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SP-ICON Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Pavil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Mageramsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Pavil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Mageramsky!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mageramsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pavil.
Nice defenses there by Pavil.
Pavil throws a big counter combination but Mageramsky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mageramsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavil sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mageramsky somewhat.
Mageramsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pavil lands with a right hand.
It looks like Joseph Mageramsky has been cut.
Pavil connects with a right hand. Mageramsky shakes it off.
Mageramsky throws a shot from downtown. Pavil moves away and avoids it.
Mageramsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavil tries to avoid it but Mageramsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavil to the ground. Pavil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pavil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavil misses with a looping right.
Mageramsky shoots in and drives through. Pavil sprawls well.
Pavil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marcos Pavil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Mageramsky.
Mageramsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pavil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavil scores with a nice strike.
Pavil throws a hook but Mageramsky avoids it easily.
Mageramsky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavil scores with a shot to the body.
Pavil wants to clinch
letting Mageramsky counter with a right hand.
Pavil with a nice cross.
Mageramsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Pavil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mageramsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavil.
A little feinted left hand from Pavil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mageramsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pavil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mageramsky manages to avoid it.
Mageramsky swinging wildly here.
Pavil throwing a counter right hand but Mageramsky manages to avoid it.
Pavil swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Pavil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mageramsky! But no joy.
Mageramsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pavil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavil misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mageramsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Mageramsky looks to land a combination but Pavil avoids it well.
Pavil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mageramsky.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pavil.
Mageramsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mageramsky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pavil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mageramsky manages to avoid it.
Mageramsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pavil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mageramsky thuds a left hand into Pavil's body.
Pavil cracks Mageramsky with an open hand slap.
Pavil looks to score with a jab to the body but Mageramsky is just out of range.
Nice cross by Pavil.
Mageramsky shoots in for a takedown but Pavil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pavil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mageramsky.
Mageramsky tries to move into range but Pavil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pavil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mageramsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavil.
Pavil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pavil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mageramsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavil digs a good body shot into Mageramsky's ribs.
Mageramsky misses the shot to the body.
Pavil scores with a body shot.
Mageramsky swinging wildly here.
Mageramsky looks winded!
Pavil punishes Mageramsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Mageramsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mageramsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pavil cracks Mageramsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pavil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mageramsky.
Pavil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pavil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mageramsky.
Pavil throws a series of punches but Mageramsky avoids them all with ease.
Pavil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mageramsky in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavil sizes up Mageramsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pavil lands a big right hand that sends Mageramsky crashing to the mat! Pavil stays standing though and waves Mageramsky back to his feet!
Mageramsky is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Mageramsky.
Mageramsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pavil drops Mageramsky with a beautiful combination! Mageramsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pavil is looking for the KO!
Mageramsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavil finish him?
Mageramsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mageramsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Mageramsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Pavil steps in with a hook that catches Mageramsky right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Pavil follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mageramsky looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Pavil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mako Choliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drunken Hermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mako Choliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drunken Hermit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermit forces Choliman back against the cage and clinches.
Hermit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hermit tries for a takedown but Choliman manages to get underhooks.
Choliman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hermit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Choliman decides to pull guard.
Hermit won't allow Choliman to sweep him here.
Hermit trying to control but Choliman is working from the bottom.
Hermit chips away with some ground and pound.
Choliman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hermit trying to control but Choliman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermit throws a big right hand that misses.
Choliman wants to get back to his feet but Hermit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hermit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choliman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choliman wants to stand but Hermit is controlling the position.
Choliman wants to sweep here but Hermit controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choliman wants to stand and escape but Hermit is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Choliman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Choliman wants it to stay on the feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hermit has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mako Choliman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drunken Hermit.
Hermit fails with the takedown
and Choliman moves into the clinch.
Choliman drags the fight down to the ground.
Choliman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hermit trying to control the position from guard on top but Choliman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Choliman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Choliman 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermit throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermit cracks Choliman with a solid left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hermit advances position into side control!
