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SP-ICON Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Green to the ground. Rose is now in Green's guard.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Rose controlling from the top position.
Green might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Green has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rose postures up.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.
Green tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Green throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green moves to clinch but Rose breaks away
and Rose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green missing with punches from the bottom.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Rose is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Green trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose stalling.
Green flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Green trying to control but Rose postures up.
Green is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Green trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose lands a couple of elbows.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Green is keeping the position for now.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rose postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Green throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rose wants to counter the offense by Green and move into the clinch position.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rose scores with a jab to the head.
Rose has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rose.
Rose has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Rose manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rose connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Rose slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Rose might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Rose dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Green is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green is looking to clinch but Rose is avoiding it.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Green was covering up waiting for the punch and Rose finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rose is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
Rose trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Green is not content to let Rose control the position.
Rose working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green struggling a bit here.
Green tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Green prevents Rose from improving position.
Green is trying to control Rose's posture but Rose avoids it.
Rose controls the position.
Green struggling a bit here.
Rose cracks Green with a big right hand but Green just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rose moves into full mount!
Rose takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rose. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Green hang on?
Green tries to hold on but Rose postures up.
Rose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rose avoids the attempt from Green to control.
Rose lands a nice shot to the head.
Rose controlling his opponent.
Green wants to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose dominating with strikes here.
Rose content just to control the position here.
Rose has hold of Green's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Green manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Green throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Green is desperately trying to improve his position but Rose has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rose has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though.
Rose seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Rose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Green is one step ahead there.
Green tries to stand but Rose is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rose is on top in guard.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Green thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Green wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Green will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Green trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Green striking off his back but it's not causing Rose any problems.
Rose passes into half guard.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
Rose blocks the strikes from Green.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Green gets full guard.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rose controls the pace.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rose working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rose rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green is rocked!
Green takes a shot to the head.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rose turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Green some visible discomfort.
Rose advances to mount.
Rose loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Green scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rose land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rose stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Rose!
A determined Noel Rose didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dellaria comes into the arena with Kill or Become by CANNIBAL CORPSE blaring out of the sound system. Greg Dellaria could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gar Logan's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gar Logan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellaria misses with a straight right.
Logan avoids the body shot from Dellaria.
Logan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dellaria manages to avoid it.
Logan throws a right hand that Dellaria ducks under and follows up with a left that Dellaria also avoids with ease.
Dellaria appears to be looking for a big counter.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dellaria.
Dellaria swinging wildly here.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dellaria.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dellaria!
It looks like Gar Logan has been cut.
Logan tries to land a front kick but Dellaria steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greg Dellaria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dellaria avoids the head kick by Logan.
Dellaria has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Dellaria drops down looking for an ankle pick but Logan pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Dellaria has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellaria throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Dellaria takes one to the side of the head.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Logan throws a head kick but Dellaria moves out of range.
Logan slips a jab from Dellaria.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Dellaria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dellaria is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan blocks the body kick.
Dellaria throws a left and a right that both miss
and Logan counters with a straight right hand.
Dellaria lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dellaria walks into a straight right hand from Logan.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan slips a jab from Dellaria.
Dellaria looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from Logan.
Dellaria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dellaria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Dellaria ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Dellaria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick from Dellaria.
Logan slips under a jab from Dellaria.
Dellaria punishes Logan's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Dellaria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dellaria has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dellaria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Logan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dellaria is defending well for now.
Logan misses with the head strike.
Dellaria managing to block the knees to the body from Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dellaria.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
Dellaria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
Logan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dellaria tries to score a body lock takedown but Logan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Logan pushes off an throws an elbow but Dellaria leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dellaria's defenses.
Nice elbow from Logan.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
Logan wants to take the fight to the mat but Dellaria manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Logan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan is looking to land body kicks.
Dellaria throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Dellaria scores with a shot to the body.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dellaria manages to avoid it.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dellaria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Dellaria is out of range.
Logan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dellaria defends it nicely.
Dellaria connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dellaria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dellaria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Logan coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gar Logan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gar Logan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dellaria misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dellaria. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Logan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dellaria swings widly with a right hand
and Dellaria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dellaria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dellaria is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Logan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Logan misses with a two punch combination.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dellaria has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Logan.
Dellaria is looking to wear down Logan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dellaria moves out of range of the body kick from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Logan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dellaria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dellaria tries to clinch up.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Logan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dellaria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Logan misses with a body shot.
Dellaria fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dellaria with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dellaria was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Dellaria misses with a straight right.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Dellaria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dellaria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Logan backs up against the cage.
Dellaria walks into a straight right hand from Logan.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dellaria.
Dellaria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses.
Logan throws a right hand that Dellaria ducks under and follows up with a left that Dellaria also avoids with ease.
Dellaria missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan scores with a hook.
Dellaria throws a nice looking combination but Logan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dellaria shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Dellaria was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dellaria throws the kick towards the body but Logan avoids it.
