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WPL 18: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tone Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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209 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tone Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black feints and as Murray raises his hands in defense, Black changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black is posturing up here but Murray has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Black tries to roll out but it's too tight and Black has to tap! Slick submission there by Murray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Murray!
Lee Murray really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pitt Nutrition (3x158 2x159 products) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Rouisey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ywain Urien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rouisey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edwin Starr - War. Urien has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Rouisey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ywain Urien!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Rouisey.
Urien throws a chopping leg kick but Rouisey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Urien doesn't manage to clinch there - Rouisey circles away.
Rouisey throws a poor cross that misses
and Urien counters by moving into the clinch.
Rouisey jumps guard but Urien turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Urien misses with an elbow strike.
Urien tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rouisey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ywain Urien has been cut.
Urien throws an elbow that misses.
Rouisey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rouisey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rouisey lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rouisey.
Rouisey lands a body punch.
Urien looks winded!
Urien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rouisey.
Nice body punch from Rouisey.
Rouisey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rouisey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rouisey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rouisey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rouisey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rouisey breaks from the clinch.
Rouisey lands with a nice combination. Urien backs away looking to recover.
Rouisey lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rouisey!
Rouisey scores with a nice strike.
Rouisey connects with a nice looking jab.
Urien is rocked!
Urien gets tackled into the cage by Rouisey. Rouisey maintains the clinch.
Rouisey digs a right hand underneath Urien's ribcage. Urien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rouisey tries a body shot but Urien blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urien throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Rouisey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Rouisey.
Urien throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Urien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rouisey's brow.
Still in the clinch, Rouisey scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Rouisey misses its intended target.
Rouisey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urien closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Urien throws a solid leg kick but Rouisey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urien.
A cross from Rouisey lands.
Rouisey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rouisey throws a lazy right hand but Urien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rouisey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
An inside leg kick lands from Rouisey.
Rouisey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rouisey lands with a straight right. Urien didn't see that one coming.
Rouisey misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urien throws a hook but Rouisey blocks it.
Rouisey looks to throw the jab but Urien is out of range.
Rouisey throws a leg kick that misses.
Rouisey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rouisey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uriens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Ywain Urien's cut even more.
Rouisey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rouisey misses with a body punch.
Urien lands a good knee to the midsection. Rouisey won't want to take too many of those.
Urien throws an elbow but it misses.
Urien missing with knees to the body.
Rouisey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urien or not.
Rouisey managing to block the knees to the body from Urien.
Rouisey lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Urien throws an elbow but misses.
Rouisey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey avoids a wild elbow strike from Urien.
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!
Rouisey misses with a body punch.
Urien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Rouisey - that landed with a thud.
Rouisey misses with a punch to the body.
Rouisey dodges an elbow strike from Urien.
Rouisey misses with a body punch.
Urien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Urien misses with an elbow over the top.
Rouisey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rouisey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rouisey tries to pull guard but Urien forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rouisey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rouisey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rouisey blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rouisey works on Urien's body with a couple of short punches.
Urien gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rouisey misses with a punch to the body.
Rouisey struggles to land a body shot inside as Urien controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Rouisey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ywain Urien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rouisey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urien.
Urien tries to clinch up
and Rouisey counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urien.
Rouisey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Urien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rouisey has closed the distance and engaged Urien in a clinch.
Urien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rouisey.
Rouisey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rouisey trying to stall but Urien improves his position.
Rouisey lands a hook that snaps the head of Urien backwards.
Urien working Rouisey over with knees to the body.
Urien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rouisey misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rouisey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rouisey blocks an elbow strike.
Rouisey lands a body shot.
Rouisey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urien throws an elbow that misses.
Rouisey can't find room to land a body shot as Urien controls the action.
Rouisey dodges an elbow strike from Urien.
Urien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rouisey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Urien is breathing heavily.
Rouisey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rouisey blocks the elbow strike.
Rouisey cracks Urien with a nice body shot.
Rouisey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rouisey as the two fighters clinch.
Rouisey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rouisey stalls.
Urien tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rouisey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uriens head.
Rouisey works on Urien's body with a couple of short punches.
Rouisey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urien.
Rouisey lands a nice shot to the body.
Rouisey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rouisey can pounce on him.
Rouisey scores with a leg kick.
Urien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Rouisey - just one landing.
Jackie Rouisey is winning the standup battle so far.
Rouisey thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Rouisey does it's job there.
Rouisey connects with a solid leg kick.
Urien throws a hook but Rouisey blocks it.
Rouisey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rouisey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urien tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rouisey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Urien as he checks the leg kick.