Choliman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Choliman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hermit off and has taken his back!
Choliman has the hooks in. Hermit is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Choliman has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hermit.
Hermit is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is taking a good look at Hermit as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Choliman!
Choliman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hermit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman thows a strike but Hermit uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Hermit as he ends up in Choliman 's guard!
Choliman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermit drops back looking for a leg! Choliman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choliman manages to kick Hermit off! Hermit jumps back into Choliman's guard.
Hermit preventing the sweep.
Choliman is working hard here to advance position.
Hermit passes into half guard.
Hermit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Choliman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Choliman is refusing to be controlled, as Hermit sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choliman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hermit works over Choliman with some ground and pound from guard.
Choliman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermit.
Hermit wants to control from the top but Choliman keeps moving.
Hermit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hermit wants to pass the guard but Choliman is keeping the position.
Choliman looking to control.
Choliman 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.
Choliman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Choliman is on top in guard.
Hermit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Choliman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hermit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Choliman to the ground. Hermit is now in Choliman's guard.
Choliman is looking to stand up but Hermit isn't so interested in that idea.
Choliman pulls Hermit in close to prevent any damage.
Hermit throwing strikes from guard but Choliman blocks nicely.
Hermit prevents Choliman from getting back to his feet.
Choliman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hermit.
Hermit postures up and lands a big shot to Choliman's brow.
Choliman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Choliman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choliman stops Hermit from getting back to his feet.
Hermit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hermit trying to control from the bottom.
Choliman trying to advance position but Hermit counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choliman postures up.
Hermit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Choliman's guard.
Choliman is trying to control the position but Hermit postures up.
Hermit preventing the sweep.
Choliman keeping moving, preventing Hermit from controlling successfully.
Choliman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hermit is one step ahead there.
Hermit stands up over Choliman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hermit won't allow Choliman to sweep him here.
Choliman keeping moving, preventing Hermit from controlling successfully.
Hermit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hermit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mako Choliman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choliman wants to stand up but Hermit is controlling him.
Hermit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choliman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hermit lands a couple of elbows.
Hermit wants to control from the top but Choliman keeps moving.
Choliman looking for a sweep. Not yet Choliman, not yet.
Hermit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hermit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choliman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choliman wants to control but Hermit postures up.
Choliman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hermit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Choliman is pushing Hermit's head away, looking to escape. Hermit manages to hold on to the position though.
Choliman looking for a sweep but Hermit has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hermit with the ground and pound from mount.
Choliman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Choliman is pressing down on Hermit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Choliman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermit working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Choliman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Choliman jumps into guard, dragging Hermit to the mat.
Choliman can't keep his opponent in guard - Hermit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Choliman is looking for a sweep. Hermit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choliman is defending against the submission attempts here by Hermit.
Choliman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Choliman is looking to control Hermit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Choliman avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choliman is trying to stand up here but Hermit is controlling him well.
Choliman wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drunken Hermit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Choliman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Choliman feinted with a counter takedown.
Hermit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Choliman but Choliman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hermit shoots in and drives through. Choliman sprawls well.
Choliman feinted with a counter takedown.
Hermit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Choliman but Choliman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Choliman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mako Choliman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drunken Hermit.
Hermit goes for a double leg but Choliman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Choliman continues to drive forward.
Drunken Hermit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hermit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermit manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Choliman on his heels. He'll look to pass Choliman's guard now, I'm sure.
Choliman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Choliman looking for a sweep. Not yet Choliman, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choliman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Choliman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hermit wants to control from the top but Choliman keeps moving.
Hermit won't allow Choliman to sweep him here.
Choliman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermit preventing the sweep.
Choliman pulls Hermit in close to his closed guard and prevents Hermit from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hermit shoots in but no luck this time.
Choliman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hermit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Choliman defends it nicely.
Choliman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hermit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Choliman tries to counter with a takedown but Hermit is quick to defend against it.
