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BANDAI 7: Destiny PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Has Completely Lost Any Investment He Has Had An Insult To All These Paying Costumers (ranked 6831 p4p, 572 weight class) and Richard Volg (ranked 3966 p4p, 398 weight class). Richard Volg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Has Completely Lost Any Investment He Has Had An Insult To All These Paying Costumers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Volg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An Insult To All These Paying Costumers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An Insult To All These Paying Costumers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An Insult To All These Paying Costumers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An Insult To All These Paying Costumers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volg throws out the jab.
An Insult To All These Paying Costumers throws a lazy uppercut
and Volg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volg cracks An Insult To All These Paying Costumers with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! An Insult To All These Paying Costumers falls to his knees and Volg doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Volg!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thorgrim Helgard (ranked 4394 p4p, 422 weight class) and Gianfranco Perez (ranked 5188 p4p, 459 weight class). Thorgrim Helgard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thorgrim Helgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Perez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez wants to clinch.
Helgard takes the fight into the clinch.
Helgard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helgard breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Helgard. Those never looked like landing.
Helgard moves into range and clinches up with Perez.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Helgard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Helgard counters with a takedown into side control.
Helgard is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Helgard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Helgard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Perez, who protects the arm well.
Helgard advances to mount.
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
Helgard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to stand but he's just given Helgard his back.
Perez tries to escape but Helgard has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Helgard looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Perez won't enjoy being in this position. Helgard looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Perez is tapping - it's over boys! Helgard picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thorgrim Helgard!
During a confident post fight interview, Thorgrim Helgard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rajono Rondo (ranked 7937 p4p, 609 weight class) and Walter Marinho (ranked 8536 p4p, 636 weight class). Rajono Rondo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rajono Rondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Marinho!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondo lands with an overhand left.
Marinho ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo misses with a straight right.
Marinho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rondo defends it well.
Marinho shoots in for a double leg but Rondo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marinho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rondo is pulling down on Marinho's head. It's preventing any offense from Marinho, at least for the moment.
Marinho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rondo can't keep his opponent in guard - Marinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rondo tries to roll over but Marinho keeps him under control.
Rondo is working hard here to advance position.
Rondo is looking to control Marinho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rondo avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinho controlling the action here.
Marinho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rondo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marinho stalling.
Marinho works his way into full mount!
Rondo can't escape the position.
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.
Rondo tries to improve his position but Marinho has taken his back! Marinho has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Rondo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Marinho pushes Rondo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Walter Marinho!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Collis (ranked 24721 p4p, 581 weight class) and Mike Gill (ranked 8309 p4p, 567 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Collis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Gill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill is looking to clinch.
Collis slaps away a takedown attempt from Gill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Collis trying to control the pace.
Collis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collis blocks the strikes from Gill.
Gill is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Gill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Collis. What's that going to do exactly?
Collis controlling from mount.
Gill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Collis working for a submission but Gill is keeping him at bay.
Gill throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Collis wants to get back to his feet but Gill is holding on tight.
Gill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collis keeping full guard, as Gill tries to pass.
Gill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Collis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Collis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Collis!
Gill throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gill throws a few rabbit punches from the bottom. Collis was waiting for it though - now Gill's arm is in the perfect position for an arm triangle - he's tightening it up and Gill is forced to tap out before he takes a nap! Very clever counter grappling there from Collis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Max Collis!
Max Collis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 4653 p4p, 383 weight class) and King Yelats (ranked 4094 p4p, 351 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Yelats!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelats shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva has his foot on Yelats's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yelats works his way back into a safe position though.
Yelats landing with the ground and pound.
Yelats cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelats working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yelats wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Yelats stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Yelats controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yelats manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yelats is keeping the position for now.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Yelats is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yelats keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelats wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Yelats keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yelats trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva pushing down on Yelats's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yelats defends it well.
Yelats avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yelats has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva moves into full mount! Yelats won't be happy about that!
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yelats manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Yelats's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like King Yelats has been cut.
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Yelats's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva looks for a takedown but Yelats sprawls well.
Yelats let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelats shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yelats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Yelats lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Yelats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelats is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yelats seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yelats looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Yelats postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yelats manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries for a kimura but Yelats is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura but Yelats is defending well.
Yelats pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Yelats is defending well.
Yelats is trying to buck Silva off.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yelats has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yelats has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yelats is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Smithson (ranked 4615 p4p, 379 weight class) and Jay Crowder (ranked 4730 p4p, 389 weight class). Harvey Smithson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harvey Smithson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithson throws a lazy right hand but Crowder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smithson misses with a wild body shot.
