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Event:
MMMA 24: Rage of the Ages
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Spiteri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Madison checks it well.
Spiteri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Spiteri.
Madison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Madison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spiteri avoids the head kick by Madison.
Spiteri feints the counter takedown.#CL2#
Spiteri has closed the distance and engaged Madison in a clinch.
Spiteri is trying to stall.
Spiteri misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spiteri looking to sit in guard and control but Madison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Spiteri keeping moving, preventing Madison from controlling successfully. #T1#
Spiteri has a closed guard, preventing Madison from standing up.
Madison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spiteri wants to sweep but no luck.
Madison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spiteri has Madison pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Spiteri 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.#T2#
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.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Spiteri looks to land a left hand but Madison moved out of range nicely.
Madison lands with a hook. Spiteri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spiteri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Madison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Madison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Spiteri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Madison kicks off Spiteri and gets to his feet.
Spiteri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT2#
It looks like Greg Madison has been cut.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Madison's shoulder, as Madison tries to avoid the shot.
Madison misses with a lunging right hand
and Spiteri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!#TD2#
Madison tries to sprawl but Spiteri drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Madison kicks Spiteri off and gets back to his feet.
Spiteri connects with a right hand. Madison shakes it off.
Spiteri wants to clinch but Madison slips to the side
and Madison counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Spiteri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Spiteri closes the distance and pushes Madison back into the cage.#BC2#
Spiteri manages to break the clinch.
Spiteri cracks Madison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Madison.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spiteri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madison counters with an outside leg kick.
Madison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spiteri's sensitive parts.
Madison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spiteri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madison sets himself, and Spiteri steps forward looking for the clinch! Madison avoids it this time.
Madison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a jab to Madison's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Madison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Madison's cut.
That's time! Madison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Spiteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spiteri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Spiteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Madison letting Spiteri take a breather here.#BC#
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiteri shoots in but no luck this time.
Spiteri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spiteri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Madison with a body shot.
Madison is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Madison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison throws the left hand but Spiteri avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison.
Spiteri tests Madison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Madison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spiteri shoots in but Madison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Spiteri looks to move away, Madison throws a big counter combo but Spiteri just gets out of the way.
Spiteri just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri defending well as Madison loads up on a big left hand.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
Greg Madison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Spiteri misses.
Dave Spiteri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madison throws a hook but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Madison misses with a hook.#T2#
Spiteri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Madison tries to move into range but Spiteri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but Madison ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.
Spiteri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Madison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madison. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri with a jab.
Spiteri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spiteri throws a head kick that misses.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
A lazy body kick from Spiteri #CL#
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madison.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spiteri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spiteri lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL2#
Spiteri clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Madison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Spiteri.#TD2#
Spiteri gets the takedown into side control. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison is looking to reverse the position.
Spiteri is chipping away with strikes.
Madison stops Spiteri from passing to mount.
Madison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Madison is trying to control Spiteri's posture but Spiteri avoids it.
Greg Madison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spiteri asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madison is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Madison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Spiteri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spiteri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Madison as Spiteri shoots in.
Spiteri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Madison swivels and escapes.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.#CL2#
Spiteri closes the distance and clinches.
Spiteri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madison is defending well for now.#BC#
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri wants to slow Madison down by chopping away at his legs.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Madison punishes Spiteri's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiteri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spiteri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
That kick from Spiteri tenderised Madison's leg. Madison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Madison there.#TD2#
Madison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spiteri postures up and lands a big shot to Madison's brow.
Madison has momentary wrist control but Spiteri slips an elbow through the middle.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
Madison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spiteri is controlling him.
Madison controlling the position.
Spiteri cracks Madison with a solid left hand.#T2#
Spiteri landing with the ground and pound. #ES#
Madison is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A right hand to the body from Madison.
Madison dodges an elbow strike from Spiteri.
#BC#
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri moves out of range as Madison strikes.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spiteri misses with a hook.
Madison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.#TD2#
Spiteri looking to score a takedown here. Madison is defending well but Spiteri drives through and ends up in Madison's guard.#T3#
Spiteri trying to control but Madison is working from the bottom.
Spiteri won't allow Madison to sweep him here.
Spiteri looking to pass the guard.
Spiteri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Madison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Madison controlling the position.
Spiteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Madison is trying to control the position but Spiteri postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Spiteri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spiteri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Spiteri missing with a left hand there. Madison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madison misses with a body shot.
Madison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Madison misses.
Spiteri thuds his right hand into Madison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madison swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Madison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spiteri tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab by Madison.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Greg Madison.
I think Madison 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Greg Madison!
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Event:
Syn 507 - Donnelly vs Keosayan
Date: Feb 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Spiteri shoots in but no luck this time.
Crowe throws out a counter right but Spiteri avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri looks for a takedown but Crowe sprawls well.
Spiteri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri scores with a sloppy right hand. Crowe should have avoided that one.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Crowe misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Spiteri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crowe is looking to improve his position.
#ES2#
Crowe has one foot on Spiteri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
It looked like Spiteri wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiteri.
#T1##CL#
Spiteri closes the distance and clinches.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri tries for a takedown but Crowe manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Spiteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe pushes Spiteri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Spiteri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spiteri avoids it.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Spiteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Crowe.