As Dellaria backs off Logan throws a huge counter combo but Dellaria manages to avoid it all.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dellaria.
Logan throws a leg kick but Dellaria sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Logan. That snapped Dellaria's head back.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Dellaria has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Logan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dellaria is defending well for now.
Dellaria avoids a wild elbow strike from Logan.
Logan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gar Logan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Logan misses with some punches.
Dellaria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Logan to work.
Dellaria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dellaria's defenses.
Logan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Logan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Logan lands an elbow inside.
Dellaria is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greg Dellaria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dellaria blocks the body kick.
Dellaria swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dellaria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dellaria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Logan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dellaria's brow.
Logan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
Dellaria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dellaria breaks the clinch.
Dellaria moves forwards but Logan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dellaria misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gar Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gar Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Logan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dellaria is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Logan to the mat. Logan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dellaria postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dellaria drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Logan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dellaria has Logan in his guard.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dellaria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Logan off and has taken his back!
Dellaria looking for the choke but no joy.
Logan turns into Dellaria and is now in his guard.
Dellaria keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Dellaria throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dellaria keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dellaria is retaining full guard.
Dellaria looking for a sweep. Not yet Dellaria, not yet.
Logan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Logan trying to control but Dellaria is working from the bottom.
Dellaria is striking but Logan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dellaria has a hand on Logan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Logan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dellaria tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Logan has taken his back.
Logan tries to get the hooks in deep but Dellaria pushed the leg off.
Gar Logan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria is trying to break free.
What can Dellaria do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is hanging on to Dellaria's back as he tries to escape.
Logan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dellaria trying to control the hands but Logan breaks the grip.
Logan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Logan doesn't have the hooks in and Dellaria manages to turn into his guard.
Dellaria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Logan is keeping the position for now.
Gar Logan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dellaria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan keeping full guard, as Dellaria tries to pass.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dellaria showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greg Dellaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dellaria trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellaria works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 Greg Dellaria.
I think Logan 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gar Logan!
Gar Logan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Royal Clothing Company (Laundry Available) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Greg Dellaria spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans in the audience tonight...I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Murie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Tanner has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zander Murie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murie throws a head kick but Tanner moves out of range.
Murie misses with the combination.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murie in his tracks.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Murie checks it.
Tanner tries to score with a low kick but Murie moves his leg out of the way.
Murie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murie tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
No joy there for Murie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murie lands a head shot.
Tanner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murie goes for a double leg but Tanner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tanner continues to drive forward.
Zander Murie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner connects with a jab.
Tanner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murie throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Murie takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie tries to clinch but Tanner moves away
and Tanner counters with a series of strikes. Murie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Murie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murie closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Murie tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Murie lands a knee to the body.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Murie connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tanner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murie trying to land knees to the body.
Murie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner looking to stall.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murie's sensitive parts.
Tanner slaps away a takedown attempt from Murie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murie needs to keep his hands up - Tanner had a free shot at his head there.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murie was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner throws a hook but Murie avoids it easily.
Murie moves into the clinch.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murie working aggressively here.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Murie both land. Nice combination.
Tanner throws a shot to the body.
Murie misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanner misses with a body shot.
Murie darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner blocks an uppercut.
Murie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tanner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murie backs up against the cage.
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murie misses with a straight left.
Tanner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Murie connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Tanner.
Murie throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Murie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanner jabs Murie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanner throws a body punch but Murie moves out of range.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murie misses the jab.
Tanner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murie.
Murie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner throws a lazy right hand but Murie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner throws out a leg kick but Murie moves out of range and Tanner only half commits.
Tanner wants to slow Murie down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Murie misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tanner is looking to wear down Murie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tanner dodges the punch combination from Murie.
Tanner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murie.
Tanner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murie has closed the distance and engaged Tanner in a clinch.
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Murie misses with a head kick.
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 Dick Tanner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Tanner as Murie shoots in.
Tanner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murie was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a jab to the body.
Murie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murie throws a lazy right hand but Tanner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tanner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Murie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanner throws a hook but Murie blocks it.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murie can do to turn this around?
Murie moves away from the strike by Tanner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murie fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murie. Murie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dick Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Dick Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Murie.
Tanner stuns Murie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Murie misses the target.
Tanner moves out of range as Murie strikes.
Murie looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Murie.
Tanner throws a shot to the body.
Murie fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanner defending well as Murie loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Murie doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.
Murie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Tanner does no damage.
Murie throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Murie throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Murie throws a shot to the body.
Murie shoots in looking for a takedown but Tanner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tanner takes a swing at Murie's ribcage but misses.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murie to score with a decent uppercut.
Murie misses with a double jab.
Dick Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murie is breathing heavily.
Tanner lands a jab.
Murie blocks a leg kick.
Tanner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tanner lands.
Murie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tanner as he jumps to the side.
Tanner scores with a jab.
Murie throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Zander Murie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murie throws the kick towards the body but Tanner avoids it.
