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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Sloczylas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sylvester Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Sloczylas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloczylas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gallegos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallegos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sloczylas, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sloczylas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallegos is defending well for now.
Gallegos has Sloczylas pressed against the cage, preventing Sloczylas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sloczylas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gallegos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sloczylas preventing the sweep.
Gallegos keeping moving, preventing Sloczylas from controlling successfully.
Gallegos is pulling down on Sloczylas's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloczylas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gallegos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloczylas darts in and clinches Gallegos up against the cage.
Sloczylas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sylvester Gallegos has been cut.
Sloczylas is trying to break the clinch but Gallegos is controlling him.
Gallegos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sloczylas is trying to stall.
Sloczylas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloczylas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sloczylas is one step ahead there.
Gallegos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sloczylas trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sloczylas forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallegos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gallegos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sloczylas on the ground.
Gallegos missing with punches from the bottom.
Sloczylas is trying to control. Gallegos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is looking to control Sloczylas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallegos avoid being mounted?
Gallegos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sloczylas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edward Sloczylas.
Gallegos moves into the clinch.
Sloczylas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloczylas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallegos avoids the damage to the body.
Sloczylas is looking to control Gallegos's arms but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sloczylas has his back to the cage.
Gallegos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sloczylas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloczylas breaks from the clinch.
Sloczylas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gallegos quickly recovers to half guard.
Sloczylas looks winded!
Gallegos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gallegos actively working from the bottom here.
Gallegos is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallegos kicks off Sloczylas and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sloczylas tries a knee to the head but Gallegos blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Sloczylas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Gallegos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Gallegos misses its intended target.
Sloczylas gets a takedown into half guard.
Gallegos is holding on to half guard well.
Sloczylas controlling the action here.
Gallegos holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sloczylas trying to control the action but Gallegos is working from the bottom.
Gallegos controlling the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sylvester Gallegos.
Sloczylas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sloczylas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloczylas moves into full mount!
Sloczylas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gallegos is on top in guard.
Gallegos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sloczylas is breathing heavily.
Gallegos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sloczylas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gallegos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gallegos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gallegos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gallegos chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is working Sloczylas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gallegos cracks Sloczylas with a solid left hand.
Sloczylas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gallegos defends it easily.
Gallegos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gallegos'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloczylas controls Gallegos momentarily but Gallegos frees himself.
Sloczylas working for a triangle but Gallegos defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallegos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sylvester Gallegos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Gallegos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallegos rushes Sloczylas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gallegos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sloczylas to keep the fight standing.
Gallegos blocks the elbow strike.
Sloczylas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallegos tries for a takedown but Sloczylas manages to get underhooks.
Gallegos has Sloczylas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sloczylas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sylvester Gallegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallegos goes for a takedown attempt but Sloczylas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gallegos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sloczylas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloczylas gets a clinch.
Gallegos jumps guard but Sloczylas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sloczylas working hard to break the clinch.
Sloczylas drags the fight down to the ground.
Gallegos throwing strikes from guard but Sloczylas blocks nicely.
Sloczylas is pulling down on Gallegos's head. It's preventing any offense from Gallegos, at least for the moment.
Sloczylas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos stops Sloczylas from standing up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Edward Sloczylas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloczylas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gallegos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sloczylas is in Gallegos's guard.
Sloczylas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloczylas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gallegos is keeping the position for now.
Gallegos managing to control the position.
Gallegos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos pulls Sloczylas in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sylvester Gallegos just wasn't active enough.
Gallegos misses with a body shot
and Sloczylas counters with a two punch combo.
Sloczylas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gallegos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gallegos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Edward Sloczylas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallegos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sloczylas is one step ahead there.
Sloczylas wants to control from the top but Gallegos keeps moving.
Gallegos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloczylas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sloczylas trying to control but Gallegos is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edward Sloczylas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloczylas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallegos controlling the position.
Sloczylas postures up.
Sloczylas trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Sloczylas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sloczylas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Sloczylas!
Edward Sloczylas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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