Crowe lands with a right to the head. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiteri controls his hands.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spiteri is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crowe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spiteri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiteri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Spiteri misses the target. #CL2#
Crowe closes the distance and pushes Spiteri back into the cage.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Crowe works the jab nicely.
Spiteri throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crowe. #TD#
Spiteri looking to score a takedown here. Crowe is defending well but Spiteri drives through and ends up in Crowe's guard.#ES2#
Crowe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Spiteri is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Crowe breaks the clinch.
Slim Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spiteri lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe digs a good hook to Spiteri's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe tries to clinch but Spiteri is having none of it. #CL#
Spiteri instigates a clinch.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiteri.
A short right from Crowe.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spiteri is defending well for now.#BC#
Spiteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Crowe stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiteri. Spiteri gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri thinks about countering with a body kick.#CL#
Spiteri takes the fight into the clinch.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe digs a right hand into Spiteri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spiteri's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spiteri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Spiteri's leg but Spiteri calmly moves out of range.
Spiteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiteri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spiteri takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Crowe counters with a body kick.
A big right from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Crowe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spiteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiteri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Spiteri with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Spiteri moves into the clinch successfully.
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe lands a body punch. #BC2#
Crowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spiteri's sensitive parts.
Spiteri lands a jab.#CL2#
Crowe has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowe.
Spiteri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spiteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spiteri throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Spiteri.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spiteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spiteri fails to land.
Spiteri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe tries to work over Spiteri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
#BC2#
Crowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#KD2#
Crowe drops Spiteri with a beautiful combination! Spiteri stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crowe is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Spiteri is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Dave Spiteri has been cut.
Spiteri misses the body punch
and Crowe counters with a big left hand that crumples Spiteri! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slim Crowe!
Post fight, Slim Crowe stared into the camera and said 'That's for your lousy contracts!'.
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Event:
Syn 503 - Pedro vs Vinetto
Date: Feb 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but Alvaro ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
Alvaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiteri. Spiteri obviously looking to wear him down.
Spiteri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvaro looks to land a left hand but Spiteri moved out of range nicely.
Alvaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spiteri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Spiteri misses.
Alvaro throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Alvaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri throws a body punch but Alvaro moves out of range.
Spiteri throws a jab when Alvaro was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Spiteri.
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiteri with a poor takedown
and Alvaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Spiteri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvaro throws a big shot that misses.
Alvaro moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvaro misses the target.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvaro moves away.
Alvaro misses with a hook.
Alvaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Alvaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spiteri lands with a right hand.
Spiteri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri works the jab nicely.
Alvaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
and Alvaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Spiteri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvaro sprawls well initially but Spiteri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spiteri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvaro is trying to stand back up but Spiteri is controlling him
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alvaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvaro wants to get back to his feet.
Spiteri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvaro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alvaro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spiteri. #SUB2#
Spiteri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvaro is just riding it out for now. Spiteri eventually gives up the hold.
Spiteri not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Alvaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spiteri throwing shots but Alvaro is blocking nicely.
Spiteri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alvaro is not content to let Spiteri control the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice shot lands for Alvaro.
Alvaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
Alvaro moves out of range of the body kick from Spiteri.
Alvaro misses with a straight left.
Spiteri with the counter takedown but Alvaro avoids it easily.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
Alvaro punishes Spiteri's body with a nice straight punch.
Spiteri throws the left hand but Alvaro avoids the punch easily.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvaro. Alvaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#TD2#
Spiteri drives through with a takedown into Alvaro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spiteri controls the pace.#ES#
Alvaro kicks Spiteri off and gets to his feet.
Spiteri fails with a takedown attempt.
Spiteri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvaro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvaro. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri misses with a low kick as Alvaro jumps back.
Alvaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Spiteri.
Alvaro misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvaro. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Alvaro throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.
Alvaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spiteri lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Alvaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri misses with a jab to the body
and Alvaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Alvaro is predictable there
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvaro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Alvaro ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
Spiteri tries for a takedown but Alvaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Spiteri as he connects with a hook.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvaro.#TD2#
Alvaro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spiteri to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Alvaro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spiteri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Spiteri blocks a jab.
Spiteri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spiteri moves out of range as Alvaro strikes.
Spiteri throws a hook but Alvaro avoids it easily.
Alvaro takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Spiteri misses with a straight left.
A jab from Alvaro misses.
Spiteri takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Spiteri misses.
Alvaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spiteri checks it well.
Alvaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Spiteri.
Spiteri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvaro. Alvaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alvaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Alvaro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spiteri manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Spiteri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Alvaro has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Spiteri is on him like a limpet, forcing Alvaro back against the cage.#T3#
Good body shot from Alvaro.
Alvaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiteri backwards. #BC2#
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvaro punishes Spiteri's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Alvaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Alvaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvaro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvaro misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Spiteri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Alvaro's shoulder, as Alvaro tries to avoid the shot.
Alvaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dave Spiteri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvaro scores with a jab to the head.
Alvaro throws a wild body kick that Spiteri sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Alvaro misses with a low kick.
A big right from Spiteri misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiteri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvaro.
Alvaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
Spiteri swings widly with a right hand
and Alvaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiteri lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Alvaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spiteri lands an overhand right.
Alvaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spiteri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvaro under the eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spiteri!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri misses with a right hand
and Alvaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spiteri really felt that one!
Alvaro throws a low kick but Spiteri moves out of range easily.
