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IGR 82 - Maldi vs. Bowman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chucky little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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224 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chucky little!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
little swinging wilding here.
Hanson swinging wilding here.
little looks to land a combination but Hanson avoids it well.
little throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanson.
Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson throws a combination. little tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like chucky little has been cut.
Hanson has closed the distance and engaged little in a clinch.
little wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson taking a breather.
Hanson trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson drops little with a beautiful combination! little stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanson is looking for the KO!
little is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson rushes little and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
little is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
little is trying to break the clinch but Hanson is controlling him.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Hanson darts in and clinches little up against the cage.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
little seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson throws an overhand right that has little reeling! Hanson follows up with more punches and little is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hank Hanson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizou Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki has chosen Japanese Rap as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theodore Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keizou Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ishizaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishizaki scores with a takedown into Fisher's guard.
Fisher trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ishizaki gets to his feet - Fisher follows without any prompting.
Ishizaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fisher circles away.
Ishizaki 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 Fisher, as that shot connected.
It looks like Keizou Ishizaki has been cut.
Ishizaki looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fisher scores with a three punch combo!
Fisher stuffs the takedown attempt from Ishizaki. Ishizaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Theodore Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizou Ishizaki.
Fisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fisher lands with a hook. Ishizaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown but Fisher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Fisher as he connects with a hook.
Ishizaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fisher thumps Ishizaki with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ishizaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fisher.
Ishizaki is rocked!
That has opened up Keizou Ishizaki's cut even more.
Fisher ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ishizaki out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Fisher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cartmen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tony mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartmen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartmen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cartmen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cartmen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cartmen 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.
mars had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cartmen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. mars Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cartmen's back instead.
Cartmen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if mars gets his way!
mars working for the choke.
mars doesn't have the hooks in and Cartmen manages to turn into his guard.
mars is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
mars has his foot on Cartmen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cartmen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mars is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cartmen is pushing down on mars's leg trying to pass to half guard. mars is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartmen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cartmen is looking for a kimura but mars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cartmen to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartmen is looking for a kimura but mars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cartmen to get the leverage.
Cartmen looks gassed!
Cartmen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cartmen is looking for a kimura but mars is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cartmen to get the leverage.
mars works his way to full guard. Good work.
mars looking for a triangle here. Cartmen is fighting it but it looks tight! mars pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cartmen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). tony mars!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny van bilnaadhaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van bilnaadhaar comes into the arena with Walk With me in Hell blaring out of the sound system. Perry has chosen Lützenkirchen - Leer aber Techno as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny van bilnaadhaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Perry!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van bilnaadhaar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perry is fending him off so far but van bilnaadhaar persists. Nope, Perry circles away and we're back to standing.
van bilnaadhaar ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
Perry gets the takedown into side control.
Perry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Perry has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for van bilnaadhaar!
Perry lands a big shot there that rocks van bilnaadhaar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Perry tries to control but van bilnaadhaar wriggling away.
Perry can't control as he wanted to and van bilnaadhaar manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perry seems to be working for a kimura but van bilnaadhaar defends the submission attempt.
Perry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Perry wants to control but van bilnaadhaar is keeping him busy.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
van bilnaadhaar looking for submissions off his back.
van bilnaadhaar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a strike but van bilnaadhaar manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Perry tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johny van bilnaadhaar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksei Fedorov!
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, Angel Molina!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedorov swats away the attempt to clinch by Molina.
Fedorov scores with a hook to the body. Molina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Molina wants to clinch.
Molina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molina gets a clinch.
Molina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fedorov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molina misses with a knee to the head.
Molina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molina jumps guard.
Fedorov tries to stand but Molina is controlling from the bottom.
Fedorov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedorov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Molina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedorov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aleksei Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedorov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Molina moves in looking to clinch but Fedorov pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molina was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Molina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Fedorov misses its intended target.
Molina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Molina looks gassed!
A big right from Fedorov misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Molina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedorov.
Fedorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedorov lands a body shot.
Fedorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedorov connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedorov punishes Molina's body with a nice straight punch.
Molina gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molina.
Fedorov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fedorov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Molina.