Murie throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Murie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murie.
Murie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Murie misses with a straight right.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Murie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Murie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tanner misses with a hook. Murie ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Murie misses the target.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murie throws a right hand that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanner catches Murie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murie slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Murie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murie throws a series of strikes that have Tanner backpedaling.
Murie gets the takedown into side control.
Tanner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murie's best efforts.
Tanner is pressing down on Murie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murie preventing the sweep.
Tanner controlling Murie's posture.
Murie throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that second round.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Murie misses with the body kick
and Tanner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murie tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murie doesn't seem phased though.
Murie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
Murie shoots for a takedown but Tanner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanner thuds his right hand into Murie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dick Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zander Murie.
Tanner swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murie misses with a few strikes there.
Tanner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tanner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Tanner lands.
Murie is rocked!
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!
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Murie is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Murie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
Murie moves forwards but Tanner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murie looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Murie wants to clinch.
Murie wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Tanner closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Murie! Tanner dives in looking to finish! Murie is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes to the cage accompanied by The Death Symphony. Browne has chosen Droppin Bombs as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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365 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Browne!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Browne does no damage.
Browne jabs Calloway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Browne fails to land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Calloway - that will leave a mark!
Browne's coach down at Combat Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Browne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Calloway misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Browne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Calloway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Calloway misses with a punch on the inside.
Browne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Browne tries to land knees in the clinch but Calloway avoids the damage to the body.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but Calloway has him pressed against the cage.
Calloway has Browne pressed against the cage, preventing Browne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calloway wants to stall.
Calloway tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Calloway swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browne just leaning against Calloway, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Browne manages to break the clinch.
Calloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Browne takes a swing at Calloway's ribcage but misses.
Browne with a hook.
Calloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Browne circles away quickly and effectively.
Calloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calloway slips a jab and a cross from Browne.
Browne lands a nice shot to the body.
Calloway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Browne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calloway.
Some wild striking there from Browne.
Calloway is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne throws a body shot but no joy.
Browne stuffs the takedown attempt from Calloway. Calloway gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne avoids a kick to the body.
Browne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mark Calloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calloway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses.
Calloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calloway moves in looking to clinch but Browne pushes him off.
Browne throws out a counter right but Calloway avoids it with no problem.
Browne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calloway circles away quickly and effectively.
Calloway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Browne is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calloway taking a breather.
Calloway tries to throw a body punch but Browne avoids it by throwing Calloway back against the cage.
Calloway scores with a shot to the side of Browne's head.
Calloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Browne avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calloway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calloway missing with knees to the body.
Browne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calloway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Browne tries to avoid it but Calloway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Browne to the ground. Browne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses
and Browne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Browne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Browne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calloway is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Browne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Browne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Browne swinging wildly here.
Browne throws a right and a left that Calloway avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calloway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Browne does no damage.
Calloway lands the left hand.
Browne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Browne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Browne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Browne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Browne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Calloway tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Browne scores with a four punch combination!
Calloway walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calloway misses with a series of wild punches.
Calloway misses with a body shot.
Calloway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Browne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calloway wants to clinch.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Browne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne throws a nice looking combination but Calloway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calloway wants to clinch but Browne slips to the side
and Browne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calloway looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Calloway shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Browne but Browne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Browne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Browne.
Browne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Browne misses with the combination.
Browne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Browne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Browne throws a hook but Calloway blocks it.
Browne throws a right hand that Calloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Calloway also avoids with ease.
Browne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Browne.
Browne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calloway is looking to wear down Browne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Browne throws a right hand that Calloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Calloway also avoids with ease.
A combination from Browne does no damage.
Calloway lands with a hook. Browne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Browne just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calloway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Browne misses.
Barry Browne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Browne circles away.
Calloway drives through and clinches with Browne against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calloway tries a body shot but Browne blocks it.
Browne avoiding damage.
Calloway tries a knee to the head but Browne blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Browne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Browne looking to stall.
Browne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calloways head.
Browne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calloway is keeping busy.
Calloway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Browne's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calloway tries to work over Browne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Browne.
Calloway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calloway can't find room to land a body shot as Browne controls the action.
Browne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Browne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Browne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Calloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Browne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Browne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Browne scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calloway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Browne lands a right hook to the body.
Calloway connects with a leg kick. Browne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne scores with a decent looking hook.
Calloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Browne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Browne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Browne swinging wildly here.
Browne feints a jab promting Calloway to slip. Browne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Calloway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calloway goes for a double leg but Browne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Browne continues to drive forward.
Calloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Browne.
Calloway wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Calloway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calloway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Browne counters with a nice body shot.
Browne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Browne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Browne clobbers Calloway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calloway tries to clinch but Browne moves out of range.
Browne throws a counter combo.
Calloway throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Barry Browne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calloway shoots for a takedown but Browne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Browne tries to bum rush Calloway with a series of wild strikes but Calloway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calloway has managed to clinch.
