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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aluicious James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cookie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fortune Cookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aluicious James!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cookie slaps away a takedown attempt from James, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cookie throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cookie clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Aluicious James has been cut.
Cookie throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cookie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James shoots in for a double leg but Cookie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cookie misses with a two punch combination.
James shoots in for a takedown but Cookie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fortune Cookie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aluicious James.
Cookie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cookie missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cookie throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cookie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cookie tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cookie to the ground. Cookie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cookie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cookie connects with a single shot there.
Fortune Cookie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Cookie misses.
Cookie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cookie pinned against the cage. Cookie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cookie throws a hook but James blocks it.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cookie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cookie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cookie throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Cookie throws a jab when James was well out of range.
Cookie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cookie wants it to stay on the feet.
Cookie missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cookie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James looks gassed!
Cookie throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
James slips a straight right by Cookie.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cookie tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cookie to the ground. Cookie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cookie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Cookie lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
That has opened up Aluicious James's cut even more.
James takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cookie as he jumps to the side.
Cookie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cookie.
James loses concentration momentarily and Cookie pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! James crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Cookie finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fortune Cookie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valio Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mashinata kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dinosaur song. Valio Mashinata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valio Mashinata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Read!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Read stalling.
Read trying to mount his opponent but Mashinata defends it.
Mashinata slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Read must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Read showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata working a defensive guard here.
Read is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mashinata is trying to control the position but Read postures up.
Mashinata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Read defends it easily.
Read lands a couple of digs.
Mashinata looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Read passes into half guard.
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Read.
Read wants to advance to full mount but Mashinata doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Read lands a couple of elbows.
Read is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Read lands a couple of elbows.
Mashinata working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Read has passed into half guard!
Mashinata wants to improve his position but Read is controlling well.
Mashinata taking some punishment here, with Read in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Read lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here.
Mashinata trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Read in particular looking to stall.
Read's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mashinata trying to control here.
Mashinata is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Read pulls his head out easily.
Read not doing much here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Read just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Read shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mashinata is wriggling around trying to escape.
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
Read with a couple of short strikes.
Mashinata is looking to improve his position but Read isn't that keen on the idea.
Mashinata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Read is pressing down on Mashinata's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mashinata is holding on for now.
Read trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Read dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mashinata throws a right and a left that Read avoids nicely.
Read drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Read lands a couple of elbows.
Read really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mashinata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mashinata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Read tries to reverse the position but Mashinata maintains control.
Read looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Mashinata has control of Read's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Read regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mashinata jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Read is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Read and Mashinata has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Read keeps working.
Mashinata tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Read regains half guard.
Read wants to get back to full guard.
Read keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mashinata is trying to control the action in half guard but Read is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Read tries to get to full guard but Mashinata has control of the leg.
Read moves into full guard.
Read 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.
Read is adopting a defensive guard.
Mashinata trying to control the position from guard on top but Read is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read wants to sweep here but Mashinata controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mashinata wants to control from the top but Read keeps moving.
Read manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mashinata working to try and regain half guard.
Read controlling his opponent.
Mashinata is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Read controlling from mount.
Read landing strikes from the mount and Mashinata is in trouble!
Read controlling the position easily from mount.
Mashinata is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mashinata is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Read 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! This is the final round!
Read takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mashinata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Read. Read circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Mashinata as he connects with a hook.
Mashinata fails with the takedown
and Read counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mashinata won't be happy with that.
Mashinata can't do much from the bottom here.
Mashinata taking a bit of punishment here - Read scoring with strikes.
Mashinata takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Read taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata can't do much from the bottom here.
Mashinata is trying to improve his position.
Read scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mashinata to see if he's OK.
Read taking a breather here.
Mashinata tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Read controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mashinata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mashinata wants to control but Read is having none of it.
Read looking to finish Mashinata with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mashinata!
Mashinata slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Read seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mashinata tries to roll over but Read keeps him under control.
Mashinata trying to hold on to Read's head to control him but Read postures up.
Arthur Read has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read controlling the pace.
Mashinata is looking to control Read's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mashinata avoid being mounted?
Read keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Read just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mashinata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four 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.
Mashinata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mashinata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mashinata keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Mashinata.
Read shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Read was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Read lands a big elbow.