Aleksei Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Molina.
Molina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Molina is rocked!
Fedorov cracks Molina with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Molina looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fedorov finish him?
Molina is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedorov finish him?
Fedorov fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Molina square on the jaw! Damn, Molina is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksei Fedorov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drandt Bavis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bavis has chosen When I'm Gone as his entrance music. Drandt Bavis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drandt Bavis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bavis connects with a jab.
Thor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bavis pinned against the cage. Bavis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bavis lands a with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bavis.
Bavis lands a left and a right that send Thor crashing to the mat, dazed. Bavis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like JJ Thor has been cut.
Thor is breathing heavily.
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!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bavis! Thor is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drandt Bavis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Benton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez lands an overhand right.
It looks like Sam Benton has been cut.
Benton tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.
Mendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez lands a big head kick that sends Benton tumbling to the mat! Mendez takes a step backwards and waves Benton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benton is rocked!
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!
Mendez has a takedown stuffed.
Benton tries to land a front kick but Mendez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Mendez slips under a jab from Benton.
Benton scores with a spinning back kick!
Benton misses with a body shot.
Mendez checks a low kick from Benton.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
Benton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Benton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Benton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benton has his hands on Mendez's head, controlling the position.
Mendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benton trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendez trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Benton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benton trying to control the position here.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benton misses with a body punch
and Mendez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Benton!
Benton blocking the ground and pound.
Mendez unloading with bombs!
The cut above Sam Benton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mendez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sam Benton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Benton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Mendez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gringo Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gringo Gringo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with the combination.
Gringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gringo lands with an overhand left.
Gringo moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Gringo Gringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart lands with an uppercut that bounces Gringo off the cage and back into rage.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Gringo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Gringo.
Hart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gringo keeps working.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet.
Hart working the ground and pound but Gringo is defending the strikes.
Hart is trying to ground and pound but Gringo uses the momentary lack of control by Hart to regain half guard.
Hart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gringo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the action in half guard but Gringo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gringo is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart throws a right and a left that Gringo avoids nicely.
Hart dives in and grabs Gringo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gringo pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gringo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gringo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hart working away.
Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gringo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gringo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gringo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
Hart throws a strike aimed at the side of Gringo's head but Gringo avoids it well.
Gringo is pushing Hart's head away, looking to escape. Hart manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gringo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Gringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Gringo defending well.
Hart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gringo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control the pace but Gringo is squirming around nicely.
Hart controlling the pace for now.
Gringo tries to lock up and control but Hart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gringo is trying to stand up.
Gringo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hart.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gringo regains half guard.
Hart prevents Gringo from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is stalling here. Gringo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gringo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gringo stands up and beckons Hart to his feet.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Gringo throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gringo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gringo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gringo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gringo keeps working.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
Gringo struggling a bit here.
Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gringo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hart dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gringo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Gringo slips the punch.
Gringo blocks a leg kick.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gringo throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Chad Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gringo throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a takedown into side control.
Hart tries for a kimura but Gringo is defending well.
Gringo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hart wants to control but Gringo is keeping him busy.
Hart in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hart scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gringo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gringo dodges the ground and pound from Hart.
Hart trying to control the action but Gringo is working from the bottom.
Gringo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gringo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
Gringo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hart is chipping away with strikes.
Gringo is not content to let Hart control the position.
Gringo pushes Hart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart working away.
Chad Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gringo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hart yanks on the arm and Gringo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Hart!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Wennstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grappler Striking has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
167 lbs
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24
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
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, Hugo Wennstrom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striking shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Striking was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Striking.
Striking wants to control the pace but Wennstrom is squirming around nicely.
Striking with shots to the head and body - Wennstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Striking thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Striking cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Striking cracks Wennstrom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking dominating with strikes here.
Striking with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Striking lands a nice shot to the head.
Striking with a couple of short strikes.
Wennstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Striking has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Striking lands a heavy elbow.
Striking landing strikes, looking to finish!
Striking moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Wennstrom has worked his arm free - good work by Wennstrom!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striking is chipping away with strikes.
Striking scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wennstrom to see if he's OK.