Hermit shoots in for a takedown but Choliman shows good takedown defense.
Hermit tries to clinch up.
Choliman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hermit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Choliman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Choliman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choliman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hermit keeps working.
Choliman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hermit defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermit wants to control but Choliman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hermit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choliman.
Choliman is looking to take a break and control but Hermit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hermit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Choliman.
Choliman looks to land a strike but Hermit avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Choliman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Choliman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hermit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Choliman won't allow Hermit to sweep him here.
Choliman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hermit's guard.
Hermit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Choliman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hermit keeping full guard, as Choliman tries to pass.
Hermit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choliman chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Choliman wants to pass the guard but Hermit is keeping the position.
Hermit is trying to keep Choliman in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mako Choliman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Choliman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mako Choliman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Pilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dellaria comes to the cage accompanied by Kill or Become by CANNIBAL CORPSE. Karl Pilkington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Karl Pilkington!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilkington loads up on a big right hand but Dellaria slips the punch.
Dellaria wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dellaria misses the shot to the body.
Pilkington shoots in and drives through. Dellaria sprawls well.
Greg Dellaria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dellaria misses with a wild body shot.
Pilkington tries to counter with a clinch but Dellaria shakes him off and moves away.
Pilkington's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pilkington's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dellaria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dellaria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pilkington shoots in and drives through. Dellaria sprawls well.
Dellaria swings for the body but Pilkington moves out of range.
Dellaria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pilkington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pilkington working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pilkington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dellaria has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Pilkington crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilkington misses with the ground and pound.
Dellaria wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dellaria tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pilkington presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pilkington goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dellaria is on top in guard.
Dellaria is stalling in the full guard.
Dellaria is looking to pass into half guard but Pilkington pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pilkington is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dellaria is on top in guard.
Dellaria throwing strikes but missing.
Dellaria is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pilkington is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pilkington has escaped and now he's on top!
Dellaria is pulling down on Pilkington's head to control his posture.
Dellaria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dellaria bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pilkington's guard.
Dellaria won't allow Pilkington to get back to his feet.
Pilkington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pilkington keeping moving, preventing Dellaria from controlling successfully.
Dellaria prevents Pilkington from getting back to his feet.
Pilkington is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dellaria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Pilkington keeps moving.
Dellaria looking to sit in guard and control but Pilkington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pilkington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dellaria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dellaria is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pilkington keeping hold of Dellaria's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dellaria is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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 Greg Dellaria will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pilkington tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dellaria defends well and Pilkington ends up having to push Dellaria into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dellaria throws a right and a left that Pilkington avoids nicely.
Pilkington throws a combination that misses
and Dellaria counters with a straight right hand.
Pilkington throws a body punch but Dellaria moves out of range.
Pilkington shoots in and drives through. Dellaria sprawls well.
Dellaria tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pilkington manages to circle out of the way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pilkington is defended easily by Dellaria.
Greg Dellaria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Pilkington.
Pilkington blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilkington looks for a takedown but Dellaria sprawls well.
Pilkington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dellaria dodges the punch combination from Pilkington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria scores with a three punch combo!
Dellaria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pilkington can do to turn this around?
Pilkington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dellaria is fending him off so far but Pilkington persists. Nope, Dellaria circles away and we're back to standing.
Dellaria is looking to counter the offense by Pilkington and move into the clinch.
Dellaria connects with a body shot.
Pilkington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dellaria throws a body shot but no joy.
Dellaria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pilkington is breathing heavily.
Pilkington throws a lazy right hand but Dellaria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Dellaria was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pilkington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pilkington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pilkington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dellaria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dellaria misses with a kick to the body.
Dellaria goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dellaria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dellaria sets himself, and Pilkington steps forward looking for the clinch! Dellaria avoids it this time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dellaria, as that shot connected.
Greg Dellaria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dellaria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dellaria scores with a nice right hand.
