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SP-ICON 170 and 135 bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan comes to the cage accompanied by My Time is Now. Dmonray Malapitan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Malapitan with that takedown attempt.
Greg Dellaria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan wants to clinch.
Dellaria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malapitan feinted with a counter takedown.
Malapitan wants to clinch.
Malapitan walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malapitan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dellaria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Malapitan is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malapitan counters with a takedown into side control.
Dellaria throws Malapitan to one side and escapes!
Dellaria connects with a right hand. Malapitan shakes it off.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dellaria as he jumps to the side.
Dellaria takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dellaria.
Malapitan seems to have got his legs back now.
Dellaria manages to break the clinch.
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Dellaria displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malapitan up against the cage.
Dellaria prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malapitan backwards.
Dellaria tries to land a knee to the head but Malapitan blocks with his arms.
Dellaria lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dellaria wants to control but Malapitan is keeping him busy.
Dellaria wants to pass the guard but Malapitan is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan keeping hold of Dellaria's head, controlling as best he can.
Dellaria trying to control from Malapitan's half guard. Malapitan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dellaria sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dellaria is keen to just control but Malapitan is a slippery customer.
Dellaria is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dellaria is pressing down on Malapitan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Malapitan is holding on for now.
Dellaria stalling away here and it's allowed Malapitan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Malapitan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malapitan is trying to control the position but Dellaria postures up.
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malapitan is looking to stand up but Dellaria isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dellaria leaves Malapitan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malapitan blocks a head kick by Dellaria.
Dellaria scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.
Dellaria tries to clinch but Malapitan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dellaria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dellaria throws a shot to the body.
Dellaria fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malapitan throws a body punch but Dellaria moves out of range.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malapitan throwing shots but Dellaria is blocking nicely.
Malapitan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greg Dellaria has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malapitan is working for a submission of some sort.
Dellaria trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria has one foot on Malapitan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dellaria scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Dellaria slows down the pace here.
Malapitan goes for a takedown attempt but Dellaria pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dellaria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dellaria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malapitan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dellaria sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Dellaria.
Malapitan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dellaria tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dellaria throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dellaria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dellaria tries a head kick but it misses.
Malapitan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dellaria.
Malapitan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dellaria misses with a double jab.
Malapitan tries to counter with a takedown but Dellaria is quick to defend against it.
Dellaria lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malapitan slips under a jab.
Dellaria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malapitan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dellaria throws a shot from downtown. Malapitan moves away and avoids it.
Malapitan moves out of range as Dellaria strikes.
Malapitan shoots for a takedown but Dellaria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dellaria throws a sloppy head kick and Malapitan moves out of range easily.
Dellaria throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria scores with a punch to the head.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses.
Dellaria tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Malapitan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Malapitan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malapitan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malapitan trying to control but Dellaria is working from the bottom.
Malapitan lands a couple of elbows.
Malapitan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dellaria looking to control.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Dellaria keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dellaria works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malapitan forces his way into half guard.
Dellaria is staying active underneath Malapitan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dellaria holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dellaria is looking to control Malapitan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dellaria avoid being mounted?
Dellaria actively working from the bottom here.
Dellaria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malapitan is looking to take a break and control but Dellaria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malapitan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dellaria looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dellaria is refusing to be controlled, as Malapitan sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Dellaria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Dellaria lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dellaria is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malapitan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dellaria breaks from the clinch.
Dellaria lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malapitan backs up against the cage.
Dellaria ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malapitan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dellaria circles away.
Malapitan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dellaria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Dellaria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dellaria's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dellaria lands with a right to the head.
Dellaria slows down the pace here.
Dellaria lands with a right to the head.
Dellaria throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malapitan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dellaria fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmonray Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malapitan defending well as Dellaria loads up on a big left hand.
Malapitan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dellaria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dellaria, as that shot connected.
Malapitan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dellaria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malapitan somewhat.
Malapitan staying out of range there.
