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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Koff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale has chosen Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Koff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
58 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Koff is out of range.
Macale scores with a jab to the head.
Macale tests Koff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Macale misses.
A head kick misses from Macale.
Koff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Macale counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koff tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Macale.
Macale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koff on the side of the head.
Koff scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Macale trying to control but Koff postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale is defending against the submission attempts here by Koff.
Macale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koff.
Macale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koff wants to control but Macale is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Macale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Macale has his hands clasped together around Koff's back. He's all about the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macale, pushing him back against the cage.
Macale has a couple of punches blocked by Koff.
Koff pulls Macale into guard.
Koff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale is stalling in the full guard.
Koff keeping moving, preventing Macale from controlling successfully.
Macale postures up in Koff's guard and throws a big left but Koff blocks it.
Koff working for a triangle but Macale defends it easily.
Koff working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macale.
That's four 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.
Macale throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Macale scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macale throws a strike but Koff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Macale looking to control.
Koff trying to control the position from guard on top but Macale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macale is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiao Macale will probably get the nod.
That's time! Koff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macale swivels and escapes.
Koff is looking to clinch but Macale is avoiding it.
Koff staying out of range there.
Koff shoots for a double leg takedown but Macale sprawls well. He's pushed Koff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Koff with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Macale to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Koff moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Macale.
Tiao Macale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koff shoots in and drives through. Macale sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale throws a hook but Koff avoids it easily.
Macale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koff.
Koff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koff is defended easily by Macale.
Macale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macale's waist but Macale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koff off to one side.
Macale might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Macale throws a jab but it's blocked by Koff.
Macale cracks a nice hook into Koff's ribs.
Koff misses with a takedown attempt - Macale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Macale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macale's corner calls for a 1-2. Macale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Macale cracks Koff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Macale but Macale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Macale misses with a wild combination.
Koff gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Macale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macale lands a big uppercut and Koff crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Koff looks OK. Macale waves Koff back to his feet!
Koff is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macale throws a front kick that sends Koff stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Koff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koff ducks under a wild hook from Macale.
Koff seems to have got his legs back now.
Macale cracks Koff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Macale has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koff to stand back up!
Macale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macale fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Koff out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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34
222 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
29 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiter Throws a clean left jab. Skiter Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Gee's chin! Gee crumbles to the ground and Skiter follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Skiter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrick Skiter!
Rodrick Skiter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuya Inoue could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Barnes's chin.
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215 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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32
194 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Inoue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barnes won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue lands some shots froms side control.
Inoue tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inoue has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Inoue misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Barnes parries the strikes from Inoue easily there. Inoue is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barnes to escape.
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Inoue working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnes, who protects the arm well.
Inoue is trying to get an arm triangle but Barnes is defending well.
Inoue swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Inoue's guard.
Inoue escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inoue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Barnes throwing strikes but missing.
Inoue has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Barnes doesn't defend quickly enough and Inoue has managed to lock this one up! Can Barnes escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Inoue on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yuya Inoue!
John Barnes was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry to all my fans and everyone that I disappointed. I'll come back stronger than ever next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hermanni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hatin on Me-Dizzy Wright. Pelle Hermanni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pelle Hermanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermanni's corner calls for a 1-2. Hermanni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hermanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hermanni blocks a low kick nicely.
That kick from Hermanni tenderised Habana's leg. Habana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hermanni clinches up against the cage.
Hermanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Habana.
Hermanni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hermanni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Habanas head.
Hermanni blocks an uppercut.
Hermanni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Habana is keeping busy.
Hermanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Habana blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanni is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hermanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Hermanni tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Habana working aggressively here.
Hermanni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hermanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Habana.
Hermanni is looking to control Habana's arms but Habana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hermanni has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Habana.
A shot in the inside from Habana.
Hermanni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hermanni lands a knee to the body.
Hermanni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanni avoids the damage to the body.
Habana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermanni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana takes a shot to the head.
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!
Hermanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hermanni misses with some punches.
Habana controlling the action here for a moment.
Hermanni dodges an elbow strike from Habana.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanni blocking some punches.
Habana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermanni blocks the elbow strike.
Habana throws an elbow but it misses.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana misses with a knee strike.
Hermanni has Habana pressed against the cage.
Hermanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanni takes a knee right on the jaw!
Habana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hermanni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanni prevents a body shot from Habana.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana crunches a lovely knee into Hermanni's ribcage.
The referee calls for Habana to work.
Habana managing to block the knees to the body from Hermanni.
Habana taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana manages to break the clinch.
Habana has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Habana connects with a leg kick. Hermanni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Habana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hermanni. Hermanni obviously looking to wear him down.
Hermanni takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Hermanni throws an overhand right that lands on Habana's shoulder, as Habana tries to avoid the shot.
