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VFC 56 Old Leg vs Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 6519 p4p, 4572 weight class) and Mostly Harmless (ranked 658 p4p, 531 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by God Gave Me Style. 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mostly Harmless!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmless swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harmless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harmless throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harmless throws a body shot but no joy.
Harmless looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Harmless misses with a straight left.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmless misses with a body shot
and Harmless takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harmless. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harmless throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmless misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Harmless should have avoided that one.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harmless misses the shot to the body.
Harmless throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harmless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harmless fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Harmless.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harmless.
A shot to the body from Harmless misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harmless.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones avoids the body shot from Harmless.
Harmless misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Harmless does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Harmless with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jon Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harmless looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harmless takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harmless is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harmless is one step ahead there.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Harmless with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harmless trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmless advances to half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harmless on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position well.
Harmless performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harmless throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmless is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harmless wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harmless sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Harmless passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones wants to hold on but Harmless pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harmless throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jon Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Harmless stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harmless misses with the combination.
Harmless fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes a swing at Harmless's ribcage but misses.
Harmless fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Harmless looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harmless looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick lands for Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harmless is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harmless has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Harmless manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Jones has one foot on Harmless's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Harmless scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmless looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones throws Harmless to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harmless misses the body punch
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harmless is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harmless decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Harmless thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Harmless is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harmless is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Harmless eventually gives up the hold.
Jones is looking to escape.
Harmless thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmless is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harmless trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Harmless wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harmless seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harmless is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Mostly Harmless has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones trying to hold on to Harmless's head to control him but Harmless postures up.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Harmless.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmless is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harmless to get the leverage.
Harmless wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harmless drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Harmless off! Harmless jumps back into Jones's guard.
Harmless is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mostly Harmless will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harmless swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Harmless just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones stuns Harmless with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harmless shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harmless was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harmless working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Harmless.
Harmless tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harmless is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmless working away.
Jones tries to bench press Harmless off him but Harmless keeps the position.
Jones wants to control but Harmless postures up.
Harmless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones tries to buck Harmless off but Harmless is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harmless cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Harmless is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harmless is working to tighten his grip on Jones's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jones has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Harmless is really squeezing tight and eventually Jones passes out! Harmless breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mostly Harmless!
Jon Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I've forgiven myself after paying the consequences of my bad decisions'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gera GOl (ranked 6533 p4p, 3417 weight class) and Lee Ryker (ranked 659 p4p, 418 weight class). Gera GOl has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gera GOl !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Ryker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GOl tries to clinch there but Ryker circles away.
GOl has taken the fight to the clinch.
GOl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that GOl has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
GOl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryker avoids it.
Ryker misses with a punch to the body.
Ryker misses with some punches.
GOl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryker.
Ryker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryker avoids the damage to the body.
Ryker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryker tries to throw a body punch but GOl avoids it by throwing Ryker back against the cage.
GOl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryker looking to stall.
Ryker throws a punch but it's blocked by GOl .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from GOl .
GOl is looking to control Ryker's arms but Ryker gets an underhook and turns him. Now GOl has his back to the cage.
Come on GOl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Ryker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryker throws a head punch that misses.
GOl crunches a lovely knee into Ryker's ribcage.
GOl misses with a knee strike.
GOl lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Lee Ryker has been cut.
Ryker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryker swings wildly with an uppercut but GOl uses good head movement to avoid it.
GOl managing to block the knees to the body from Ryker.
GOl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryker lands a shot to the body.
GOl is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
GOl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ryker misses with some punches.
Ryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
GOl looking to throw knees to the head but Ryker is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
GOl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
GOl tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryker avoids the damage to the body.
Ryker lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ryker.
Ryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of GOl backwards.
Ryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with GOl 's elbow.
Ryker can't find room to land a body shot as GOl controls the action.
GOl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryker.
GOl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryker is defending well for now.
GOl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryker.
GOl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
GOl lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryker misses with the head strike.
Ryker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
GOl blocking some punches.
GOl trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Ryker.
 GOl is rocked!