Dellaria misses with a right hand
and Malapitan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan dives in for a single leg takedown but Dellaria sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan looking to score a takedown here. Dellaria is defending well but Malapitan drives through and ends up in Dellaria's guard.
Dellaria is looking to cinch up a triangle. Malapitan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dellaria's body to avoid the submission. Dellaria has instead reached around Malapitan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dellaria arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Greg Dellaria!
Greg Dellaria bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Uncle Sam Goddamn. 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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283 lbs
32 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
43 - 29 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abe moves into range and clinches up with Fedotov.
A shot in the inside from Abe.
Abe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fedotov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abe, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
Abe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abe manages to break the clinch.
Abe throws a head kick that misses.
Fedotov blocks a head kick by Abe.
Abe closes the distance and pushes Fedotov back into the cage.
Fedotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Abe throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abe pushes Fedotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fedotov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe has Fedotov pushed against the cage.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
Fedotov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abe scores with a shot to the side of Fedotov's head.
Fedotov is rocked!
Abe mutters something to Fedotov before pushing him back against the cage. As Fedotov comes back towards him, Abe unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Fedotov clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earnest Abe!
Our winner, Earnest Abe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chillum's entrance music is High Hopes - Pink Floyd. A fine choice. Don Julio 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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184 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
44 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum slips under a jab.
Chillum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chillum misses with a hook
and Julio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chillum misses with a right hand
and Julio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Julio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chillum throws out the jab.
Julio lands a nice shot to the body.
Julio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chillum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Julio misses with a wild combination.
Julio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chillum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Julio misses with a looping right.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Chillum.
Julio connects with a body shot.
Julio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doc Chillum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio lands a front kick.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Chillum throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Chillum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Julio.
Chillum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Julio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Julio lands a head kick. Chillum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chillum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Julio.
Chillum looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Chillum looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chillum misses with a lunging right hand
and Julio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chillum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Julio checks a low kick from Chillum.
Julio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chillum missing with a left hand there. Julio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chillum misses with a hook
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Julio lands with a shot to the body.
Julio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chillum throws a lazy right hand but Julio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Julio does it's job there.
Julio throws a head kick but Chillum moves out of range.
Julio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chillum misses with a right hand
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Chillum throws a right hand that misses
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chillum misses with a left hand
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chillum misses with an uppercut
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chillum is rocked!
Julio throws a looping overhand right but Chillum ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Chillum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Chillum moves out of range easily.
Chillum seems to have got his legs back now.
Chillum walks into a left hand.
Julio cracks a nice hook into Chillum's ribs.
Julio's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Julio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Julio throws a head kick that half lands.
Chillum throws a right hand that misses
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chillum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Julio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chillum thinking.
Julio scores with a nice head shot.
Julio moves forwards but Chillum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chillum moves out of range as Julio strikes.
Chillum throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Julio. Those never looked like landing.
Julio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chillum.
Chillum misses with an uppercut
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chillum throws a big shot that misses.
Chillum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chillum misses with a left hand
and Julio counters with a stiff right hand.
Chillum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Julio throws an overhand right that lands on Chillum's shoulder, as Chillum tries to avoid the shot.
Chillum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chillum throws a right hand that misses
and Julio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chillum misses with the body kick
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Chillum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chillum misses with a hook. Julio ducked under it nicely.
Chillum throws a leg kick but Julio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Julio drops Chillum with a beautiful combination! Chillum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Julio is looking for the KO!
Chillum misses with a hook
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chillum misses with a hook
and Julio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio lands a brutal head kick. Chillum looks out on his feet and Julio throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Don Julio!
Don Julio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Theme Music kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rami Harris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrillo throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrillo looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrillo. Those never looked like landing.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrillo throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrillo tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Cabrillo does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabrillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Cabrillo misses its intended target.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabrillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Cabrillo scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabrillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cabrillo defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrillo.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No joy there for Cabrillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrillo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Harris did well to prevent Cabrillo getting side control.
Cabrillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
Harris is pressing down on Cabrillo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Cabrillo slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cabrillo wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris won't allow Cabrillo to sweep him here.
Cabrillo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Cabrillo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harris wants to control from the top but Cabrillo keeps moving.
Harris is looking to pass into half guard but Cabrillo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cabrillo is in guard.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Cabrillo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabrillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is looking to sweep but instead, Cabrillo has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rami Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Cabrillo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrillo tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Cabrillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrillo.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Cabrillo lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabrillo takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Cabrillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabrillo's elbow.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cabrillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rami Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris stalls.
A hook to the body from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Cabrillo controls the action.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Harris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
I was talking to Cabrillo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cabrillo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harris can turn it around.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris blocks the elbow strike.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrillo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Cabrillo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.
Cabrillo tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Cabrillo.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cabrillo.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Cabrillo, against the cage.
A short left from Harris.
Cabrillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabrillo.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Cabrillo.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rami Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Cabrillo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cabrillo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Harris. That one must have hurt.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Cabrillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cabrillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cabrillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Cabrillo avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris working aggressively here.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrillo.
Harris tries to stall but Cabrillo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Harris prevents a body shot from Cabrillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike.
Cabrillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Harris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Cabrillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabrillo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabrillo misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrillos head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabrillo blocks a body shot from Harris.
Cabrillo blocking some punches.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris avoids a wild elbow strike from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris is leaning against Cabrillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cabrillo prevents a body shot from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabrillo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrillo fails to land.
Harris working aggressively here.
Cabrillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrillo tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrillo blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cabrillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rami Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabrillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Cabrillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Cabrillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rami Harris.
I've got Harris 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rami Harris!
Our winner, Rami Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Sherry Monocle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temel avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan looks to throw a body kick
and Temel counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Morgan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Temel is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to get up but he can't break Temel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Temel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Temel avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Temel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Temel's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Temel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Temel avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Temel feints the counter takedown.
Morgan throws a shot from downtown. Temel moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Temel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Temel counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Morgan is trying to keep Temel in close.
Morgan has his hands on Temel's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan 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.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to improve his position but instead Temel has moved into half guard.
Temel stands up from half guard.
Morgan throws a head kick but Temel moves out of range.
Temel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A left lands for Morgan.
Simon Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Temel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Temel moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan swings for the body but Temel moves out of range.
Temel feints the counter takedown.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temel with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Temel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan cracks Temel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Temel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Temel.
Morgan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Temel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Temel moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temel feints the counter takedown.
Morgan throws a one two combo.
A big left from Morgan misses.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Temel checks a leg kick.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Temel avoids it well.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Temel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Temel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Temel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Temel moved away.
Temel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Temel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morgan defends it well.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temel can do to turn this around?
Temel ducks right into an uppercut from Morgan.
Temel slips under a jab from Morgan.
Temel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Temel is just out of range.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Temel's head but Temel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Temel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Temel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Temel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Temel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Temel preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan wants to hit a switch here but Temel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Morgan there!
Morgan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Temel has control of the leg.
Morgan has his hands clasped together around Temel's back. He's all about the action.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Temel is controlling well.
Morgan is looking to control Temel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
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.
Morgan manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Temel keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Temel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morgan pulls his leg out and moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
It looks like Ramazan Temel has been cut.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Temel is out of range.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Temel moved away.
Simon Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Temel moved away.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramazan Temel's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Temel with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Temel is just out of range.
Temel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Temel moves away from the strike by Morgan.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan misses with a hook. Temel ducked under it nicely.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a body punch but Temel moves out of range.
Temel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan catches Temel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morgan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Temel takes it in his stride.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Temel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Temel with the counter takedown but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Temel moves out of range easily.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Temel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Morgan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Temel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Temel blocks the leg kick.
