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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Voitto Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Lilke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 Hilo, Voitto Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke shoots in and bounces Salama off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lilke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lilke working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Lilke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lilke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salama is looking to reverse the position.
Salama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Salama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salama stops Lilke from passing to mount.
Lilke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Salama fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lilke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lilke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lilke landing strikes from the mount and Salama is in trouble!
Salama throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salama wants to hold on but Lilke pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
Lilke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lilke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lilke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salama is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke cracks Salama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
Salama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Lilke with good strikes from the mount here!
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Salama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke controlling from mount.
Lilke with shots to the head and body - Salama looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
Lilke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salama looks a forlorn figure.
Lilke trying to control but Salama is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mitch Lilke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salama tries to work over Lilke's front leg with a kick but Lilke checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Lilke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Salama.
Salama scores with a three punch combo!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lilke.
Salama misses with the combination.
Lilke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lilke avoids the body shot from Salama.
Salama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lilke.
Voitto Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Lilke.
Lilke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lilke somewhat.
Salama tries to clinch
and Lilke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lilke controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama is looking to get back to full guard here but Lilke has managed to pass to side control instead.
Salama wants to get back to his feet.
Lilke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salama tries to hold on but Lilke postures up.
Salama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lilke has control of Salama's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salama regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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.
Lilke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lilke with good strikes from the mount here!
Lilke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lilke breaks from Salama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitch Lilke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lilke working Salama over with strikes here.
Lilke is working for a guillotine from mount but Salama frees his head quite easily.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
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.
Salama swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Salama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilke with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Salama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lilke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salama.
Voitto Salama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lilke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lilke postures up.
Lilke controlling from the top position.
Lilke advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama punching from the bottom.
Lilke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salama has hold of Lilke's hands but Lilke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salama is looking for a sweep. Lilke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lilke content to control rather than advance.
Lilke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lilke in particular looking to stall.
Lilke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Voitto Salama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lilke in particular looking to stall.
Lilke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mitch Lilke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salama misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salama, as that shot connected.
Salama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salama stuns Lilke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salama throws a nice looking combination but Lilke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke shoots in but no luck this time.
Voitto Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salama wants to clinch but Lilke slips to the side
and Lilke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salama!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke working Salama over with strikes here.
Lilke has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salama's face.
Salama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lilke with the ground and pound from mount.
Lilke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lilke landing shots from mount.
Salama is bucking up trying to escape but Lilke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilke on the ground.
Lilke controlling his opponent.
Lilke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke landing strikes from the mount.
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Lilke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lilke controlling from mount.
Lilke prevents Salama from getting the reversal.
Mitch Lilke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lilke looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Lilke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lilke 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Mitch Lilke!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mitch Lilke!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mitch Lilke!
Mitch Lilke wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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