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Syn 84: Withering Tranquillity PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Willwerth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ovechkin (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Willwerth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willwerth.
Ovechkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Willwerth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willwerth seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Ovechkin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Willwerth is backing up but Ovechkin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Willwerth covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Ovechkin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ovechkin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CockO SauruS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiltsie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mein Herz Brennt. Robert Wiltsie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CockO SauruS!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltsie jabs at SauruS's body.
Wiltsie scores with a hook to the body. SauruS takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
SauruS fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiltsie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
SauruS shoots in but Wiltsie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wiltsie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
SauruS shoots in for a takedown but Wiltsie shows good takedown defense.
Wiltsie stuffs the takedown attempt from SauruS. SauruS gets slowly back to his feet.
Robert Wiltsie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CockO SauruS.
Wiltsie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
CockO SauruS seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SauruS looks gassed!
SauruS changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wiltsie tries to avoid it but SauruS manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wiltsie to the ground. Wiltsie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
SauruS shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiltsie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. SauruS doesn't seem bothered though.
Wiltsie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
SauruS is rocked!
Wiltsie scores with a three punch combo!
SauruS is still on wobbly legs! Can Wiltsie finish him?
Wiltsie lands with a big left! SauruS is wobbled badly! Wiltsie comes in with a flurry of punches and drops SauruS to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Wiltsie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta. On his way into the cage it seems that Marco Belfort has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marco Belfort seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Belfort misses with a wild combination.
Belfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn manages to avoid it.
Nice combo by Belfort! Oh, that's hurt him - Benn falls to the canvas and Belfort follows him into side control.
Benn is rocked!
It looks like DJ Benn 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!
Belfort passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Benn!
Benn is still in real trouble! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Benn badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Belfort around the waist but Belfort pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Belfort is the winner by TKO! Belfort jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Belfort!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsti Turjake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Ace Hood - Get em. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Torsti Turjake!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turjake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Turjake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Turjake.
Nice uppercut lands for Turjake. That snapped Jackson's head back.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Turjake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Turjake cracks Jackson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Turjake has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jackson to stand back up!
Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turjake moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turjake cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Turjake pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torsti Turjake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Fury (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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Laitela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Fury!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ismo Laitela has been cut.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laitela was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury catches Laitela napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Laitela to the canvas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laitela is keeping the position for now.
Laitela keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Laitela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fury pushes down on Laitela's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fury wants to control but Laitela is keeping him busy.
Laitela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Laitela.
Fury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fury is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Laitela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laitela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laitela keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Laitela is keeping the position.
Fury advances to half guard.
Fury is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fury lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laitela is working to get back to half guard.
Fury tries to control but Laitela wriggling away.
Fury is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laitela is working to get back to half guard.
Fury in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fury trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laitela is trying desperately to improve position.
Fury wants to finish this one by submission but Laitela is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fury.
Fury jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Laitela manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fury has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fury looks gassed!
Laitela manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laitela is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury uses his free foot to push down on Laitela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laitela.
Fury lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fury lands a heavy elbow.
Fury is working for a guillotine from mount but Laitela frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury landing strikes from the mount and Laitela is in trouble!
Fury working Laitela over with strikes here.
Fury prevents Laitela from getting the reversal.
Fury is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Laitela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Laitela is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Laitela working to try and regain half guard.
Fury trying to control but Laitela is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ismo Laitela's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Laitela.
Laitela has a takedown stuffed.
Fury digs a good body shot into Laitela's ribs.
Fury lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laitela will feel that in the morning.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Laitela is out of range.
Fury darts in and clinches Laitela up against the cage.
Fury pushes Laitela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury is struggling to control the position.
Fury lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fury working aggressively here.
Fury is leaning against Laitela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fury pushes Laitela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Fury.
Laitela dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Fury lands a body shot.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fury is working Laitela over against the cage.
Fury scores with a hook to the body.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laitela backwards.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Fury lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fury.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury breaks from the clinch.
Laitela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury throws the left hand but Laitela avoids the punch easily.
Fury drops Laitela with a nice combination! Fury dives into Laitela's guard, looking to finish!
Laitela is rocked!
Ismo Laitela's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury 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.
Fury trying to control but Laitela is working from the bottom.
Fury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
Laitela isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fury stacks Laitela on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fury!
Laitela tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fury wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fury lands a lovely overhand right.
Fury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laitela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laitela fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ismo Laitela's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fury lands with a right and another and another! Laitela is in big trouble! Fury lands again and this time it's lights out for Laitela! A quality knockout there for Fury.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Floyd Fury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickson comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pound clinches up against the cage.
Pound successfully pulls guard.
Pound keeping full guard, as Dickson tries to pass.
Pound tries to strike from the bottom.