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 Jose Alvaro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alvaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Spiteri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spiteri swings for the body but Alvaro moves out of range.
Alvaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spiteri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spiteri misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Spiteri misses
and Alvaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiteri misses with a hook
and Alvaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spiteri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri looks to land a left hand but Alvaro moved out of range nicely.
Alvaro is looking to counter punch.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri throws a solid leg kick but Alvaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiteri.
Spiteri jabs Alvaro right on the nose. Alvaro blinks but takes it well.
Alvaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
Alvaro throws a front kick that sends Spiteri stumbling back into the cage.
Alvaro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spiteri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spiteri duly obliges. #TD2#
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvaro's guard.#ES#
Alvaro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spiteri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvaro counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Alvaro catches Spiteri right on the button with a cross.
Alvaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiteri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvaro misses the jab.
Spiteri lands a lovely overhand right.
Alvaro thuds a left hand into Spiteri's body.
Alvaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jose Alvaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Alvaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Spiteri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Alvaro.
Alvaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Spiteri scores with a shot to the body.
Alvaro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiteri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvaro tries to land a front kick but Spiteri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut. Alvaro saw that one coming.
Alvaro moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
Alvaro wants to land a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Spiteri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alvaro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spiteri scrambles back to his feet.
Spiteri keeps Alvaro at a distance using the push kick. #T3##TD2#
Spiteri shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Alvaro manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Spiteri keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Alvaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvaro tries to throw a body punch but Spiteri avoids it by throwing Alvaro back against the cage.
Alvaro cracks Spiteri with a nice body shot.
Alvaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvaro tries a body shot but Spiteri blocks it.
Alvaro blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Alvaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spiteri.
Alvaro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiteri's elbow. #T4##BC2#
Spiteri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvaro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
letting Alvaro counter with a right hand.
Spiteri misses with a takedown attempt - Alvaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spiteri throws an off balance right hand
and Alvaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Spiteri lands with a hook. Alvaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spiteri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvaro defends well and Spiteri ends up having to push Alvaro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvaro tried to score with a low kick but Spiteri checks it.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Alvaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Alvaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvaro 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Alvaro!
Jose Alvaro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Syn 495 - Olympic Finals
Date: Dec 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Naoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiteri checks a leg kick nicely.#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in and gets a takedown into Naoki's guard.#SUB#
Naoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spiteri defends well.
Spiteri trying to control but Naoki is working from the bottom.
Spiteri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Naoki keeps moving.
Naoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spiteri tries to free his leg and advance position but Naoki is retaining full guard.
Naoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spiteri is one step ahead there. #T1#
Naoki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Spiteri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spiteri scoring with some ground and pound.
Spiteri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Naoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Naoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naoki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spiteri is working Naoki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naoki has his hands on Spiteri's head, controlling the position.
Spiteri scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Naoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
Spiteri scoring with some ground and pound.
Spiteri stands up over Naoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spiteri trying to control but Naoki is working from the bottom. #T3#
Naoki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Naoki is looking to take a break and control but Spiteri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naoki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spiteri has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Spiteri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri is looking for a sweep. Naoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naoki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spiteri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Naoki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Naoki's back!
Spiteri not allowing Naoki to control his hands.
Naoki turns into Spiteri and is now in his guard.
#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naoki postures up.
Naoki looking to pass the guard.
Spiteri trying to control the position.
Naoki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spiteri is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naoki stopping the sweep attempt from Spiteri.
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!
Spiteri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Spiteri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Spiteri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoki thows a leg kick but Spiteri checks it
and Naoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spiteri connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Spiteri throws a hook to the side of Naoki's head but Naoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naoki is looking to counter with head kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Spiteri misses the target.
Naoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naoki. Spiteri shrugs it off though.
Naoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiteri circles away.
Naoki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Naoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naoki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spiteri checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naoki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiteri is able to avoid easily.
Naoki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range.
Good work by Naoki as he checks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Naoki misses its target.
Spiteri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Naoki throws a sloppy head kick and Spiteri moves out of range easily. #T1#
Naoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#TD2#
Spiteri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Naoki's half guard.
Naoki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spiteri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Naoki is looking to control Spiteri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naoki avoid being mounted?
Spiteri is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Naoki is trying to get back to full guard.
Spiteri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spiteri tries to pass to full mount but Naoki defends it. #T2#
Spiteri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naoki's head.
Naoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Naoki.
Spiteri throws a strike but Naoki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Spiteri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naoki is one step ahead there.
Spiteri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
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!
Naoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spiteri looking to sit in guard and control but Naoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Spiteri is trying to keep Naoki in close.
#T3#
Naoki with a nice head shot there.
Spiteri is pulling down on Naoki's head to control his posture.
Naoki prevents Spiteri from getting back to his feet.
Naoki throwing strikes but missing.
Spiteri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dave Spiteri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naoki distracts Spiteri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Spiteri wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Naoki passes into half guard.
Naoki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spiteri is looking to improve his position.
Naoki winds up and cracks Spiteri with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naoki working the head and body with strikes.
Spiteri controlling the position for now.
Spiteri trying to control here.
Naoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 Takeshi Naoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri moves out of range as Naoki throws a body kick.
Naoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spiteri. Spiteri obviously looking to wear him down.
Dave Spiteri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Naoki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naoki.
Naoki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki is looking to score with low kicks.