Ryker pushes GOl against the cage. Ryker is working some dirty boxing. Ryker pushes off with a quick right hook! GOl goes down! GOl tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ryker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Ryker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Dubois (ranked 3043 p4p, 5486 weight class) and Randolph Wallington (ranked 377 p4p, 591 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 The Island, Felix Dubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randolph Wallington!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wallington.
Wallington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dubois counters with a takedown into side control.
Wallington is trying to control Dubois's posture but Dubois avoids it.
Wallington is letting Dubois control him for a moment.
Dubois is chipping away with strikes.
Dubois landing a few strikes.
Dubois takes a little break here. Wallington wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dubois has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wallington some visible discomfort.
Dubois in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dubois in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dubois tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dubois has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wallington takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
 Wallington is rocked!
Dubois 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.
Wallington is still in real trouble! Can Dubois finish him?
Dubois is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wallington looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dubois gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wallington is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dubois lets go of the hold and Wallington can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Dubois!
A very excited looking Felix Dubois 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Grigoriev (ranked 3582 p4p, 3475 weight class) and Nicholas Brady (ranked 437 p4p, 425 weight class). Alexander Grigoriev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 The Island, Alexander Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Brady!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Brady misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grigoriev.
A combination from Brady does no damage.
Brady connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brady scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grigoriev checks a leg kick.
Brady plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Grigoriev to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Grigoriev just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nicholas Brady!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Salazaro (ranked 3860 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Red Greene (ranked 468 p4p, 274 weight class). Red Greene told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Red Greene!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaro fakes the leg kick and cracks Greene in the body.
Salazaro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Greene blocks a head kick by Salazaro.
Greene looks to land a left hand but Salazaro moved out of range nicely.
Salazaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Greene checks it well.
Salazaro tries to land a front kick but Greene steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Greene blocks the body kick.
Salazaro lands with a nice body kick.
Salazaro lands with a nice combination. Greene backs away looking to recover.
Greene just misses with a punch to the body.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salazaro can pounce on him.
Red Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazaro avoids the body shot from Greene.
Salazaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Salazaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Salazaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salazaro lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salazaro moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt.
Salazaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salazaro throws a big counter combination but Greene scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Salazaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Greene releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salazaro throws a leg kick
and Greene counters with a shoot takedown. Salazaro fights it but they end up in guard.
Salazaro controlling Greene's posture.
Salazaro keeping moving, preventing Greene from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salazaro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Greene has gone for a leg lock! Salazaro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greene's guard.
Greene working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaro trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazaro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salazaro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greene is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salazaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salazaro's back!
Salazaro is trying to defend against the choke here but Greene has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Greene Tightens the hold and Salazaro taps out furiously! Greene displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Red Greene!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olu Banjo (ranked 1885 p4p, 5572 weight class) and Keklu Kavala (ranked 247 p4p, 600 weight class). Keklu Kavala 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olu Banjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keklu Kavala!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banjo lands a head kick. Kavala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Banjo lands with a kick to the temple. Kavala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kavala throws a poor cross that misses
and Banjo counters with a good, hard body kick but Kavala shrugs it off.
Kavala just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Kavala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kavala loads up on a big right hand but Banjo slips the punch.
Banjo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banjo lands a nice looking body kick.
Banjo throws a head kick but Kavala moves out of range.
Kavala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kavala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banjo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick from Banjo, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banjo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kavala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banjo. Banjo obviously looking to wear him down.
Kavala misses with a wild body shot.
Kavala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Banjo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Banjo scores with a head kick.
Banjo lands a head kick that stumbles Kavala and the fighters go to the mat.
Kavala is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banjo content to stall in guard here.
Kavala is still in real trouble! Can Banjo finish him?
Kavala seems to have recovered his senses.
Banjo continues to stall.
Banjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kavala is retaining full guard.
Banjo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavala looking to control.
Banjo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Banjo throwing strikes from guard but Kavala blocks nicely.
Banjo is in close to Kavala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kavala is trying to control the position but Banjo postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kavala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banjo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banjo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kavala is trying to keep Banjo in close.
Banjo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banjo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kavala has wrist control.
Banjo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kavala working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banjo lands a nice looking body kick.
Kavala looks winded!
Kavala misses with a shot to the body
and Banjo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kavala is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Banjo thuds his shin into the meat of Kavala's side.
Kavala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banjo can pounce on him.