Morgan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temel counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Morgan is looking to stand back up but Temel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control but Temel postures up.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Temel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Temel's back!
Morgan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Morgan looking to hold on to the position here but Temel rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Temel is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Morgan!
After winning the bout, Simon Morgan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Kaz counter with a right hand.
Pain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaz pinned against the cage. Kaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaz scores with a leg kick.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but Kaz shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Pain as he checks the leg kick.
Tyson Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain shoots for a takedown but Kaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pain trying to control the action but Kaz is working from the bottom.
Pain in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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!
Pain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain trying to control the action but Kaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Kaz is not content to let Pain control the position.
Kaz struggling a bit here.
That's two 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.
Kaz tries to buck Pain off but Pain is having none of it.
Pain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kaz gets back to half guard.
Pain wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pain throwing shots but Kaz is blocking nicely.
Pain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kaz is just riding it out for now. Pain eventually gives up the hold.
Pain is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kaz reverses the position - he's now on top in Pain's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pain is trying to keep Kaz in close.
Kaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaz has managed to get both his arms back between Pain's legs - danger averted.
Kaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's 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.
Pain has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kaz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pain.
Kaz throws a strike aimed at the side of Pain's head but Pain avoids it well.
Kaz scores with punches from side control.
Pain tries to buck Kaz off but Kaz is having none of it.
Pain manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kaz's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pain goes for a double leg but Kaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaz continues to drive forward.
Pain shoots and misses
and Kaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaz as he jumps to the side.
Kaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaz, right into the meat.
Pain dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kaz defends well and Pain ends up having to push Kaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaz misses with a body kick.
Donk. Kaz catches Pain right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Kaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz cracks a nice hook into Pain's ribs.
Pain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kaz defends well and Pain ends up having to push Kaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaz tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaz to the ground. Kaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Kaz works the jab nicely.
Pain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kaz tries to avoid it but Pain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kaz to the ground. Kaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Pain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaz.
Pain has his takedown stuffed
and Kaz counters with a good, hard body kick but Pain shrugs it off.
Pain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaz but Kaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaz 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.
Kaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Kaz, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Kaz against the cage but Kaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Pain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pain dives in for a single leg takedown but Kaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaz moves into the clinch.
Kaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaz lands with a right to the head.
Kaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
A body shot lands from Kaz.
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Pain in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Kaz.
Kaz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Max Kaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kaz effectively controlling the action here.
Pain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaz digs a good body shot into Pain's ribs.
Kaz lands a brutal head kick. Pain looks out on his feet and Kaz throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Max Kaz!
In his post fight interview, Max Kaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music. 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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142 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Coleman Jr throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Coleman Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coleman Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Coleman Jr moves out of range.
Miyagi scores with a head kick. Coleman Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miyagi thumps Coleman Jr with a low kick.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miyagi.
Coleman Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coleman Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi kicks off Coleman Jr and gets to his feet.
Coleman Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coleman Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Miyagi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coleman Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman Jr digs a good hook to Miyagi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi slips a straight right by Coleman Jr.
And Miyagi responds with a good body kick, but Coleman Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Miyagi scores with a head kick. Coleman Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miyagi throws a wild body kick that Coleman Jr sees coming a mile off.
Coleman Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Miyagi sprawls and moves away.
Miyagi throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miyagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyagi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coleman Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Miyagi is quick to defend against it.
Coleman Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miyagi backs up against the cage.
Miyagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miyagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyagi is keeping busy.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miyagi stuffs the takedown attempt from Coleman Jr. Coleman Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman Jr avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi clinches.
Coleman Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miyagi's defenses.
Miyagi manages to break the clinch.
Coleman Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miyagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Coleman Jr.
Miyagi scores with a spinning back kick!
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Miyagi, which made it look bad.
Miyagi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coleman Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Miyagi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Despite the aggression on Miyagi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coleman Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Miyagi.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coleman Jr tries a low kick but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Coleman Jr with a poor takedown
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Coleman Jr moves out of range easily.
