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TiTAN 9: Tate v Pterradictison PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skyd Flear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flear comes into the arena with Am at war blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter striker
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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 New York, Skyd Flear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flear is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flear avoid being mounted?
Robinson is keen to just control but Flear is a slippery customer.
Flear trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.
Robinson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Flear is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flear is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Robinson trying to mount his opponent but Flear defends it.
Flear regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
Robinson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flear to his feet.
Robinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Robinson tries for a kimura but Flear is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flear trying his best to control but Robinson has mounted him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson avoids the attempt from Flear to control.
Flear really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Flear frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Robinson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flear to the mat! Flear manages to get full guard.
Flear trying to control the position.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Flear is keeping the position.
Flear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson stands and throws Flear's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Flear can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson taking a break here but Flear is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but Flear is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robinson to get the leverage.
Flear trying to control but Robinson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Flear defending well.
Robinson wants to advance to full mount but Flear doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Robinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Flear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Robinson trying to control but Flear is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Robinson 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!
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Flear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flear counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flear's guard.
Robinson has gone for a leg lock! Flear slips out almost immediately though and dives into Robinson's guard.
Flear wanted to stand there but Robinson had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to control but Flear passes into half guard.
Flear is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson moves into full guard.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Flear postures up.
Flear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flear looking to pass the guard.
Flear trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robinson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Skyd Flear.
Well Robinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Robinson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Church Boi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Church Boi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boi tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boi shoots in and bounces Scott off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott controls Boi momentarily but Boi frees himself.
Boi wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boi being controlled here momentarily.
Boi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Boi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott is working an open guard so Boi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boi throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott moves into the clinch.
Boi is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boi has a takedown stuffed.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boi looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boi tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott scores with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boi's head.
It looks like Church Boi has been cut.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Boi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott scores with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Boi down.
Scott clinches up against the cage.
Scott unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boi up against the cage.
Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott forces Boi back against the cage and clinches.
Boi is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scott throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Boi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Scott follows into mount!
Boi is rocked!
Scott moves to back control.
Scott is looking to control Boi but Boi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Boi wants to get back to his feet.
Boi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Scott.
Boi tries to escape but Scott has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to control Boi but Boi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Scott manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Scott is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Boi with him. Boi is trying to defend but Scott has an arm under the chin now! Boi grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Scott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Wiley's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Black!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley shoots in and bounces Black off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiley lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiley thows a big elbow that misses.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Wiley throwing strikes but missing.
Wiley looking to pass the guard.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wiley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wiley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black keeping moving, preventing Wiley from controlling successfully.
Wiley preventing the sweep.
Wiley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black fails with the takedown
and Wiley counters with a takedown into side control.
Black is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Wiley keeps moving and retains side control.
Wiley working the ground and pound.
Wiley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Black's legs.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Black down.
Wiley lands a few punches from side control.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Black taking a bit of punishment here - Wiley scoring with strikes.
Black tries to buck Wiley off but Wiley is having none of it.
Black looks gassed!
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wiley cracks Black with a big elbow.
Wiley scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands a few punches from side control.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wiley lands a few punches from side control.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Black wants to control but Wiley postures up.
Black gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wiley lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wiley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Wiley is landing with some decent strikes but Black is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wiley controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley working Black over with strikes here.
Wiley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black is rocked!
Black is in a horrible position here. Wiley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Wiley finish him?
Wiley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wiley lands a big shot to the head and Black winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Wiley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clown Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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265 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clown Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Hayze!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby clinches with his opponent.
Hayze fails to pull guard.
Hayze takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Will Hayze has been cut.
Baby with a knee to the head.
Baby looking to throw knees to the head but Hayze is blocking nicely.
Baby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baby tries to clinch but Hayze moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baby with a knee to the head.
Baby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baby just leaning against Hayze, taking a breather.
Baby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baby working the clinch nicely. Hayze is working for position but Baby cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hayze crumples up against the cage and Baby lands two more shots before the ref can save Hayze! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Clown Baby!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Smith throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Smith.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva looks gassed!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva staying out of range there.
Smith lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Silva falls backwards - clearly groggy! Smith dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Vick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vick misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Hansen both land. Nice combination.
Vick throws a low kick but Hansen avoids it.
Vick scores with a jab.
Hansen has Vick up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hansen as Vick tries to tie him up.
Hansen lands a takedown into guard.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Vick keeps moving.
Vick has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vick wants to hit a switch here but Hansen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vick there!