Striking throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Striking scoring with punches from side control.
Striking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wennstrom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Striking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Striking looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Striking thows a huge punch but Wennstrom dodges it nicely.
Striking misses with a head shot. Wennstrom uses the momentum to regain guard.
Striking postures up in Wennstrom's guard and throws a big left but Wennstrom blocks it.
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.
Striking landing some decent shots from guard.
Striking throws a strike but Wennstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Striking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grappler Striking dominated that round.
That's time! Striking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Striking avoids the head kick by Wennstrom.
Wennstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Striking closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wennstrom did well to prevent Striking getting side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striking lands a nice short elbow.
Striking wants to pass to mount but Wennstrom is defending the position.
Striking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Striking throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striking lands a nice short elbow.
Striking seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wennstrom is trying to stand up here but Striking is controlling him well.
Striking wants to advance to full mount but Wennstrom doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Striking stands up over Wennstrom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wennstrom dives on top into guard.
Striking 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.
Striking is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wennstrom defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striking is looking for a triangle here but Wennstrom uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennstrom gets to mount! Striking was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Striking is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Wennstrom manages to capitalize on a mistake by Striking to take his back!
Wennstrom is hanging on to Striking's back as he tries to escape.
Striking tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Striking regains half guard.
Striking gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grappler Striking dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Striking misses with a body shot.
Wennstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hugo Wennstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Striking scores with a takedown into Wennstrom's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Striking throws a big right hand that misses.
Striking keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wennstrom's head.
Wennstrom has his foot on Striking's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Striking works his way back into a safe position though.
Striking is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Striking slips nicely into half guard.
Grappler Striking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Striking passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking landing strikes from the mount and Wennstrom is in trouble!
The referee warns Wennstrom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Striking lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Striking postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wennstrom looks a forlorn figure.
Striking landing strikes from the mount and Wennstrom is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Striking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wennstrom is in a horrible position here. Striking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wennstrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Striking dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking tries to control but Wennstrom wriggling away.
Striking goes for an armbar but Wennstrom turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wennstrom.
Striking wants to sweep here but Wennstrom controlling him for the moment.
Striking isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wennstrom stacks Striking 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 Wennstrom!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Striking manages to get back to half guard.
Hugo Wennstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Striking tries to roll over but Wennstrom keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Striking manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grappler Striking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Striking, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappler Striking!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navorro Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi comes to the cage accompanied by Loituma TECHNO!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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22
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Navorro Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowman.
Bowman walks into a left hand.
Bowman needs to keep his hands up - Maldi had a free shot at his head there.
Bowman wants to slow Maldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maldi is out of range and Bowman settles back down.
Maldi blocks a head kick by Bowman.
Bowman shoots in for a double leg but Maldi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi misses with a double jab.
Maldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maldi throws a right hand that Bowman ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowman also avoids with ease.
Maldi swinging wilding here.
Maldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maldi misses with a takedown
and Bowman counters with a leg kick.
Bowman ducks right into an uppercut from Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bowman is looking to control Maldi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowman avoid being mounted?
Bowman is positioning himself well to prevent Maldi advancing to mount.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Bowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bowman is looking for a sweep. Maldi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Bowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bowman.
Maldi is trying to control. Bowman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maldi scores with a hook.
Bowman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Maldi as Bowman shoots in.
Maldi scores a takedown into full mount!
Bowman is squirming around, avoiding Maldi's attempts to control the action.
Maldi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bowman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bowman and Maldi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bowman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maldi laying and praying for a moment but Bowman takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bowman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maldi stopping the sweep attempt from Bowman.
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.
Bowman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maldi controls the pace.
Maldi won't allow Bowman to sweep him here.
Bowman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maldi.
Maldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bowman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maldi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maldi.
Maldi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldi throws an overhand right that lands on Bowman's shoulder, as Bowman tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Maldi as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Maldi.
Maldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman looks for the body kick but Maldi saw that one coming.
No joy there for Maldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maldi cracks Bowman with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Maldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowman is looking to slow Maldi down with leg kicks.