Coleman Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miyagi defends well and Coleman Jr ends up having to push Miyagi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miyagi moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Miyagi avoids the damage to the body.
Coleman Jr tries to stall but Miyagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr misses with an uppercut. Miyagi saw that one coming.
Miyagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coleman Jr attempts a counter takedown but Miyagi avoids it well and moves away.
Coleman Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miyagi!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Coleman Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miyagi won't be happy with that.
Miyagi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Coleman Jr is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Jr working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
That's time! Coleman Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miyagi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Coleman Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Miyagi counters with an inside leg kick.
Coleman Jr pushes Miyagi up against the cage in a clinch.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coleman Jr misses the jab.
Coleman Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miyagi stuffs the takedown.
Coleman Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miyagi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miyagi is fending him off so far but Coleman Jr persists. Nope, Miyagi circles away and we're back to standing.
Miyagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miyagi clinches up with Coleman Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr lands a body punch.
Coleman Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Miyagi breaks from the clinch.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman Jr shoots in but Miyagi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman Jr moves into range and clinches up with Miyagi.
A frustrated look appears on Miyagi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coleman Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Coleman Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coleman Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Coleman Jr.
Miyagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miyagi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coleman Jr.
Miyagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miyagi connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyagi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miyagi gets caught flat footed, as Coleman Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miyagi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking to land body kicks.
Coleman Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Miyagi is quick to defend against it.
A bone on bone clash there as Coleman Jr blocks the leg kick.
Miyagi throws a lazy body kick
and Coleman Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miyagi pushes Coleman Jr off and gets back to his feet.
Coleman Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi is looking to escape.
Coleman Jr moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
Miyagi wants to get back to his feet but Coleman Jr is dominant here and he's now got Miyagi's back!
Coleman Jr gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Miyagi is trying to get back to his feet but Coleman Jr has full control of the position and if anything, Miyagi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Coleman Jr lands a shot to the body.
Miyagi is trying to stand back up.
Miyagi is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coleman Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coleman Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Coleman Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coleman Jr dives in and grabs Miyagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miyagi pushes down on Coleman Jr's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Coleman Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Miyagi is pushing Coleman Jr's head away, looking to escape. Coleman Jr manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Coleman Jr crashes against the mat.
Miyagi throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Miyagi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Coleman Jr looking to score a takedown here. Miyagi is defending well but Coleman Jr drives through and ends up in Miyagi's guard.
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!
Miyagi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Coleman Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Miyagi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miyagi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miyagi avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
Coleman Jr taking a breather.
Miyagi avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
Coleman Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miyagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miyagi manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Coleman Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Miyagi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coleman Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miyagi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Coleman Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Miyagi counters with a good low kick that Coleman Jr was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miyagi wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Coleman Jr blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi rushes Coleman Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Coleman Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyagi gets an underhook and turns Coleman Jr into the cage.
Miyagi can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Miyagi is looking to control Coleman Jr's arms but Coleman Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miyagi has his back to the cage.
Miyagi is trying to break the clinch but Coleman Jr is controlling him.
Coleman Jr avoiding damage.
Coleman Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miyagi is defending well for now.
Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miyagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Coleman Jr shoots in and bounces Miyagi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Miyagi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Coleman Jr'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.
Miyagi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi has momentary wrist control but Coleman Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman Jr stops Miyagi from standing up.
Miyagi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Coleman Jr is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Coleman Jr wants to stall.
Miyagi breaks the clinch.
Miyagi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy body kick from Miyagi
so Coleman Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miyagi pushes Coleman Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesuke Miyagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Coleman Jr moved away.
Coleman Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Miyagi is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyagi keeps Coleman Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Miyagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Coleman Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi is looking to land body kicks.
Coleman Jr attempts a counter takedown but Miyagi avoids it well and moves away.
Coleman Jr tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Miyagi thumps Coleman Jr with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miyagi 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
Our winner, Kesuke Miyagi, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Seth Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis checks a leg kick.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pettis will feel that in the morning.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Pettis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Seth Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Pettis.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pettis.
Pettis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a jab when Pettis was well out of range.