Pilkington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dellaria sprawls well initially but Pilkington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dellaria is trying to maintain the position but Pilkington is very close to passing his half guard.
Pilkington trying to control from Dellaria's half guard. Dellaria has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pilkington looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington wants to control from the top but Dellaria keeps moving.
Dellaria looking for a guillotine here but Pilkington defends easily.
Dellaria looking for a sweep. Not yet Dellaria, not yet.
Pilkington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dellaria looking to control.
Karl Pilkington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dellaria can't keep his opponent in guard - Pilkington advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dellaria moves into full guard.
Dellaria pushes Pilkington off and gets back to his feet.
Dellaria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dellaria misses with a wild body shot.
Pilkington looking to score a takedown here. Dellaria is defending well but Pilkington drives through and ends up in Dellaria's guard.
Dellaria is pulling down on Pilkington's head. It's preventing any offense from Pilkington, at least for the moment.
Dellaria tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dellaria dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dellaria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pilkington if he has to take too many more of those.
Pilkington misses with an uppercut.
Pilkington throws a sloppy head kick
and Dellaria moves into the clinch.
Pilkington wants a takedown.
Dellaria prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dellaria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pilkington or not.
Dellaria manages to break the clinch.
Pilkington missing with a left hand there. Dellaria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria scores with a head kick. Pilkington tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pilkington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pilkington showed some decent athleticism there.
Dellaria regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pilkington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria working a defensive guard here.
Dellaria looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dellaria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pilkington wants to control from the top but Dellaria keeps moving.
Dellaria is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Pilkington chips away with some ground and pound.
Pilkington won't allow Dellaria to sweep him here.
Pilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Dellaria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pilkington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pilkington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dellaria manages to break the clinch.
Dellaria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Dellaria misses
and Pilkington counters with a one-two to the body.
Pilkington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pilkington, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pilkington.
Dellaria breaks the clinch.
Pilkington moves into the clinch successfully.
Dellaria working hard to break the clinch.
Dellaria breaks from the clinch.
Dellaria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pilkington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dellaria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greg Dellaria is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Pilkington misses
letting Dellaria counter with a right hand.
Pilkington shoots for a takedown but Dellaria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greg Dellaria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Pilkington.
Pilkington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dellaria has managed to clinch.
Pilkington is working for takedown but Dellaria is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dellaria gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dellaria just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pilkington's brow.
Dellaria scores with a knee to the head.
Karl Pilkington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Karl Pilkington has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dellaria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pilkington backwards.
Dellaria stops a takedown attempt from Pilkington.
Dellaria breaks the clinch.
Pilkington misses with a takedown attempt
and Dellaria moves into the clinch.
Greg Dellaria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dellaria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pilkington takes a swing at Dellaria's ribcage but misses.
Dellaria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dellaria lands with a nice body punch.
Dellaria lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Dellaria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dellaria, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Dellaria!
Post fight, Greg Dellaria took to the microphone: 'Gar Logan I want another go round....split decisions don't sit well. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catchmaer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson tries to move into range but Catchmaer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Catchmaer.
Gustavsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Catchmaer misses with a wild combination.
Gustavsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Catchmaer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gustavsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Catchmaer connects with a jab.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Gustavsson blocks it.
We've been told by Gustavsson's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gustavsson throws a right and a left that Catchmaer avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Gustavsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catchmaer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gustavsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Catchmaer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Catchmaer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustavsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catchmaer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Catchmaer throws a right and a left that Gustavsson avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Catchmaer misses its intended target.
It looked like Gustavsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gustavsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catchmaer circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustavsson walks into a stiff left hand from Catchmaer.
Gabryel Catchmaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Catchmaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gustavsson slips under a jab from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gustavsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Catchmaer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavsson is just out of range.
Gustavsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gustavsson takes one to the side of the head.
Gustavsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Catchmaer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Gustavsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Catchmaer looks to throw the jab but Gustavsson is out of range.
