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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliva misses with a few strikes there.
Bermudez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sliva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bermudez is fending him off so far but Sliva persists. Nope, Bermudez circles away and we're back to standing.
Bermudez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bermudez slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Sliva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sliva.
Nice uppercut lands for Sliva. That snapped Bermudez's head back.
Bermudez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bermudez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bermudez shoots in and gets a takedown into Sliva's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sliva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bermudez connects with a couple of short punches.
Bermudez is looking to work some ground and pound but Sliva has wrist control.
Sliva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermudez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sliva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bermudez is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sliva.
Sliva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bermudez is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez working away.
Sliva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bermudez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sliva is looking to regain half guard here but Bermudez keeps moving and retains side control.
Sliva looks gassed!
Sliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bermudez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sliva is defending well.
Bermudez stands up and beckons Sliva to his feet.
Bermudez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez slips nicely into half guard.
Bermudez winds up and cracks Sliva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sliva is trying to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Bermudez.
Bermudez passes to full mount!
Bermudez landing punches.
Sliva can't escape the position.
Bermudez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sliva is working to get back to half guard.
Bermudez working Sliva over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bermudez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bermudez landing shots from mount.
Bermudez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bermudez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bermudez landing shots from mount.
Bermudez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sliva is looking to get to half guard.
Bermudez controlling the position easily from mount.
Bermudez lands a big shot there that rocks Sliva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Sliva is bucking up trying to escape but Bermudez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sliva is trying desperately to improve position.
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Bermudez landing strikes from the mount and Sliva is in trouble!
Bermudez controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bermudez cracks Sliva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bermudez controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sliva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sliva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sliva shoots in but no luck this time.
Bermudez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sliva gets tackled into the cage by Bermudez. Bermudez maintains the clinch.
Bermudez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bermudez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sliva tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva being controlled against the cage.
Bermudez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bermudez.
Bermudez misses the shot to the body.
Bermudez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sliva scores with a hook to the body. Bermudez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bermudez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sliva shoots for a double leg takedown but Bermudez sprawls well. He's pushed Sliva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diego Bermudez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Sliva.
Bermudez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sliva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bermudez defends it nicely.
Bermudez shoots in but Sliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sliva scores with the left hand. Bermudez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sliva throws a body kick that misses.
Sliva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt Sliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermudez slips a jab and a cross from Sliva.
Sliva is breathing heavily.
Bermudez takes the fight into the clinch.
Bermudez jumps into guard, dragging Sliva to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez has his hands on Sliva's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermudez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sliva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bermudez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sliva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bermudez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bermudez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sliva circles away.
Sliva misses with a two punch combination.
Bermudez misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliva tries to bum rush Bermudez with a series of wild strikes but Bermudez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermudez dodges the punch combination from Sliva.
Sliva lands with a nice combination. Bermudez backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bermudez thows a body shot but no joy.
Bermudez throws a hook but Sliva avoids it easily.
Diego Bermudez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sliva throws a nice looking combination but Bermudez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bermudez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sliva is just out of range.
Bermudez drives through with a takedown into Sliva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bermudez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bermudez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bermudez.
Bermudez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Bermudez stalls from top position.
Bermudez is looking to take a break and control but Sliva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sliva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bermudez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sliva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sliva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bermudez cracks Sliva with a big right hand but Sliva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sliva is not content to let Bermudez control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva tries to buck Bermudez off but Bermudez is having none of it.
Sliva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bermudez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sliva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bermudez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sliva to his feet.
Sliva throws a right and a left that Bermudez avoids nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bermudez!
Bermudez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sliva.
Sliva shoots in but Bermudez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Sliva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sliva.
Bermudez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sliva moves into the clinch.
Sliva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bermudez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sliva to the mat. Sliva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermudez forces his way into half guard.
Bermudez slows the pace down in half guard.
Sliva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bermudez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bermudez's back!
Bermudez is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Sliva off. It looks like it's working - Sliva slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Bermudez displaying calm under pressure there.
Sliva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bermudez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sliva!
Bermudez raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez lands with some strikes.
Sliva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bermudez.
Bermudez controlling from the full mount.
Bermudez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez dominating with strikes here.
Sliva is trying to stand.
Bermudez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bermudez with a couple of short strikes.
Bermudez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sliva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sliva shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermudez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bermudez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sliva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bermudez eats them both and turns towards Sliva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matt Sliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bermudez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sliva as he jumps to the side.
Sliva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bermudez circles away.
Bermudez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sliva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sliva closes the distance and clinches up with Bermudez, looking for a takedown. Sliva pushes Bermudez against the cage but Bermudez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sliva throws a series of punches but Bermudez avoids them all with ease.
Bermudez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sliva tries to sprawl out of it but Bermudez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sliva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Bermudez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bermudez lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez scores a takedown into full mount!
Bermudez dominating with strikes here.
Sliva tries to reverse the position but Bermudez maintains control.
Bermudez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sliva hang on?
Sliva wants to control but Bermudez is having none of it.
Bermudez controlling the position easily from mount.
Sliva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bermudez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliva wants to hold on but Bermudez pushes him away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sliva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sliva taking shots to the head.
Sliva is bucking up trying to escape but Bermudez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sliva is rocked!
Bermudez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sliva is still in real trouble! Can Bermudez finish him?
Bermudez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sliva in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sliva to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Bermudez!
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