Pettis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects with a jab.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harris jabs at Pettis's body.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pettis ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris cracks Pettis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pettis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Pettis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pettis circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Pettis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pettis avoids a kick to the body.
Pettis is looking to counter punch.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Pettis avoids it.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pettis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harris 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.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis is looking to counter punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pettis cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a head kick. Pettis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harris has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Pettis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Harris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Harris.
An attempted straight right counter from Pettis misses the target.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Pettis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Harris's cut.
That's time! Pettis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
It looked like Pettis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris thows a leg kick but Pettis checks it
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pettis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pettis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
It looked like Pettis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Pettis as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Harris.
Pettis missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seth Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Pettis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Pettis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harris.
Seth Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harris. Harris obviously looking to wear him down.
Pettis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pettis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pettis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a left hand
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pettis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pettis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pettis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis blocks a low kick nicely.
Harris throws a low kick but Pettis moves out of range easily.
Pettis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Pettis misses its intended target.
Pettis throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pettis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Pettis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pettis drops his hands momentarily. Harris doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Pettis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Pettis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seth Harris!
Our winner, Seth Harris, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pistone comes to the cage accompanied by Bonobo - The Sicilians. 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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39
180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Pistone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaya looks to throw the jab but Pistone is out of range.
Pistone misses the body punch
and Malaya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pistone checks a low kick from Malaya.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pistone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pistone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaya scores with a decent looking hook.
Pistone moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Pistone moves out of range as Malaya throws a body kick.
Pistone blocks a jab.
Pistone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Pistone throws a body shot but no joy.
Pistone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pistone moves out of range of the body kick from Malaya.
Malaya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaya checks a low kick from Pistone.
Malaya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Pistone is just out of range.
Malaya throws out a leg kick but Pistone moves out of range and Malaya only half commits.
Pistone just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaya has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone throws a body punch but Malaya moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Pistone.
Malaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Pistone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pistone throws a jab when Malaya was well out of range.
Pistone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malaya throws a leg kick that misses.
Malaya goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pistone misses with a hook. Malaya ducked under it nicely.
Pistone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pistone misses with a straight left.
Pistone moves forwards but Malaya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistone scores with a shot to the body.
Malaya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pistone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Malaya. Those never looked like landing.
Pistone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pistone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malayas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pistone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pistone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pistone circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya keeps Pistone at a distance using the push kick.
Malaya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malaya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malaya swats away the attempt to clinch by Pistone.
Pistone is looking to slow Malaya down with leg kicks.
Pistone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Pistone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pistone looks to land a right hand but Malaya moved out of range.
Malaya lands a jab.
Pistone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Malaya.
Malaya misses with a low kick.
Malaya blocks the body kick.
Malaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaya swings for the body but Pistone moves out of range.
Pistone checks a leg kick nicely.
Malaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pistone. That's going to slow Malaya down.
Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pistone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pistone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pistone checks it well.
Malaya cracks the inside of Pistone's front leg.
Malaya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pistone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pistone throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pistone shoots in but no luck this time.
Malaya misses with a hook. Pistone ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Pistone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pistone just misses with a punch to the body.
Pistone throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Pistone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Pistone.
Pistone blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Pistone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaya's sensitive parts.
Pistone throws a body kick that misses.
Pistone misses with a straight right.
Malaya tries to bum rush Pistone with a series of wild strikes but Pistone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malaya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pistone jabs Malaya right on the nose. Malaya blinks but takes it well.
Pistone misses with a kick to the body.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pistone ducks right into an uppercut from Malaya.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pistone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pistone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
It looked like Pistone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Malaya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya moves away from the strike by Pistone.
A swing and a miss from Pistone.
Malaya is looking to chop away at Pistone's legs.
Malaya tests Pistone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pistone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pistone misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Pistone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Malaya dips to his left and cracks Pistone with an uppercut!
Pistone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malaya checks it well.
