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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Pillay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gloves comes to the cage accompanied by TNT by ACDC. Pillay has chosen Nickelback - Woke Up This Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buster Gloves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ravi Pillay's chin.
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200 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Gloves!
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, Ravi Pillay!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillay leaves Gloves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gloves misses with a takedown attempt - Pillay sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Gloves and sends Pillay crashing to the mat! Gloves follows him down to the mat - Pillay regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Pillay is rocked!
Pillay tries to get to full guard but Gloves has control of the leg.
Gloves wants to control but Pillay is keeping him busy.
Gloves wants to free his trapped foot but Pillay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pillay manages to get to full guard.
Pillay keeping moving, preventing Gloves from controlling successfully.
Pillay trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gloves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves slows the pace down in half guard.
Gloves wants to pass to mount but Pillay is defending the position.
Gloves not doing much here.
Gloves is pressing down on Pillay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pillay is holding on for now.
Pillay is looking to improve his position.
Gloves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pillay wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gloves wants to free his trapped foot but Pillay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pillay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gloves is taking a breather. Pillay 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.
Pillay gets back to full guard.
Gloves tries to free his leg and advance position but Pillay is retaining full guard.
Pillay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pillay had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gloves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pillay Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gloves's back instead.
Gloves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pillay's guard. Nice work there by Gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves wants to control from the top but Pillay keeps moving.
Gloves connects with a couple of short punches.
Gloves with a nice head shot there.
Gloves prevents Pillay from getting back to his feet.
Pillay looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gloves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pillay looks gassed!
Gloves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pillay keeps working.
Nice strikes from Gloves there.
Gloves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillay has a hand on Gloves's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gloves takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Gloves looking to control but Pillay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pillay tries to reverse the position but Gloves maintains control.
Gloves controlling his opponent.
Gloves looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gloves controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Gloves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pillay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gloves.
Gloves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pillay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gloves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pillay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gloves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gloves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pillay throws out the jab.
Pillay moves into the clinch.
Gloves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pillay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gloves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pillay manages to break the clinch.
Pillay keeps the fight on the outside.
Pillay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gloves was well out of range. Poor timing from Pillay.
Gloves wants to clinch but Pillay slips to the side
and Pillay counters with a three punch combo that has Gloves backing up. Gloves nods at Pillay to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves darts in trying to clinch
and Pillay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gloves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pillay is breathing heavily.
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. Gloves connects with a nice short shot to Pillay's temple.
Gloves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pillay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pillay gets full guard.
Gloves preventing the sweep.
Gloves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gloves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloves won't allow Pillay to sweep him here.
Gloves trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gloves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pillay wants to sweep here but Gloves controlling him for the moment.
Gloves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pillay is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pillay keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves misses with a few strikes there.
Gloves has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pillay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pillay pulls Gloves into guard.
Gloves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pillay's head.
Pillay working a defensive guard here.
Pillay keeping moving, preventing Gloves from controlling successfully.
Gloves slips nicely into half guard.
Pillay wants to get back to full guard but Gloves has passed into side control.
Pillay is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillay is squirming around, avoiding Gloves's attempts to control the action.
Gloves landing strikes from the mount and Pillay is in trouble!
Gloves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gloves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pillay's face.
Gloves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pillay looks a forlorn figure.
Gloves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gloves dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Gloves dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gloves tries to clinch but Pillay moves out of range.
Buster Gloves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gloves drops Pillay with a left right combo! Gloves follows him down to the ground into side control.
Pillay is still in real trouble! Can Gloves finish him?
Gloves trying to control the position but Pillay is working away.
Pillay seems to have recovered his senses.
Pillay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gloves's best efforts.
Gloves lands strikes from half guard.
Gloves trying to mount his opponent but Pillay defends it.
Gloves slips a nice elbow through Pillay's hands, connecting with Pillay's forehead.
Pillay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gloves trying to control but Pillay is working from the bottom.
Pillay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gloves is pushing down on Pillay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pillay is fighting to maintain full guard but Gloves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pillay works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillay being controlled here, momentarily.
Pillay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gloves tries to get to full guard but Pillay has control of the leg.
Gloves trying to hold on to Pillay's head to control him but Pillay postures up.
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.
Gloves is staying active underneath Pillay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pillay stalling away here and it's allowed Gloves to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gloves wants to sweep but no luck.
Gloves looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gloves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pillay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pillay clinches but Gloves breaks the clinch
and Gloves counters by clinching up.
Pillay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gloves is defending well for now.
Gloves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A hook to the body from Gloves.
Gloves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pillay backwards.
Pillay managing to block the knees to the body from Gloves.
Gloves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gloves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pillay backwards.
Gloves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pillay managing to block the knees to the body from Gloves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gloves.
Nice body punch from Gloves.
Gloves stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gloves.
Gloves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pillay backwards.
Pillay avoiding damage as Gloves throws knees to the body.
Gloves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gloves has Pillay pushed against the cage.
Gloves gets through Pillay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pillay avoids a wild elbow strike from Gloves.
Gloves connects with a knee to the head.
Gloves trying to control the position but instead, Pillay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gloves into the cage.
Gloves pushes off an throws an elbow but Pillay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pillay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gloves blocks it with crossed arms.
Gloves lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gloves.
Gloves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gloves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pillay takes a shot to the head.
Gloves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gloves lands a left hand.
Ravi Pillay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gloves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gloves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pillays head.
Gloves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pillay avoids it.
Gloves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buster Gloves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pillay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gloves lands a nice uppercut.
Gloves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gloves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gloves.
Gloves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pillay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pillay is trying to force a seperation but Gloves has the dominant position.
Gloves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gloves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pillay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pillay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pillay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Gloves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gloves 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Gloves!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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