Hermanni throws a sloppy body shot
and Habana counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hermanni with a nice cross.
Hermanni throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Habana gets tackled into the cage by Hermanni. Hermanni maintains the clinch.
Hermanni scores with a knee to the head.
Habana blocks an uppercut.
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 Pelle Hermanni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hermanni throws a head kick but Habana moves out of range.
Habana throws a hook but Hermanni avoids it easily.
Hermanni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Habana, pushing him back against the cage.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermanni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hermanni takes a shot to the head.
Hermanni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Hermanni avoids the elbow strike from Habana, against the cage.
Hermanni tries a knee to the head but Habana blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Habana breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Habana tenderised Hermanni's leg. Hermanni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bryan Habana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Habana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hermanni rushes Habana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Habana controlling the action here for a moment.
Habana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Pelle Hermanni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermanni's defenses.
Hermanni lands an uppercut.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni trying to land knees to the body.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Habana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Habana lands a good knee to the midsection. Hermanni won't want to take too many of those.
Habana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Habana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Hermanni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Habana blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanni throws a head punch that misses.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Habana stalling in the clinch but Hermanni improves position.
Habana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Habana connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hermanni's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hermanni as Habana tries to tie him up.
Habana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanni prevents a body shot from Habana.
Habana is trying to break the clinch but Hermanni is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Habana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermanni's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habana.
Habana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hermanni checks it well.
Habana tests Hermanni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Habana avoids the head kick by Hermanni.
Hermanni lands a jab to the nose.
Habana wants to clinch
and Hermanni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pelle Hermanni is winning the standup battle so far.
Hermanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Habana misses with a hook. Hermanni ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Habana is able to avoid easily.
Habana lands with a right hand.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hermanni moves into the clinch.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Hermanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermanni.
Habana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habana.
A bit of stalling here from Habana.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Habana avoids it.
Habana lands a right hand.
Habana landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Habana misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hermanni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hermanni closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Habana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hermanni's brow.
Habana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana avoiding damage as Hermanni throws knees to the body.
Hermanni missing with knees to the body.
Habana lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermanni backwards.
Hermanni misses with a knee to the head.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana lands an elbow just above Hermanni 's eye.
Habana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermanni.
Habana lands a knee to the head.
Habana misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Habana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Habana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana gets through Hermanni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Habana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Habana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Habana is struggling to control the position.
Hermanni managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Hermanni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Habana struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanni controls his hands.
Habana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni lands a leg kick that knocks Habana off balance momentarily.
Habana forces Hermanni back against the cage and clinches.
Habana lands an elbow that stopped Hermanni in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Habana.
Hermanni stalls.
Hermanni blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Habana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermanni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Habana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Habana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanni trying to land knees to the body.
Habana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habana throws an elbow but it misses.
Hermanni tries to land knees in the clinch but Habana avoids the damage to the body.
Habana has Hermanni pressed against the cage.
A short left from Hermanni.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hermanni'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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Habana throws an elbow but misses.
Habana lands a left hand.
Hermanni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hermanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
Hermanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Habana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hermanni.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Habana as Hermanni tries to tie him up.
Habana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bryan Habana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Habana misses with an elbow strike.
Pelle Hermanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermanni prevents a body shot from Habana.
Habana scores with a shot to the side of Hermanni's head.
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!
Hermanni dodges an elbow strike from Habana.
Habana throws a head punch that misses.
Hermanni with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanni avoids the damage to the body.
Hermanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Hermanni shrugs off.
Hermanni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Habana is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Habana has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Bryan Habana!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bryan Habana!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana wins by unanimous decision!
Bryan Habana took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bunny Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Marcy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marcy's choice of entrance music: Archer's Cherlene - Danger Zone - Duet With Kenny Loggins. 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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38
170 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Marcy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gracie.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
It looks like Lance Marcy has been cut.
Marcy throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Marcy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook. Marcy ducked under it nicely.
Marcy wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marcy counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Marcy moved away.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Marcy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Marcy tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie sizes up Marcy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcy misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Marcy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcy throws a shot to the body.
Gracie scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcy.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie takes a swing at Marcy's ribcage but misses.
Marcy misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Marcy throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcy.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marcy was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at 11th Planet MMA inform us that Marcy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gracie uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Marcy is avoiding damage well.
Marcy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marcy is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Marcy is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcy is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marcy to get the leverage.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marcy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marcy winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie wants to control but Marcy is keeping busy.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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.
Marcy blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marcy pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marcy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Marcy is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Marcy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gracie defend it? Marcy steps over the head and cranks it - Gracie is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Marcy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lance Marcy!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lance Marcy waved his t-shirt featuring Just Fight (Everything 7$)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leather Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its Dark and Hell is Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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36
265 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leather Slammer!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Slammer tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
A head kick misses from Slammer.