Smithson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowder.
Crowder throws a combination. Smithson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smithson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smithson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crowder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smithson. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowder lands a two punch combo.
Crowder missing with a left hand there. Smithson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smithson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doherty's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smithson lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smithson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crowder scrambles back to his feet.
Smithson lands a jab.
Crowder defending well as Smithson loads up on a big left hand.
Smithson lands a right hook to the body.
Smithson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smithson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithson misses with an uppercut
and Crowder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smithson ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Smithson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crowder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smithson.
Crowder takes one to the side of the head.
Crowder takes a swing at Smithson's ribcage but misses.
Crowder walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Smithson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harvey Smithson!
A very excited looking Harvey Smithson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sir Reginald Beefcake (ranked 7547 p4p, 506 weight class) and Shaquille ONeil (ranked 7364 p4p, 498 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sir Reginald Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaquille ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeil throws a combination that misses
and Beefcake counters with a one-two to the body.
ONeil ducks right into an uppercut from Beefcake.
It looks like Shaquille ONeil has been cut.
ONeil with a nice cross.
Crack! Beefcake connects with the perfect overhand right and ONeil falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Beefcake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sir Reginald Beefcake!
Sir Reginald Beefcake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dek Tanningfield (ranked 6051 p4p, 454 weight class) and John Amery (ranked 6119 p4p, 457 weight class). John Amery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dek Tanningfield's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dek Tanningfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanningfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Amery shoots and misses
and Tanningfield counters with a single leg into guard. Amery didn't expect that.
Tanningfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanningfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tanningfield pushes down on Amery's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amery taking some punishment here, with Tanningfield in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Amery looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanningfield lands a nice short elbow.
Amery is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanningfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanningfield controlling the pace.
Tanningfield 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.
Amery taking some punishment here, with Tanningfield in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanningfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Amery with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Amery tries to get to full guard but Tanningfield has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tanningfield connects with a nice short shot to Amery's temple.
Amery is rocked!
Amery is trying to get back to full guard.
Tanningfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanningfield is working away from the top position though.
Amery is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tanningfield jumps into side control!
Amery tries to improve position but can't.
Tanningfield cracks Amery with a big elbow.
Amery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tanningfield's best efforts.
Tanningfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amery is still in real trouble! Can Tanningfield finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanningfield lands a big elbow - Amery is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Tanningfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dek Tanningfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 4661 p4p, 438 weight class) and Davion Motley (ranked 4498 p4p, 427 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davion Motley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Motley throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Motley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Motley 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.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to stand but Motley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Motley blocks nicely.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Motley's head.
Diaz postures up in Motley's guard and throws a big left but Motley blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Motley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throws a strike but Motley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Motley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz is trying to keep Motley in close.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Motley manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz distracts Motley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Motley wants to sweep but no luck.
Motley is trying to keep Diaz in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is in close to Motley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Motley trying to strike off his back.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motley looking to control.
Diaz is working Motley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Motley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz postures up in Motley's guard and throws a big left but Motley blocks it.
Motley being controlled here, momentarily.
Motley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz is in close to Motley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz throws a strike but Motley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Motley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Motley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motley postures up.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Motley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Motley stands up from Diaz's guard - Motley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Motley or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Motley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motley postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Motley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Motley, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Motley shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Motley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Motley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Motley gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Motley. Motley gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Motley manages to circle out of the way.
Nate Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Motley.
Diaz tries to sprawl but Motley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motley wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Motley is looking to stall here but Diaz recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motley throws a big right hand that misses.
Motley throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is trying to keep Motley in close.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Motley lands a couple of digs.
Motley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Motley with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Motley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Motley works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Motley controlling him for the moment.
Motley throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Motley's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Motley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Motley!
Motley connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Motley is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Motley is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz has control of Motley's left arm, preventing Motley from doing any damage.
Motley throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Motley is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz passes Motley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Motley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Motley defends it well.
Diaz is trying to control. Motley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Motley defends the submission attempt.
Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Motley is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Motley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Motley dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz 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.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Motley fails with a takedown attempt.
Motley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Motley is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Motley is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Motley to get the leverage.
Diaz 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Motley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Motley is working away from the top position though.
Motley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Motley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Motley fails with a takedown attempt.
Motley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Motley.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is pulling down on Motley's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motley throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Motley blocks nicely.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Motley working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motley wants to sweep but no luck.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Motley's head.
Davion Motley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Motley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Nate Diaz.
Well Diaz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
A victorious Nate Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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