Rouisey throws a body punch but Urien moves out of range.
Urien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rouisey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rouisey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rouisey ducks under a wild hook from Urien.
Rouisey misses with a head kick.
Rouisey looks to score with a jab to the body but Urien is just out of range.
Rouisey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urien at a distance.
Rouisey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urien moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rouisey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urien misses the jab.
Urien connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rouisey, as that shot connected.
Urien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rouisey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rouisey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rouisey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rouisey throws a right hand that Urien ducks under and follows up with a left that Urien also avoids with ease.
Rouisey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Urien tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rouisey lands with an uppercut that bounces Urien off the cage and back into range.
Urien is still on wobbly legs! Can Rouisey finish him?
Nice cross by Rouisey.
Rouisey connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Urien! He's out on his feet! Rouisey rushes in and drops Urien with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackie Rouisey!
Our winner, Jackie Rouisey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stock comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. 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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208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Stock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stock.
Stock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nogueira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stock did well to prevent Nogueira getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stock wants to improve his position but Nogueira is controlling well.
Stock is not content to let Nogueira control the position.
Stock is trying to stand.
Stock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nogueira wants to get up but he can't break Stock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nogueira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stock trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
Stock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stock is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira wants to get up but he can't break Stock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stock is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueira wants to stand but Stock has his arm trapped.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Stock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working away.
Stock tries to improve position but can't.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Stock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stock tries to bench press Nogueira off him but Nogueira keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand but Stock is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Stock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nogueira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stock is looking to regain half guard here but Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.
Nogueira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Stock.
Nogueira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stock trying to keep a closed guard but Nogueira is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nogueira gets to his feet - Stock follows without any prompting.
Stock misses with a shot to the body
and Nogueira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nogueira showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira wants to stand but Stock has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nogueira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Nogueira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nogueira clinches up with Stock and pushes him back against the cage.
Nogueira tightens his grip and picks Stock up, before dumping him to the ground. Stock manages to land in guard.
Stock looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Nogueira is defending well. Stock quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Nogueira has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Stock celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Stock!
In his post fight interview, Jon Stock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones. The crowd seem to be enjoying Melendez's choice of entrance music: Brooklyn Zoo. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blancheflor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blancheflor lands in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Blancheflor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blancheflor throws an elbow that misses. Melendez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blancheflor's guard. Nice move by Melendez!
Blancheflor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Melendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blancheflor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melendez is fighting to break Blancheflor's control of his arms but Blancheflor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Melendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blancheflor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blancheflor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blancheflor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blancheflor pushing down on Melendez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blancheflor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Blancheflor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Melendez's head.
Melendez is refusing to be controlled, as Blancheflor sits in half guard.
Blancheflor controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor lands with a punch from half guard.
Blancheflor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blancheflor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blancheflor 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.
Melendez is looking to get back to full guard here but Blancheflor has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blancheflor working the ground and pound.
Blancheflor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blancheflor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blancheflor wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Blancheflor.
Blancheflor landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blancheflor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blancheflor working the ground and pound effectively.
Melendez is rocked!
Blancheflor wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Blancheflor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blancheflor blocks a head kick by Melendez.
Blancheflor looking to score a takedown here. Melendez is defending well but Blancheflor drives through and ends up in Melendez's guard.
Blancheflor won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
Blancheflor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Melendez's head.
Blancheflor is looking to work some ground and pound but Melendez has wrist control.
Melendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Melendez, not yet.
Blancheflor throws an elbow that misses. Melendez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blancheflor's guard. Nice move by Melendez!
Melendez throws an elbow that misses. Blancheflor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Melendez's guard. Nice move by Blancheflor!
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tristan Blancheflor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Melendez keeps moving.
Blancheflor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blancheflor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blancheflor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blancheflor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melendez's head.
Melendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blancheflor distracts Melendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Melendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blancheflor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blancheflor trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blancheflor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blancheflor has a closed guard, preventing Melendez from standing up.
Blancheflor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blancheflor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Blancheflor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Blancheflor checks it.
Blancheflor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blancheflor seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Melendez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tristan Blancheflor!
Tristan Blancheflor gave a mention to Pirates Powder in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daemon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaik Hamadani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre comes to the cage accompanied by Mojo So Dope. Hamadani has chosen Prince Of Persia - Welcome Within as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daemon Blackfyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malaik Hamadani!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackfyre connects with a body shot.
Blackfyre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamadani misses with a hook
and Blackfyre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamadani gets the takedown into side control.
