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HWP68: Mcgrady vs Giantsilva PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe comes to the cage accompanied by Lux Aeterna. The key to victory for John Doe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe lands a with a good body shot.
Doe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reaper looks gassed!
Doe is trying to maintain the position but Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reaper throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.
Doe wants to stand and escape but Reaper is having none of it.
Doe looking to control.
Reaper stops Doe from standing up.
Doe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reaper's guard.
Doe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe is working Reaper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doe wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Doe pushes down on Reaper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Doe winds up and cracks Reaper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Doe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe wants to take a breather but Reaper is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reaper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doe.
Doe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doe working over Reaper with some ground and pound. Reaper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reaper has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reaper's head.
Doe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reaper keeps working.
Reaper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doe.
Doe trying to control from half guard but Reaper is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Doe lands with a cross.
Doe throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Reaper colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Doe as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Reaper is left battered and dazed whilst Doe and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saleem Ritte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritte has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saleem Ritte!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith wants to clinch.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritte.
Ritte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ritte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith wants to clinch up but Ritte keeps it at a distance.
Ritte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up but Ritte circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Ritte.
Ritte cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Ritte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to buck Ritte off but he can't manage it.
Ritte content just to control the position here.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritte putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ritte dominating with strikes here.
Ritte looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Ritte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ritte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Ritte.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ritte landing strikes from the mount.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ritte working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Ritte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritte is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is in a horrible position here. Ritte smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ritte working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Ritte is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ritte wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Ritte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Ritte connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ritte is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ritte looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Ritte has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
BOOM! Ritte connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ritte looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ritte landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Ritte working Smith over with strikes here.
Ritte landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ritte raining down shots from the mount!
Ritte punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ritte lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ritte working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smith's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritte landing shots from mount.
Ritte controlling his opponent.
Ritte working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Ritte looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ritte punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith tries to buck Ritte off but he can't manage it.
Ritte landing shots from mount.
Ritte scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Ritte lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saleem Ritte dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith is looking to clinch but Ritte is avoiding it.
Ritte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritte was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritte shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ritte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ritte lands strikes from half guard.
Ritte stands up and beckons Smith to join him on the feet.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ritte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ritte misses with a few strikes there.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Saleem Ritte has been cut.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Ritte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ritte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith wants to stand up but Ritte is controlling him.
Ritte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ritte dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Ritte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritte tries to clinch up.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ritte is controlling him.
Ritte scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritte prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Ritte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritte looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Ritte is having none of it.
Ritte stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Ritte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ritte misses with a straight left.
A combination from Ritte does no damage.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ritte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Ritte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ritte with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ritte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ritte cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith is working an open guard so Ritte takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ritte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ritte cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith is trying to stand.
Ritte working Smith over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritte looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Ritte is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Ritte's attempts to control the action.
Ritte won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ritte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ritte lands a heavy elbow.
Ritte landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritte with the ground and pound from mount.
Ritte won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ritte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Ritte cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saleem Ritte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saleem Ritte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ritte fails to land with a series of punches.
Ritte misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ritte thinking.
Smith tries to clinch there but Ritte circles away.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ritte.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ritte's head backwards.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ritte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith wants to stand up but Ritte is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritte trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ritte advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritte misses with the ground and pound.
Saleem Ritte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Aaron Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritte shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ritte showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Ritte is controlling him
Nice strikes from Ritte there.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Ritte in his half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
Ritte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ritte stands up and beckons Smith to join him on the feet.
Aaron Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritte cracks Smith with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Ritte closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ritte is looking for a kimura here.
Smith tries to kick Ritte off but Ritte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ritte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ritte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Ritte decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ritte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Ritte pushes him off.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Ritte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Ritte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Ritte drags him back down.
Smith wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Ritte drags him back down.
Ritte scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Ritte is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Smith is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids the strikes from Ritte.
Smith is trying to shake Ritte off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Ritte won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Ritte looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Ritte moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aaron Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritte tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritte counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Saleem Ritte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith working for a triangle but Ritte defends it easily.
Ritte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saleem Ritte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ritte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saleem Ritte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gino Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mors Olle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. enter sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mors Olle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Napolitano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mors Olle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Napolitano as he jumps to the side.
Napolitano shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napolitano is trying to get an arm triangle but Olle is defending well.
Napolitano could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Olle tries to bench press Napolitano off him but Napolitano keeps the position.
Olle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Napolitano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Napolitano.
Olle is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Napolitano is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Napolitano controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Napolitano controlling from the full mount.
Olle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Napolitano tries to control but Olle wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano with a couple of short strikes.
