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DFN#4 Bang vs Butcher PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Perrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawaki Inoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perrone comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Kawaki Inoshita struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kawaki Inoshita acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Perrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawaki Inoshita!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoshita shoots in and drives through. Perrone sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inoshita.
Perrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Perrone as Inoshita shoots in.
Pedro Perrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawaki Inoshita.
Perrone slaps away a takedown attempt from Inoshita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Inoshita fails with the takedown
and Perrone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perrone.
Inoshita looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrone throwing strikes but missing.
Perrone drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Inoshita dives on top into guard.
Perrone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perrone working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perrone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inoshita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Perrone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perrone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inoshita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inoshita stopping the sweep attempt from Perrone.
Inoshita controlling from the top position.
Perrone controls Inoshita momentarily but Inoshita frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Inoshita uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perrone tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Inoshita controlling the position easily from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Inoshita working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
It looks like Inoshita 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Inoshita has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Perrone tries to reverse the position but Inoshita maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inoshita content just to control the position here.
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 Pedro Perrone will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perrone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inoshita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inoshita manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Perrone on his heels. He'll look to pass Perrone's guard now, I'm sure.
Inoshita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Perrone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inoshita is one step ahead there.
Perrone being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrone working for a triangle but Inoshita defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrone controlling the position.
Inoshita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perrone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Still in half guard, Inoshita seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Inoshita is continuing to stall.
Perrone is looking for a sweep. Inoshita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perrone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Inoshita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Inoshita's back!
Inoshita defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Perrone really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Inoshita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrone trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Inoshita is trapped and Perrone is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Inoshita tries to escape but Perrone has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Perrone throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Perrone missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Perrone manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Perrone is not going to allow Inoshita to sit and survive in this position.
Perrone working for the choke.
Inoshita trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perrone is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Perrone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perrone has his takedown stuffed
and Inoshita counters with a right hand to the body.
Perrone tries to sprawl but Inoshita drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Inoshita controlling the action here.
Perrone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrone is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoshita controlling the action here.
Kawaki Inoshita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perrone wants to improve his position but Inoshita is controlling well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Inoshita drives through with a takedown into Perrone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Perrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Perrone, not yet.
Perrone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inoshita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perrone wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoshita advances position into side control!
Perrone struggling a bit here.
Perrone being controlled for a moment.
Inoshita working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Perrone tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Inoshita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Inoshita controls the position from side control.
Inoshita has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Inoshita controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kawaki Inoshita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perrone 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Perrone!
An intense looking Pedro Perrone took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Do not let them to stop you to pursue your dreams. Stay focus on your goals'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Routh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletch Brandis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Routh's entrance music is Time in a bottle . A fine choice. Brandis has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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238 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Routh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fletch Brandis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandis avoids the body shot from Routh.
Brandis dives in for a single leg takedown but Routh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Routh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brandis avoids the head kick by Routh.
A combination from Brandis does no damage.
Routh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brandis finds it's way round the side to connect with Routh's head.
Oooooh!!! Brandis has knocked Routh down with a huge combo! Brandis steps away and waves a wobbly Routh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Peter Routh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Routh. That's going to slow Brandis down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Routh. Brandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Routh moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Routh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Routh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brandis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Brandis.
A nice left hand lands by Brandis.
Routh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandis.
Brandis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brandis slows down the pace here.
Brandis lands a hook that snaps the head of Routh backwards.
Routh is rocked!
Brandis digs a right hand into Routh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Routh's gas tank.
Routh tries to break the clinch but Brandis is controlling the position.
Brandis lands a nice shot to the body.
Routh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Routh drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brandis pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Brandis does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandis misses with a head kick.
Brandis gets tackled into the cage by Routh. Routh maintains the clinch.
Routh stalling in the clinch but Brandis improves position.
A short right from Brandis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandis taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Brandis.
Brandis blocks an uppercut.
Brandis is struggling to control the position.
Routh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandis scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Routh's efforts to push away.
Brandis works on Routh's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brandis - that landed with a thud.
Routh is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Routh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandis lands a body shot.
Brandis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brandis manages to break the clinch.