Naoki is looking to wear down Spiteri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spiteri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Naoki.
Naoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naoki. Spiteri shrugs it off though.
Spiteri avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naoki tries a low kick but Spiteri avoids it.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naoki misses with a body kick.
Naoki lands a head shot.
Naoki dives in for a single leg takedown but Spiteri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Spiteri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spiteri takes one to the chin there.
Spiteri lands with a straight right. Naoki didn't see that one coming.
Naoki throws a head kick but Spiteri moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Naoki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naoki.
Spiteri keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiteri throws a low kick but Naoki avoids it.
Spiteri scores with a hook.
Spiteri scores with a three punch combo!
Spiteri misses with a low kick.
Naoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Naoki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Naoki misses.
Naoki throws a right and a left that Spiteri avoids nicely. #T2#
Spiteri connects with a jab.
Spiteri darts in looking for a takedown but Naoki gets double underhooks and turns Spiteri into the cage.
Naoki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Naoki takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naoki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spiteri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naoki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naoki slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Spiteri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Naoki as Spiteri shoots in.
Spiteri throws a hook to the side of Naoki's head but Naoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spiteri cracks Naoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spiteri takes one to the side of the head.
Naoki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Spiteri. Those never looked like landing. #T3##TD#
Naoki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spiteri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Spiteri wants to sweep here but Naoki controlling him for the moment.
Naoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Spiteri has wrist control.
Spiteri working a defensive guard here.
Naoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spiteri is trying to keep Naoki in close.
Naoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Spiteri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spiteri wants to sweep here but Naoki controlling him for the moment.
Naoki being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
Naoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Naoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spiteri lands with a nice body punch.
Naoki throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Spiteri counters with a single leg into guard. Naoki didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Naoki holds on and takes a little breather.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spiteri stopping the sweep attempt from Naoki.
Spiteri landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Spiteri.
Well Spiteri 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Spiteri!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Spiteri made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Syn 490 - Wayne v. Keosayan
Date: Dec 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Spiteri checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burrell throws out a leg kick but Spiteri moves out of range and Burrell only half commits.
Burrell throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Burrell throws a hook to the side of Spiteri's head but Spiteri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spiteri misses with the combination.
Spiteri takes a swing at Burrell 's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Burrell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spiteri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burrell . Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burrell .
Spiteri throws a jab when Burrell was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spiteri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spiteri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Spiteri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burrell was covering up waiting for the punch and Spiteri finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Burrell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spiteri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1#
Spiteri throws the left hand but Burrell avoids the punch easily.
Burrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut
enabling Burrell to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri shoots for a double leg takedown but Burrell sprawls well. He's pushed Spiteri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut.
Burrell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burrell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burrell moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Burrell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burrell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Burrell avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri checks a leg kick. #T2#
Burrell lands with a right hand.
Burrell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Spiteri tries to counter it with a takedown but Burrell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burrell moves forwards but Spiteri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Burrell .
Burrell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burrell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burrell scores with a leg kick.
Burrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Spiteri tries a quick counter leg kick but Burrell is wise to it.
Burrell wants to clinch.
Burrell throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range. #T3#
Spiteri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Spiteri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri throws a lazy right hand but Burrell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burrell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spiteri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burrell misses with a leg kick.
Burrell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spiteri will feel that in the morning.
Burrell misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Burrell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Spiteri breaks from the clinch.
Burrell throws a leg kick but Spiteri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spiteri misses with a straight right.
As Spiteri looks to move away, Burrell throws a big counter combo but Spiteri just gets out of the way.#T4#
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Burrell .
Burrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spiteri avoids the body shot from Burrell .
Burrell stuffs the takedown.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Burrell 's shoulder, as Burrell tries to avoid the shot.
Burrell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Burrell darts in and clinches Spiteri up against the cage.
Burrell struggles to land a body shot inside as Spiteri controls his hands.
Spiteri blocking some punches.
Burrell is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spiteri. #BC2#
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burrell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The fighters circling - Spiteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spiteri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burrell misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Burrell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Spiteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burrell throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Burrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Burrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Spiteri scores with a takedown into Burrell 's guard.
Spiteri throwing strikes from guard but Burrell blocks nicely.
Burrell trying to control the position.
Burrell controlling Spiteri's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrell being controlled here, momentarily.
Burrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Spiteri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spiteri landing with the ground and pound.
Burrell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spiteri is controlling him.
Burrell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spiteri forces his way into half guard.
Spiteri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burrell keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.
Spiteri winds up and cracks Burrell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burrell is trying to stand back up but Spiteri is controlling him
Burrell is trying to maintain the position but Spiteri is very close to passing his half guard.
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spiteri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burrell is not content to let Spiteri control the position.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard but Burrell defending well.
Burrell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spiteri scores with a couple of nice shots.
Spiteri thows a huge punch but Burrell dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Still in half guard, Spiteri seems content to control.
Spiteri prevents Burrell from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Spiteri lands a nice short elbow.
Spiteri controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Spiteri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burrell is trying to get back to full guard.
Spiteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burrell defending well though.
Burrell trying to control but Spiteri postures up.
Burrell taking some punishment here, with Spiteri in his half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burrell wants to get back to his feet.