Olle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Napolitano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Napolitano lands a big shot there that rocks Olle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Napolitano controlling the position easily from mount.
Napolitano blocks Olle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano lands a big elbow.
Olle taking shots to the head.
Olle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Napolitano takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Olle throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olle tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Napolitano has taken his back.
Napolitano biding his time, controlling Olle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Napolitano dominated that round.
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.
Olle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Napolitano counters with a single leg into guard. Olle didn't expect that.
Napolitano decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Olle, up you get!
Napolitano has his takedown stuffed
and Olle counters with a shoot takedown. Napolitano fights it but they end up in guard.
Napolitano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olle is looking to work some ground and pound but Napolitano has wrist control.
Olle throws a big right hand that misses.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Olle stopping the sweep attempt from Napolitano.
Napolitano controls Olle momentarily but Olle frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Napolitano has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Napolitano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Napolitano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Napolitano throws a couple of heel strikes.
Olle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Napolitano working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olle throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Napolitano manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Olle tries for a takedown but Napolitano circles away easily
and Napolitano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Olle's guard.
Olle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Olle keeping moving, preventing Napolitano from controlling successfully.
Gino Napolitano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napolitano wants to get up but he can't break Olle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Napolitano is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Napolitano won't allow Olle to sweep him here.
Olle striking off his back but it's not causing Napolitano any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Olle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Olle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Napolitano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Napolitano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Olle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Napolitano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gino Napolitano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mors Olle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napolitano stands and steps away. Olle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Napolitano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Napolitano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Olle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Napolitano won't be happy with that.
Olle scores with punches from side control.
Napolitano gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Napolitano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Olle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Napolitano is trying to maintain the position but Olle is very close to passing his half guard.
Olle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Olle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Napolitano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olle.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Napolitano to regain full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olle stands up over Napolitano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Napolitano is trying to control the position but Olle postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Olle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Napolitano defending well though.
Napolitano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Olle thows a huge punch but Napolitano dodges it nicely.
Olle prevents Napolitano from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Napolitano's guard.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Napolitano seems keen to control Olle's posture.
Olle works over Napolitano with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olle thows a big elbow that misses.
Olle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Napolitano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olle with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Olle in side control, throwing shots but Napolitano defends.
Napolitano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Olle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Napolitano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Olle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Napolitano manages to get back to half guard.
Olle is nestled in close to Napolitano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olle misses with a head shot. Napolitano uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napolitano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Napolitano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Napolitano is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Olle has Napolitano pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napolitano manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Napolitano scores with a hook to the body.
Olle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Napolitano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mors Olle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Napolitano lands a knee to the head.
Olle is trying to trip Napolitano. He has hold of a leg but Napolitano is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olle persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Olle stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Napolitano has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Olle manages to get his head free but now Napolitano has transitioned to an armbar! Olle grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Napolitano! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gino Napolitano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between bjj man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharius Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bjj man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zacharius Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon moves in looking to clinch but man pushes him off.
man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
man shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pendragon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
man is looking to take a break and control but Pendragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pendragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
man is looking to take a break and control but Pendragon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pendragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pendragon has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
man tries to move to mount but Pendragon blocks the move with his legs.
man has control of an arm but Pendragon manages to advance to man's back!
Pendragon is striking from the back but man escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
man is refusing to be controlled, as Pendragon sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon works his way into side control.
man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
man manages to get back to half guard.
Pendragon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pendragon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
man manages to get to full guard.
man has control of Pendragon's left arm, preventing Pendragon from doing any damage.
man keeping full guard, as Pendragon tries to pass.
man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pendragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
man has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pendragon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, man has tightened it up now! Pendragon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). bjj man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Kiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Isildur Mustafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Kiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiger closes the distance and pushes Mustafa back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiger fails to land.
Kiger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiger working hard to break the clinch.
Kiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Mustafa backwards.
Mustafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiger lands a really nice looking cross but Mustafa seems unphased.
Mustafa moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Kiger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mustafa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mustafa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustafa pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mustafa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mustafa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustafa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiger's efforts to push away.
Mustafa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kiger - that landed with a thud.
Kiger working hard to break the clinch.
Kiger is trying to break the clinch but Mustafa has him pressed against the cage.
Mustafa lands a right hand.
Kiger is breathing heavily.
Mustafa lands a nice elbow.
Kiger takes a shot to the head.
Mustafa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Mustafa.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.
Mustafa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiger is defending well for now.
Mustafa missing with knees to the body.
Mustafa lands a shoulder strike.
Mustafa scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mustafa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiger backwards.
Mustafa landing knees to the body.
Mustafa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiger is rocked!
Mustafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Kiger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
clinched against the cage, Mustafa lands a big elbow that drops Kiger! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kiger is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pentti Isildur Mustafa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squanch's entrance music is Animal. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Squanch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saint Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squanch throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Squanch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Squanch stuffs the takedown.
Michaels swings for the body but Squanch moves out of range.
Squanch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Michaels dives in and grabs Squanch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Squanch pushes down on Michaels's head and hops out.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Squanch circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sam Squanch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Michaels.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Squanch's waist but Squanch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Michaels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michaels shoots in for a double leg but Squanch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Michaels looks gassed!
Squanch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Michaels sprawls well initially but Squanch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Michaels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Squanch controlling the pace.
Squanch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squanch prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Squanch controlling the action here.
Michaels has hold of Squanch's hands but Squanch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Squanch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Michaels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Squanch lands a nice forearm strike.
Squanch taking a breather here.
Squanch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squanch lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Michaels down.
Squanch controls the position from side control.
Squanch moves into full mount!
Squanch controlling the position easily from mount.
Squanch scoring with strikes but Michaels is staying in there.
Squanch landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
It looks like Saint Michaels has been cut.
Squanch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squanch lands with some strikes.
Michaels is rocked!
That has opened up Saint Michaels's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squanch controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sam Squanch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Squanch scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Squanch lunges at Michaels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michaels's hand.
The cut above Saint Michaels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Michaels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Squanch connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Michaels tumbling to the canvas! Squanch pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Michaels was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Squanch!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shao Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Jonesy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonesy has chosen CASH MONEY as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Shao Khan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shao Khan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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24
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shao Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Jonesy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonesy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a hook. Jonesy ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Jonesy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jonesy throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Jonesy drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonesy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonesy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khan looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Jonesy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jonesy won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jonesy defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jonesy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonesy postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonesy just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jonesy. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jonesy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khan wants to clinch up but Jonesy keeps it at a distance.
Jonesy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jonesy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jonesy working away.
Khan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Jonesy sits in half guard.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Khan wants to improve his position but Jonesy is controlling well.
Jonesy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jonesy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to hold on but Jonesy pushes him away.
Khan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jonesy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jonesy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Jonesy!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Popeye Mcgrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MissingLink GiantSilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgrady comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. GiantSilva has chosen where da link be foo? as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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274 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Popeye Mcgrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MissingLink GiantSilva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrady connects with a body shot.
Mcgrady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
GiantSilva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcgrady lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgrady lands a nice hook to GiantSilva's body. GiantSilva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
GiantSilva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcgrady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from GiantSilva.
Mcgrady swings for the body but GiantSilva moves out of range.
GiantSilva misses with a hook. Mcgrady ducked under it nicely.
Mcgrady connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like MissingLink GiantSilva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
GiantSilva looks gassed!
GiantSilva ducks under a wild hook from Mcgrady.
The fighters circling - Mcgrady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcgrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but GiantSilva moves away.
GiantSilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but GiantSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgrady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgrady throws a body punch but GiantSilva moves out of range.
GiantSilva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
GiantSilva misses with a looping left.
Mcgrady just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgrady lands with a straight right. GiantSilva didn't see that one coming.
Mcgrady digs a good hook to GiantSilva's body.
Mcgrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popeye Mcgrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
GiantSilva walks into a straight right hand from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady throws a jab when GiantSilva was well out of range.
Mcgrady cracks a nice hook into GiantSilva's ribs.
Mcgrady lands a nice looking body shot.
GiantSilva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady cracks GiantSilva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mcgrady scores with a jab. GiantSilva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcgrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but GiantSilva moves away.
GiantSilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgrady throws out the jab.
Mcgrady takes a swing at GiantSilva's ribcage but misses.
GiantSilva ducks under a wild hook from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcgrady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcgrady misses with a hook. GiantSilva ducked under it nicely.
Mcgrady takes a swing at GiantSilva's ribcage but misses.
Mcgrady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but GiantSilva was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady misses with a looping left.
GiantSilva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcgrady thuds his right hand into GiantSilva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mcgrady tests GiantSilva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Mcgrady.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and GiantSilva counters with a single leg into guard. Mcgrady didn't expect that.
Mcgrady keeping moving, preventing GiantSilva from controlling successfully.
GiantSilva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
GiantSilva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
GiantSilva trying to control but Mcgrady is working from the bottom.
Mcgrady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
GiantSilva being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady keeping moving, preventing GiantSilva from controlling successfully.
Mcgrady looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
GiantSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
GiantSilva won't allow Mcgrady to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcgrady looking to control.
GiantSilva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcgrady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, GiantSilva has managed to get both his arms back between Mcgrady's legs - danger averted.
