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Prestige FC 25: Second Chance PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neftali De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Rack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neftali De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz throws a right and a left that Rack avoids nicely.
De La Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Rack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De La Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from De La Cruz as Rack shoots in.
Rack closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De La Cruz quickly recovers to half guard.
De La Cruz is trying to stand.
Rack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De La Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rack stands up and beckons De La Cruz to join him on the feet.
Rack shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Rack keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. De La Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rack pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rack has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. De La Cruz is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Rack goes for a takedown attempt but De La Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Cruz closes the distance and pushes Rack back into the ropes.
Rack manages to break the clinch.
De La Cruz pushes Rack up against the ropes in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De La Cruz 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.
Rack misses with a knee strike.
De La Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rack backwards.
Rack blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Rack to keep the fight standing.
Rack gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De La Cruz looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rack dives into side control.
Rack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rack is controlling him well.
Rack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
De La Cruz is rocked!
Rack scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh De La Cruz is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rack can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Rack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comte De Turenne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Turenne comes into the arena with Dark Tranquility- Final Resistance blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Comte De Turenne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but De Turenne keeps moving.
De Turenne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
De Turenne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! De Turenne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Turenne manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into De Turenne's guard.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! De Turenne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Turenne manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into De Turenne's guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Turenne is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
De Turenne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz trying to control but De Turenne is working from the bottom.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! De Turenne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Turenne manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into De Turenne's guard.
De Turenne looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Turenne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Turenne has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
De Turenne working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Turenne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but De Turenne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Turenne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Turenne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between De Turenne's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Turenne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Turenne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between De Turenne's legs - danger averted.
De Turenne keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Turenne's head.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! De Turenne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Turenne manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into De Turenne's guard.
De Turenne escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz trying to control but De Turenne is working from the bottom.
De Turenne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but De Turenne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Turenne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz trying to control but De Turenne is working from the bottom.
Diaz distracts De Turenne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Turenne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Turenne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Turenne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Diaz wants to slow De Turenne down by chopping away at his legs.
De Turenne tries to counter with a takedown but Diaz is quick to defend against it.
Diaz scores with a takedown into De Turenne's guard.
De Turenne has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz drops back looking for a leg! De Turenne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Turenne manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into De Turenne's guard.
Diego Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Turenne is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
De Turenne is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to De Turenne's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Turenne has his feet on Diaz's thighs here. He's pushed Diaz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Diaz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Comte De Turenne!
In defeat, Diego Diaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eu amo este esporte e eu nunca vou parar até que eu estou morto, então eu estarei de volta novamente. (I love this sport & I will never stop until I'm dead so I will be back again)'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Stormare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalidow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Martin Garrix - Proxy. Sven Stormare could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mamed Chalidow's chin.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Stormare !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Chalidow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow shoots in looking for a takedown but Stormare manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chalidow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chalidow gets a takedown into half guard.
Chalidow is trying to work for a kimura but Stormare is defending well.
Chalidow prevents Stormare from standing back up.
Stormare punching from the bottom.
Chalidow is pressing down on Stormare 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stormare is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormare is defending against the submission attempts here by Chalidow.
Chalidow seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Chalidow seems content to control.
Chalidow trying to control the action but Stormare is working from the bottom.
Chalidow seems to be looking for submissions.
Chalidow is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stormare defends it well.
Chalidow is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stormare still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stormare has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Chalidow is looking to reverse the position.
Chalidow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stormare 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stormare is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chalidow is trying to get back to full guard.
Chalidow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stormare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stormare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stormare prevents Chalidow from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stormare seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chalidow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stormare connects with a nice short shot to Chalidow's temple.
Stormare prevents Chalidow from improving his position.
Chalidow is not content to let Stormare control the position.
Stormare thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chalidow gets back to full guard.
Stormare wants to control from the top but Chalidow keeps moving.
Stormare knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chalidow on the ground.
Stormare postures up in Chalidow's guard and throws a big left but Chalidow blocks it.
Chalidow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stormare defends well.