Valio Mashinata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Read looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mashinata is desperately trying to improve his position but Read has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Read comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Read winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Read!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo has chosen Trance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cameron Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Dollar moves away and avoids it.
George Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dollar momentarily.
Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dollar circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo lands an overhand right.
Dollar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dollar wants to take a breather but Rizzo is having none of it.
Dollar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dollar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rizzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dollar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dollar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Dollar pushes him away.
Dollar wants to control the pace but Rizzo is squirming around nicely.
Rizzo blocking the ground and pound.
Dollar unloads with some shots from mount but Rizzo bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dollar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dollar punching from mount but Rizzo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rizzo wants to control but Dollar is having none of it.
Rizzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Rizzo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dollar.
Dollar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rizzo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rizzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dollar working the head with strikes.
Dollar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo is looking for a sweep.
Dollar working away.
Dollar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rizzo's legs.
Dollar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rizzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar throws a strike aimed at the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo avoids it well.
Rizzo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Rizzo gets back to half guard.
Rizzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo controls Dollar momentarily but Dollar frees himself.
Dollar trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dollar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dollar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dollar is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizzo has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rizzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dollar. Dollar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rizzo throws the left hand but Dollar avoids the punch easily.
Dollar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Dollar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rizzo scores with a body shot.
Rizzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Dollar's head.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Rizzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dollar's head backwards.
Rizzo throws out a loose jab but Dollar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dollar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dollar.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo.
Rizzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Dollar ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dollar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rizzo did well to prevent Dollar getting side control.
Dollar seems to be working for a kimura but Rizzo defends the submission attempt.
Rizzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dollar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo is trying to stand back up but Dollar is controlling him
Dollar 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.
Dollar is trying to control the action in half guard but Rizzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rizzo taking some punishment here, with Dollar in his half guard.
Rizzo tries to get to full guard but Dollar has control of the leg.
Rizzo trying to control from the bottom.
Dollar working the head and body with strikes.
Dollar is trying to control. Rizzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rizzo kicks Dollar off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Dollar slips the punch.
Rizzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dollar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dollar from controlling successfully.
Dollar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dollar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rizzo keeping moving, preventing Dollar from controlling successfully.
Dollar passes Rizzo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dollar is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rizzo defending well though.
Rizzo is looking to control Dollar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizzo avoid being mounted?
Dollar is looking for a kimura but Rizzo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dollar to get the leverage.
Rizzo is trying to stand back up but Dollar is controlling him
Dollar is trying to control the action in half guard but Rizzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Dollar trying to mount his opponent but Rizzo defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dollar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Dollar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollar ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a head kick that half lands.
Rizzo swinging wildly here.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rizzo as he avoids it easily.
Cameron Dollar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dollar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
Rizzo takes a swing at Dollar's ribcage but misses.
Dollar shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dollar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rizzo tries to avoid it but Dollar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rizzo to the ground. Rizzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Cameron Dollar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dollar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rizzo!
Rizzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rizzo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dollar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dollar landing punches.
Cameron Dollar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dollar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizzo is looking to escape.
Rizzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rizzo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dollar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rizzo?
Dollar working the ground and pound effectively.
Dollar is landing with some decent strikes but Rizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dollar controlling the position easily from mount.
Dollar misses with a head shot.
Dollar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
George Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rizzo is surviving well by controlling Dollar's body position as best he can.
Rizzo is trying to escape the mount.
Dollar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rizzo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rizzo wants to control but Dollar is having none of it.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dollar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rizzo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dollar landing shots from mount.
Dollar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rizzo is looking to escape.
Dollar is landing with some decent strikes but Rizzo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Dollar.
Rizzo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rizzo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rizzo is in a horrible position here. Dollar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Rizzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dollar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dollar with the ground and pound from mount.
Dollar tries to control but Rizzo wriggling away.
Dollar looking to secure an arm triangle but Rizzo defends it well.
Dollar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Dollar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dollar, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Dollar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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25
153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, chris fu!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by fu.
It looks like chris fu has been cut.
fu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
fu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
fu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for fu on the ground.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
fu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
fu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no fu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
fu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith struggling a bit here.
fu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith is looking to control fu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
That's two 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.
fu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smith has escaped and now he's on top!
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fu 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.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
fu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and fu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between fu's legs - danger averted.
fu looks gassed!