Vick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vick tries to get out of the position.
Hansen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hansen looking to finish Vick with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Vick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen dominating with strikes here.
Hansen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Vick! More shots from Hansen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Hansen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DEAN RUSSO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lions Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DEAN RUSSO 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DEAN RUSSO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lions Head!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from RUSSO.
RUSSO shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than RUSSO was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Head wants to hold on but RUSSO pushes him away.
RUSSO wants to control the pace but Head is squirming around nicely.
RUSSO is working for a guillotine from mount but Head frees his head quite easily.
Head is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Head sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
RUSSO seems to be working for a kimura but Head defends the submission attempt.
Head is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of RUSSO's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take RUSSO's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. RUSSO is defending well but eventually Head manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! RUSSO has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lions Head!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholi Papalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, kimbo slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholi Papalov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
slice avoids the body shot from Papalov.
Papalov swats away the attempt to clinch by slice.
slice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Papalov shoots for a double leg takedown but slice sprawls well. He's pushed Papalov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Papalov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Papalov trying to control the pace.
Papalov stands up from half guard.
slice misses with a few strikes there.
Papalov drops slice with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but slice looks back up at him and smiles so Papalov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like kimbo slice has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from slice.
Papalov clinches.
Papalov effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Papalov.
slice wants to get back to striking at distance but Papalov won't allow it.
Papalov lands an elbow that stopped slice in his tracks for a moment.
Papalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papalov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papalov looks to land a combination but slice avoids it well.
Papalov scores with a takedown into slice's guard.
slice is trying to keep Papalov in close.
Papalov prevents slice from getting back to his feet.
slice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papalov.
Papalov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
slice has his foot on Papalov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papalov works his way back into a safe position though.
Papalov looking to sit in guard and control but slice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Papalov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papalov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. slice manages to get himself to full guard.
slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papalov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
slice wants to clinch up but Papalov keeps it at a distance.
Papalov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from slice.
Papalov is looking to clinch.
Papalov lands a high kick to the side of slice's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Papalov dives into guard, looking to finish.
slice is rocked!
slice is breathing heavily.
Papalov gets to his feet and stands over slice, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! slice felt that one! Papalov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save slice from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholi Papalov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gerous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holly.
Gerous gets a takedown into half guard.
Gerous tries to pass to full mount but Holly defends it.
Holly tries to roll over but Gerous keeps him under control.
Holly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gerous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holly is trying to stand back up but Gerous is controlling him
Holly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gerous seems to be working for a kimura but Holly defends the submission attempt.
Holly looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly wants to get back to full guard.
Holly trying to control here.
Gerous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holly wants to get back to his feet.
Gerous seems to be looking for submissions.
Gerous is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gerous wants to free his trapped foot but Holly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gerous prevents Holly from improving his position.
Holly tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Holly tries to roll over but Gerous keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holly tries to kick Gerous off but Gerous keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Holly is trying to maintain the position but Gerous is very close to passing his half guard.
Holly tries to get to full guard but Gerous has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gerous shoots in for a double leg but Holly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerous.
Gerous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gerous shoots in but Holly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holly throws a series of punches but Gerous moves out of range.
Gerous throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gerous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gerous throws a series of punches but Holly avoids them all with ease.
Holly slips under a jab from Gerous.
Gerous loads up on a big right hand but Holly slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holly misses with a combination
and Gerous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerous counters with a series of strikes. Holly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerous dodges the punch combination from Holly.
A shot to the body from Gerous misses
and Holly counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly 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.
Holly misses with a double jab.
Holly checks the leg kick.
Holly throws a right hand that Gerous ducks under and follows up with a left that Gerous also avoids with ease.
Holly swinging wilding here.
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holly misses with a combination
and Gerous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerous scores with a three punch combo!
Dan Gerous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gerous.
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gerous.
Holly moves out of range as Gerous strikes.
Holly misses with a combination
letting Gerous counter with a right hand.
Holly scores with a decent looking hook.
Holly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Gerous counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holly can't keep his opponent in guard - Gerous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly wants to improve his position but Gerous is controlling well.
Holly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holly is trying to stand back up but Gerous is controlling him
Gerous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gerous.
Gerous trying to pass the guard but Holly defending well.
Gerous is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holly is trying to stand back up but Gerous is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Holly is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holly pushes Gerous off looking to stand but Gerous dives back in and keeps control.
Gerous is pressing down on Holly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Holly is holding on for now.
Holly looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Gerous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gerous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holly.