Routh drives through and clinches with Brandis against the cage.
Brandis stalling the fight.
Brandis keeps control of Routh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brandis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Routh up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandis lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brandis.
Brandis tries to break the clinch but Routh is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Brandis.
Brandis effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Brandis.
Come on Brandis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brandis has Routh pushed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brandis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fletch Brandis.
Brandis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Routh backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fletch Brandis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Routh's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brandis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Routh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Routh gets a clinch.
Brandis stalls.
Routh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandis.
A left hand lands to the body for Brandis.
Brandis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fletch Brandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Brandis. Those never looked like landing.
Routh misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandis throws a right and a left that Routh avoids nicely.
Brandis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Routh tries to counter with a takedown but Brandis is quick to defend against it.
Brandis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Routh momentarily.
Routh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandis.
Peter Routh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Routh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandis connects with a nice cross there... Routh is looking wobbly and Brandis recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Routh to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Brandis jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fletch Brandis!
Fletch Brandis took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to thank Zenith Nutrition and Venum for sponsoring my training. You can win with me and them!'.
Peter Routh spoke after the fight, saying 'Unlucky loss for myself but next time i fight i will win '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuhat Jalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrano Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrano Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tuhat Jalka's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuhat Jalka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrano Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jalka lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tyrano Jackson has been cut.
Jalka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jalka.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jalka quickly recovers to half guard.
Jalka kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
We've been told by Jalka's head coaches at Hope MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jalka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jalka - that will leave a mark!
Jalka lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Jalka takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jackson is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Jalka and Jackson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Jalka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tuhat Jalka!
After winning the bout, Tuhat Jalka 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Luxurious. Gallagher has chosen Rock N Roll Star as his entrance music. Ritchie Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Gallagher's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gallagher lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza wants to sweep but no luck.
Gallagher throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Souza has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gallagher has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Good body shot from Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallagher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Souza wants to take the fight to the mat but Gallagher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Souza missing with knees to the body.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Gallagher defends easily.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallagher defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is in close to Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gallagher gets to his feet. Souza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adam Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gallagher lands in his opponent's guard.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza pulls Gallagher in close to his closed guard and prevents Gallagher from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Gallagher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza has control of Gallagher's left arm, preventing Gallagher from doing any damage.
Gallagher tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Gallagher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallagher looking to sit in guard and control but Souza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallagher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza postures up.
Souza trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gallagher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gallagher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Ritchie Souza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Souza moves into the clinch.
Gallagher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gallagher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Souza is looking to clinch but Gallagher is avoiding it.
Gallagher lands with a hook. Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Souza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souza tries to pull guard but Gallagher won't allow it.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher looks to land a combination. Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gallagher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gallagher counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza lands with a nice combination. Gallagher backs away looking to recover.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gallagher scores with a one two! Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher is trying to stand up here but Souza is controlling him well.
Gallagher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gallagher is trying to control but can't.
Souza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gallagher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gallagher tries to reverse the position but Souza maintains control.
Souza landing punches.
Gallagher taking shots to the head.
Souza with the ground and pound from mount.
Gallagher is rocked!
Souza looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gallagher is still in real trouble! Can Souza finish him?
Souza controlling from mount.
Souza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Souza lands a heavy elbow.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here. Souza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Souza wants to control the action but instead Gallagher gets a body lock and reverses into Souza's guard! Nice work!
Souza 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ritchie Souza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza is looking to clinch but Gallagher is avoiding it.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Nice sprawl there from Gallagher as Souza shoots in.
Gallagher throws a nice head kick!
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Souza wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Gallagher's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gallagher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Souza in his tracks.
Souza lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher closes the distance and pushes Souza back into the cage.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallagher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallagher lands with a good body shot.
Souza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gallagher counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gallagher gets a clinch.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to pull guard but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souza manages to avoid it.
Souza drives through and clinches with Gallagher against the cage.
Gallagher has Souza pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gallagher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Souza tumbling to the mat - Gallagher dives into Souza's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher wants to stand and escape but instead Souza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Souza postures up.
Souza trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Souza pushes down on Gallagher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Souza is working for a submission of some sort.