Burrell trying to hold on to Spiteri's head to control him but Spiteri postures up.
Burrell wants to get back to full guard.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Spiteri working over Burrell with some ground and pound. Burrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burrell is trying to get back to full guard.
Spiteri wants to pass to mount but Burrell is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Spiteri is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burrell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Spiteri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Spiteri misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri staying out of range there.
Spiteri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spiteri moves out of range of the body kick.
Spiteri blocks a leg kick.
Burrell takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
Spiteri moves out of range of the strikes.
And Spiteri tries to counter it with a takedown but Burrell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burrell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Spiteri.#ROC2#
Burrell is rocked!
Burrell throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Burrell has closed the distance and engaged Spiteri in a clinch.
Burrell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spiteri gets through Burrell 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Burrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spiteri stalling in the clinch.
Burrell seems to have got his legs back now.#BC2#
Spiteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Spiteri thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Burrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Burrell . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burrell .
Spiteri connects with a nice looking jab.
Spiteri scores with a hook to the body. Burrell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spiteri throws a series of strikes that have Burrell backpedaling.
Spiteri checks a leg kick.
Spiteri drops Burrell with a big left hand! Burrell is injured, injured bad! Spiteri jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dave Spiteri thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Syn 484 - Rocker vs Alvado
Date: Nov 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spiteri swings widly with a right hand
and Julio counters with a low kick, right behind Spiteri 's knee.
Spiteri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julio throws a head kick but Spiteri moves out of range.
Julio tests Spiteri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Julio takes one to the chin there.
Julio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spiteri checks a low kick from Julio.
Julio misses the jab.
Julio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Julio.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Julio.
Julio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Julio missing with a left hand there. Spiteri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Spiteri moves out of range easily. #T1#
Julio drops his hands momentarily and Spiteri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Spiteri takes one to the chin there.
Spiteri tries a low kick but Julio avoids it.
Julio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#TD2#
Spiteri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Julio to the ground. Spiteri is now in Julio's guard.#ES#
Julio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Spiteri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri takes one to the side of the head.
Spiteri takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spiteri cracks Julio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Julio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut
enabling Julio to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
Julio throwing a counter right hand but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Spiteri avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2#
Spiteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julio throws a hook but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Spiteri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#TD2#
Spiteri bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spiteri lands a nice forearm strike.
Julio wants to get back to his feet.
Julio parries the strikes from Spiteri easily there. Spiteri is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Julio to escape.
Spiteri is looking to take a break and control but Julio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiteri postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T3#
Julio wants to get back to his feet.
Spiteri misses with the ground and pound.
Julio is not content to let Spiteri control the position.
Julio tries to escape but Spiteri is in control.
Spiteri throws a strike aimed at the side of Julio's head but Julio avoids it well.
Spiteri scores with punches from side control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spiteri in side control lands a decent elbow.
Julio is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Spiteri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Spiteri misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spiteri trying to control the action but Julio is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Spiteri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Julio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spiteri tries to move into full mount but can't pass Julio's legs.
Spiteri trying to control the action but Julio is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Julio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Julio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Spiteri misses with a shot to the body
and Julio counters with a stiff right hand.
Spiteri avoids the head kick by Julio.
Julio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julio misses with a straight left.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spiteri.
Julio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spiteri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julio lands a right hook to the body.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spiteri just misses with a punch to the body.
Julio misses with a looping right.#T1#
Julio throws a hook but Spiteri avoids it easily.
Spiteri looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Julio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Julio's guard.
Spiteri with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
Spiteri works over Julio with some ground and pound from guard.
Dave Spiteri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spiteri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Julio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Spiteri looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Julio decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spiteri, up you get! #T2#
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Spiteri is just out of range.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Julio scores with a head kick.
Good exchange - Julio coming out on top.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri jabs Julio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Julio as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Julio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Julio lands a head kick. Spiteri smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Julio.
Spiteri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spiteri throws a series of punches but Julio moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Julio.#T3#
Julio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
and Julio counters with a stiff right hand.
Spiteri blocks a jab.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Spiteri.
Julio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spiteri lands with a cross.
Spiteri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spiteri swings for the body but Julio moves out of range.
Spiteri lands a nice shot that snaps Julio's head back.
#TD2#
Spiteri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Julio wants to get back to his feet but Spiteri drags him back down.
Spiteri passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Julio!
Spiteri wants to control but Julio has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T4#
Spiteri tries to pass to full mount but Julio defends it.
Spiteri looks to land a strike but Julio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Julio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spiteri stands up over Julio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Julio keeps moving.
Spiteri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Julio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
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 Don Julio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Spiteri throws an off balance right hand
and Julio counters with a three punch combo that has Spiteri backing up. Spiteri nods at Julio to acknowledge the strikes.
Spiteri throws a leg kick
and Julio counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Julio misses.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Julio avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Julio.
Spiteri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Spiteri gets a double leg takedown into Julio's guard.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Julio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri with a nice head shot there.
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spiteri stands up over Julio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Julio keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
Spiteri looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Spiteri content to stall in guard here.
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Julio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Julio lands with a nice body punch.
Spiteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio misses with a hook.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spiteri loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Spiteri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spiteri lands a lovely overhand right.