Chalidow keeping moving, preventing Stormare from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stormare frees his head nicely. Oh but Chalidow has switched to an armbar! Stormare is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mamed Chalidow!
A very excited looking Mamed Chalidow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OneTwo Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler's entrance music is We Had . A fine choice. Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. OneTwo Butler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OneTwo Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler falls off balance throwing a combination
so Materla counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Materla slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Materla trying to control the pace.
Materla trying to control from half guard but Butler is working away.
Materla is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butler!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materla is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Materla extends the arm and Butler is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Materla!
Michal Materla bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asahi Nozara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nozara has chosen Shing02 - Japonica as his entrance music. Asahi Nozara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Nozara!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozara clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva takes one on the button.
It looks like Sandor Silva has been cut.
Nozara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Nozara getting side control.
Nozara works his way into full mount!
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nozara loads up with a big shot that hurts Silva! He's pulled Nozara in close but Nozara has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Silva survive? More strikes from Nozara and Silva is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asahi Nozara!
A victorious Asahi Nozara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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174 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze lands with a cross.
It looks like Fernando Silva has been cut.
Typhaze fails to land with a series of punches.
Typhaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Typhaze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Typhaze won't be happy with that.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Typhaze some visible discomfort.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Typhaze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is thwarting Typhaze's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva prevents Typhaze from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Typhaze is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Typhaze's hands, connecting with Typhaze's forehead.
Typhaze has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is nestled in close to Typhaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Typhaze has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Typhaze's head.
Typhaze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Typhaze to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Typhaze wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Typhaze there!
Typhaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Typhaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Typhaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Typhaze is looking to get to half guard.
Typhaze wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Typhaze is trying to escape the mount.
Typhaze tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Typhaze bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva has control of Typhaze's left arm, preventing Typhaze from doing any damage.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Typhaze any problems.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Typhaze's guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Typhaze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Typhaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at Team Butcher Gym inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Typhaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Typhaze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Typhaze wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Typhaze has passed into side control.
Typhaze throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Typhaze tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Typhaze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Typhaze scores with a kick to the body.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Typhaze stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Typhaze stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Typhaze throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Typhaze throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Typhaze won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva working away.
Typhaze manages to get back to half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Typhaze's head.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Typhaze trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhaze wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Silva prevents Typhaze from getting the reversal.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Typhaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva working Typhaze over with strikes here.
Typhaze can't escape the position.
Silva trying to control but Typhaze is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Typhaze is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva avoids the attempt from Typhaze to control.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Typhaze wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva prevents Typhaze from getting the reversal.
Typhaze is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva tries to control but Typhaze wriggling away.
Silva working Typhaze over with strikes here.
Typhaze tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva scoring with strikes but Typhaze is staying in there.
The referee warns Typhaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Typhaze is trying to escape the mount.
Typhaze wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Typhaze is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Typhaze is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Typhaze is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Typhaze is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Typhaze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fernando Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Typhaze throws a body kick that misses
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Typhaze's guard.
Typhaze is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Fernando Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Typhaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Typhaze working a defensive guard here.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva trying to control but Typhaze is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva stands up over Typhaze, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Typhaze has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Typhaze working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Typhaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is putting a hurting on Typhaze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva wants to control for a moment but Typhaze uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Typhaze tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Typhaze wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Typhaze tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with strikes but Typhaze is staying in there.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Typhaze is trying desperately to improve position.
Typhaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Typhaze is rocked!
Silva breaks from Typhaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fernando Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Typhaze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Typhaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Typhaze is wriggling around trying to escape.
Typhaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King Typhaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Typhaze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the ring accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. Wallace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandaless - Wojownik. Rafal Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 lbs
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200 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Wallace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alves cracks Wallace with a good jab.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Wallace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricardo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wallace is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Alves is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wallace wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well.
Wallace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Wallace wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Alves is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wallace is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alves rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wallace's guard! Nice work there by Alves!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Alves connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Ricardo Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alves, as that shot connected.
Alves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Alves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alves.
Alves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Alves throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alves connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Alves dominated that round.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Alves both land. Nice combination.