Souza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Souza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Souza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Souza lands a big shot there that rocks Gallagher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gallagher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ritchie Souza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Souza dominating with strikes here.
Gallagher tries to reverse the position but Souza maintains control.
Souza stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Adam Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallagher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souza 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ritchie Souza!
Ritchie Souza took some time post fight to say the following; 'i'm not surprised mother fuckers, Tap, snap or Nap bitches...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Welcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chill Bill. Robert Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Welcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welcher fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Welcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters by moving into the clinch.
Welcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Welcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Welcher momentarily.
Welcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Stone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Welcher shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a head kick.
Buddy Welcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Welcher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Welcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Welcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone tries to bench press Welcher off him but Welcher keeps the position.
Stone keeps trying to improve his position.
Welcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
Welcher remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stone is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Welcher slows the pace down.
Stone is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Welcher taking a breather here.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Welcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stone keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welcher avoids it.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Welcher's face.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Welcher's ribcage.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welcher fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Welcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Stone sprawls well. He's pushed Welcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stone stuns Welcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stone throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welcher.
Welcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Welcher has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Welcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Welcher's calf.
A good leg kick by Stone.
Stone scores with a kick to the body.
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Welcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welcher is working for takedown but Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands a nice elbow.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welcher misses with a takedown
and Stone counters with a left and a right that stings Welcher.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Welcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stone lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Welcher off balance momentarily.
Stone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Welcher under the eye.
Welcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone rushes Welcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone lands a damaging elbow.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Welcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Welcher shoots and misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone rushes Welcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Welcher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone lands a knee to the head.
Stone breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Welcher's calf.
Welcher has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Welcher 's knee.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Welcher.
Welcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Welcher fails with the takedown
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Welcher should have avoided that one.
Robert Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welcher has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone connects with a leg kick. Welcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welcher has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stone cracks the inside of Welcher's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welcher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stone - that will leave a mark!
Stone cracks Welcher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Welcher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stone works Welcher's body with a nice hook.
Stone works Welcher's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone 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!
Welcher takes one to the side of the head.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Welcher was not able to check.
Welcher shoots in for a takedown but Stone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone scores with a nice body kick.
Stone connects with a body shot that sends Welcher's belly button to the back.
Stone lands a nice hook to Welcher's body. Welcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone fakes the leg kick and cracks Welcher in the body.
Stone works the jab nicely.
Welcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Welcher was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddy Welcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Welcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Welcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Welcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Welcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Stone sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Welcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stone but Stone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Welcher sets himself, and Stone steps forward looking for the clinch! Welcher avoids it this time.
Welcher shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Welcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone with a hook.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robert Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Welcher.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Good shot there by Stone.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Welcher shoots in and drives through. Stone sprawls well.
Welcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone lands the left hand.
Welcher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Welcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Welcher was not able to check.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Welcher off balance momentarily.
Welcher shoots and misses
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Welcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone feints and then cracks Welcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Welcher down.
Welcher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Welcher takes a step back to recover.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Welcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
Welcher with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Welcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Stone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Welcher's calf.
Robert Stone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stone.
Welcher fails with the takedown
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stone counters with a right hand to the body.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Welcher with a poor takedown
and Stone counters with a body kick that stops Welcher in his tracks momentarily.
Welcher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.
Stone lands a nice shot to the body.
Welcher has his takedown stuffed
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Buddy Welcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Welcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Welcher takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stone 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Stone!
A relieved looking Robert Stone thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spanner Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bran Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanner Du Preez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanner Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bran Price!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price slaps away a takedown attempt from Du Preez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Du Preez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Du Preez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Price avoids the head kick by Du Preez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Du Preez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spanner Du Preez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Preez misses with a body kick.
Du Preez dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Du Preez's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Du Preez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Du Preez on his heels. He'll look to pass Du Preez's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du Preez pulls Price in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez wants to stand up but Price is controlling him.
Price sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Du Preez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Price won't allow Du Preez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Du Preez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Du Preez lands a couple of digs.