Spiteri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Julio throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri misses with a left hand
and Julio counters with a stiff right hand.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Julio throws a counter high kick but Spiteri was just alert enough to avoid it.
Spiteri cracks Julio with an open hand slap.
Julio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a lunging right hand
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Julio cracks Spiteri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Julio connects with a single shot there.
Julio stuns Spiteri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dave Spiteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio lands a nice hook to Spiteri's body. Spiteri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Julio slips under a jab.
A low kick from Spiteri is predictable there
and Julio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiteri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Julio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Julio thuds his shin into the meat of Spiteri's side.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Spiteri looks to throw the jab but Julio is out of range.
Julio works Spiteri's body with a nice hook.
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Spiteri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Julio avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Julio moves away from the strike by Spiteri.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spiteri throws a leg kick
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Julio misses.
Julio lands a head kick!
Spiteri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Julio is fending him off so far but Spiteri persists. Nope, Julio circles away and we're back to standing.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Julio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Julio lunges at Spiteri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spiteri's hand.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Julio lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Julio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
Don Julio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$195 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Syn 477 - Matus vs Wayne
Date: Oct 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Spiteri works the jab nicely.
Maneno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maneno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spiteri.
A slow jab from Maneno misses its intended target.
Spiteri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri misses with a hook.
Maneno walks into a straight right hand from Spiteri.
Maneno scores with a punch to the head.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Spiteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spiteri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Spiteri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Spiteri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Maneno swings for the body but Spiteri moves out of range.
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Spiteri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maneno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maneno moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
Maneno digs a good hook to Spiteri's body.
Spiteri misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Maneno finds it's way through Spiteri's defenses.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maneno takes one on the button.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno misses with a left hand #TD#
and Spiteri counters with a shoot takedown. Maneno fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri is in close to Maneno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses. #ES2#
Maneno is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spiteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.#BC#
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spiteri's head.
Maneno lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maneno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spiteri connects with a body shot.
Spiteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.#T3#
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Spiteri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maneno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spiteri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiteri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
Spiteri takes a swing at Maneno's ribcage but misses.
Maneno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.#TD#
Spiteri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maneno to the ground. Spiteri is now in Maneno's guard.#ES2#
Maneno is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Spiteri is controlling him.
Spiteri throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Spiteri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spiteri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maneno.
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range.
A big right from Maneno misses.
Spiteri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno checks the leg kick.
Maneno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Maneno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiteri slips a jab from Maneno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno avoids the body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri shoots in and drives through. Maneno sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maneno lands a jab to Spiteri's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Spiteri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maneno momentarily.
Maneno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
Spiteri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Spiteri misses with a looping left.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Spiteri attempts a counter takedown but Maneno avoids it well and moves away.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Spiteri feinted with a counter takedown.
Maneno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spiteri doesn't seem bothered though.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD#
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maneno's guard.
Spiteri throwing strikes but missing.
Maneno wants to stand up but Spiteri is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spiteri won't allow Maneno to get back to his feet. #T1#
Maneno is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Maneno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maneno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maneno throws an overhand right that lands on Spiteri's shoulder, as Spiteri tries to avoid the shot.
Maneno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno misses with a straight right. #TD#
Spiteri scores with a takedown into Maneno's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spiteri stops Maneno from standing up. #T2#
Spiteri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #ES2#
Maneno pushes Spiteri off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maneno misses with a body punch
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiteri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spiteri lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maneno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Maneno ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Maneno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiteri. Spiteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spiteri ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.#T3#
Spiteri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maneno misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Spiteri's belly button to the back.
Maneno throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spiteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maneno throws out the jab.
Spiteri catches Maneno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spiteri scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiteri with a jab.
Maneno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maneno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spiteri on the side of the head.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spiteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
It looked like Spiteri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maneno.
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!
Maneno throws a body punch but Spiteri moves out of range. #T4#
Spiteri misses with a left hand
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Maneno blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Maneno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Spiteri avoids it with no problem.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spiteri lands with a nice body punch.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
and Spiteri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiteri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
Spiteri takes one on the button.
Maneno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maneno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spiteri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Spiteri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maneno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spiteri.
Maneno throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Spiteri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maneno's head.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Spiteri slips the punch.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the body.
Spiteri swings for the body but Maneno moves out of range.
Spiteri scores with a hook to the body. Maneno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Spiteri tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Spiteri looks to land a combination but Maneno avoids it well.
Maneno misses with a looping right.
Maneno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno misses with a jab to the body
enabling Spiteri to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Spiteri.
Maneno lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maneno was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Maneno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
#TD#
Spiteri gets the takedown into side control. #ES2#
Maneno sneaks out the side door and pushes Spiteri away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Maneno lands a really nice looking cross but Spiteri seems unphased.
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!
Maneno just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Spiteri there.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Maneno misses.
Spiteri lands a body shot.
#T2#
Maneno misses with a body shot.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maneno misses with a right hand
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiteri. Spiteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maneno lands a jab to Spiteri's midsection.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Maneno jabs Spiteri right on the nose. Spiteri blinks but takes it well.
Spiteri lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Maneno.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maneno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Maneno looks to land a right hand but Spiteri moved out of range.
Good shot there by Maneno.
Maneno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spiteri throws a big shot that misses.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Spiteri throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Maneno.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Spiteri's body.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
Maneno lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Spiteri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Spiteri moves away and avoids it.