Alves's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
An inside leg kick lands from Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves misses with a double jab.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alves looks to land a body kick but Wallace moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alves throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wallace is defended easily by Alves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a hook.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wallace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wallace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Ricardo Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafal Wallace.
Wallace walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Wallace seems unphased.
Wallace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wallace misses with a takedown
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricardo Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
An attempted straight right counter from Alves misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Alves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves jabs Wallace right on the nose. Wallace blinks but takes it well.
Alves connects with a body shot.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Alves cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Alves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves drops Wallace with a beautiful combination! Wallace stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!
Wallace is rocked!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves cracks Wallace on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wallace falls backwards against the ropes. Alves follows up with more strikes that drop Wallace to his knees. Alves keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wallace! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Alves!
A victorious Ricardo Alves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Rafal Wallace stepped up to the mic, saying 'Never give up'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GTA 4 Theme. Leo Villa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bellic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic misses with a wild combination.
Bellic takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Bellic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellic.
Villa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Villa cracks Bellic with a good jab.
Bellic just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Villa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bellic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bellic misses with an uppercut.
Villa stalks Bellic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bellic's face. Bellic staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Bellic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Bellic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Villa.
Villa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Villa throws a series of punches but Bellic moves out of range.
No joy there for Bellic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Villa there.
Bellic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic misses with a body shot.
Bellic swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Villa throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bellic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Villa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bellic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bellic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villa misses with a wild combination.
Bellic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks a nice hook into Bellic's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Villa. Those never looked like landing.
Villa swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Bellic misses its target.
Bellic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellic lands with a good body shot.
Bellic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Villa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellic has time to react.
Bellic looks to land a left hand but Villa moved out of range nicely.
Villa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellic avoids the body shot from Villa.
Villa misses with a wild combination.
Bellic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villa lands a nice hook to Bellic's body. Bellic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bellic dodges the punch combination from Villa.
Villa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bellic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Villa tries to clinch but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Villa scores with a nice head shot.
A good leg kick by Bellic.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Bellic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bellic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellic lands a jab to Villa's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Bellic misses.
Bellic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Villa wants to clinch.
Villa lands a jab-cross combination.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellic is just out of range.
Bellic misses with a few strikes there.
Bellic swings widly with a right hand
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellic breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Villa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bellic stuns Villa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bellic misses with a two punch combination.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bellic throws a right hand that Villa ducks under and follows up with a left that Villa also avoids with ease.
Bellic digs a good body shot into Villa's ribs.
Bellic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villa scores with a jab.
Bellic throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Villa misses.
Bellic thuds a left hand into Villa's body.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellic misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa throws a right hand that misses
and Bellic counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bellic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bellic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellic tried to score with a low kick but Villa checks it.
Bellic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Villa lands with a nice combination. Bellic backs away looking to recover.
A big left from Villa misses.
Bellic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa throws out a loose jab but Bellic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Bellic lands with an uppercut that bounces Villa off the ropes and back into range.
Leo Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellic was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Bellic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Villa back to the ropes. Bellic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellic was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Bellic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellic is looking to wear down Villa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Bellic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bellic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Villa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Bellic finds it's target.
Villa wants to clinch.
Bellic blocks a jab.
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Bellic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Villa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bellic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bellic misses.
Bellic misses with a wild combination.
Bellic just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Bellic loads up on a big right hand but Villa slips the punch.
Villa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellic throws a big shot that misses.
Bellic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bellic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bellic.
A counter left hand to the body from Bellic misses its target.
Bellic swinging wildly here.
Bellic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellic moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Villa.
Villa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellic momentarily.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellic.
Villa misses the jab.
Bellic throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Bellic misses.
Bellic delivers a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Bellic lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Villa looks to land a right hand but Bellic moved out of range.
Bellic cracks a nice hook into Villa's ribs.
Villa tries to bum rush Bellic with a series of wild strikes but Bellic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Bellic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Villa tries to move into range but Bellic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bellic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villa is looking for the big counter here.