A head kick from Malaya lands but Pistone takes it in his stride.
Pistone misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Pistone misses the target.
Malaya tries a quick counter leg kick but Pistone is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Pistone counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pistone lands with a shot to the body.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaya misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pistone throws a head kick that misses.
Pistone ducks right into an uppercut from Malaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pistone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pistone connects with a right hand. Malaya shakes it off.
Pistone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malaya.
Malaya slips under a jab.
Malaya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pistone misses with an uppercut. Malaya saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malaya, as that shot connected.
Malaya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pistone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pistone throws a chopping leg kick but Malaya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malaya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malaya stuns Pistone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick
and Pistone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pistone lands an overhand right.
Malaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pistone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pistone throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Pistone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malaya misses the body punch
and Pistone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malaya's knee momentarily.
Pistone moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Malaya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malaya misses with the combination.
Pistone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Malaya throws a leg kick but Pistone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pistone tried to counter with a leg kick but Malaya avoided it.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick and Pistone moves out of range easily.
Malaya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pistone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pistone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pistone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pistone wants to slow Malaya down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pistone's head backwards.
Pistone fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malaya! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pistone.
Pistone lands a really nice looking cross but Malaya seems unphased.
A big left from Pistone misses.
Pistone backing away here, and Malaya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Pistone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaya doesn't seem phased though.
Pistone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Pistone is just out of range.
Malaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pistone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pistone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pistone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Malaya finds it's way through Pistone's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Pistone.
Pistone blocks a head kick by Malaya.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malaya connects with the punch.
Malaya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Pistone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Pistone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malaya counters with a body kick.
Good work by Pistone as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pistone.
Malaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pistone was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaya.
Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Pistone is just out of range.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pistone scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pistone misses with a wild body shot.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Pistone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pistone cracks Malaya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malaya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pistone misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Malaya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malaya throws a body punch but Pistone moves out of range.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pistone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pistone misses the shot to the body.
Pistone throws a leg kick but Malaya checks it.
Malaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pistone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaya lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malaya punishes Pistone's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaya misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Pistone.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Pistone tries to score with a low kick but Malaya moves his leg out of the way.
Pistone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malaya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pistone misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pistone's corner calls for a 1-2. Pistone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pistone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Pistone coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Malaya blocks the low kick.
Malaya lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Pistone misses.
Malaya throws the left hand but Pistone avoids the punch easily.
Malaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pistone scores with a shot to the body.
Pistone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pistone throws a wild body kick that Malaya sees coming a mile off.
Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pistone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malaya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malaya.
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simeon Malaya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaya clobbers Pistone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pistone lands a jab to the head.
Malaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pistone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pistone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pistone throws a body shot but no joy.
Pistone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pistone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Pistone.
Pistone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Malaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pistone doesn't seem bothered though.
Malaya with a jab.
Malaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pistone, right into the meat.
Pistone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Malaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pistone.
Pistone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malaya lands the left hand.
Pistone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pistone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malaya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pistone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malaya's calf.
Pistone throws an overhand right that lands on Malaya's shoulder, as Malaya tries to avoid the shot.
Malaya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pistone slips under a jab from Malaya.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya feints a jab promting Pistone to slip. Malaya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pistone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pistone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pistone.
Pistone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaya moves away.
Malaya checks the leg kick.
A cross from Pistone lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pistone might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Pistone finds it's target.
Pistone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pistone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Malaya blocks a jab.
Malaya unleashes a big counter combination but Pistone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pistone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pistone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malaya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malaya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pistone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaya throws out the jab.
Malaya throws a hook to the side of Pistone's head but Pistone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe Pistone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pistone with a jab.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pistone is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Pistone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malaya. That did some damage!
Malaya throws a leg kick but Pistone checks it.
Pistone checks a leg kick.
Malaya lands the left hand.
Pistone lands a right hook to the body.
Malaya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malaya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pistone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pistone misses with a low kick.
Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Pistone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pistone.
Simeon Malaya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Malaya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Malaya.
Malaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pistone.
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 Joe Pistone.
Well Malaya 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeon Malaya!
A relieved looking Simeon Malaya thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado's entrance music is Pagsubok. A fine choice. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a combination
and Mercado counters with a shoot takedown. Richards fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercado wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Mercado stopping the sweep attempt from Richards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado stands and throws Richards's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richards tries to buck Mercado off but Mercado is having none of it.
Richards is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mercado lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mercado connects with a decent elbow.
Mercado tries to score with some ground and pound. Richards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mercado 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.
Richards avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mercado.
Mercado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mercado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Richards wants to control but Mercado postures up.
Richards regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mercado's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercado seems to be looking for submissions.
Mercado trying to control from half guard but Richards is working away.
Richards is in trouble now - Mercado has advanced to mount!
Mercado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to lock up and control but Mercado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richards is looking to improve his position but Mercado isn't that keen on the idea.
Richards is squirming around, avoiding Mercado's attempts to control the action.
Mercado landing punches.
Mercado swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Richards is now in Mercado's guard. A big mistake from Mercado there, giving up the dominant position!
Mercado managing to control the position.
Richards trying to control but Mercado is working from the bottom.
Mercado looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercado, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards advances position into side control!
Mercado is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mercado is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Elite Strikers, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Richards slows the pace down in half guard.
Mercado tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercado keeps working.
Richards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards trying to mount his opponent but Mercado defends it.
Mercado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mercado working a defensive guard here.
Mercado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercado looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richards loads up on a big right hand but Mercado slips the punch.
Jab from Richards.
Richards throws out a powerful jab.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Mercado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Mercado tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
so Mercado counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercado makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mercado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mercado throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Mercado postures up.
Richards keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Mercado pushing down on Richards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mercado is trying to control the action in half guard but Richards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Richards trying to control from the bottom.
Richards is not content to let Mercado control the position.
Richards actively working from the bottom here.
Mercado lands with a punch from half guard.
Richards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Mercado is just content to waste time from the top position. Richards takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Mercado postures up.
Mercado pushing down on Richards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards gets back to full guard.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Mercado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Richards pulls Mercado in close to prevent any damage.
Mercado distracts Richards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
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.
Richards keeping full guard, as Mercado tries to pass.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Mercado trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Mercado throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercado throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Richards swinging wildly here.
Mercado attempts a counter takedown but Richards avoids it well and moves away.
Richards blocks a jab.
Mercado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Mercado attempts a counter takedown but Richards avoids it well and moves away.
Mercado closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Richards trying to hold on to Mercado's head to control him but Mercado postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado winds up and cracks Richards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Mercado has control of the leg.
Richards is trying to maintain the position but Mercado is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mercado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mercado is pressing down on Richards's thigh, looking to free his foot. Richards is holding on for now.
Mercado thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Mercado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Richards works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mercado postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Mercado throws an elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mercado's guard. Nice move by Richards!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Richards has passed into half guard!
Mercado wants to get back to full guard.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richards pulls his head out easily.
Mercado is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richards is working away from the top position though.
Mercado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richards pulls his head out easily.
Mercado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Richards's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Richards's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Richards has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mercado throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Richards covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Mercado misses with a punch to the head.
Mercado is looking for the choke from the back position but Richards is controlling his hands well.
Mercado is persistently looking for the submission but Richards is defending it well.
Mercado looking to break Richards's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Richards remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mercado will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sean Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mercado controlling well, preventing Richards from escaping the position.
Richards manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mercado's guard. Nice work there by Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danjie Mercado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercado, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danjie Mercado!
Danjie Mercado took some time post fight to say the following; 'Where you at Bruce "Stove Pipe" Armstrong?! Let's get it on man! Champ vs Champ let's go! Eric put this thing together man! '.
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