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NYF:Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
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Benjamin Wolf really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 160.1, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Michael Jones was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pickle (ranked 3893 p4p, 24733 weight class) and Dustin Fahey (ranked 448 p4p, 573 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Pickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Fahey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickle digs a good body shot into Fahey's ribs.
Pickle misses with a wild combination.
Pickle throws a series of punches but Fahey avoids them all with ease.
Pickle fails with the takedown
and Fahey counters with a straight right hand.
Pickle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickle shoots in and drives through. Fahey sprawls well.
Fahey closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fahey manages to break the clinch.
Pickle with a poor takedown
and Fahey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pickle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fahey looks to clinch
and Pickle counters with a leg kick.
Fahey rushes Pickle and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fahey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pickle's half guard.
Pickle is looking to control Fahey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pickle avoid being mounted?
Fahey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pickle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pickle moves into full guard.
Fahey stopping the sweep attempt from Pickle.
Fahey being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pickle is on top in guard.
Pickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fahey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fahey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pickle has passed into half guard!
Fahey tries to kick Pickle off in order to stand up. Pickle Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fahey tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pickle easily slips into full mount!
Pickle content just to control the position here.
Pickle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fahey for as long as he can get away with.
You get the feeling that Fahey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fahey tries to hold on but Pickle pushes him away.
Pickle content just to control the position here.
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.
Pickle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fahey really wants to buck Pickle off and get back to his feet.
Pickle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pickle content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fahey is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pickle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Fahey.
It looked like Pickle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fahey.
Fahey has closed the distance and engaged Pickle in a clinch.
Pickle manages to break the clinch.
Fahey misses with a series of wild punches.
Fahey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pickle.
Despite the aggression on Fahey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fahey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pickle is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pickle has time to react.
A bone on bone clash there as Pickle blocks the leg kick.
Pickle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fahey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pickle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fahey somewhat.
Fahey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pickle tries to avoid it but Fahey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pickle to the ground. Pickle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pickle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fahey wants to clinch up but Pickle keeps it at a distance.
Pickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peter Pickle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fahey has a takedown stuffed.
Peter Pickle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Fahey.
Fahey is breathing heavily.
Fahey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pickle sprawls well. Pickle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fahey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fahey is fending him off so far but Pickle persists. Nope, Fahey circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pickle dives in and grabs Fahey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fahey pushes down on Pickle's head and hops out.
Fahey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pickle.
Fahey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pickle pulls Fahey in close to his closed guard and prevents Fahey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pickle seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fahey manages to get himself to full guard.
Pickle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pickle slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pickle moves nicely into side control.
Pickle controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pickle is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fahey is trying to escape and Pickle transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fahey is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pickle! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Pickle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Moody (ranked 6302 p4p, 5432 weight class) and Herschel Pettaway Jr (ranked 534 p4p, 507 weight class). Dennis Moody has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettaway Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Moody is just out of range.
Pettaway Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moody quickly recovers to half guard.
Pettaway Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moody wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moody is concentrating on defense, preventing Pettaway Jr from advancing position.
Pettaway Jr has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at California Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Moody is trying to stand up here but Pettaway Jr is controlling him well.
Moody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pettaway Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pettaway Jr trying to mount his opponent but Moody defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pettaway Jr throwing shots but Moody is blocking nicely.
Pettaway Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moody's head.
Pettaway Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pettaway Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moody desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Moody is looking for a sweep. Pettaway Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moody on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moody tries to get out of the position.
Pettaway Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moody has hold of Pettaway Jr's hands but Pettaway Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pettaway Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Pettaway Jr trying to control from half guard but Moody is working away.
Moody controlling the position well.
Pettaway Jr with the ground and pound but Moody uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Moody has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pettaway Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pettaway Jr throwing strikes from guard but Moody blocks nicely.
Pettaway Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pettaway Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Moody working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pettaway Jr.
Pettaway Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pettaway Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pettaway Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pettaway Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Pettaway Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moody will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pettaway Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Pettaway Jr postures up in Moody's guard and throws a big left but Moody blocks it.
Moody pulls Pettaway Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Moody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pettaway Jr is one step ahead there.
Pettaway Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pettaway Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pettaway Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pettaway Jr throws an elbow that misses. Moody uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pettaway Jr's guard. Nice move by Moody!
Pettaway Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Moody has passed into half guard!
Pettaway Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moody's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moody's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway Jr misses with a punch to the head.
Moody showing good submission defense here.
Pettaway Jr misses with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pettaway Jr missing with strikes from the back.
Pettaway Jr thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Moody manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pettaway Jr's guard. Nice work there by Moody.
Pettaway Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moody defends it easily.
Pettaway Jr throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herschel Pettaway Jr 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.
Pettaway Jr misses with a body shot
and Moody counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pettaway Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Moody moves out of range easily.