Hamadani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blackfyre is looking for a sweep.
Hamadani is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blackfyre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hamadani misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hamadani is trying to get an arm triangle but Blackfyre is defending well.
Blackfyre is trying to control Hamadani's posture but Hamadani avoids it.
Blackfyre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamadani wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blackfyre, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani lands a nice forearm strike.
Hamadani is trying to get an arm triangle but Blackfyre is defending well.
Hamadani is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blackfyre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blackfyre can't do much from the bottom here.
Blackfyre regains half guard.
Hamadani throwing shots but Blackfyre is blocking nicely.
Hamadani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani wants to free his trapped foot but Blackfyre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blackfyre wants to control but Hamadani is keeping busy.
Hamadani uses his free foot to push down on Blackfyre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blackfyre.
Hamadani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blackfyre's face.
It looks like Daemon Blackfyre has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadani working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hamadani working for a guillotine from mount but Blackfyre is in no mood to give up.
Hamadani working for a guillotine from mount but Blackfyre is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre blocking the ground and pound.
Hamadani has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamadani postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blackfyre looks a forlorn figure.
Hamadani throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blackfyre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blackfyre avoids a strike by Hamadani and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hamadani's guard! Fantastic escape!
Blackfyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamadani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackfyre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamadani has control of Blackfyre's left arm, preventing Blackfyre from doing any damage.
Blackfyre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamadani on the ground.
Hamadani wants to sweep here but Blackfyre controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hamadani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamadani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackfyre is aware though and is defending well.
Hamadani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blackfyre!
Blackfyre is bucking up trying to escape but Hamadani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Blackfyre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamadani prevents Blackfyre from getting the reversal.
Hamadani landing punches.
Hamadani is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blackfyre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaik Hamadani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daemon Blackfyre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamadani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackfyre.
Hamadani misses with a body shot.
Hamadani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that half lands.
Blackfyre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamadani.
Some wild striking there from Blackfyre.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadani. Blackfyre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadani misses with a low kick.
Hamadani blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Blackfyre there.
Hamadani scores with a jab to the body.
Hamadani digs a good hook to Blackfyre's body.
Hamadani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackfyre in his tracks.
Blackfyre lands a nice hook to Hamadani's body. Hamadani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Hamadani takes a swing at Blackfyre's ribcage but misses.
Hamadani checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadani misses with a straight left.
Hamadani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blackfyre misses with a body shot.
Hamadani throws a body punch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Blackfyre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackfyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamadani moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blackfyre!
Hamadani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackfyre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daemon Blackfyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamadani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackfyre. That did some damage!
Hamadani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackfyre.
Hamadani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackfyre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamadani.
Blackfyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackfyre throws a sloppy body shot
and Hamadani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackfyre throws a sloppy head kick and Hamadani moves out of range easily.
Blackfyre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackfyre feints and then cracks Hamadani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamadani down.
Hamadani checks a leg kick.
Hamadani misses with a looping right.
Hamadani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blackfyre pinned against the cage. Blackfyre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamadani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackfyre throws a right hand that Hamadani ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamadani also avoids with ease.
Hamadani throws a hook but Blackfyre blocks it.
Nice jab there from Blackfyre.
Donk. Hamadani catches Blackfyre right on the button with a cross.
Blackfyre misses with a head kick.
Hamadani slips under a jab from Blackfyre.
Hamadani throws a hook but Blackfyre blocks it.
Blackfyre works Hamadani's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamadani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daemon Blackfyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaik Hamadani.
Hamadani closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hamadani lands in his opponent's guard.
Hamadani stopping the sweep attempt from Blackfyre.
Hamadani throwing strikes from guard but Blackfyre blocks nicely.
Hamadani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamadani works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hamadani is working for a kimura but Blackfyre is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamadani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blackfyre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Blackfyre is looking for a sweep. Hamadani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Hamadani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blackfyre keeps working.
Blackfyre won't allow Hamadani to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre has hold of Hamadani's hands but Hamadani slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blackfyre is controlling Hamadani's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hamadani looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daemon Blackfyre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daemon Blackfyre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body punch from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre is looking to wear down Hamadani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Hamadani. Beautiful body shot.
Blackfyre avoids the body shot from Hamadani.
Blackfyre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blackfyre throws the kick towards the body but Hamadani avoids it.
Hamadani lands a nice looking body kick.
Blackfyre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hamadani throws an overhand right that lands on Blackfyre's shoulder, as Blackfyre tries to avoid the shot.
Hamadani scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamadani moves out of range as Blackfyre strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackfyre, right into the meat.