Browne stalls.
Browne managing to block the knees to the body from Calloway.
Browne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Browne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calloway at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Browne duly obliges.
Browne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calloway.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calloway.
Browne swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne moves out of range of the body kick from Calloway.
Jab from Browne.
Browne keeps the fight on the outside.
Browne misses with a two punch combination.
Calloway went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Calloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Browne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calloway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calloway cracks a nice hook into Browne's ribs.
Calloway on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calloway tries to work over Browne's front leg with a kick but Browne checks it.
Mark Calloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calloway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calloway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne dodges the punch combination from Calloway.
Sloppy strikes from Browne. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calloway wants to clinch
and Browne counters with a one-two to the body.
Browne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Browne duly obliges.
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Browne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calloway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Calloway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Browne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calloway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Calloway misses
and Browne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Browne misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne throws a nice looking combination but Calloway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calloway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Browne, pushing him back against the cage.
Mark Calloway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Browne breaks the clinch.
Browne keeps the fight on the outside.
Calloway moves to clinch but Browne breaks away
and Browne counters with a left and a right that stings Calloway.
Browne swinging wildly here.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Browne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calloway wants to clinch up but Browne keeps it at a distance.
Calloway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calloway throws the left hand but Browne avoids the punch easily.
Browne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Browne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calloway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Browne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Browne throws a series of punches but Calloway moves out of range.
Calloway throws a head kick that misses
and Browne counters with a stiff right hand.
Calloway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calloway is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Calloway moves to clinch but Browne breaks away
and Browne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calloway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calloway misses with a takedown
and Browne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calloway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Browne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Browne duly obliges.
Browne lands a right hook to the body.
Browne feints a jab promting Calloway to slip. Browne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Calloway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Barry Browne 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.
Calloway tries to clinch there but Browne circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Browne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Browne 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Browne!
An intense looking Barry Browne took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I was droppin Bombs on em'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Habana.
Shang misses with a takedown attempt - Habana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Habana.
Habana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shang lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Habana's head coaches at Brown House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Habana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shang looks for a takedown but Habana sprawls well.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Habana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shang throws the kick towards the body but Habana avoids it.
Habana is looking to counter with head kicks.
Habana connects with a leg kick. Shang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Habana clinches with his opponent.
Shang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Habana misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Habana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shang trying to land knees to the body.
Habana has Shang pressed against the cage, preventing Shang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shang stalling.
Habana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shang tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
Shang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shang avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
Habana is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Habana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shang thuds his shin into the meat of Habana's side.
Habana misses with a leg kick.
Shang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Habana is fending him off so far but Shang persists. Nope, Habana circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan Habana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hai Shang.
Shang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Habana throws a solid leg kick but Shang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Habana.
Shang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shang blocks a low kick nicely.
Habana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shang shoots in but Habana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang looks to throw a body kick
and Habana counters with a left and a right that stings Shang.
Shang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Habana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Habana wants it to stay on the feet.
Habana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shang. That did some damage!
Shang connects with a single shot there.
Habana throws a low kick, looking for Shang's leg but Shang calmly moves out of range.
Habana wants to clinch but Shang slips to the side
and Shang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Habana's knee momentarily.
Habana throws out a leg kick but Shang moves out of range and Habana only half commits.
Shang throws a leg kick
and Habana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shang throws a hook but Habana avoids it easily.
Habana tries to land a front kick but Shang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Habana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Habana tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shang fakes the leg kick and cracks Habana in the body.
Shang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Habana's calf.
Habana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Habana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Habana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Habana throws a head kick that misses.
Habana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shang.
Shang tries to bum rush Habana with a series of wild strikes but Habana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryan Habana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habana.
Shang swats away the attempt to clinch by Habana.
Shang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Shang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Habana throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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 Bryan Habana will probably get the nod.
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.
Shang keeps the fight on the outside.
Shang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shang lands with a right hand.
Habana thumps Shang with a low kick.
Habana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shang.
Shang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Habana.
Shang swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana misses with a low kick as Shang jumps back.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Shang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana is looking to chop away at Shang's legs.
Shang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shang back to the cage. Habana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shang on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Habana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shang misses with a hook.
Habana tried to counter with a leg kick but Shang avoided it.
Habana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shang misses with a low kick.
Habana misses with a head kick.
Shang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Habana with a body shot.
Habana tries to clinch but Shang moves away
and Shang counters with a nice leg kick.
Shang lands with a shot to the body.
Habana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shang. That's going to slow Habana down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Habana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shang is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bryan Habana is winning the standup battle so far.
Shang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Shang backs away, Habana returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang checks the leg kick.
Shang tries a quick counter leg kick but Habana is wise to it.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Habana dips to his left and cracks Shang with an uppercut!
Habana misses with a body kick.
Shang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Habana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Habana tries to clinch there but Shang circles away.
Shang digs a good hook to Habana's body.
Shang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Habana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Habana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Habana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shang.