Gustavsson throws a series of punches but Catchmaer moves out of range.
Catchmaer 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.
Gustavsson lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catchmaer staying out of range there.
Catchmaer cracks Gustavsson with an open hand slap.
Catchmaer with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson dodges the punch combination from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer avoids the body shot from Gustavsson.
Catchmaer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gustavsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Gustavsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Catchmaer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustavsson's head.
Catchmaer lands an overhand right.
A cross from Catchmaer lands.
Gustavsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Catchmaer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gustavsson.
Catchmaer throws out a powerful jab.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Catchmaer feints the counter takedown.
Catchmaer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gustavsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer connects with a body shot.
Gustavsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Catchmaer scores with a nice right hand.
Gustavsson throws a nice looking combination but Catchmaer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Gustavsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Catchmaer. Beautiful body shot.
Gustavsson ducks under a wild hook from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Catchmaer.
Gustavsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gustavsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catchmaer misses with a hook. Gustavsson ducked under it nicely.
Gustavsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Catchmaer at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catchmaer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gustavsson moves in looking to clinch but Catchmaer pushes him off.
Gustavsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson misses with a looping right.
Gustavsson misses with a double jab.
Catchmaer lands a nice shot that snaps Gustavsson's head back.
Catchmaer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gustavsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gustavsson throws a right hand that Catchmaer ducks under and follows up with a left that Catchmaer also avoids with ease.
Catchmaer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Catchmaer motions for Gustavsson to come forward. Catchmaer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gustavsson throws a big counter combination but Catchmaer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Catchmaer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gustavsson is rocked!
Gustavsson leaves his chin hanging out and Catchmaer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gustavsson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabryel Catchmaer!
Gabryel Catchmaer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Alexander Gustavsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back!
You are going down next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inoue.
Fredriksson cracks the inside of Inoue's front leg.
Inoue lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Roland Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the head.
Fredriksson cracks Inoue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fredriksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inoue moves away.
Inoue shoots in and drives through. Fredriksson sprawls well.
It looked like Fredriksson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Fredriksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredriksson misses the target.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fredriksson as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Inoue with that takedown attempt.
Roland Fredriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuya Inoue.
Inoue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fredriksson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Inoue's head.
Inoue moves into range and clinches up with Fredriksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inoue goes for a takedown attempt but Fredriksson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fredriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roland Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inoue tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fredriksson misses the target.
Inoue shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Inoue showed some decent athleticism there.
Inoue is looking to advance position but Fredriksson won't allow it.
Inoue is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fredriksson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is defending against the submission attempts here by Inoue.
Inoue seems to be working for a kimura but Fredriksson defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inoue is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inoue trying to control the position but Fredriksson is working away.
Fredriksson being controlled for a moment.
Inoue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Inoue sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fredriksson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Inoue is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fredriksson is trying to escape and Inoue transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fredriksson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Inoue! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuya Inoue!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
Chung lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Black lands with a few short shots to the body.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Chung.
Chung looks to land a strike but Black avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black is trying to keep Chung in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Chung pushes down on Black's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chung takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black is looking to control Chung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Chung trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Chung stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Black looking to control.
Chung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Black trying to hold on to Chung's head to control him but Chung postures up.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chung's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chung's back!
Black controls the position.
Chung wants to escape the position.
Black controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has Chung flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Black.
Black controlling the position well here. Chung rolled but Black kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Chung is in bad spot here.
Black is landing with strikes from the back.
Black is punishing Chung with strikes - can he finish him?!
Black softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Black keeps control of the position as Chung tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chung up.
Black trying to control momentarily.
Black is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Chung up.
Black doesn't have the hooks in and Chung manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chung passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chung controlling the action here.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chung is working away from the top position though.
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 Saem Black will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black gets caught napping as Chung dives in and scores a takedown. Black manages to retain guard.
Black controlling the position.
Black keeping full guard, as Chung tries to pass.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chung is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Chung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black punching from the bottom.