GiantSilva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Mcgrady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on MissingLink GiantSilva's cut.
That's time! Mcgrady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcgrady just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgrady is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mcgrady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popeye Mcgrady is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgrady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but GiantSilva moves away.
GiantSilva slips under a jab.
Mcgrady just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgrady lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgrady throws an uppercut from half a mile away. GiantSilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
GiantSilva takes a swing at Mcgrady's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GiantSilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgrady throws a jab but it's blocked by GiantSilva.
Mcgrady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgrady is looking to wear down GiantSilva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
GiantSilva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcgrady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgrady misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgrady takes a swing at GiantSilva's ribcage but misses.
Mcgrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but GiantSilva manages to avoid it.
Mcgrady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but GiantSilva manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgrady. GiantSilva does a little dance to reset his feet.
GiantSilva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgrady scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
GiantSilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcgrady swings and misses with a shot to the body
so GiantSilva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
GiantSilva tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgrady is retaining full guard.
Mcgrady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcgrady working for a triangle but GiantSilva defends it easily.
GiantSilva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GiantSilva won't allow Mcgrady to sweep him here.
GiantSilva stays in close to Mcgrady's body and controls the position.
GiantSilva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mcgrady controls GiantSilva momentarily but GiantSilva frees himself.
Mcgrady working for a triangle but GiantSilva defends it easily.
GiantSilva is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady is looking for a triangle but GiantSilva pushes his legs off easily.
GiantSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgrady manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
GiantSilva tries to hold on but Mcgrady pushes him away.
GiantSilva can't escape the position.
Mcgrady looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
GiantSilva is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
GiantSilva tries to lock up and control but Mcgrady gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
GiantSilva is breathing heavily.
GiantSilva is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcgrady has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcgrady trying to control but GiantSilva is having none of it.
Mcgrady looking to finish GiantSilva with some ground and pound. This is bad for GiantSilva!
GiantSilva is in all sorts of trouble here.
GiantSilva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
GiantSilva is refusing to be controlled, as Mcgrady sits in half guard.
Mcgrady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcgrady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed GiantSilva's head.
GiantSilva is looking to improve his position.
Mcgrady throwing shots but GiantSilva is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but MissingLink GiantSilva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on MissingLink GiantSilva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
GiantSilva slips a jab from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady throws a body punch but GiantSilva moves out of range.
Mcgrady keeps the fight on the outside.
GiantSilva throws a body punch but Mcgrady moves out of range.
Mcgrady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcgrady lands with a shot to the body.
GiantSilva throws a body punch but Mcgrady moves out of range.
Mcgrady has his takedown stuffed
and GiantSilva counters with a left and a right that stings Mcgrady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GiantSilva blocks a jab.
Mcgrady jabs at GiantSilva's body.
Mcgrady throws a body punch but GiantSilva moves out of range.
GiantSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgrady moves away.
MissingLink GiantSilva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GiantSilva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
GiantSilva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgrady's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgrady working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgrady wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcgrady tries to circle away but GiantSilva has him pinned against the cage.
GiantSilva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
GiantSilva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcgrady.
Mcgrady is trying to break free.
GiantSilva lands an elbow inside that Mcgrady shrugs off.
It looks like Popeye Mcgrady has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from GiantSilva fails to land.
Mcgrady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from GiantSilva.
Mcgrady stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
GiantSilva stalls.
Mcgrady working hard to break the clinch.
GiantSilva has Mcgrady pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgrady from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
GiantSilva is pressed up against the cage. Mcgrady has hold of a leg and is looking to drag GiantSilva down to the mat. GiantSilva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Popeye Mcgrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgrady misses with a hook.
GiantSilva lands a jab-cross combination.
GiantSilva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
GiantSilva scores with a hook to the body. Mcgrady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgrady misses with a body shot
and GiantSilva counters with a takedown into side control.
GiantSilva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mcgrady is looking for a sweep.
GiantSilva taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgrady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but GiantSilva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mcgrady is trying to control GiantSilva's posture but GiantSilva avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
GiantSilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcgrady moves away.
Mcgrady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mcgrady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcgrady misses with a jab to the body
and GiantSilva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcgrady is trying to break the clinch but GiantSilva is controlling him.
A short right from GiantSilva.
Mcgrady has had enough of the clinch but GiantSilva keeps him there for the moment.
Mcgrady working hard to break the clinch.
Mcgrady has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgrady wants to break free but GiantSilva has control.
A frustrated look appears on Mcgrady's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcgrady can't break the clinch.
Mcgrady wants to break the clinch but can't.
GiantSilva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mcgrady's defenses.
Mcgrady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcgrady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
GiantSilva keeps control of Mcgrady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
MissingLink GiantSilva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think GiantSilva 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MissingLink GiantSilva!
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