Dickson preventing the sweep.
Pound is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dickson won't allow Pound to get back to his feet.
Dickson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickson won't allow Pound to get back to his feet.
Dickson preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pound keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pound tries to clinch up.
Dickson misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Dickson.
Pound throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dickson counters with a three punch combo that has Pound backing up. Pound nods at Dickson to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.
Pound looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pound's hands.
Dickson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pound is rocked!
Dickson lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Dickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Saeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeba comes into the arena with Easy Action 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Saeba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Stajin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeba throws the kick towards the body but Stajin avoids it.
Stajin shoots in looking for a takedown. Saeba tries to sprawl out of it but Stajin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saeba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stajin throws a wild body kick that Saeba sees coming a mile off.
Stajin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saeba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saeba scores with a head kick.
Stajin checks a leg kick nicely.
Stajin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saeba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saeba throws a jab but it's blocked by Stajin.
Stajin walks into a stiff left hand from Saeba.
Stajin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stajin throwing strikes here but Saeba is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Saeba is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Saeba has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Stajin's lack of action.
Stajin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saeba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajin preventing the sweep.
Saeba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stajin stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Saeba has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Stajin manages to get his head free but now Saeba has transitioned to an armbar! Stajin grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Saeba! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masato Saeba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition moves out of range of the strikes.
Disposition lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Disposition uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Disposition comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Disposition uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disposition lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a leg kick but Disposition sees it coming and moves out of range.
Disposition is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Disposition fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Disposition there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cliff Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disposition with a jab.
Disposition clinches with his opponent.
Disposition is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Disposition lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Disposition scores a nice knee to the body.
Disposition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Disposition lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition scores a nice knee to the body.
Disposition lands a knee to the head.
Disposition jerks Brown's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brown drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Disposition goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Disposition because Brown was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Sunny Disposition!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boadicea by Enya. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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204 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickhard Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastly drops Smith with a nice combination! Beastly dives into Smith's guard, looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Rickhard Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beastly trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beastly chips away with some ground and pound.
Beastly trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Beastly is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beastly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beastly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beastly trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Beastly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beastly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beastly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beastly thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Beastly with that takedown attempt.
Beastly avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Beastly moved out of range.
Beastly swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith wants to clinch up but Beastly keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beastly.
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.
Beastly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly avoids the body shot from Smith.
Rickhard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beastly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rickhard Smith's cut is getting worse.
Beastly loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beastly moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch there but Beastly circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to clinch there but Beastly circles away.
Beastly keeps the fight on the outside.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
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.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beastly checks it well.
Rickhard Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Beastly loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Beastly pushes him off.
Beastly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Beastly.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beastly circles away quickly and effectively.
Beastly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Beastly. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith is looking to wear down Beastly with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith drives through and clinches with Beastly against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickhard Smith's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beastly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Beastly 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.
Beastly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beastly is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beastly works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beastly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beastly is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beastly.
Beastly misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Beastly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beastly with a nice head shot there.
Beastly pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith has hold of Beastly's hands but Beastly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Beastly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Beastly closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Beastly pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beastly dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Beastly was well out of range.
Beastly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beastly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beastly staying out of range there.
Beastly looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Beastly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beastly tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Beastly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith looks to land a combination but Beastly avoids it well.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beastly manages to avoid it.
Beastly looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up but Beastly circles away and keeps his distance.
Beastly checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beastly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Beastly with that takedown attempt.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly misses with a straight left.
Beastly throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Beastly fails to land the takedown.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Beastly slips the punch.
Beastly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickhard Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beastly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beastly swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Beastly is just out of range.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beastly fails to land with a series of punches.
Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rickhard Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beastly moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Beastly slips the punch.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Bam Bam Beastly has been cut.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bam Bam Beastly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith feints and then cracks Beastly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beastly down.
Beastly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Beastly misses.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly moves out of range of the strikes.
Beastly moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Beastly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beastly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Beastly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Beastly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith moves forwards but Beastly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves away from the strike by Beastly.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Beastly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beastly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Beastly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Beastly. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a body punch but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith wants to clinch up but Beastly keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beastly throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beastly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beastly slips under a jab.
Smith throws a leg kick but Beastly sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickhard Smith clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Beastly avoids it easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith blocks a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beastly checks a low kick from Smith.
Beastly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Beastly fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith has Beastly up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beastly blocking some punches.
Beastly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Beastly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beastly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastly sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beastly dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beastly shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rickhard Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Beastly.
Smith throws the left hand but Beastly avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Beastly.
Beastly ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beastly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beastly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beastly shoots in but no luck this time.
Beastly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly is having none of it.