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and fu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between fu's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike but fu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith striking off his back but it's not causing fu any problems.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
fu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
fu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and fu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith wants to sweep here but fu controlling him for the moment.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. fu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries a knee to the head but fu blocks it.
fu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but chris fu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on chris fu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but fu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hannibal Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fu blocks a head kick by Smith.
fu blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and fu moves out of range easily.
fu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
fu closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. fu pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hannibal Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chris fu.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
fu fails to land the takedown.
fu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from fu.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
fu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. fu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but fu blocks with his arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but fu is blocking nicely.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
fu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
fu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
fu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Smith lands but fu takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses fu's front leg but catches the back leg as fu tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
fu moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and fu moves out of range easily.
fu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a head kick but fu moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch but fu is avoiding it.
Hannibal Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
fu avoids the head kick by Smith.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from fu is defended easily by Smith.
fu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
fu seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith trying to control but fu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chris fu'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. This is the final round!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
fu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
fu is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
fu gets to mount! Smith was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith tries to lock up and control but fu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Smith tries to lock up and control but fu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
fu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
fu has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Smith wants to control from the top but fu keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
fu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
fu keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
fu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but fu blocks nicely.
fu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith connects with a right hand. fu shakes it off.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith connects with a high kick.
fu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and fu moves out of range easily.
fu shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch lands to the side of fu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith swinging wildly here.
fu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. fu gets slowly back to his feet.
Hannibal Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chris fu.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
fu has a takedown stuffed.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to fu's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith working fu over with knees to the body.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but fu is blocking nicely.
Smith tries a knee to the head but fu blocks it.
fu can't get the takedown.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
fu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fu tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
fu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith tries a knee to the head but fu blocks it.
fu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but fu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but fu blocks with his arms.
fu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamwow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and przemas michal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). przemas michal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamwow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, przemas michal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamwow scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like przemas michal has been cut.
michal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
michal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
michal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamwow finds it's way round the side to connect with michal's head.
michal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamwow stuns michal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamwow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
michal throws a sloppy head kick and Shamwow moves out of range easily.
Shamwow throws a good cross that connects.
Shamwow connects with a stiff jab that staggers michal - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Shamwow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between ayman homayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
7 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, ayman homayed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
homayed is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to homayed's face.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller lands a good knee to the midsection. homayed won't want to take too many of those.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite homayed's efforts to push away.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but homayed blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but homayed is blocking nicely.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
homayed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
homayed working hard to break the clinch.
Miller with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
homayed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into homayed's ribcage.
homayed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
homayed is trying to break free.
Miller just leaning against homayed, taking a breather.
homayed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
homayed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ayman homayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
homayed is trying to break free.
homayed tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually homayed drops back down to his feet.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
homayed goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
homayed moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
homayed is trying to break free.
homayed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
homayed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
homayed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped homayed in his tracks for a moment.
homayed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
homayed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
homayed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position.
homayed looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but homayed has wrist control.
homayed keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller trying to control but homayed is working from the bottom.
homayed wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
homayed working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from homayed.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - homayed circles away.
homayed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for homayed on that attempt.
Jimmy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller looks to clinch
and homayed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
homayed trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
homayed wanted to stand there but Miller had control of the position.
homayed 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.
Miller keeping moving, preventing homayed from controlling successfully.
Miller has his feet on homayed's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
homayed tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and homayed moves out of range easily.
homayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
homayed doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on homayed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
homayed pulls guard.
homayed trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Miller postures up.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller is in close to homayed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller landing some decent shots from guard.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stops homayed from standing up.
Miller won't allow homayed to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller has managed to clinch.
homayed drags the fight down to the ground.
homayed is looking to stand back up but Miller counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by homayed.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
homayed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller is keen to just control but homayed is a slippery customer.
homayed looking for submissions off his back.
Miller with the ground and pound but homayed uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
homayed circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - homayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ayman homayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
homayed tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
homayed tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
homayed dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller lands an elbow just above homayed 's eye.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
homayed takes an elbow to the temple.
homayed tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually homayed drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
homayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
homayed is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
homayed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
homayed tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
homayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
homayed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Miller's half guard.
homayed is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Miller has one foot on homayed's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
homayed lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
homayed blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
homayed is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ayman homayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miller obliges.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
homayed tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
homayed fails to pull guard.
homayed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by homayed.
homayed is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
homayed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing homayed off to one side.