Moody throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pettaway Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moody controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pettaway Jr is looking for a triangle but Moody pushes his legs off easily.
Moody trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pettaway Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Moody doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Moody manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pettaway Jr has his foot on Moody's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moody works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moody can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pettaway Jr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moody controls the pace.
Pettaway Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Moody frees his head nicely. Oh but Pettaway Jr has switched to an armbar! Moody is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Herschel Pettaway Jr!
An out of breath Herschel Pettaway Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Gonzalez (ranked 2709 p4p, 6084 weight class) and John James (ranked 161 p4p, 248 weight class). Albert Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John James's chin.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John James!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a takedown but James is quick to defend against it.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
 James is rocked!
 It looks like John James has been cut.
Gonzalez swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
James misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from James.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands a big head kick that sends James to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 3036 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Fabio Gurgel (ranked 414 p4p, 456 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rotiz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Southtown . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fabio Gurgel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Gurgel!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz thuds a left hand into Gurgel's body.
Gurgel throws a jab but it's blocked by Rotiz.
Rotiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gurgel has time to react.
Gurgel takes one to the chin there.
Rotiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rotiz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gurgel ducks right into an uppercut from Rotiz.
Toti Rotiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Rotiz.
A jab from Rotiz does it's job there.
Rotiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gurgel walks into a left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gurgel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rotiz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rotiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurgel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rotiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gurgel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rotiz lands a couple of elbows.
Rotiz lands a couple of elbows.
Rotiz looking to pass the guard.
Rotiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Gurgel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gurgel trying to keep a closed guard but Rotiz is proving a slippery customer.
Gurgel looking for subs off his back but Rotiz has passed one foot through into half guard.
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. Rotiz connects with a nice short shot to Gurgel's temple.
Rotiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gurgel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rotiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rotiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel is looking to control Rotiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gurgel avoid being mounted?
Gurgel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rotiz pulls his head out easily.
Rotiz working Gurgel over with strikes.
Rotiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gurgel is rocked!
Rotiz lands strikes from half guard.
Gurgel is still in real trouble! Can Rotiz finish him?
Rotiz stands up from half guard.
Rotiz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gurgel falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rotiz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Alvarez (ranked 2368 p4p, 2829 weight class) and Kang Richards (ranked 311 p4p, 362 weight class). Ricky Alvarez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
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, Kang Richards!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alvarez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Richards has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alvarez duly obliges.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
Richards drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alvarez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards walks into a left hand.
Alvarez throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvarez scores with a one two! Richards had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alvarez dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez works over Richards's head and body with a nice combination.
Richards is rocked!
Alvarez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Richards is still in real trouble! Can Alvarez finish him?
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richards seems to have recovered his senses.
Richards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Ricky Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards with the counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards feints the counter takedown.
Alvarez tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Richards changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Richards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Richards's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvarez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Richards scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Richards tries to counter it with a takedown but Alvarez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ricky Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Alvarez didn't expect that.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richards sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ricky Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice combination there by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a sloppy body shot
and Richards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kang Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Richards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Alvarez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarez scores with a nice head shot.
Alvarez cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
Alvarez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Richards defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Alvarez misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Alvarez!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richards controls the position.
The adventures of Richards the control monster continue. Boring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards advances to mount.
Richards content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Richards.
Yet more stalling tactics from Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards avoids the attempt from Alvarez to control.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kang Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Alvarez is now in Richards's guard. A big mistake from Richards there, giving up the dominant position!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kang Richards.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ruiz (ranked 2096 p4p, 2220 weight class) and Joey Williams (ranked 268 p4p, 282 weight class). Ruiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DB7 - Squid Game Drill. The key to victory for Anthony Ruiz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
Ruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Ruiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ruiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Ruiz's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz connects with a high kick.
Ruiz misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
Williams changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz lands a jab to the nose.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Ruiz counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Ruiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ruiz slips the punch.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruiz being controlled here momentarily.
Ruiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is controlling Ruiz's posture.
Ruiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Williams's guard.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to control the position.
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruiz's guard.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Ruiz wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Ruiz counter with a right hand.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Ruiz.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Ruiz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ruiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams throws the left hand but Ruiz avoids the punch easily.
Ruiz throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Ruiz didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruiz has wrist control.
Williams stands up over Ruiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruiz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams is pulling down on Ruiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruiz, at least for the moment.
Ruiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz being controlled here momentarily.
Williams trying to control the position.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruiz trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ruiz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ruiz wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ruiz trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ruiz throws a nice head kick!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Ruiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruiz throws a counter high kick but Williams was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Ruiz misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ruiz!
Williams cracks Ruiz with a big right hand but Ruiz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Williams trying to control the position but Ruiz is working away.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams working the head with strikes.