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.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith swings for the body but Beastly moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beastly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beastly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Beastly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Beastly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beastly circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam Beastly 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!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Beastly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Beastly.
Beastly tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Beastly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beastly stands up from half guard.
Beastly throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a swing at Beastly's ribcage but misses.
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.
Smith wants to clinch.
Beastly shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beastly throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Beastly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beastly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Beastly is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beastly's sensitive parts.
Beastly misses with a double jab.
Beastly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Beastly shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beastly showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beastly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Beastly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into full guard.
Beastly is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Beastly throwing strikes but missing.
Beastly pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beastly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith moves into full guard.
Bam Bam Beastly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beastly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beastly takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Beastly landing some decent shots from guard.
Beastly 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.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Beastly checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam Beastly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beastly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Bam Bam Beastly!
Bam Bam Beastly wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hipolito Adalberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hipolito Adalberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hipolito Adalberto !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adalberto misses with a takedown attempt - Palo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adalberto lands with a nice body punch.
Adalberto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Adalberto tries for a takedown but Palo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adalberto takes one on the button.
Palo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adalberto dodges the punch combination from Palo.
Adalberto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Palo's guard.
Palo wants to sweep here but Adalberto controlling him for the moment.
Adalberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Palo has wrist control.
Adalberto drops back looking for a leg! Palo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palo manages to kick Adalberto off! Adalberto jumps back into Palo's guard.
Adalberto is fighting to break Palo's control of his arms but Palo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto lands a couple of elbows.
Adalberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adalberto tries to free his leg and advance position but Palo is retaining full guard.
Palo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Palo is looking to chop away at Adalberto 's legs.
Adalberto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palo throws a looping overhand right but Adalberto ducks down to avoid it.
Palo lands with a straight right. Adalberto didn't see that one coming.
A punch combination from Palo misses.
Palo misses with a straight right.
Adalberto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palo to the mat! Palo manages to get full guard.
Palo wants to sweep but no luck.
Adalberto throws and elbow that misses. Palo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adalberto 's guard. Nice move by Palo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palo's guard.
Adalberto cracks Palo with a solid left hand.
Palo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palo managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Palo is breathing heavily.
Adalberto throws and elbow that misses. Palo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adalberto 's guard. Nice move by Palo!
Adalberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palo content to stall in guard here.
Adalberto working for a triangle but Palo defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palo wants to pass the guard but Adalberto is keeping the position.
Adalberto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adalberto wants to hit a switch here but Palo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adalberto there!
Palo controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adalberto is working to get back to half guard.
Palo trying to control but Adalberto is having none of it.
Palo blocks Adalberto 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Palo prevents Adalberto from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Adalberto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo 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.
Palo misses with a looping left.
Adalberto lands a jab to Palo's midsection.
Palo doesn't manage to clinch there - Adalberto circles away.
Palo throws an overhand right that lands on Adalberto 's shoulder, as Adalberto tries to avoid the shot.
Adalberto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palo.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palo but Palo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palo tries to clinch up but Adalberto circles away and keeps his distance.
Palo throws an overhand right that lands on Adalberto 's shoulder, as Adalberto tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Palo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adalberto doesn't seem phased though.
Palo throws a hook but Adalberto blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palo.
Adalberto blocks a jab.
Adalberto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palo's waist but Palo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adalberto off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Palo. No joy for Adalberto on that attempt.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hipolito Adalberto .
Adalberto is breathing heavily.
Adalberto slips under a jab.
Palo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palo is trying to keep Adalberto in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adalberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adalberto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palo is trying to control the position but Adalberto postures up.
Palo pulls Adalberto in close to prevent any damage.
Palo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adalberto .
Palo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adalberto stands up over Palo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adalberto chips away with some ground and pound.
Adalberto wants to pass the guard but Palo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Adalberto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adalberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adalberto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palo wants to sweep here but Adalberto controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palo lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Palo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palo tries to clinch up but Adalberto circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Palo misses
and Adalberto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adalberto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palo won't allow Adalberto to pass to mount.
Adalberto throwing shots but Palo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo is trying to get back to full guard.
Palo wants to control but Adalberto is keeping busy.
Adalberto is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Palo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Adalberto is pressing down on Palo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palo is holding on for now.
Adalberto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palo misses with a two punch combination.
Adalberto checks a leg kick nicely.
Palo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adalberto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palo throws a front kick that sends Adalberto stumbling back into the cage.
Adalberto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palo to the mat! Palo manages to get full guard.
Palo wants to stand but Adalberto is controlling the position.
Adalberto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adalberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Adalberto thows a big elbow that misses.
Adalberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Adalberto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto advances to half guard.
Palo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adalberto is looking to work some ground and pound but Palo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hipolito Adalberto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adalberto gets the takedown into side control.