Hank Holly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous wants to work for an arm triangle but Holly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holly pushes Gerous off and gets back to his feet.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
Holly misses with a combination
and Gerous counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Gerous stopping the sweep attempt from Holly.
Gerous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holly wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerous thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gerous stopping the sweep attempt from Holly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gerous 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Holly scores with a four punch combination!
Holly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gerous!
Gerous throws a chopping leg kick but Holly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Gerous misses.
Holly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous slips a jab and a cross from Holly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerous, right into the meat.
Gerous scores with a nice body kick.
Holly dodges the punch combination from Gerous.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerous counters with a good low kick that Holly was not able to check.
Gerous fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holly is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Holly blocks the low kick.
Gerous looks to land a right hand but Holly moved out of range.
That's two 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.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerous counters with a series of strikes. Holly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gerous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holly is fending him off so far but Gerous persists. Nope, Holly circles away and we're back to standing.
Holly moves out of range as Gerous strikes.
Holly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerous.
Gerous takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerous counters with a nice uppercut.
Holly misses with a double jab
letting Gerous counter with a right hand.
Gerous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gerous ducks under a wild hook from Holly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous scores with a head kick.
Gerous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holly.
Nice sprawl there from Holly as Gerous shoots in.
Holly throws a combination that misses
and Gerous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holly.
Gerous swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerous lands a glancing blow to the side of Holly's head.
Gerous misses with a hook. Holly ducked under it nicely.
Holly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hank Holly just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gerous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holly.
Gerous misses with a looping right.
Gerous waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Holly.
Holly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holly.
Holly misses the body punch
and Gerous counters with a left and a right that stings Holly.
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerous counters with a straight right hand.
Holly misses with a combination
and Gerous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Gerous misses.
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with an inside leg kick.
Holly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gerous fails with the takedown.
Gerous misses with a series of wild punches.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerous counters with a leg kick.
Gerous swinging wilding here.
That's two 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.
Holly misses with a double jab
and Gerous counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gerous works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gerous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from Holly both land. Nice combination.
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerous counters with a single leg into guard. Holly didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gerous advances position into side control!
Gerous advances to mount.
Holly is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly tries to hold on but Gerous pushes him away.
Gerous has hold of Holly's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holly manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Holly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gerous.
Holly is trying to stand up.
Holly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerous working for a guillotine from mount but Holly is in no mood to give up.
Holly is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gerous goes for an armbar but Holly turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerous is keeping the position for now.
Holly preventing the sweep.
Holly stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gerous is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gerous.
Gerous looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gerous had his way with Hank Holly in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gerous.
Holly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gerous counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Holly!
Gerous with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Holly wants to hold on but Gerous pushes him away.
Holly gets back to half guard.
Holly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gerous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gerous's back!
Gerous is taking damage to the body and head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gerous rolls, trying to escape but Holly keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gerous up.
Holly landing with strikes.
Holly doesn't have the hooks in and Gerous manages to turn into his guard.
Holly looking for a sweep. Not yet Holly, not yet.
Gerous stops Holly from standing up.
Gerous trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gerous stopping the sweep attempt from Holly.
Gerous tries to free his leg and advance position but Holly is retaining full guard.
Holly wants to stand but Gerous is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Holly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerous scores with a takedown into Holly's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous 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.
Holly kicks Gerous off and gets to his feet.
Holly lands with an overhand left.
Holly stuffs the takedown attempt from Gerous. Gerous gets slowly back to his feet.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holly misses with a double jab
and Gerous counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly can't do much from the bottom here.
Gerous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gerous tries for a kimura but Holly is defending well.
Holly struggling a bit here.
Gerous wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holly, who protects the arm well.
Gerous working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gerous asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Holly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gerous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holly is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gerous is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gerous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holly.
Gerous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holly swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gerous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Gerous lands.
Holly scores with a hook to the body. Gerous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holly misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gerous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gerous 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gerous!
Dan Gerous retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pterradactlson's entrance music is Holiday Rap. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ethan Tate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pterradactlson drops Tate with a nice combination! Pterradactlson dives into Tate's guard, looking to finish!
Tate is rocked!
It looks like Ethan Tate has been cut.
Pterradactlson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate is still in real trouble! Can Pterradactlson finish him?
Tate looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pterradactlson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Pterradactlson blocks the strikes from Tate.
Tate wants to get back to full guard but Pterradactlson has mounted him!
Tate tries to reverse the position but Pterradactlson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pterradactlson breaks from Tate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tate tries to hold on but Pterradactlson postures up.