Bowman slips a jab and a cross from Maldi.
Maldi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowman tries to avoid it but Maldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowman to the ground. Bowman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maldi checks a low kick from Bowman.
Maldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi works Bowman's body with a nice hook.
Maldi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maldi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maldi's guard.
Maldi controls Bowman momentarily but Bowman frees himself.
Maldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maldi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bowman has passed into half guard!
Maldi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maldi wants to get back to his feet.
Bowman thows a huge punch but Maldi dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maldi actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowman working Maldi over with strikes.
Bowman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maldi wants to get back to his feet.
Bowman is trying to control the action in half guard but Maldi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maldi is trying to control but can't.
Maldi wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi actively working from the bottom here.
Bowman is looking for a kimura but Maldi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowman to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowman throws a head kick that misses.
Malvin Maldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maldi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malvin Maldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman is nestled in close to Maldi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maldi is looking for a sweep. Bowman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowman is looking to stall here but Maldi recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maldi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowman.
Bowman wants to pass the guard but Maldi is keeping the position.
Bowman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowman slips a jab from Maldi.
Maldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Navorro Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maldi is trying to maintain the position but Bowman is very close to passing his half guard.
Maldi is trying to stand up here but Bowman is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bowman pulls his head out easily.
Maldi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bowman is trying to control. Maldi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maldi.
Bowman prevents Maldi from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bowman instigates a clinch.
Bowman is trying to drag Maldi to the mat but Maldi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bowman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maldi is trying to maintain the position but Bowman is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi has his hands clasped together around Bowman's back. He's all about the action.
Maldi is trying to stand.
Bowman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bowman trying to mount his opponent but Maldi defends it.
Bowman is taking a breather. Maldi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman wants to control but Maldi is keeping him busy.
Maldi kicks off Bowman and gets to his feet.
Maldi avoids the head kick by Bowman.
Maldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maldi throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
A jab from Maldi does it's job there.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maldi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bowman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi tries to improve position but can't.
Maldi gets back to half guard.
Bowman trying to control from Maldi's half guard. Maldi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Maldi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Maldi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bowman has passed into half guard!
Bowman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maldi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Navorro Bowman really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman drives through and clinches with Maldi against the cage.
Bowman breaks from the clinch.
Bowman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bowman misses with a takedown attempt - Maldi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowman walks into a left hand.
Maldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bowman has time to react.
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but Bowman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maldi wants to control but Bowman is keeping him busy.
Maldi advances to full mount.
Bowman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bowman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Maldi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bowman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maldi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maldi tries to advance position but instead Bowman slips a leg back in to half guard.
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.
Bowman is trying to stand back up but Maldi is controlling him
Bowman gets back to full guard.
Maldi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bowman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bowman has escaped and now he's on top!
Bowman scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Maldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowman is stalling in the full guard.
Bowman trying to control but Maldi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowman wants to pass the guard but Maldi is keeping the position.
Maldi wants to stand but Bowman is controlling the position.
Bowman postures up in Maldi's guard and throws a big left but Maldi blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maldi lands the left hand.
Maldi looks to land a left hand but Bowman moved out of range nicely.
Bowman misses with a takedown attempt - Maldi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maldi lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi had his way with Navorro Bowman in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maldi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bowman counters with a shoot takedown. Maldi fights it but they end up in guard.
Maldi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maldi keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Maldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bowman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maldi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bowman is now in half guard.
Bowman is keen to just control but Maldi is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bowman stops Maldi from getting back to his feet.
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.
Bowman trying to control the action but Maldi is working from the bottom.
Maldi wants to improve his position but Bowman is controlling well.
Maldi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maldi wants to stand but Bowman is controlling the position.
Bowman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bowman with a poor takedown
and Maldi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maldi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowman defending well though.
Bowman is refusing to be controlled, as Maldi sits in half guard.
Bowman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Maldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowman keeps working.
Bowman is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi slows the pace down in half guard.
Maldi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bowman controls his leg.
Maldi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maldi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowman is trying is best to control the position here.
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 Malvin Maldi.
I think Maldi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
Malvin Maldi retains his bantamweight title!
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