Du Preez preventing the sweep.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Du Preez.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Du Preez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Du Preez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Price doesn't defend quickly enough and Du Preez has managed to lock this one up! Can Price escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Du Preez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Spanner Du Preez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Palazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgio Palazzi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palazzi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Palazzi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palazzi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palazzi drops back looking for a leg! Grimes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grimes manages to kick Palazzi off! Palazzi jumps back into Grimes's guard.
Palazzi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palazzi in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Grimes is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Giorgio Palazzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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254 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Wallace misses
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Whyte checks a low kick from Wallace.
Wallace tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whyte jabs at Wallace's body.
Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wallace.
Whyte misses the jab.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Whyte down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wallace!
Wallace is not content to let Whyte control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Whyte keeps moving and retains side control.
Whyte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wallace, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whyte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace is trying to control Whyte's posture but Whyte avoids it.
Wallace is not content to let Whyte control the position.
Wallace being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is being controlled here.
Whyte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Wallace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russell Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whyte cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whyte works the jab nicely.
Whyte misses with a body punch
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Whyte throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Wallace feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Whyte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Whyte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Whyte throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Whyte dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick from Wallace misses.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Wallace scores with a kick to the body.
Whyte misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte looks to land a body kick but Wallace moved away.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wallace takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Wallace tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte is looking to wear down Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whyte is working for a kimura here but Wallace manages to reverse the position and he's now in Whyte's guard.
Wallace is in close to Whyte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whyte is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Whyte working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wallace has passed into half guard!
Whyte looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace with the ground and pound but Whyte uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wallace has picked Whyte up and slammed him! Whyte can't keep hold of the triangle and Wallace manages to pass to side control!
Whyte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wallace lands a few punches from side control.
Whyte tries to bench press Wallace off him but Wallace keeps the position.
Wallace trying to control the position but Whyte is working away.
Whyte gets back to half guard.
Whyte is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Wallace is tapping! Great win for Whyte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Charlie Whyte!
An out of breath Charlie Whyte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic has chosen Sleeping My Day Away as his entrance music. Odell Paquette had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Nahtic moved out of range.
Nahtic throws out a counter right but Paquette avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Paquette.
Paquette closes the distance and pushes Nahtic back into the cage.
Paquette lands a shot to the body.
Paquette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paquette cracks Nahtic with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Paquette.
Paquette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paquette throws the left hand but Nahtic avoids the punch easily.
Paquette throws a sloppy head kick and Nahtic moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Nahtic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nahtic throws out a loose jab but Paquette uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette scores with a spinning back kick!
Nahtic misses with a straight right.
Paquette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nahtic feints a counter leg kick.
Nahtic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Paquette clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette avoids a wild elbow strike from Nahtic.
Paquette wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paquette manages to break the clinch.
Nahtic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nahtic avoids the head kick by Paquette.
Paquette misses with a straight right.
Nahtic throws out a counter right but Paquette avoids it with no problem.
Paquette throws a big shot that misses.
Nahtic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paquette.
The fighters circling - Paquette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paquette tries a head kick but it misses.
Nahtic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paquette looks to throw the jab but Nahtic is out of range.
Nahtic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paquette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paquette misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nahtic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paquette takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic misses with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a nice uppercut.
Nahtic throws a leg kick that misses.
Paquette lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nahtic scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Nahtic.
Nahtic misses with a lunging right hand
and Paquette counters with a left to the body.
Paquette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paquette darts in and clinches Nahtic up against the cage.
Paquette avoids the elbow strike from Nahtic, against the cage.
Paquette cracks Nahtic with a nice body shot.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paquette as Nahtic tries to tie him up.
Paquette lands a right hand.
Paquette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquette misses with an uppercut. Nahtic saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Paquette blocks the low kick.
Paquette throws a right hand that misses
and Nahtic counters with a solid body kick.
Paquette throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nahtic swings widly with a right hand
and Paquette counters with a nice uppercut.
Nahtic misses with a straight left.
Paquette is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paquette jabs Nahtic right on the nose. Nahtic blinks but takes it well.
Paquette throws a shot from downtown. Nahtic moves away and avoids it.
Nahtic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paquette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paquette throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nahtic on the side of the head.
Nahtic throws a leg kick that misses.