Chung sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Black's guard.
Chung trying to pass the guard but Black defending well.
Black on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chung working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Black's thigh. Black counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chung forces his way into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Black's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black won't allow Chung to pass to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
Chung throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Chung swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Chung throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Chung misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.
Chung throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wang Chung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chung trying to control the position.
Black won't allow Chung to sweep him here.
Chung looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Chung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black trying to control the action but Chung just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chung misses with a double jab.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chung missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Chung avoids it well and moves away.
Chung gets a clinch.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chung jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Chung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chung trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Chung looking to pass the guard.
Chung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to strike off his back.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chung is one step ahead there.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Chung advances position into side control!
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.
Black struggling a bit here.
Chung throws an elbow but Black slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black is trying to escape the position but Chung is controlling the position.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Black manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chung is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chung to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Chung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chung is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Chung tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Chung wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Chung has gone for a leg lock! Black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Chung's guard.
Chung keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Chung's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Chung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chung 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 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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29
215 lbs
12 - 11 - 1 |
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27
210 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RZ Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Silva avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
RZ Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Martinez stops Silva from passing to mount.
Silva wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now.
Martinez is not content to let Silva control the position.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Martinez tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Martinez backing up. Martinez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva connects with a jab.
A big left from Martinez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RZ Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva cracks Martinez with an open hand slap.
Silva throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Silva blocks a jab.
Martinez shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
RZ Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Silva lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
RZ Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martinez misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A cross from Silva lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Martinez scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva staying out of range there.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
RZ Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
A big left from Silva misses.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RZ Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva looks to land a combination. Martinez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Martinez backs away looking to recover.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Martinez misses.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva works over Martinez's head and body with a nice combination.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.
Martinez lands a jab to the head.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
As Martinez looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo bu Martinez just gets out of the way.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
RZ Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Martinez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnny Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Martinez passes to full mount!
Martinez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Martinez has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
RZ 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RZ Silva!
Our winner, RZ Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Melekh David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tanner (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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36
159 lbs
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38
154 lbs
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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
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melekh David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in and drives through. Tanner sprawls well.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Tanner down.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks David with an uppercut!
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melekh David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Tanner tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tanner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between David's hands.
David moves into range and clinches up with Tanner.
Tanner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tanner lands an elbow that stopped David in his tracks for a moment.
David fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
David tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanner.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to clinch up but Tanner circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been hearing reports that David has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Tanner throws a leg kick but David sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanner throws a front kick aimed at David's knee but David avoids it well.
Tanner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
David attempts a counter takedown but Tanner avoids it well and moves away.
David ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
David appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
David moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanner controls his hands.
David's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tanner, pushing him back against the cage.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches David on the side of the head.
Tanner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
David pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and David decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tanner's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
Tanner keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David 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.
Tanner managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by David.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
David showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tanner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
David fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tanner checks it well.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to David's calf.
David on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Tanner.
Tanner throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
Tanner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
David is looking to score with low kicks.
Tanner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
David takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
David misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tanner throws out a counter right but David avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot lands for Tanner.
David shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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 Melekh David will probably get the nod.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanner's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing David off to one side.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from David.
Tanner misses with a body shot.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tanner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
David closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
David wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is looking to pass into half guard but Tanner pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tanner is in guard.
David being controlled here, momentarily.
David is looking to sweep but instead, Tanner has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David is staying active underneath Tanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
David keeps control of the position for the meantime.
David is looking to control Tanner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
Tanner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
David tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
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.
David is refusing to be controlled, as Tanner sits in half guard.
David keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
David tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tanner leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a straight right hand.
David swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tanner.
David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
David has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanner breaks the clinch.
David looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanner. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
David throws out a leg kick but Tanner moves out of range and David only half commits.
Dick Tanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Tanner.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Tanner sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melekh David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
David will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner 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.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Tanner there.