Pterradactlson wants to control but instead Tate manages to regain half guard.
Pterradactlson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pterradactlson's guard.
Pterradactlson controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Pterradactlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pterradactlson wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Pterradactlson shoots in.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pterradactlson looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
Pterradactlson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pterradactlson, as that shot connected.
Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tate lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Tate wants to control from the top but Pterradactlson keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pterradactlson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pterradactlson's head.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pterradactlson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Pterradactlson blocks nicely.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pterradactlson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Pterradactlson is retaining full guard.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate wants to control from the top but Pterradactlson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pterradactlson moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ethan Tate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ethan Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pterradactlson is looking to clinch.
Tate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson has been cut.
Pterradactlson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Pterradactlson misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pterradactlson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pterradactlson slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Pterradactlson with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Pterradactlson throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pterradactlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate scores with a jab. Pterradactlson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pterradactlson gets caught flat footed, as Tate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate works over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Ethan Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pterradactlson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate trying to control but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate forces his way into half guard.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a strike but Pterradactlson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pterradactlson wants to stand and escape but Tate is having none of it.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Pterradactlson has wrist control.
Tate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate works over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate prevents Pterradactlson from standing back up.
Pterradactlson won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
Tate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pterradactlson wants to get back to full guard.
Pterradactlson has hold of Tate's hands but Tate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate throwing shots but Pterradactlson is blocking nicely.
Tate working over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound. Pterradactlson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tate throwing shots but Pterradactlson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pterradactlson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pterradactlson gets a clinch.
Pterradactlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up.
Tate wants to slow Pterradactlson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pterradactlson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pterradactlson moves away.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Pterradactlson throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pterradactlson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice shot lands for Tate.
Tate throws a low kick but Pterradactlson avoids it.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pterradactlson's head backwards.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pterradactlson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pterradactlson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pterradactlson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Tate finds it's way through Pterradactlson's defenses.
Pterradactlson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tate tests Pterradactlson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Pterradactlson dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Pterradactlson misses with the combination.
Ethan Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate connects with a jab.
Pterradactlson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pterradactlson slips under a jab from Tate.
Tate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pterradactlson walks into a jab.
Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson's cut is getting worse.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tate moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tate is working Pterradactlson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tate working the ground and pound.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate prevents Pterradactlson from escaping the position.
Tate trying to control the position but Pterradactlson is working away.
Tate looks up at the clock and then as Pterradactlson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tate working the body and head with strikes.
Tate working the head with strikes.
Tate working the strikes but Pterradactlson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Tate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pterradactlson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
Tate landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Tate really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pterradactlson blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Tate misses.
Tate swings for the body but Pterradactlson moves out of range.
Tate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate misses the jab.
Pterradactlson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pterradactlson misses with a body shot.
Pterradactlson stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.
Pterradactlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate jabs Pterradactlson right on the nose. Pterradactlson blinks but takes it well.
Pterradactlson wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate lands a body shot.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pterradactlson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Pterradactlson backing up. Pterradactlson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pterradactlson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pterradactlson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is stalling in the full guard.
Tate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pterradactlson seems a little lost for a moment, as Tate dominates the positioning.
Tate works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pterradactlson is avoiding damage well.
Tate controlling from side mount.
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.
Tate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pterradactlson is avoiding damage well.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to score with some ground and pound. Pterradactlson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pterradactlson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate scores with punches from side control.
Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate working the ground and pound.
Tate with the ground and pound but Pterradactlson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Pterradactlson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tate is working for a kimura but Pterradactlson is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Tate.
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.
Tate with the ground and pound but Pterradactlson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pterradactlson controlling the position.
Pterradactlson wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Pterradactlson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Pterradactlson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Tate dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate lands an overhand right.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
Tate lands with a right hand.
Pterradactlson shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pterradactlson wants to improve his position but Tate is controlling well.
Tate trying to advance position but Pterradactlson counters by regaining guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pterradactlson is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
Pterradactlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pterradactlson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Pterradactlson has momentary wrist control but Tate slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Tate is looking to advance position but Pterradactlson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pterradactlson looking to finish Tate with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tate!
Pterradactlson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tate manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ethan Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeping control of the position.
Pterradactlson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tate controlling the position well.
Pterradactlson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Pterradactlson has control of the leg.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pterradactlson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate is positioning himself well to prevent Pterradactlson advancing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Tate!
Ethan Tate is the new light heavyweight champion!
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