Palo is trying to control Adalberto 's posture but Adalberto avoids it.
Palo defending against the ground and pound.
Adalberto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Adalberto working the body and head with strikes.
Adalberto tries for a kimura but Palo is defending well.
Palo gets back to half guard.
Adalberto thows a huge punch but Palo dodges it nicely.
Adalberto stops Palo from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palo trying to control but Adalberto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adalberto trying to pass the guard but Palo defending well.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adalberto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adalberto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palo throws a right and a left that Adalberto avoids nicely.
Adalberto shoots for a double leg takedown but Palo sprawls well. He's pushed Adalberto 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Adalberto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Palo!
Adalberto looking to finish Palo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adalberto .
Palo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adalberto thowing shots but they're missing.
Palo working to try and regain half guard.
Palo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palo can't escape the position.
Adalberto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adalberto looking to finish Palo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palo!
Palo tries to hold on but Adalberto pushes him away.
Adalberto scoring with strikes but Palo is staying in there.
Adalberto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Palo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Palo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Adalberto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palo is looking to regain half guard here but Adalberto keeps moving and retains side control.
Adalberto working away.
Adalberto landing a few strikes.
Hipolito Adalberto has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adalberto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adalberto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palo is trying to control Adalberto 's posture but Adalberto avoids it.
Palo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adalberto is controlling him well.
Adalberto working the ground and pound from side control.
Palo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Palo won't allow Adalberto to pass to mount.
Adalberto thows a huge punch but Palo dodges it nicely.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adalberto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Adalberto really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palo misses with a body kick.
Palo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palo is looking to clinch but Adalberto is avoiding it.
Adalberto works Palo's body with a nice hook.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Palo gets caught flat footed, as Adalberto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Adalberto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adalberto drops back looking for a leg! Palo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palo manages to kick Adalberto off! Adalberto jumps back into Palo's guard.
Palo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adalberto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adalberto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palo wants to get back to his feet but Adalberto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Adalberto thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palo misses with a body kick.
Adalberto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adalberto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adalberto throws and elbow that misses. Palo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adalberto 's guard. Nice move by Palo!
Palo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Palo trying to control but Adalberto is working from the bottom.
Adalberto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Adalberto , up you get!
No joy there for Palo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adalberto misses with a takedown attempt - Palo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palo looks to land a right hand but Adalberto moved out of range.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Palo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adalberto .
Palo holds on for dear life, controlling Adalberto 's posture momentarily.
Adalberto breaks from Palo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo is in a horrible position here. Adalberto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adalberto looking for a guillotine from mount but Palo is having none of it.
Adalberto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Adalberto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Palo tries to hold on but Adalberto postures up.
Adalberto dominating with strikes here.
Palo tries to hold on but Adalberto postures up.
Adalberto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palo because Adalberto loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo is desperately trying to improve his position but Adalberto has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Adalberto .
Palo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Adalberto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palo hang on?
Palo tries to hold on but Adalberto pushes him away.
Adalberto with the ground and pound from mount.
Adalberto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adalberto landing strikes from the mount.
Adalberto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adalberto working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hipolito Adalberto dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Palo as Adalberto shoots in.
Palo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adalberto 's calf.
Palo lands with a hook. Adalberto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Palo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adalberto .
Adalberto shoots in and bounces Palo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Palo looking to control.
Adalberto drops back looking for a leg! Palo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palo manages to kick Adalberto off! Adalberto jumps back into Palo's guard.
Palo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Adalberto looking for submissions off his back.
Palo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Palo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adalberto doesn't seem bothered though.
Palo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Palo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Palo does no damage.
Adalberto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adalberto stops Palo from getting back to his feet.
Adalberto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adalberto stops Palo from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo is in trouble now - Adalberto has advanced to mount!
Adalberto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Palo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Adalberto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palo is surviving well by controlling Adalberto 's body position as best he can.
Adalberto working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Palo slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Adalberto thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palo to regain full guard.
Adalberto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adalberto pushing down on Palo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adalberto works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Adalberto .
The strikes coming from Adalberto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adalberto working away.
Adalberto misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Palo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Palo is trying to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adalberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Adalberto defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Adalberto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palo.
Palo tries to clinch there but Adalberto circles away.
Adalberto looks to score with a jab to the body but Palo is just out of range.
Palo throws a solid leg kick but Adalberto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palo.
Adalberto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Adalberto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Adalberto wants to pass the guard but Palo is keeping the position.
Adalberto works over Palo with some ground and pound from guard.
Adalberto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adalberto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adalberto tries to free his leg and advance position but Palo is retaining full guard.
Palo wants to sweep here but Adalberto controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hipolito Adalberto .
I think Adalberto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Hipolito Adalberto !
Hipolito Adalberto wins by unanimous decision!
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