Shang misses the shot to the body.
Habana throws the kick towards the body but Shang avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Habana is looking to clinch but Shang is avoiding it.
Shang throws a head kick that Habana semi-blocks.
Shang misses with a head kick.
Habana is looking to counter with head kicks.
Habana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Habana misses the shot to the body.
Habana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Habana misses with a body kick.
Habana throws a hook but Shang avoids it easily.
Habana is looking to clinch but Shang is avoiding it.
Shang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Habana rather than just go for the knockout.
Shang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Habana circles away quickly and effectively.
Habana tries to clinch but Shang is having none of it.
Shang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Habana doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Habana.
Shang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Habana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shang darts in looking for a takedown but Habana gets double underhooks and turns Shang into the cage.
Shang misses with a low kick.
Shang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Habana under the eye.
Habana throws a head kick that misses
and Shang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Habana is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick from Shang misses.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
Shang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Shang.
Habana lands a jab to the nose.
Shang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Shang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hai Shang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shang avoids the body shot from Habana.
Habana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shang's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Shang blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habana. Shang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Habana scores with a kick to the body.
Shang tries a head kick but it misses.
Habana connects with a leg kick. Shang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shang scores with the left hand. Habana knows he should have avoided that one.
Habana forces Shang back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Habana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana misses with an elbow strike.
Shang misses with an elbow over the top.
Shang avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
Habana blocking some punches.
Habana is pushing Shang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shang throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Shang in his tracks for a moment.
Shang blocks an elbow strike from Habana.
Shang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Habana's face.
Shang misses with an elbow over the top.
Shang tries to break the clinch but Habana is controlling the position.
Habana avoids a wild elbow strike from Shang.
Habana tries to throw a body punch but Shang avoids it by throwing Habana back against the cage.
Shang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shang obliges.
Shang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Shang manages to break the clinch.
Shang connects with a body shot that sends Habana's belly button to the back.
Habana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana tries to clinch there but Shang circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shang tries to clinch up but Habana circles away and keeps his distance.
Habana misses with a body kick.
Shang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shang moves out of range of the body kick.
Shang slips under a jab from Habana.
Shang lands a jab to Habana's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Habana.
Habana misses with a leg kick.
Shang tries to score with a low kick but Habana moves his leg out of the way.
Shang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Shang lands a nice looking body shot.
Shang moves into the clinch successfully.
Shang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Habana up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Habana slips a jab from Shang.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Habana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Habana checks a low kick from Shang.
Shang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Habana. That did some damage!
Shang misses with a looping right.
Shang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Habana cracks the inside of Shang's front leg.
Shang thows a leg kick but Habana checks it
and Habana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shang throws out a leg kick but Habana moves out of range and Shang only half commits.
Shang tries to work over Habana's front leg with a kick but Habana checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Habana is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shang looks for the body kick but Habana saw that one coming.
Shang takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Shang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Habana manages to avoid it.
Shang tries a low kick but Habana avoids it.
Habana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Habana fakes the leg kick and cracks Shang in the body.
Shang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Habana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Habana.
Nice sprawl there from Habana as Shang shoots in.
Habana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Habana was well out of range. Poor timing from Shang.
Habana blocks the body kick.
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 Bryan Habana.
I think Habana 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jussi Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta shoots for a takedown but Palmer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juntta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Juntta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Juntta's head coaches at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juntta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juntta misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jussi Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Juntta's head but Juntta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juntta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Juntta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palmer as he jumps to the side.
Juntta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palmer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer thuds his right hand into Juntta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmer connects with an inside leg kick.
Juntta throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Juntta just misses with a punch to the body.
Juntta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Juntta's head.
Good shot there by Juntta.
Palmer dives in and grabs Juntta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juntta pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Juntta drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Palmer is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
Juntta cracks Palmer with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer looking to control.
Juntta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Juntta from controlling successfully.
Palmer is looking for a triangle but Juntta pushes his legs off easily.
Palmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juntta.
Our spies down at at Hilo Training Center inform us that Palmer has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Juntta passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Palmer taking a bit of punishment here - Juntta scoring with strikes.
Palmer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palmer defending against the ground and pound.
Palmer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Juntta's best efforts.
Juntta wants to control but Palmer is keeping him busy.
Palmer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juntta pulls his head out easily.
Palmer trying to hold on to Juntta's head to control him but Juntta postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Juntta looks to land a strike but Palmer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Juntta wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Palmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer controls Juntta momentarily but Juntta frees himself.
Juntta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer is looking to sweep but instead, Juntta has passed into half guard.
Palmer is looking for a sweep. Juntta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palmer wants to control but Juntta is keeping busy.
Juntta wants to pass to mount but Palmer is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juntta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palmer looking for submissions off his back.
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 Jussi Juntta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palmer drives through with a takedown into Juntta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Palmer won't allow Juntta to sweep him here.
Palmer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juntta has momentary wrist control but Palmer slips an elbow through the middle.