Banjo lands with a kick to the temple. Kavala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kavala misses with a body shot.
Banjo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice body kick from Banjo.
Kavala fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick lands for Banjo.
Banjo lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banjo lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Banjo.
Banjo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kavala will feel that in the morning.
Banjo scores with a head kick.
Look low, kick high! Banjo uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kavala tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Banjo is absolutely delighted - when Kavala wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olu Banjo!
Olu Banjo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Wilson (ranked 2513 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Joe Fletcher (ranked 319 p4p, 408 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215
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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fletcher throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Fletcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fletcher lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
Wilson with a hook.
It looks like Joe Fletcher has been cut.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Fletcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Steve Wilson has been cut.
Fletcher throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Fletcher throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Fletcher.
Fletcher stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fletcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Fletcher.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Fletcher moved out of range.
Fletcher tries to move into range but Wilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fletcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fletcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Fletcher moves away and avoids it.
Fletcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Fletcher tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fletcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fletcher misses with a double jab.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fletcher.
Wilson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Fletcher falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wilson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanen (ranked 1919 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Fred Hoyle (ranked 252 p4p, 309 weight class). David Hanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fred Hoyle!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyle has managed to clinch.
Hanen avoids the elbow strike from Hoyle, against the cage.
Hoyle lands an elbow just above Hanen 's eye.
It looks like David Hanen has been cut.
Hoyle misses with a body punch.
A short right from Hoyle.
Hanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanen lands with a light punch inside.
Hanen misses with the head strike.
Hanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanen.
Hanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoyle rushes Hanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Hanen on the inside.
Hanen breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoyle pushes Hanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanen lands a right hook to the body.
Hoyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanen is just out of range.
Hoyle is looking to clinch but Hanen is avoiding it.
Hoyle cracks Hanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hoyle misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyle moves to clinch but Hanen breaks away
and Hanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Hanen.
Nice cross by Hanen.
Hoyle tries to clinch but Hanen is having none of it.
Hoyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanen manages to avoid it.
Hoyle throws out a loose jab but Hanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoyle's coach down at Monkey Business was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoyle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hoyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoyle wants to clinch but Hanen slips to the side
and Hanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanen connects with a body shot that sends Hoyle's belly button to the back.
Hoyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoyle has managed to clinch.
Hoyle misses with an elbow strike.
Hanen tries to circle away but Hoyle has him pinned against the cage.
Hoyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanen is trying to force a seperation but Hoyle has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoyle throws a right hand that misses
and Hanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoyle swings widly with a right hand
and Hanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanen throws a shot to the body.
Hanen scores with a body shot.
Hoyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanen circles away.
It looked like Hanen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hoyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanen circles away.
Hoyle throws a good cross that connects.
Hoyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoyle wants to clinch but Hanen slips to the side
and Hanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanen.
Hoyle misses with a hook
and Hanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyle misses with a body shot
letting Hanen counter with a right hand.
Hoyle is rocked!
Hoyle tries to get into range but Hanen steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Hoyle! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hanen scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Hanen!
David Hanen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Silva Jr (ranked 1051 p4p, 2213 weight class) and Djuro Zec (ranked 135 p4p, 285 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Da Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Djuro Zec!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva Jr as he avoids it easily.
Zec rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Da Silva Jr counter with a right hand.
Zec fails with the takedown
and Da Silva Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zec fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo Da Silva Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djuro Zec.
Zec takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zec changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Silva Jr tries to avoid it but Zec manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Silva Jr to the ground. Da Silva Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zec walks into a jab.
Zec with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Silva Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zec misses with a left hand
and Da Silva Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Zec misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zec misses with a takedown
and Da Silva Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zec looks winded!
Da Silva Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zec drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Da Silva Jr defends it well.
Zec looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zec 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zec in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da Silva Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zec scoring with some ground and pound.
Da Silva Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva Jr tries to get out of the position.
Zec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zec on the ground.
Zec distracts Da Silva Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Da Silva Jr wants to sweep here but Zec controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zec makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zec lands a couple of digs.
Zec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zec's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zec trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zec throwing strikes but missing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Da Silva Jr dodges the punch combination from Zec.
Zec closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Djuro Zec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zec moves away.
No luck for Zec with that takedown attempt.
Da Silva Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Da Silva Jr as he jumps to the side.