Spiteri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maneno throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maneno.
Spiteri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4#
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maneno swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD#
and Spiteri counters with a single leg into guard. Maneno didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spiteri postures up in Maneno's guard and throws a big left but Maneno blocks it.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES2#
Maneno uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Spiteri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maneno.#TD#
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maneno to the mat! Maneno manages to get full guard.
Spiteri throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Spiteri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spiteri lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chiku Maneno.
I think Maneno 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
After winning the bout, Chiku Maneno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Syn 452 - Slinga vs. Turpin 2
Date: Jun 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Spiteri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kiddi shoots in for a double leg but Spiteri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiddi wants to clinch up but Spiteri keeps it at a distance.
Spiteri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiteri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiddi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spiteri somewhat.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown but Kiddi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Galdra Kiddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.
Kiddi moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
Kiddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiddi takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiddi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Kiddi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Spiteri's front leg but catches the back leg as Spiteri tries to avoid it.
Kiddi tries to land a front kick but Spiteri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Spiteri lands with a straight right. Kiddi didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Spiteri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiddi works the jab nicely.
Kiddi thows a leg kick but Spiteri checks it #TD2#
and Spiteri decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kiddi's guard.#SUB#
Spiteri stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kiddi throws up his legs and catches Spiteri in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Spiteri tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kiddi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Galdra Kiddi!
Galdra Kiddi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Syn 448 - Turpin vs. Slinga
Date: Jun 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Hill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spiteri has a takedown stuffed.
Hill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiteri throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hill throws a front kick that sends Spiteri stumbling back into the cage.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiteri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spiteri.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Spiteri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spiteri scores with a nice strike.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiteri moves away from the strike by Hill. #TD2#
Spiteri feints and as Hill raises his hands in defense, Spiteri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spiteri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spiteri throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spiteri's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Hill working for a triangle but Spiteri defends it easily.
Spiteri working some strikes from top position.
Spiteri trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom. #T2#
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.
Hill keeping full guard, as Spiteri tries to pass.
Spiteri trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Spiteri throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Hill being controlled here momentarily.
Hill stays in close to Spiteri's body and controls the position.
Spiteri looking to control.
Hill distracts Spiteri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Spiteri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spiteri's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spiteri's back!
Hill struggling to land strikes to the head as Spiteri covers up.
Spiteri trying to control but not successfully.
Hill connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Spiteri to escape the position.
Spiteri tries to roll but Hill sticks to his back.
Spiteri trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is hanging on to Spiteri's back as he tries to escape.
Spiteri is keeping busy.
Hill is trying to stick to Spiteri's back but Spiteri is turning into Hill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Spiteri.#T4#
Spiteri passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Spiteri sits in half guard.
Spiteri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Spiteri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hill defending well though.
Spiteri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hill!
Spiteri lands a couple of good shots and Hill has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hill can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hill misses with a left hand
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spiteri misses with a right hand
and Hill counters with a nice body shot.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spiteri.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Spiteri's belly button to the back.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Hill.
Spiteri tries to land a leg kick but Hill saw it coming and moves away.
Hill lands a leg kick that knocks Spiteri off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hill enables Spiteri to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hill manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spiteri trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill wants to sweep here but Spiteri controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Spiteri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Spiteri working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
Hill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Spiteri is controlling Hill's trapped leg to prevent Hill from advancing to side control.
Hill sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spiteri keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spiteri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hill is taking a breather. Spiteri 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.
Hill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spiteri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spiteri looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Spiteri is trying to get back to full guard.
Spiteri trying to control from the bottom.
Spiteri is looking to improve his position.
Hill wants to take a breather but Spiteri is having none of it.
Spiteri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hill preventing the sweep.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Hill seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spiteri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiteri misses the jab.
Hill cracks the inside of Spiteri's front leg.
A combination from Spiteri does no damage.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Hill lands with a cross. #TD2#
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hill's guard.
Spiteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hill wants to sweep here but Spiteri controlling him for the moment.
Spiteri landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Spiteri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hill throws a body kick that misses.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spiteri.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Spiteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spiteri looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Spiteri checks a low kick from Hill.
Spiteri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a leg kick which misses Spiteri's front leg but catches the back leg as Spiteri tries to avoid it.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Spiteri moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hill.#T1#
Spiteri connects with a single shot there.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Hill slams his shin into Spiteri's torso.
Good standup being displayed there by Spiteri as he connects with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hill - that will leave a mark!
Spiteri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spiteri misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spiteri is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiteri is able to avoid easily.
Spiteri throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Hill fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spiteri just manages to avoid it.
Spiteri throws a sloppy body shot
#CL#
and Hill moves into the clinch.
Spiteri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spiteri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T2#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spiteri working aggressively here.
Hill lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Spiteri breaks the clinch.
Hill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spiteri's calf.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spiteri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spiteri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Hill misses the jab.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiteri counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Spiteri on that attempt.
Dave Spiteri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spiteri blocks a head kick by Hill.
#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hill is trying to defend but Spiteri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
Hill regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spiteri. #T4#
Spiteri scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Spiteri defends easily.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Spiteri is stalling in the full guard.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jericho Hill.
I think Spiteri 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dave Spiteri!