Juntta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
Palmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juntta 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.
Juntta trying to control the position.
Palmer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta has control of Palmer's left arm, preventing Palmer from doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Juntta.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palmer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juntta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer cracks Juntta with an open hand slap.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palmer rushes Juntta and presses him up against the cage.
Juntta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juntta backwards.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Juntta blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Juntta's takedown attempt.
Juntta misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juntta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Palmer can't fight it off and eventually Juntta manages to take the fight to the floor. Palmer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palmer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juntta defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer keeping full guard, as Juntta tries to pass.
Juntta forces his way into half guard.
Juntta trying to pass the guard but Palmer defending well.
Palmer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
Juntta works over Palmer with some ground and pound from guard.
Juntta stands and throws Palmer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta swings around for an armbar but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Juntta's guard.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Juntta is retaining full guard.
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Juntta is retaining full guard.
Palmer postures up in Juntta's guard and throws a big left but Juntta blocks it.
Juntta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Juntta keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Juntta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Juntta throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Juntta checks a low kick from Palmer.
Palmer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juntta on the side of the head.
Juntta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Palmer on his heels. He'll look to pass Palmer's guard now, I'm sure.
Juntta throws a big right hand that misses.
Juntta lands a couple of digs.
Juntta throws an elbow that misses. Palmer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Juntta's guard. Nice move by Palmer!
Palmer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juntta keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Juntta blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Juntta holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Palmer trying to move into half guard but instead Juntta has managed to sweep!
Juntta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juntta distracts Palmer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juntta's guard.
Juntta looking for a sweep. Not yet Juntta, not yet.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Juntta keeps moving.
Palmer postures up in Juntta's guard and throws a big left but Juntta blocks it.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta has his hands on Palmer's head, controlling the position.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juntta is keeping the position for now.
Palmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Juntta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Juntta trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chris Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Juntta.
Some bone on bone action there as Juntta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Juntta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Palmer's half guard.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juntta is working away from the top position though.
Juntta is nestled in close to Palmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Palmer tries to roll over but Juntta keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta is pressing down on Palmer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palmer is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Juntta there.
Palmer is looking to control Juntta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palmer avoid being mounted?
Juntta wants to pass the guard but Palmer is defending well.
Palmer tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Juntta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juntta working Palmer over with strikes.
Juntta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Juntta is keen to just control but Palmer is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Juntta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Juntta 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Juntta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Everything in its right place as his entrance music. James Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven swinging wildly here.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Raven counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raven seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raven blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn throws out a counter right but Raven avoids it with no problem.
Raven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raven misses with a left hand
and Raven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raven.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raven.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Raven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a front kick that sends Penn stumbling back into the cage.
Raven cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raven looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Raven.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Raven.
Penn moves out of range as Raven strikes.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raven lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn connects with the punch.
Raven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raven lands a jab to the head.
Penn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raven scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Penn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Thomas Raven has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Raven cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn drops Raven with a left right combo! Penn follows him down to the ground into side control.
Raven is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Raven defends it.
Raven tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots but Raven is blocking nicely.
Penn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Raven tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Penn!
After winning the bout, James Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes into the arena with Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed connects with a single shot there.
Creed misses with a looping left.
Datsik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creed working Datsik over with knees to the body.
Creed misses with a knee to the head.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Creed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Datsik misses with an elbow strike.
Creed looking to throw knees to the head but Datsik is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Datsik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Creed's brow.
Creed looking to throw knees to the head but Datsik is blocking nicely.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
Datsik throws a head punch that misses.
Creed dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Datsik.
Datsik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Datsik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
Creed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Creed dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed tries a knee to the head but Datsik blocks it.
Creed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Datsik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Creed obliges.
Datsik lands a nice elbow.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
Datsik swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Datsik on the inside.
Creed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Datsik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Creed's defenses.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Datsik lands with a light punch inside.
Creed missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Datsik throws an elbow but misses.
Creed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Datsik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Creed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Datsik missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Datsik
and Creed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a head kick.
Creed slips under a jab.
Datsik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Creed fails to land.
Datsik tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Datsik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Datsik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Datsik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Creed's defenses.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Creed takes an elbow to the forehead.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Datsik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Datsik pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed blocks an elbow strike from Datsik.
Nice elbow from Datsik.
It looks like Lewis Creed has been cut.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Creed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Datsik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
Datsik lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Datsik.
Creed dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Datsik is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Datsik scores with a shoulder strike.
Datsik lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Datsik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Datsik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Creed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Datsik misses with a two punch combination.
Creed tries to counter by clinching up but Datsik breaks away and moves out of range.
Viacheslav Datsik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Creed throws a sloppy body shot
and Datsik counters with a series of strikes. Creed will be more careful next time no doubt.
Datsik throws a good cross that connects.
Datsik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Creed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Creed.
Lewis Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Creed.
Datsik pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Creed back to the cage. Datsik follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Creed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Datsik connects with a right hand. Creed shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Datsik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Datsik checks a leg kick nicely.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Creed's hands.
