Americano's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalid is looking to clinch.
Khalid jabs at Americano's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalid moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Khalid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khalid has closed the distance and engaged Americano in a clinch.
Khalid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Americano has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Americano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khalid wants a takedown.
Khalid manages to break the clinch.
Khalid sizes up Americano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khalid tries to bum rush Americano with a series of wild strikes but Americano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid throws a one two combo.
Americano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khalid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khalid fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Americano lands with a kick to the temple. Khalid shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Americano keeps the fight on the outside.
Americano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khalid blocks a head kick by Americano.
Khalid tries to clinch but Americano moves out of range.
Khalid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Americano manages to avoid it.
Americano throws a head kick that misses.
Khalid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Americano working hard to break the clinch.
Khalid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Americano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khalid lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Americano backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Americano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Americano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Americano has time to react.
Khalid drives through and clinches with Americano against the cage.
Khalid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Americano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Khalid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalid is trying to drag Americano to the mat but Americano just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Americano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Americano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khalid has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid wants a takedown.
Khalid breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid clinches up against the cage.
Abu Khalid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Americano is pressed up against the cage. Khalid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Americano down to the mat. Americano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Khalid.
Americano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Americano lands but Khalid takes it in his stride.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
Khalid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Khalid.
Khalid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Americano counters by moving into the clinch.
Americano tries to circle away but Khalid has him pinned against the cage.
Americano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khalid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalid scores with a jab. Americano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Americano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khalid takes a step back to recover.
Americano swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Americano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abu Khalid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalid lands a two punch combo.
Khalid tries to close the distance and clinch but Americano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Americano misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Khalid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalid 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Khalid!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, the tough guy song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
194 lbs
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181 lbs
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall tries to pull guard but Delta holds him up against the cage and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Hall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Delta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hall trying to strike off his back.
Delta postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hall is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Delta, into his guard.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hall trying to control but Delta is working from the bottom.
Delta 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.
Delta is looking for a triangle here but Hall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Delta regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hall.
Delta is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Delta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Delta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Delta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall is pressing down on Delta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delta is holding on for now.
Delta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall advances position into side control!
Delta is looking for a sweep.
Delta sneaks back into half guard.
Hall looks gassed!
Delta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Delta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Delta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Delta is retaining full guard.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Delta.
Delta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Delta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Delta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Hall frees his head nicely. Oh but Delta has switched to an armbar! Hall is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Duece Delta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacho Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against the Machine: Renegades of funk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Mendieta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendieta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendieta.
Mendieta staying out of range there.
Mendieta forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendieta obliges.
Mendieta controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendieta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mendieta tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendieta blocks a jab.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendieta counters with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Mendieta counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Mendieta moves out of range.
Mendieta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendieta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Mendieta counter with a right hand.
Mendieta throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva clinches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Mendieta is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendieta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendieta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking to control.
Mendieta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendieta won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mendieta stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mendieta!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mendieta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Mendieta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mendieta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva is pressing down on Mendieta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Mendieta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendieta has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva seems keen to control Mendieta's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendieta lands a high kick!
It looks like Diego Silva has been cut.
Silva staying out of range there.
Mendieta clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Mendieta struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendieta smiles and moves away.
Mendieta looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mendieta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta lands with a right hand.
Mendieta slips a straight right by Silva.
Mendieta throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Mendieta prevents a body shot from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Mendieta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mendieta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendieta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mendieta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mendieta scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendieta crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Mendieta tries to tie him up.
Mendieta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pacho Mendieta.
Silva avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
Mendieta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Mendieta moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendieta lands a knee to the body.
Mendieta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva jumps guard but Mendieta stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mendieta walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Mendieta misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta instigates a clinch.
Pacho Mendieta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mendieta leaning against his opponent.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mendieta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mendieta tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva jumps guard but Mendieta stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendieta scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Mendieta.
Mendieta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Mendieta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short body shot lands from Mendieta as the two fighters clinch.
Mendieta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mendieta.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Mendieta taking a breather.
Silva tries to pull guard but Mendieta holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta stalls.
Knees to the body from Mendieta.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Mendieta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mendieta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mendieta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mendieta lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendieta controls his hands.
Mendieta with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mendieta.
Mendieta stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mendieta smiles and moves away.
Mendieta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mendieta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendieta throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Mendieta lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendieta walks into a jab.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendieta pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Mendieta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendieta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendieta wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mendieta is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendieta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendieta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Mendieta to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Mendieta has control of the leg.
Mendieta is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Mendieta is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendieta wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mendieta controlling him for the moment.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mendieta stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mendieta!
Mendieta tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Mendieta's posture but Mendieta avoids it.
Mendieta tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mendieta wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendieta working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Silva.
I think Silva 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Belkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Areski Chayem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chayem has chosen 3 6 mafia -Some bodies gonna get it as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Belkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Areski Chayem!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chayem defending well as Belkofer loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chayem is defended easily by Belkofer.
Belkofer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chayem has a takedown stuffed.
Chayem wants to clinch.
Belkofer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belkofer is looking to clinch.
Belkofer tries to bum rush Chayem with a series of wild strikes but Chayem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chayem shoots in for a double leg but Belkofer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
David Belkofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Areski Chayem.
Belkofer throws a leg kick but Chayem moved away.
Belkofer swats away the attempt to clinch by Chayem.
David Belkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Belkofer misses.
Belkofer lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belkofer.