Blackfyre misses the shot to the body.
Blackfyre cracks Hamadani with a good jab.
Blackfyre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamadani has time to react.
Blackfyre lands a nice looking body shot.
Daemon Blackfyre is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackfyre, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Blackfyre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre lands a jab to the head.
Hamadani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamadani's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamadani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamadani thumps Blackfyre with a low kick.
Blackfyre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hamadani looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackfyre is just out of range.
Blackfyre looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamadani is just out of range.
Hamadani ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
Hamadani shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackfyre manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamadani trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadani throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamadani working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackfyre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamadani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackfyre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamadani trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Blackfyre wants to stand but Hamadani is controlling the position.
Hamadani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Malaik Hamadani.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamadani.
Hamadani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses.
Hamadani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamadani tries for a takedown but Blackfyre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hamadani lands a jab.
Hamadani is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamadani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackfyre in his tracks.
A punch combination from Blackfyre misses.
Hamadani tries to land a body kick
and Blackfyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamadani throws a right hand that misses
and Blackfyre counters with a left to the body.
Blackfyre scores with a shot to the body.
Hamadani blocks the body kick.
Hamadani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackfyre. Hamadani does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamadani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamadani scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackfyre should have avoided that one.
Blackfyre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamadani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackfyre.
Hamadani lands a slapping body shot.
Blackfyre moves out of range as Hamadani strikes.
Hamadani ducks under a wild hook from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre lands with a shot to the body.
Hamadani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackfyre chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hamadani can pounce on him.
Hamadani moves out of range of the leg kick from Blackfyre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre looks to land a combination. Hamadani sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blackfyre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamadani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hamadani throws a lazy right hand but Blackfyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daemon Blackfyre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackfyre 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daemon Blackfyre!
A victorious Daemon Blackfyre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakka Parta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parta's entrance music is Slipknot - Psychosocial. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakka Parta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bollanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Parta.
A jab from Parta misses.
Parta misses with a hook
letting Bollanos counter with a right hand.
Bollanos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bollanos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parta throws a lazy uppercut
and Bollanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parta avoids the body shot from Bollanos.
Parta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bollanos counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parta scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Parta misses
and Bollanos counters with a nice body shot.
Parta lands a nice hook to Bollanos's body. Bollanos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bollanos.
Parta scores with the left hand. Bollanos knows he should have avoided that one.
Bollanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parta.
Bollanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollanoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Parta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos ducks under a wild hook from Parta.
Bollanos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parta connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bollanos scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parta. Bollanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bollanos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parta. Bollanos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bollanos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parta throws out the jab.
Bollanos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Bollanos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bollanos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parta.
Parta scores with a body shot.
Bollanos swings for the body but Parta moves out of range.
Parta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parta misses with a body shot
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parta scores with a jab. Bollanos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bollanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bollanos scores with a jab.
Parta misses the shot to the body.
Bollanos avoids the body shot from Parta.
Parta lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bollanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bollanos throws a body punch but Parta moves out of range.
Parta tries to move into range but Bollanos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Gomez Bollanos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bollanos slips a straight right by Parta.
Bollanos slips under a jab.
Bollanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Bollanos lands a nice looking body shot.
Parta moves out of range of the strikes.
Parta slips a jab from Bollanos.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parta throws a big shot that misses.
Bollanos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollanoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Parta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bollanos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollanos lands a jab to the nose.
Bollanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parta misses with a double jab
and Bollanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Parta misses.
Parta throws a big shot that misses.
Bollanos checks a leg kick.
Parta misses with a looping right.
Parta throws an overhand right that lands on Bollanos's shoulder, as Bollanos tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Parta. Those never looked like landing.
Parta walks into a jab.
Bollanos lands with a right hand.
Jab by Bollanos.
Bollanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Bollanos lands with a straight right. Parta didn't see that one coming.
Bollanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parta.
Bollanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parta.
Bollanos cracks Parta with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos throws a hook to the side of Parta's head but Parta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bollanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Parta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bollanos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parta throws a solid leg kick but Bollanos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parta.
Bollanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bollanos throws out a loose jab but Parta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos lands a slapping body shot.
Parta looks to score with a jab to the body but Bollanos is just out of range.
Kakka Parta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parta dodges the punch combination from Bollanos.
Parta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bollanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Parta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bollanos throws a combination. Parta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bollanos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bollanos throws the left hand but Parta avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bollanos.
Parta throws a body punch but Bollanos moves out of range.