Slammer throws a head kick that misses.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man looks for the body kick but Slammer saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Slammer.
Man punishes Slammer's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slammer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slammer throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slammer misses with a wild combination.
Slammer checks a low kick from Man.
Slammer misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slammer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slammer throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Slammer throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with the left hand. Slammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Man lands a left and a right that send Slammer crashing to the mat, dazed. Man thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Slammer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slammer throws a head kick that misses.
Slammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Slammer looks winded!
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man cracks Slammer with a hook to the temple - Slammer is on wobbly legs here! Man swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Slammer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Man wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ice Man!
A determined Ice Man didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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34
290 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
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28
257 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Flash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrington counters with an outside leg kick.
The Flash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harrington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from The Flash misses.
The Flash scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Flash is out of range and Harrington settles back down.
The Flash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Flash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Flash drops Harrington with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Harrington! The Flash dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sang Min The Flash!
Sang Min The Flash decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Max is coming, better be ready.... There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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41
176 lbs
39 - 25 - 2 |
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27
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power scores with a body shot.
Power throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power staying out of range there.
Power moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Joe tries to move into range but Power moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joe misses with a hook
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Power staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Power under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Joe blocks a head kick by Power.
Joe moves out of range as Power strikes.
Joe misses with the combination.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.
Average Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe slips a jab from Power.
A jab from Power misses.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Joe off balance momentarily.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe is looking to score with low kicks.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Joe off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws out a leg kick but Power moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Power cracks the inside of Joe's front leg.
Joe cracks Power with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Power.
Power throws a right and a left that Joe avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joe misses with a body kick.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Power lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Power eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Power digs a good hook to Joe's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
Power is rocked!
Power loses concentration momentarily and Joe pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Power crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Joe finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Average Joe!
Average Joe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Molito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redban has chosen M83 - Midnight City as his entrance music. 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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34
141 lbs
24 - 2 - 1 |
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32
128 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enrique Molito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Redban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molito misses with a kick to the body.
Redban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Molito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redban ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Redban misses the jab.
Molito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redban.
Redban has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Redban lands with a kick to the temple. Molito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Redban throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Redban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redban takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molito.
Redban misses with a hook.
Molito slips under a jab from Redban.
Redban looks to land a left hand but Molito moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Redban throws a series of strikes that have Molito backpedaling.
Nice jab there from Redban.
Molito avoids the body shot from Redban.
Redban throws the left hand but Molito avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Redban.
Redban looks to land a left hand but Molito moved out of range nicely.
Redban misses with a body shot.
Redban throws a head kick that misses
and Molito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redban throws a series of punches but Molito avoids them all with ease.
Redban misses with a right hand
and Molito counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redban throws a hook to the side of Molito's head but Molito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Redban.
The fighters circling - Redban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redban misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Redban. Beautiful body shot.
Redban throws a body shot but no joy.
Redban misses with a low kick.
Redban scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Molito.
Molito blocks a head kick by Redban.
Molito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molito slips a jab from Redban.
Molito walks into a straight right hand from Redban.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redban.
Molito misses with a body shot.
Molito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Redban lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Redban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redban scores with a head kick. Molito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Molito.
Redban throws a sloppy head kick and Molito moves out of range easily.
Redban moves out of range of the strikes.
Redban misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redban throws out a loose jab but Molito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redban dips to his left and cracks Molito with an uppercut!
Redban tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Redban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redban throws a chopping leg kick but Molito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redban throws a shot from downtown. Molito moves away and avoids it.
Molito checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Redban dominated that round.
That's time! Molito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Molito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redban throws out the jab.
Redban throws a leg kick which misses Molito's front leg but catches the back leg as Molito tries to avoid it.
Redban misses the body punch
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redban throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Redban scores with the left hand. Molito knows he should have avoided that one.
Molito avoids the body shot from Redban.
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Redban. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Redban swings for the body but Molito moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redban cracks a nice hook into Molito's ribs.
Brian Redban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redban with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redban misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Redban. Beautiful body shot.
Redban takes a swing at Molito's ribcage but misses.
Redban sizes up Molito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Molito slips under a jab.
Redban lands with a kick to the temple. Molito shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Redban misses with a two punch combination.
Redban throws a looping overhand right but Molito ducks down to avoid it.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molito.
Redban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Redban looks to score with a jab to the body but Molito is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban tries a head kick but it misses.
Brian Redban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redban connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molito scrambles back to his feet.
Redban misses with a hook.
Redban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Molito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Redban has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Molito slips under a jab from Redban.
Molito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Redban clobbers Molito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redban takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brian Redban has been cut.
Redban connects with a crisp jab.
Redban punishes Molito's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban connects with a crisp jab.
Molito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Redban has time to react.
Redban throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Molito's head.