Creed is rocked!
Creed throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
Creed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Datsik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Creed momentarily.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed moves out of range as Datsik strikes.
Creed seems to have got his legs back now.
Good leg kick by Creed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Datsik clinches with his opponent.
Datsik misses with some punches.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Datsik.
Datsik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Creed.
Creed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Datsik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Datsik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik lands an uppercut.
Creed crunches a lovely knee into Datsik's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Datsik - that landed with a thud.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Datsik moves to clinch but Creed breaks away
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viacheslav Datsik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Creed misses with a left hand
and Datsik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Datsik.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Datsik controls the action.
Datsik misses with the head strike.
Datsik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Creed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Datsik.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed lands with a short shot to the head.
Creed has had enough of the clinch but Datsik keeps him there for the moment.
Creed dodges an elbow strike from Datsik.
Datsik can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Creed managing to block the knees to the body from Datsik.
Creed tries to land a knee to the head but Datsik blocks with his arms.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Datsik throws an elbow that misses.
Datsik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Datsik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed tries a knee to the head but Datsik blocks it.
Datsik scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Datsik controls the action.
Creed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Datsik lands an elbow inside that Creed shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Datsik lands with a left to the head.
Creed avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Datsik managing to block the knees to the body from Creed.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Datsik tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Creed blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Datsik.
Datsik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Creed avoids it.
Creed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Datsik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lewis Creed's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Datsik throws a head kick that misses.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Creed throws a head kick but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Datsik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Creed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Datsik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Datsik.
Datsik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Creed avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a body shot.
Creed throws a hook but Datsik avoids it easily.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Creed and move into the clinch position.
Datsik throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Datsik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Datsik jabs Creed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Datsik throws a shot from downtown. Creed moves away and avoids it.
Creed checks a leg kick.
Creed lands a nice looking body shot.
Creed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viacheslav Datsik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocks a head kick by Datsik.
Creed misses with a kick to the body
and Datsik counters with a nice uppercut.
Creed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Datsik wants to counter the offense by Creed and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Creed misses the target.
Datsik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Creed throws the kick towards the body but Datsik avoids it.
Datsik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Datsik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Datsik lands a glancing blow to the side of Creed's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Datsik.
A slow jab from Creed misses its intended target.
Datsik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Datsik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Datsik.
Creed moves out of range of the strikes.
Creed wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Creed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Creed misses.
Datsik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Datsik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Datsik blocks a jab.
Datsik connects with a nice looking jab.
Datsik lands a head kick. Creed smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Creed avoids the body shot from Datsik.
Datsik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creed blocks a head kick by Datsik.
It looked like Creed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Datsik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Datsik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Datsik moves out of range easily.
Datsik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Datsik lands a body shot.
Datsik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Creed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creed. That's going to slow Datsik down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viacheslav Datsik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Datsik 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viacheslav Datsik!
Viacheslav Datsik tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music. Kesuke Miyagi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyagi.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Miyagi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miyagi scrambles back to his feet.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miyagi moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vicious Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Miyagi feints a counter leg kick.
Bob throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big right from Bob misses.
Bob avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob cracks Miyagi with a good jab.
Miyagi walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Bob throws a hook but Miyagi blocks it.
Bob backing away here, and Miyagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyagi slips under a jab from Bob.
Miyagi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Miyagi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Bob catches Miyagi right on the button with a cross.
Bob connects with a right hand. Miyagi shakes it off.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Miyagi throws a fast counter high kick but Bob manages to duck under it in time.
Miyagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyagi cracks the inside of Bob's front leg.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Miyagi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Bob misses
and Miyagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Miyagi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bob really felt that one!
Miyagi slips a jab from Bob.
Bob fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyagi on the side of the head.
Bob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Bob misses.
Miyagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob takes a swing at Miyagi's ribcage but misses.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Miyagi moves out of range as Bob strikes.
Miyagi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bob.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Miyagi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob misses with a right hand
and Miyagi counters with an inside leg kick.
Bob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Bob was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miyagi throws a low kick but Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyagi doesn't seem phased though.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bob is looking to counter punch.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Miyagi saw that one coming.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Miyagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miyagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi slips a jab from Bob.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob misses with a straight left.
Miyagi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyagi.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob takes a swing at Miyagi's ribcage but misses.
Miyagi lands a head kick. Bob smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob backing away here, and Miyagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob catches Miyagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob throws a hook but Miyagi blocks it.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Miyagi's head but Miyagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miyagi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Miyagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bob tries to counter by clinching up but Miyagi breaks away and moves out of range.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Miyagi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miyagi ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob blocks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Miyagi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bob has got the better of the exchanges.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Miyagi scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miyagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bob was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but Miyagi seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Miyagi delivers a nice body kick.
Miyagi slips a jab from Bob.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyagi counters with a good, hard body kick but Bob shrugs it off.