 Ruiz is rocked!
Williams controlling the position from side mount.
Oh Ruiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruiz sneaks back into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Ruiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Ruiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruiz dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to clinch but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ruiz throws a body kick that misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ruiz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruiz trying to control from the bottom.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ruiz trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams is taking a breather. Ruiz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams is keen to just control but Ruiz is a slippery customer.
Williams thows a huge punch but Ruiz dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Joey Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Ruiz tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruiz. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams dives in for a single leg takedown but Ruiz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ruiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anthony Ruiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Ruiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruiz tries to land a body kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Williams.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Williams!
A relieved looking Joey Williams 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Marxer (ranked 2717 p4p, 2545 weight class) and Yuta Sanguiao (ranked 351 p4p, 332 weight class). Yuta Sanguiao told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Marxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuta Sanguiao!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marxer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marxer clinches.
Marxer tries for a takedown but Sanguiao manages to get underhooks.
Marxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marxer lands a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Marxer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marxer slows down the pace here.
Marxer prevents Sanguiao from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marxer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Marxer is controlling him.
Marxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marxer lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marxer.
Sanguiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marxer has him pressed against the cage.
Marxer has Sanguiao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanguiao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marxer gets through Sanguiao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marxer throws an elbow that misses.
Marxer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanguiao after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Marxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marxer keeps control of Sanguiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanguiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marxer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanguiao avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanguiao.
Marxer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanguiao backwards.
Marxer has Sanguiao pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marxer manages to break the clinch.
Sanguiao moves out of range as Marxer strikes.
Marxer misses with a double jab.
Sanguiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marxer.
Marxer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanguiao lands the left hand.
Marxer misses with a looping right.
Sanguiao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marxer can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Marxer.
Yuta Sanguiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marxer lands a body shot.
Marxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanguiao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marxer momentarily.
Marxer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marxer walks into a straight right hand from Sanguiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marxer misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Sanguiao.
Sanguiao slips a jab from Marxer.
Sanguiao works over Marxer's head and body with a nice combination.
Marxer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Marxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marxer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanguiao throws a right hand that misses
and Marxer counters with a three punch combo that has Sanguiao backing up. Sanguiao nods at Marxer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanguiao leaves Marxer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanguiao defending well as Marxer loads up on a big left hand.
Sanguiao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanguiao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marxer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanguiao scrambles back to his feet.
Sanguiao misses with an uppercut. Marxer saw that one coming.
Marxer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marxer winds up and cracks Sanguiao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marxer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanguiao won't allow Marxer to pass to mount.
Sanguiao pushes Marxer off looking to stand but Marxer dives back in and keeps control.
Sanguiao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marxer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanguiao is looking to escape.
Marxer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marxer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marxer is controlling the pace.
Sanguiao wants to get back to his feet.
Marxer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Marxer 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.
Marxer lands a head kick. Sanguiao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marxer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanguiao is trying to break the clinch but Marxer is controlling him.
Sanguiao wants to break free but Marxer has control.
Marxer is pushing Sanguiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marxer manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguiao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marxer's head backwards.
Marxer looks to clinch
and Sanguiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanguiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marxer throws a hook to the side of Sanguiao's head but Sanguiao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanguiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marxer looking to score a takedown here. Sanguiao is defending well but Marxer drives through and ends up in Sanguiao's guard.
Marxer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanguiao wants to get back to his feet but Marxer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marxer looking to pass the guard.
Sanguiao is looking to stand up but Marxer isn't so interested in that idea.
Marxer looking to pass the guard.
Marxer prevents Sanguiao from getting back to his feet.
Sanguiao is wriggling around but Marxer manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marxer is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanguiao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marxer lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Yuta Sanguiao has been cut.
Marxer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanguiao keeps working.
Sanguiao is looking to get back to is feet but Marxer passes into side control.
Marxer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Marxer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sanguiao down.
Sanguiao tries to escape but Marxer is in control.
Marxer working the ground and pound.
Aaron Marxer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguiao is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marxer is controlling him well.
Sanguiao sneaks out the side door and pushes Marxer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aaron Marxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguiao throws a series of strikes that have Marxer backpedaling.
Marxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Sanguiao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguiao manages to avoid it.
Sanguiao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marxer misses with a double jab
and Sanguiao counters with a left and a right that stings Marxer.
Aaron Marxer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marxer throws a sloppy head kick and Sanguiao moves out of range easily.
Sanguiao checks a low kick from Marxer.
That kick from Marxer tenderised Sanguiao's leg. Sanguiao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marxer clinches up with Sanguiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Marxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanguiao checks the leg kick.
Marxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Marxer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanguiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Marxer.
Marxer misses with a combination
and Sanguiao counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marxer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marxer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguiao connects with a jab.