After the big win, Dave Spiteri made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Syn 443 Fortunado vs Vinetto 3
Date: May 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spiteri is out of range and Benson settles back down.
Benson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Spiteri does it's job there.
Spiteri has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson connects with an inside leg kick.
Spiteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
Spiteri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benson lands a head shot.
Benson throws a right and a left that Spiteri avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Spiteri. That snapped Benson's head back.
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!
Benson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Spiteri is out of range.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri lands a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benson's guard.
Spiteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Spiteri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benson keeping full guard, as Spiteri tries to pass.
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Spiteri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benson is keeping the position for now.
Spiteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spiteri wants to pass the guard but Benson is keeping the position.
Spiteri scoring with some ground and pound.
Spiteri looking to pass the guard.
Spiteri working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spiteri is in close to Benson's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Spiteri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benson has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Spiteri keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
Spiteri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Benson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving. #T3#
Benson is pulling down on Spiteri's head. It's preventing any offense from Spiteri, at least for the moment.
Spiteri looking to pass the guard.
Benson working a defensive guard here.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Spiteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spiteri throws a strike but Benson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Spiteri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Spiteri throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
Spiteri throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
Spiteri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Spiteri. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
Spiteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benson was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiteri.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spiteri or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson, which made it look bad.
Benson moves out of range as Spiteri strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Benson misses the target.
Spiteri throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dave Spiteri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spiteri.
Spiteri throws a right hand that misses
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spiteri misses with a straight left.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Benson ducked under it nicely.
Benson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spiteri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiteri, as that shot connected.
#T1#
Spiteri scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Benson. No joy for Spiteri on that attempt.
Spiteri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson is looking to land body kicks.
Spiteri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spiteri throws a low kick, looking for Benson's leg but Benson calmly moves out of range.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Benson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spiteri connects with a body shot that sends Benson's belly button to the back.
Spiteri jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.#TD2#
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benson quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson is pressing down on Spiteri's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Spiteri landing with the ground and pound.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving. #T2#
Spiteri looking to pass the guard.
Spiteri is looking to work some ground and pound but Benson has wrist control.
Spiteri wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving.
Benson trying to control the position.
Spiteri throws a big right hand that misses.
Spiteri trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Spiteri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benson defends well and Spiteri ends up having to push Benson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tony Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Spiteri.
Spiteri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spiteri walks into a jab.
Benson misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Spiteri let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Benson blocks the low kick.#TD2#
Spiteri dives in and scores a takedown into Benson's guard.
Spiteri throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dave Spiteri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spiteri lands a couple of elbows.
Spiteri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spiteri connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Benson.
Spiteri feints the counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Benson.
A big left from Spiteri misses.
Benson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spiteri checks a leg kick.
Spiteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spiteri scores with a nice head shot.
Spiteri scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benson doesn't seem bothered though.
Spiteri misses with a takedown attempt
and Benson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri cracks Benson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spiteri shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spiteri throws out the jab.
Spiteri tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Benson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spiteri finds it's way round the side to connect with Benson's head.
Benson slips under a jab.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
Spiteri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spiteri blocks a leg kick.
Benson scores with a jab. Spiteri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tony Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in and gets a takedown into Benson's guard.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Spiteri from controlling successfully.
Benson is adopting a defensive guard.
Spiteri wants to pass the guard but Benson is keeping the position.
Benson working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Benson wants to sweep here but Spiteri controlling him for the moment.
Benson is working hard here to advance position.
Spiteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spiteri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Spiteri blocks a leg kick.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Benson misses with a leg kick.
Spiteri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Spiteri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spiteri wants to free his trapped foot but Benson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spiteri trying to control the action but Benson is working from the bottom.
Dave Spiteri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spiteri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benson is positioning himself well to prevent Spiteri advancing to mount. #SUB#
Benson looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Spiteri is looking to advance position but Benson won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benson tries to get to full guard but Spiteri has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spiteri lands a jab to the nose.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Spiteri is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Spiteri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spiteri 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Spiteri!
Dave Spiteri made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Syn 435 - Slinga vs. Dyson
Date: Apr 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Spiteri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kramer's head backwards.
A slow jab from Kramer misses its intended target.
Spiteri thuds a left hand into Kramer's body.
No joy there for Spiteri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Kramer misses with a double jab.
Spiteri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kramer throws a looping overhand right but Spiteri ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri swings widly with a right hand
and Kramer counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kramer. That snapped Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri misses with a straight right.
Spiteri tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Kramer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spiteri is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri connects with a nice looking jab.
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Kramer's head coaches at Thomas Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Kramer stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiteri. Spiteri gets slowly back to his feet.
Spiteri checks a low kick from Kramer.
Kramer looks to land a left hand but Spiteri moved out of range nicely.
Spiteri slips under a jab.#TD2#
Spiteri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spiteri showed some decent athleticism there.
Kramer trying to control from the bottom.
Spiteri uses his free foot to push down on Kramer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kramer.
Kramer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kramer is bucking up trying to escape but Spiteri cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Spiteri lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T2#
Spiteri landing strikes from the mount.
Spiteri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spiteri lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Spiteri! Kramer is hurt baaadly! Spiteri is firing away with more strikes - Kramer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Spiteri!
Dave Spiteri very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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