Parta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parta missing with a left hand there. Bollanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bollanos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bollanos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parta.
A big right from Bollanos misses.
Bollanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Parta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bollanos counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Parta misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parta misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bollanos. Parta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bollanos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bollanos slips under a jab from Parta.
Bollanos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parta staying out of range there.
Bollanos looks to land a right hand but Parta moved out of range.
Parta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos checks a leg kick nicely.
Parta swings for the body but Bollanos moves out of range.
Bollanos looks to land a right hand but Parta moved out of range.
Bollanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parta misses with a jab to the body
and Bollanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bollanos cracks Parta with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parta throws a lazy right hand but Bollanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto Gomez Bollanos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parta misses with a hook
and Bollanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bollanos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parta has time to react.
Kakka Parta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parta throws a right hand that misses
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parta misses with a double jab.
Parta misses with a shot to the body
and Bollanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bollanos moves away.
Parta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bollanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Parta.
Parta slips a straight right by Bollanos.
Parta takes a swing at Bollanos's ribcage but misses.
Bollanos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bollanos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bollanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollanos connects with the punch.
Parta misses with a straight left.
Bollanos lands a glancing blow to the side of Parta's head.
The fighters circling - Parta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bollanos misses with a body shot.
Parta lands a nice shot that snaps Bollanos's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parta just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bollanos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parta tries to bum rush Bollanos with a series of wild strikes but Bollanos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Gomez Bollanos.
Well Bollanos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
After the fight, Roberto Gomez Bollanos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Kalnoky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Kalnoky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
145 lbs
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19
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomas Kalnoky!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan tries to bum rush Kalnoky with a series of wild strikes but Kalnoky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Hassan. Those never looked like landing.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
Hassan misses with the combination.
Hassan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hassan throws a nice looking combination but Kalnoky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalnoky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hassan did well to prevent Kalnoky getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hassan is trying to stand up here but Kalnoky is controlling him well.
Hassan tries to roll over but Kalnoky keeps him under control.
Hassan is refusing to be controlled, as Kalnoky sits in half guard.
Kalnoky tries to pass to full mount but Hassan defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalnoky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hassan is trying to stand.
Kalnoky wants to control but Hassan is keeping him busy.
Hassan trying to control from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tomas Kalnoky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kalnoky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalnoky tries to land a leg kick but Hassan saw it coming and moves away.
Hassan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalnoky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalnoky counters with a single leg into guard. Hassan didn't expect that.
Kalnoky wants to pass the guard but Hassan is keeping the position.
Hassan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalnoky is in close to Hassan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalnoky prevents Hassan from getting back to his feet.
Hassan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalnoky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hassan wants to stand up but Kalnoky is controlling him.
Hassan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kalnoky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hassan is keeping the position for now.
Hassan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalnoky on the ground.
Kalnoky postures up.
Kalnoky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kalnoky advances to full mount.
Hassan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kalnoky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalnoky has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalnoky wants to take Hassan's back here but Hassan is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kalnoky looking for a guillotine from mount but Hassan is having none of it.
Kalnoky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hassan tries to hold on but Kalnoky pushes him away.
Hassan regains half guard.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hassan is pressing down on Kalnoky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hassan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hassan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kalnoky!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kalnoky can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan looking to finish Kalnoky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kalnoky!
Hassan unloading with bombs!
Kalnoky regains half guard.
Kalnoky tries to get to full guard but Hassan has control of the leg.
Hassan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalnoky regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hassan throwing strikes from guard but Kalnoky blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hassan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomas Kalnoky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kalnoky avoids the head kick by Hassan.
Kalnoky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kalnoky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hassan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kalnoky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hassan is not content to let Kalnoky control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hassan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hassan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kalnoky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kalnoky tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hassan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hassan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kalnoky is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalnoky gets back to full guard.
Hassan is looking to work some ground and pound but Kalnoky has wrist control.
Kalnoky looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hassan is defending well. Kalnoky quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hassan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kalnoky celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomas Kalnoky!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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21
177 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Shields!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields gets a double leg takedown into Cabral's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shields cracks Cabral with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields stopping the sweep attempt from Cabral.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cabral throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shields advances position into side control!
Cabral takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shields taking a breather here.
Shields working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields grinds an elbow into Cabral's temple.
Shields is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cabral's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cabral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shields working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Cabral's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabral is trying to strike from the bottom but Shields has passed into full mount.
Shields lands a couple of good shots and Cabral has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cabral is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Cabral is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Shields!
Sam Shields is the new welterweight champion!
Sam Shields bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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