Marxer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguiao moves away.
Sanguiao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanguiao throws a hook but Marxer blocks it.
Marxer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanguiao slips a straight right by Marxer.
Aaron Marxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marxer throws a body shot but no joy.
Marxer lands a nice hook to Sanguiao's body. Sanguiao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marxer lands a nice shot that snaps Sanguiao's head back.
Sanguiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Marxer with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Marxer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuta Sanguiao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanguiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanguiao scores with a jab to the head.
Marxer misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Sanguiao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marxer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanguiao back to the cage. Marxer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanguiao throws out a powerful jab.
Sanguiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marxer shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanguiao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marxer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Sanguiao misses its intended target.
Sanguiao throws a looping overhand right but Marxer ducks down to avoid it.
Marxer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanguiao throws an overhand right that lands on Marxer's shoulder, as Marxer tries to avoid the shot.
Marxer misses with a straight left.
Marxer looks to land a body kick but Sanguiao moved away.
Sanguiao throws out a counter right but Marxer avoids it with no problem.
Marxer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanguiao can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marxer misses with a left hand
and Sanguiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanguiao throws a lazy right hand but Marxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marxer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marxer fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Sanguiao.
Marxer throws a head kick but Sanguiao moves out of range.
Marxer tries to bum rush Sanguiao with a series of wild strikes but Sanguiao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Marxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanguiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marxer.
Sanguiao swings for the body but Marxer moves out of range.
Sanguiao misses with a wild body shot.
Marxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marxer scores with a punch to the head.
Marxer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marxer misses with a takedown attempt - Sanguiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Marxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanguiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marxer is looking to chop away at Sanguiao's legs.
Yuta Sanguiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Sanguiao as Marxer shoots in.
Marxer misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Sanguiao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marxer goes for a double leg but Sanguiao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanguiao continues to drive forward.
Marxer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marxer stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marxer moves into the clinch successfully.
Marxer slows down the pace here.
Sanguiao manages to break the clinch.
Marxer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanguiao loads up on a big right hand but Marxer slips the punch.
Marxer misses with a two punch combination.
Marxer feints and then cracks Sanguiao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanguiao down.
Aaron Marxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marxer throws a front kick aimed at Sanguiao's knee but Sanguiao avoids it well.
Sanguiao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanguiao circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanguiao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marxer throws a head kick that misses.
Sanguiao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanguiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanguiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marxer.
Marxer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanguiao misses the jab.
Marxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marxer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanguiao is looking to escape.
Marxer controlling the action here.
Marxer prevents Sanguiao from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuta Sanguiao.
I think Marxer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Marxer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 1674 p4p, 2408 weight class) and Greggory Silalahi (ranked 101 p4p, 142 weight class). Greggory Silalahi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daud Yordan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Silalahi coming out on top.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
Yordan misses with a body kick.
Silalahi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silalahi connects with a jab.
Yordan is rocked!
Yordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Yordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Silalahi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Yordan.
Silalahi blocks a jab.
Yordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Silalahi throws a lazy uppercut
and Silalahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silalahi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Silalahi misses the target.
Yordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silalahi looks to throw the jab but Yordan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yordan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yordan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silalahi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
Silalahi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Silalahi's shoulder, as Silalahi tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Silalahi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan tries to move into range but Silalahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silalahi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silalahi ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Silalahi should have avoided that one.
Yordan blocks a jab.
Silalahi staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silalahi lands a body shot.
Silalahi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silalahi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a hook. Silalahi ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Silalahi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yordan. That's going to slow Silalahi down.
Silalahi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yordan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Silalahi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silalahi misses with a looping right.
Silalahi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand.
Silalahi throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silalahi throws out a loose jab but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut
and Yordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi stuns Yordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Silalahi.
Yordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Silalahi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan avoids the body shot from Silalahi.
Good work by Silalahi as he checks the leg kick.
Silalahi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Silalahi shakes it off.
Silalahi throws a lazy right hand but Yordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yordan throws a lazy right hand but Silalahi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silalahi looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
It looked like Yordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silalahi scores with the left hand. Yordan knows he should have avoided that one.
Silalahi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Silalahi counters with a nice uppercut.
Silalahi cracks Yordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yordan takes one to the side of the head.
Silalahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yordan is looking to counter punch.
Silalahi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yordan forces Silalahi back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silalahi.
Silalahi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yordan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yordan, as that shot connected.
Yordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silalahi's sensitive parts.
Yordan tests Silalahi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
Yordan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silalahi scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Silalahi scores with a counter punch that sends Yordan to the canvas! Silalahi smells blood - he's punishing Yordan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Yordan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greggory Silalahi!
Greggory Silalahi is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Greggory Silalahi 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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