Jimmy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
homayed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller pushes homayed off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - homayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
homayed fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller forces homayed back against the cage and clinches.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but homayed is blocking nicely.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
homayed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. homayed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
homayed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
homayed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ayman homayed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
homayed throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
homayed tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters with a head kick. That will keep homayed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by homayed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
homayed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller clinches but homayed breaks the clinch
and homayed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
homayed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Miller wants to clinch up but homayed keeps it at a distance.
homayed blocks a head kick by Miller.
homayed tries to land a body kick
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
homayed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
homayed is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now homayed has his back to the cage.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jimmy Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
homayed takes an elbow to the temple.
homayed avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller wants to stall.
homayed is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
homayed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
homayed manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
homayed keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
homayed doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
homayed working a defensive guard here.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but homayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
homayed tries a head kick but it misses.
homayed throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
homayed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
homayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and homayed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
homayed looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
homayed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
homayed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
homayed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
homayed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
homayed tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller tries to clinch but homayed moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by homayed.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ayman homayed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
homayed connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Miller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dak Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Insane in the membrane by Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dak Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii instigates a clinch.
Ishii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ishii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ishii has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishii breaks the clinch.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Ishii closes the distance and clinches.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ishii walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ishii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ishii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ishii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ishii lands a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to pull guard but Ishii won't allow it.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ishii walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Ishii which made him look bad.
Ishii wants to clinch.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Ishii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ishii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii feints a jab and as Silva dips his head, Ishii unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Silva right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Silva falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ishii smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dak Ishii!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mordechai Marx has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Neo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordechai Marx!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx fails to land the takedown.
Marx looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range.
Neo wants to clinch up but Marx keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Marx misses.
Neo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marx blocks a head kick by Neo.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx scores with a hook to the body. Neo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marx lands a head shot.
Neo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
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!
A head kick misses from Neo.
Neo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neo but Neo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marx connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Neo tries to clinch but Marx moves out of range.
Marx 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx punishes Neo's body with a nice straight punch.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marx scores with a hook to the body. Neo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neo is breathing heavily.
Marx fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marx scores with the left hand. Neo knows he should have avoided that one.
Marx sends Neo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marx is motioning to the referee to let Neo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Neo is rocked!
Marx shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Marx slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Marx lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mordechai Marx!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Emergence Of Talents 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Benson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Benson.
Silva throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Benson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Benson is defending well.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benson defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Benson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva trying to advance position but Benson counters by regaining guard.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Benson has managed to sweep!
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Benson uses it to pass to side control.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Benson stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Benson. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benson circles away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ben Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benson defends it nicely.
Benson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benson's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benson dives on top into guard.
Benson wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dives in and grabs Benson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benson pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Benson misses with a double jab.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benson's guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is working for a kimura but Benson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson is trying to stand.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Benson as he works his way to full guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Benson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva lands a head shot.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benson to the mat! Benson manages to get full guard.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Benson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Benson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Benson is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
Silva prevents Benson from standing back up.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benson defending well though.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva stops Benson from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Benson manages to get to full guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Benson in his guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Ricardo Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Benson. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benson pinned against the cage. Benson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson slips a jab from Silva.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Benson defends it.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Benson tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Benson is defending well.
Silva prevents Benson from standing back up.
Silva is thwarting Benson's attempts to control the position.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Benson defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benson counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benson is keeping the position for now.
Silva throws a strike but Benson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Silva clearly takes that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benson is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Benson circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Benson to regain full guard.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Benson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Benson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benson backs up against the cage.
Benson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benson to the ground. Benson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Benson tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Benson.
Benson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Ricardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benson avoids it really well and circles away.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Benson lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benson misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva stops Benson from standing up.
Benson has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benson is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benson dives on top into guard.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Benson uses it to pass to side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Benson has passed into mount! Damn!
Benson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Benson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Benson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Benson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Benson misses with the combination.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benson pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Benson defends it.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is pressing down on Benson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva with the ground and pound but Benson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Benson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Benson tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Benson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Benson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Benson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Benson!
Ben Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Benson has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Ricardo Silva.
I think Silva 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Silva!
Ricardo Silva retains his middleweight title!
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