David Bellic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellic lands with a shot to the body.
Villa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bellic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Villa defending well as Bellic loads up on a big left hand.
Bellic throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellic misses with a hook to the body
and Villa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bellic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellic throws a jab but it's blocked by Villa.
Bellic scores with a hook.
Villa needs to keep his hands up - Bellic had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic throws a sloppy body shot
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Villa misses with a jab to the body
letting Bellic counter with a right hand.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellic misses the shot to the body.
Bellic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bellic misses with a body punch
and Villa counters by clinching up.
Bellic tries a body shot but Villa blocks it.
Villa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellic has him pressed against the ropes.
Bellic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bellic misses with a looping right.
Villa clinches up with Bellic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bellic breaks from the clinch.
Villa throws a right and a left that Bellic avoids nicely.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellic throws a big counter combination but Villa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bellic dips to his left and cracks Villa with an uppercut!
Bellic throws a chopping leg kick but Villa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bellic.
Bellic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villa blocks a jab.
Bellic scores with a body shot.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Villa throws a counter combo.
Bellic misses with the combination.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Villa throws a series of punches but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bellic connects with a jab.
Villa swinging wildly here.
Bellic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic blocks a jab.
Bellic tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bellic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellic defending well as Villa loads up on a big left hand.
Bellic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bellic slips a straight right by Villa.
Bellic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bellic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Villa momentarily.
Bellic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villa circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa wants to counter the offense by Bellic and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Bellic misses.
A nice side step and Villa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Villa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a hook. Villa ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villa misses with a body shot
and Bellic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellic throws a series of punches but Villa moves out of range.
Bellic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Villa slips a jab and a cross from Bellic.
Villa throws a right hand that Bellic ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellic also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bellic.
Bellic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa gets a clinch.
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Villa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bellic clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Villa.
Bellic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bellic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Villa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bellic's head.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villa misses with a wild combination.
Villa tries to bum rush Bellic with a series of wild strikes but Bellic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellic scores with a nice body kick.
Villa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Bellic lands a body shot.
Bellic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters by moving into the clinch.
Bellic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.
Villa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Villa throws a combination that misses
and Bellic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellic lands a lovely overhand right.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellic.
It looked like Bellic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Bellic does no damage.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bellic thinking.
Villa misses with a hook. Bellic ducked under it nicely.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bellic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bellic throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellic scores with a jab to the body.
Bellic punishes Villa's body with a nice straight punch.
Villa slips a jab and a cross from Bellic.
A big right from Bellic misses.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Bellic scores with a jab to the head.
Bellic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
Bellic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bellic misses the jab.
Bellic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villa throws a series of punches but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Villa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic gets tackled into the ropes by Villa. Villa maintains the clinch.
Bellic taking a breather.
Bellic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa misses with a few strikes there.
Bellic looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Bellic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellic moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellic cracks Villa with an open hand slap.
Bellic misses with a double jab.
Bellic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellic misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellic was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Bellic swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa avoids the body shot from Bellic.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villa ducks right into an uppercut from Bellic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellic throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Bellic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bellic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bellic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villa has time to react.
Villa scores with a shot to the body.
Bellic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villa misses with a few strikes there.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a double jab
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that David Bellic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bellic throws a nice looking combination but Villa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villa throws a counter combo.
Bellic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Villa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bellic.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Villa. Those never looked like landing.
Bellic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Villa works over Bellic's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bellic to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villa throws out the jab.
Villa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Villa throws a right and a left that Bellic avoids nicely.
Bellic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bellic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bellic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Bellic digs a good hook to Villa's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses the jab.
Bellic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Bellic.
Bellic tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Bellic throws a big shot that misses.
Bellic dodges the punch combination from Villa.
Villa misses with a straight right.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Villa. Those never looked like landing.
Bellic lands with a cross.
Bellic throws a hook but Villa blocks it.
Bellic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Bellic tries a low kick but Villa avoids it.