Molito avoids the head kick by Redban.
Redban swings for the body but Molito moves out of range.
Redban looks to land a left hand but Molito moved out of range nicely.
Molito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redban.
Redban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redban catches Molito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molito moves out of range of the strikes.
Redban throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito moves away from the strike by Redban.
Molito staying out of range there.
Redban lands with a straight right. Molito didn't see that one coming.
Molito slips a jab from Redban.
Redban throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Redban.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Redban misses with a looping right.
Redban throws a hook but Molito blocks it.
Molito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Redban loads up on a big right hand but Molito slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Redban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Molito slips under a jab from Redban.
Redban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Redban throws a lazy uppercut
and Molito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molito slips under a jab.
Molito misses the shot to the body.
Redban throws a lazy uppercut
and Molito counters with a straight right hand.
Redban looks to score with a jab to the body but Molito is just out of range.
Redban misses with a lunging right hand
letting Molito counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redban.
Molito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Redban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molito lands a slapping body shot.
Redban with a jab.
Molito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Molito slips under a jab.
Redban throws a nice head kick!
Redban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Molito.
Redban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molito.
A big left from Molito misses.
Redban blocks a head kick by Molito.
Molito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redban. Molito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Molito slips under a jab from Redban.
Redban throws a head kick but Molito moves out of range.
Redban looks to land a combination but Molito avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Redban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redban lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Redban.
Nice defenses there by Molito.
Redban looks to throw the jab but Molito is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redban.
Molito throws a body punch but Redban moves out of range.
Redban misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Redban.
A head kick misses from Redban.
Redban misses with a straight left.
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redban misses the shot to the body.
Molito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Molito slips a jab from Redban.
A clash of legs there as Molito blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Molito misses its intended target.
Redban misses with a two punch combination.
Redban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redban lands with an overhand left.
Enrique Molito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Molito's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redban connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molito scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Redban throws a head kick that misses.
Molito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Redban comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redban 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Brian Redban!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Brian Redban!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Brian Redban!
Brian Redban wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Brian Redban made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Enrique Molito was interviewed post fight and said 'he was the better fighter tonight i rest up and get back in the gym i will be back great fight man.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loholt Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon has chosen Counting Stars as his entrance music. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loholt Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Pendragon dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Pendragon tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to circle away but Pendragon has him pinned against the cage.
Silva pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva jumps guard but Pendragon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pendragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Pendragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Silva cracks Pendragon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pendragon quickly recovers to half guard.
Pendragon tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pendragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pendragon wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Pendragon controlling the position well.
Silva passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pendragon?
Pendragon blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon working to try and regain half guard.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva 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.
Pendragon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva working Pendragon over with strikes here.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pendragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Pendragon trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pendragon is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Pendragon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Loholt Pendragon has been cut.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Pendragon is rocked!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pendragon is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pendragon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pendragon with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pendragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Pendragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pendragon advances position into side control!
Pendragon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is really struggling to control Pendragon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Pendragon trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Loholt Pendragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Good exchange - Pendragon coming out on top.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
A left lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pendragon under the eye.
Silva throws a right and a left that Pendragon avoids nicely.
Pendragon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pendragon has a takedown stuffed.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pendragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Pendragon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pendragon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pendragon's back!
Silva wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy.
Pendragon can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ronaldo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!
Pendragon wants to escape the position.
Silva working for the choke.
Silva has the hooks in. Pendragon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon staying busy and making it hard for Silva to control.
Silva lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pendragon hold on?!
Silva trying to control.
Silva slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pendragon tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Silva scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Pendragon trying to control the hands but Silva won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is controlling the position but Pendragon somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pendragon wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Loholt Pendragon'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.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pendragon needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva digs a good body shot into Pendragon's ribs.
Pendragon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva clobbers Pendragon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pendragon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Pendragon gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Pendragon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pendragon can turn it around.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A bit of stalling here from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Pendragon won't allow it.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A short right from Pendragon.
Pendragon controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Pendragon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Pendragon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva wants to improve his position but Pendragon is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Pendragon shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.
Silva keeping full guard, as Pendragon tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ronaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Loholt Pendragon's cut.
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.
Pendragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pendragon throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Pendragon's head back.
A big left from Silva misses.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pendragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Ronaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Silva misses.
Pendragon jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendragon.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Pendragon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pendragon throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Pendragon shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pendragon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loholt Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loholt Pendragon.
Pendragon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Pendragon pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Pendragon as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Pendragon with that takedown attempt.
Pendragon throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Pendragon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Pendragon's guard.
Silva trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four 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.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pendragon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is trying to control here but Pendragon has managed to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Ronaldo Silva!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Ronaldo Silva!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Ronaldo Silva!
Ronaldo Silva wins by unanimous decision!
Ronaldo Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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