Paquette throws a push kick but Nahtic slaps the foot to one side.
Paquette swings for the body but Nahtic moves out of range.
Paquette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paquette throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nahtic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paquette circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paquette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nahtic is rocked!
Paquette lunges at Nahtic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nahtic's hand.
Nahtic is still on wobbly legs! Can Paquette finish him?
Paquette lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nahtic falls backwards - clearly groggy! Paquette dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odell Paquette!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
214 lbs
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32
210 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Butcher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bang 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.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Butcher is looking for a sweep.
Butcher is still trying to improve position.
Bang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Butcher defending against the ground and pound.
Bang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Butcher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Butcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Butcher pushes Bang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Butcher tries to buck Bang off but Bang is having none of it.
Bang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butcher, who protects the arm well.
Bang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Butcher holds on to Bang's head and controls the position momentarily.
Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butcher, who protects the arm well.
Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butcher, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butcher, who protects the arm well.
Butcher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bang off and has taken his back!
Bang tries to break free.
Butcher struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Bang's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bang manages to reverse the position and now he's in Butcher's guard. Nice work there by Bang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher controlling the position.
Bang distracts Butcher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a big right hand that misses.
Bang preventing the sweep.
Bang throwing strikes but missing.
Bang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butcher is keeping the position for now.
Butcher looking to control.
Bang cracks Butcher with a solid left hand.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bang lands a couple of elbows.
Bang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butcher is keeping the position for now.
Bang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bang is one step ahead there.
Bang landing with the ground and pound.
Bang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher controls Bang momentarily but Bang frees himself.
Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Butcher is pulling down on Bang's head. It's preventing any offense from Bang, at least for the moment.
Bang 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.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Bang controlling him for the moment.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Butcher is keeping the position.
Bang throws an elbow that misses. Butcher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bang's guard. Nice move by Butcher!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Bang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bang has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Bang jumps guard but Butcher stands there with Bang around his waist. Bang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bang managing to block the knees to the body from Butcher.
Butcher is looking to control Bang's arms but Bang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Bang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Butcher prevents it.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Bang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher prevents the takedown attempt.
Bang goes for a takedown attempt but Butcher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Butcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bang with that takedown attempt.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Bang misses with a takedown
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Butcher! But no joy.
Butcher throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a jab when Bang was well out of range.
Bang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Butcher misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Butcher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Butcher.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Bang moved out of range.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bang.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Bang's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Butcher as Bang shoots in.
Bang shoots in but Butcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bang showed some decent athleticism there.
Butcher is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Butcher avoid being mounted?
Bang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butcher's head.
Butcher has hold of Bang's hands but Bang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miro Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher trying to control but Bang postures up.
Bang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Butcher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bang.
Butcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bang.
Bang seems to be working for a kimura but Butcher defends the submission attempt.
Butcher trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Butcher does no damage.
Bang tries to clinch
and Butcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but Butcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Bang moves into the clinch.
Butcher slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the head but Bang blocks with his arms.
Bang tries to pull guard but Butcher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bang misses with a knee strike.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looking to throw knees to the head but Bang is blocking nicely.
Butcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Bang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Butcher is pressed up against the cage. Bang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Butcher down to the mat. Butcher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bang showed some decent athleticism there.
Butcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bang works over Butcher with some ground and pound from guard.
Butcher wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bang is now in half guard.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Butcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Butcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Butcher's head.
Bang trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Butcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang wants to work for an arm triangle but Butcher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang throwing shots but Butcher is blocking nicely.
Bang is working for a submission of some sort.
Bang is looking for a kimura but Butcher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bang to get the leverage.
Butcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Bang is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Butcher pushes Bang off looking to stand but Bang dives back in and keeps control.
Butcher is looking to improve his position.
Bang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butcher defends it well.
Bang is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bang is working away from the top position though.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura but Butcher is defending well.
Bang is trying to work for a kimura but Butcher is defending well.
Bang trying to work for an americana but Butcher has managed to regain full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bang scoring with some ground and pound.
Bang 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.
Bang is pushing down on Butcher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Butcher is fighting to maintain full guard but Bang has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bang 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Bang!
Miro Bang gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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