Villa throws a nice looking combination but Bellic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellic. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa throws a right and a left that Bellic avoids nicely.
Bellic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellic misses with a looping right.
As Bellic backs off Villa throws a huge counter combo but Bellic manages to avoid it all.
Bellic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellic scores with a leg kick.
Bellic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villa at a distance.
Bellic swings widly with a right hand
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Villa blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic looks to land a left hand but Villa moved out of range nicely.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villa misses with a body shot.
Villa throws a right and a left that Bellic avoids nicely.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa avoids the body shot from Bellic.
Bellic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villa swings for the body but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bellic misses with a body shot.
Villa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Bellic misses its target.
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellic punishes Villa's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic throws a big shot that misses.
Villa wants to counter with a clinch but Bellic pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bellic throws a big counter combination but Villa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bellic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bellic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellic misses with an uppercut.
Bellic misses with a body punch
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Bellic cracks Villa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Villa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellic tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bellic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leo Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Bellic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellic. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Bellic.
I think Bellic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Bellic!
David Bellic is the new middleweight champion!
David Bellic 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrestling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wrestling has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bailey is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Bailey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrestling misses the body punch
and Bailey counters with a leg kick.
We've been told by Bailey's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wrestling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrestling fails with a takedown attempt.
Wrestling misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bailey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bailey takes a swing at Wrestling's ribcage but misses.
Wrestling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wrestling lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the position here.
Wrestling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bailey wants to sweep but no luck.
Wrestling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wrestling has passed into side control.
Bailey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailey being controlled for a moment.
Wrestling looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bailey is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom here.
Bailey is trying to get back to half guard.
Wrestling fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wrestling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wrestling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wrestling working the ground and pound.
Bailey gets back to half guard.
Wrestling controlling the action here.
Wrestling with the ground and pound but Bailey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wrestling trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Wrestling looking to sit in guard and control but Bailey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wrestling is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wrestling drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wrestling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bailey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wrestling throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bailey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wrestling with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Bailey can't handle though.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Wrestling keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wrestling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is standing up over Wrestling. Wrestling looks to escape but Bailey dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wrestling with a nice cross.
Wrestling loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like I Know Wrestling has been cut.
A jab from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling shoots and misses
and Bailey counters with a left and a right that stings Wrestling.
Wrestling misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wrestling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wrestling misses with a wild combination.
As Wrestling looks to move away, Bailey throws a big counter combo bu Wrestling just gets out of the way.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrestling was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling swinging wildly here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
I Know Wrestling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wrestling in his tracks.
Wrestling misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bailey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bailey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
I Know Wrestling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Wrestling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alex Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrestling rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailey counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Bailey tenderised Wrestling's leg. Wrestling is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey throws a hook but Wrestling blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey tries to work over Wrestling's front leg with a kick but Wrestling checks it.
A little jabbing left from Wrestling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wrestling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wrestling misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailey counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrestling looks for a takedown but Bailey sprawls well.
Wrestling ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. Wrestling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wrestling scores with a jab to the body.
Wrestling misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey defending well as Wrestling loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey wants to slow Wrestling down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Wrestling misses.
Wrestling looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Wrestling takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Wrestling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Wrestling digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Wrestling is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wrestling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bailey to the mat! Bailey manages to get full guard.
Bailey trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wrestling controls the pace.
Bailey is trying to keep Wrestling in close.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Wrestling from controlling successfully.
Bailey has momentary wrist control but Wrestling slips an elbow through the middle.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wrestling manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey slips a jab from Wrestling.
Wrestling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrestling moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrestling. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wrestling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Wrestling throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wrestling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wrestling drops his hands momentarily and Bailey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wrestling in his tracks.
Wrestling is rocked!
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrestling on the side of the head.
Wrestling is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wrestling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Bailey tenderised Wrestling's leg. Wrestling is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailey connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Wrestling to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Bailey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Bailey!
Alex Bailey is the new bantamweight champion!
Alex Bailey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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