A cross from Da Silva Jr lands.
Da Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zec.
Da Silva Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Zec throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo Da Silva Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zec falls off balance throwing a combination
and Da Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Zec closes the distance and clinches up with Da Silva Jr, looking for a takedown. Zec pushes Da Silva Jr against the cage but Da Silva Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zec. Da Silva Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva Jr throwing a counter right hand but Zec manages to avoid it.
Da Silva Jr throws a lazy right hand but Zec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva Jr misses the target.
Zec tries for a takedown but Da Silva Jr circles away easily
and Da Silva Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zec throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zec fails with the takedown.
Da Silva Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zec looking to slow down the pace here.
Zec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Da Silva Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zec misses with a left hand
and Da Silva Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Da Silva Jr enables Zec to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Da Silva Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zec has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zec scoring with some ground and pound.
Zec working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zec works over Da Silva Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Zec working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zec cracks Da Silva Jr with a solid left hand.
Da Silva Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zec landing some decent shots from guard.
Da Silva Jr has momentary wrist control but Zec slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zec landing with the ground and pound.
Zec lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zec is working Da Silva Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zec throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva Jr blocks nicely.
Da Silva Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zec stands up over Da Silva Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zec throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva Jr blocks nicely.
Zec works over Da Silva Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Zec postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zec scoring with some ground and pound.
Zec throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva Jr blocks nicely.
Zec working some strikes from top position.
Da Silva Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Zec passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Da Silva Jr there!
Zec lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Djuro Zec has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zec cracks Da Silva Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zec is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Da Silva Jr is rocked!
Zec has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Da Silva Jr's face.
Oh Da Silva Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zec working Da Silva Jr over with strikes here.
Zec drops a big elbow. That's hurt Da Silva Jr! More shots from Zec and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuro Zec!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 390 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Jackson Silva (ranked 63 p4p, 174 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Old Leg Tartakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov moves into the clinch.
Tartakov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tartakov scores with a hook to the body.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Tartakov.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Tartakov.
Tartakov lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tartakov misses with some punches.
Tartakov breaks the clinch.
Tartakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tartakov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Check out the look on Tartakov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Tartakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tartakov trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Tartakov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Tartakov working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tartakov trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to roll over but Tartakov keeps him under control.
Tartakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Tartakov control the position.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Tartakov is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Tartakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Tartakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Tartakov throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tartakov feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Jackson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Tartakov gets a clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tartakov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
Tartakov throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tartakov after a bit of a struggle.
Tartakov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick from Tartakov.
Tartakov throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tartakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tartakov is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Tartakov circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tartakov tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tartakov to the ground. Tartakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
Tartakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tartakov throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Tartakov is looking to clinch.
Tartakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tartakov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tartakov sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tartakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tartakov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Tartakov closes the distance and clinches.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Tartakov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Tartakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
And Silva tries to counter it with a takedown but Tartakov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tartakov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tartakov throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tartakov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Tartakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tartakov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Tartakov gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Tartakov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Old Leg Tartakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tartakov pinned against the cage. Tartakov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov misses with a kick to the body.
Tartakov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tartakov cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Old Leg Tartakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tartakov has passed into side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Tartakov works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tartakov landing strikes from the mount.
Tartakov landing shots from mount.
Tartakov tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Tartakov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva wants to control but Tartakov is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Tartakov.
Silva tries to hold on but Tartakov pushes him away.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tartakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tartakov cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Old Leg Tartakov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Tartakov tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Tartakov throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Tartakov.
Old Leg Tartakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Tartakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartakov digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Tartakov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tartakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Tartakov sprawls well.
Tartakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Tartakov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tartakov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Tartakov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Tartakov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Tartakov getting side control.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Tartakov working some strikes from top position.
Tartakov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tartakov forces his way into half guard.
Tartakov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tartakov drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Tartakov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Tartakov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Tartakov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Tartakov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tartakov lands with some strikes.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Tartakov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tartakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tartakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tartakov unloading with bombs!
Silva is rocked!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Tartakov's attempts to control the action.
Tartakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Tartakov finish him?
Tartakov cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tartakov softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Silva is out cold! Tartakov jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Old Leg Tartakov!
Old Leg Tartakov retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Old Leg Tartakov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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