Belkofer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chayem dodges the punch combination from Belkofer.
Belkofer tries to work over Chayem's front leg with a kick but Chayem checks it.
Chayem shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense.
Belkofer cracks Chayem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belkofer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belkofer throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Areski Chayem has been cut.
Belkofer thuds a left hand into Chayem's body.
Chayem looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Belkofer.
Belkofer scores with a head kick.
Chayem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belkofer.
Belkofer cracks the inside of Chayem's front leg.
Chayem shoots in for a takedown but Belkofer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belkofer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Belkofer cracks Chayem with a good jab.
Belkofer darts in and clinches Chayem up against the cage.
Belkofer scores with a knee to the head.
Belkofer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belkofer lands an uppercut.
Belkofer scores with a shot to the side of Chayem's head.
Chayem is rocked!
Belkofer breaks from the clinch.
Chayem is still on wobbly legs! Can Belkofer finish him?
Belkofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chayem seems to have recovered his senses.
Chayem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chayem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belkofer looks to land a left hand but Chayem moved out of range nicely.
Chayem walks into a jab.
Belkofer delivers a nice body kick.
Chayem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belkofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Belkofer! Chayem is out on his feet! Belkofer rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Chayem is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Chayem is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Belkofer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Devildriver - Devils Son. Gregorovitsj comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pink Panther Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gregorovitsj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregorovitsj doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Logan misses with an uppercut
and Gregorovitsj connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Gregorovitsj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorovitsj.
Logan slips a straight right by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Logan.
Gregorovitsj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Logan throws a sloppy body shot
and Gregorovitsj counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Gregorovitsj to acknowledge the strikes.
Gregorovitsj avoids the body shot from Logan.
A combination from Gregorovitsj does no damage.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Logan misses.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range nicely.
Logan misses the body punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregorovitsj scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Logan.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregorovitsj is just out of range.
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!
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gregorovitsj.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Gregorovitsj moved out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Logan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gregorovitsj counters with an outside leg kick.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up.
Gregorovitsj doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Gregorovitsj throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan misses the body punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a two punch combo.
Logan lands with a cross.
It looks like Vasili Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gregorovitsj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregorovitsj tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Logan tests Gregorovitsj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gregorovitsj. Those never looked like landing.
Logan looks to land a combination but Gregorovitsj avoids it well.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gregorovitsj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Logan swings widly with a right hand
letting Gregorovitsj counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Gregorovitsj fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Logan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Vasili Gregorovitsj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregorovitsj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregorovitsj pushes Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gregorovitsj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregorovitsj controls his hands.
Logan lands a body punch.
Logan tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Logan tries to work over Gregorovitsj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregorovitsj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Logan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Logan.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
The referee calls for Gregorovitsj to work.
Gregorovitsj tries to break free but Logan pushes him back against the cage.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan clobbers Gregorovitsj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan throws a sloppy body shot
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Logan cracks Gregorovitsj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Gregorovitsj moves away and avoids it.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregorovitsj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gregorovitsj moves away.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Gregorovitsj's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan throws a hook but Gregorovitsj blocks it.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregorovitsj was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gregorovitsj was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Logan takes a swing at Gregorovitsj's ribcage but misses.
Logan lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregorovitsj misses with a wild combination.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan misses the body punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a straight right hand.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gregorovitsj wants to clinch.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregorovitsj is looking to clinch.
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Logan throws a body punch but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up.
Gregorovitsj swinging wildly here.
Logan is looking to wear down Gregorovitsj with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Logan misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gregorovitsj doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan lands a jab to Gregorovitsj's midsection.
Gregorovitsj doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan throws a body punch but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gregorovitsj doesn't seem bothered though.
Gregorovitsj takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gregorovitsj counters with a slapping leg kick.
James Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a crisp jab.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregorovitsj just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregorovitsj tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gregorovitsj!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gregorovitsj!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Gregorovitsj scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregorovitsj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a few strikes there.
Logan misses with a hook
and Gregorovitsj counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregorovitsj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gregorovitsj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan misses with a hook.
Gregorovitsj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorovitsj.
Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a right and a left that Gregorovitsj avoids nicely.
Logan cracks Gregorovitsj with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Logan misses with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gregorovitsj misses with a knee to the head.
Logan is trying to break free.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Gregorovitsj prevents a body shot from Logan.
Gregorovitsj has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregorovitsj tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasili Gregorovitsj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Gregorovitsj.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Gregorovitsj seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Logan 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Logan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa comes into the arena with Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer! 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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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range as Jaa strikes.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Jaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Jaa wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaa.
Tanom Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Jaa wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looks for a takedown but Jaa sprawls well.
Silva leaves Jaa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanom Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaa sprawls well. Jaa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaa scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaa.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jaa swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Jaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaa controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jaa content to stall in guard here.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jaa is looking to get to half guard.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jaa gets back to full guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaa is keeping the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Jaa has managed to sweep!
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jaa looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is controlling Silva's posture.
Jaa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jaa is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jaa pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tanom Jaa.
Jaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaa cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa with a knee to the head.
Jaa wants a takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Jaa lands a left hand.
Silva has picked Jaa up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tanom Jaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jaa is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramon Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanom Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva postures up in Jaa's guard and throws a big left but Jaa blocks it.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jaa is keeping the position.
Jaa is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaa pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tanom Jaa.
Jaa tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a push kick but Jaa slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tries to move into range but Jaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanom Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanom Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanom Jaa!
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