Bob swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miyagi counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyagi can do to turn this around?
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick from Miyagi misses.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Miyagi counters with a body kick that stops Bob in his tracks momentarily.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bob is looking to counter punch.
Miyagi throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob throws a sloppy body shot
and Miyagi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bob is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Miyagi moved out of range.
Miyagi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob misses the jab.
Miyagi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Bob checks it.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Miyagi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyagi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miyagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miyagi.
Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyagi.
Good exchange - Bob coming out on top.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Miyagi tries to land a front kick but Bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miyagi throws a body kick that misses.
Bob tries to counter by clinching up but Miyagi breaks away and moves out of range.
Bob misses with a hook. Miyagi ducked under it nicely.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Billy Bob is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Bob - just one landing.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Bob tests Miyagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Miyagi counters with a good low kick that Bob was not able to check.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Miyagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Miyagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kesuke Miyagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyagi.
Miyagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miyagi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miyagi slips under a jab from Bob.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Miyagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bob lands a head shot.
Miyagi throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob 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.
Bob connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miyagi. That's going to slow Bob down.
Bob goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Miyagi is rocked!
Miyagi 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.
Miyagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bob finish him?
Bob misses with a left hand
and Miyagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Miyagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Bob throws a right and a left that Miyagi avoids nicely.
Bob misses with a shot to the body
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miyagi scores with a push kick.
Bob cracks Miyagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Bob.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyagi moves away.
Bob moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miyagi looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Miyagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Bob backs off Miyagi throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob takes a swing at Miyagi's ribcage but misses.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyagi lands a high kick!
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
Miyagi defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Miyagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Miyagi moved out of range nicely.
Miyagi throws a fast counter high kick but Bob manages to duck under it in time.
Miyagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miyagi lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyagi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Miyagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Miyagi ducks down to avoid it.
Miyagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Bob is wise to it.
Bob takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bob rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Bob will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miyagi lands a head kick!
Bob looks to throw the jab but Miyagi is out of range.
Miyagi flicks out a counter leg kick but Bob steps away.
A big left from Bob misses.
Bob swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyagi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Miyagi's head but Miyagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to counter with a clinch but Bob shakes him off and moves away.
Miyagi defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Miyagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Miyagi counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob misses with a hook.
Bob avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Miyagi lands but Bob takes it in his stride.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bob checks a leg kick.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Miyagi ducks down to avoid it.
Miyagi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bob.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Miyagi's shoulder, as Miyagi tries to avoid the shot.
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 Billy Bob.
I think Bob 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
Billy Bob really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that V-Mask Clothing (10%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Party Me Llama. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cabrillo.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and Cabrillo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is looking to pass Cabrillo's guard but actually Cabrillo recovers to full guard.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cabrillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabrillo taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Cabrillo is blocking nicely.
Cabrillo is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Cabrillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cabrillo is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Cabrillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez prevents Cabrillo from improving his position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Cabrillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cabrillo's thigh. Cabrillo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Cabrillo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Cabrillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabrillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabrillo trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabrillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Cabrillo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrillo is holding on for now.
Cabrillo is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrillo avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Cabrillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrillo tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Cabrillo.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabrillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrillo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eulalio Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzalez rushes Cabrillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabrillo walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Cabrillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown but Cabrillo sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Cabrillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gonzalez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cabrillo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gonzalez.
Cabrillo landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Cabrillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzalez wants to control but Cabrillo postures up.
Cabrillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Cabrillo landing a few strikes.
Gonzalez struggling a bit here.
Cabrillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well.
Gonzalez tries to improve position but can't.
Cabrillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cabrillo wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez struggling a bit here.
Cabrillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gonzalez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cabrillo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gonzalez can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo avoids the attempt from Gonzalez to control.
Juan Cabrillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Cabrillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzalez is bucking up trying to escape but Cabrillo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cabrillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Cabrillo pushes him away.
Cabrillo wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Cabrillo landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez rushes Cabrillo and presses him up against the cage.
Cabrillo blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo has hold of one of Gonzalez's legs. Gonzalez is fighting the takedown attempt but Cabrillo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo passes Gonzalez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez is in trouble now - Cabrillo has advanced to mount!
Cabrillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabrillo breaks from Gonzalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position but Cabrillo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzalez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gonzalez is trying to escape the mount.
Cabrillo looking to finish Gonzalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzalez!
Cabrillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez tries to lock up and control but Cabrillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabrillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonzalez hang on?
Cabrillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Cabrillo with shots to the head and body - Gonzalez looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez wants to hold on but Cabrillo pushes him away.
Cabrillo is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Cabrillo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabrillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonzalez can't escape the position.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Cabrillo's attempts to control the action.
Cabrillo lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Cabrillo tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrillo trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabrillo is aware though and is defending well.
Cabrillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabrillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabrillo, not yet.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrillo is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabrillo 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
A very excited looking Juan Cabrillo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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