David scores with a shot to the body.
David shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanner pinned against the cage. Tanner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
Tanner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows David to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanner is controlling David's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Tanner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
David tried to score with a low kick but Tanner checks it.
Tanner blocks a head kick by David.
No luck with that takedown attempt from David.
David moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
David scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanner misses with a hook
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
David slips under a jab from Tanner.
David looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
David looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
David misses with a low kick as Tanner jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David dives in for a single leg takedown but Tanner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
David throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
David takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David tries to clinch up.
Tanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
David is rocked!
Tanner lands the left hand.
Oh David is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanner throws a monster overhand right that drops David! Tanner follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Tanner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with Everything in its right place blaring out of the sound system. Kyle Yikes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Penn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yikes throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Yikes stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like James Penn has been cut.
Yikes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Penn moves forwards but Yikes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yikes throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
A combination from Yikes does no damage.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yikes defends well and Penn ends up having to push Yikes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yikes throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
As Yikes looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo bu Yikes just gets out of the way.
Penn throws a head kick but Yikes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yikes throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Yikes manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Yikes swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yikes connects with a single shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Yikes. Those never looked like landing.
Yikes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Yikes cracks Penn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yikes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Penn to stand back up!
Penn is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yikes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yikes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Yikes. Those never looked like landing.
As Yikes looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo bu Yikes just gets out of the way.
Kyle Yikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yikes drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Penn right on the button. Penn goes down! Yikes follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Yikes gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Yikes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viacheslav Datsik 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brutus Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash throws a body shot but no joy.
Datsik tries to counter with a clinch but Nash shakes him off and moves away.
Brutus Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Nash.
Datsik unleashes a big counter combination but Nash bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nash fails to land the takedown.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nash misses with a body shot.
Nash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Nash.
Datsik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
Datsik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Datsik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nash throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Datsik blocks a head kick by Nash.
Datsik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Datsik lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nash throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Datsik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nash shoots for a double leg takedown but Datsik sprawls well. He's pushed Nash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot by Nash.
Datsik ducks under a wild hook from Nash.
Viacheslav Datsik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nash shoots in looking for a takedown. Datsik tries to sprawl out of it but Nash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Datsik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Nash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nash throws a body punch but Datsik moves out of range.
Datsik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Brutus Nash has been cut.
Nash is looking to wear down Datsik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Datsik.
Datsik throws out a counter right but Nash avoids it with no problem.
Nash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nash tests Datsik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Datsik avoids the body shot from Nash.
Nash moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDatsik.
Nash ducks under a wild hook from Datsik.
Nash misses with an uppercut. Datsik saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Datsik counters by moving into the clinch.
Nash tries to break free but Datsik pushes him back against the cage.
Datsik tries to work over Nash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Datsik missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Nash's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nash misses with a punch to the body.
Nash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Datsik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Datsik gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nash is trying to break the clinch but Datsik is controlling him.
Datsik lands an elbow inside.
Nash is trying to stall.
Nash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nash has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Datsik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nash gets through Datsik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash struggles to land a body shot inside as Datsik controls his hands.
Nash has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Datsik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nash avoiding damage as Datsik throws knees to the body.
Datsik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Datsik lands a damaging elbow.
Datsik lands an elbow inside.
Brutus Nash's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Datsik on the inside.
Nash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Datsik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
Datsik lands a nice elbow.
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Datsik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brutus Nash's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nash misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Datsik throws an elbow but misses.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Nash leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nash taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Datsik.
Nash is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Datsik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nash backwards.
Nash is rocked!
Nash tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Datsik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Datsik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nashs head.
Oh Nash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Datsik crunches a lovely knee into Nash's ribcage.
Datsik lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Datsik.
Clinched against the cage, Datsik lands a big elbow that drops Nash! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Nash is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viacheslav Datsik!
Viacheslav Datsik decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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