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VIP 28: Rodriguez vs. Abaddon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grey Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey Wolf could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Marshall's chin.
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grey Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolf.
Wolf thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf's shoulder, as Wolf tries to avoid the shot.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a looping right.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolf dips to his left and cracks Marshall with an uppercut!
Wolf cracks Marshall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wolf has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marshall to stand back up!
Marshall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a huge right that knocks Marshall out cold! Wolf is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grey Wolf!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youseff Shafiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafiq has chosen Booty Butt Cheeks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youseff Shafiq!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shafiq fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rowan avoids it really well and circles away.
Shafiq has his takedown stuffed
and Rowan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shafiq won't be happy with that.
Shafiq looks to move to half guard but instead Rowan has passed into mount! Damn!
Rowan lands a couple of good shots and Shafiq has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rowan is looking for the choke from the back position but Shafiq is controlling his hands well.
Rowan is trying to stick to Shafiq's back but Shafiq is turning into Rowan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rowan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shafiq.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shafiq is trying desperately to improve position.
Rowan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shafiq's face.
Shafiq wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shafiq is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rowan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Shafiq to escape the position.
Rowan keeps control of the position as Shafiq tries to break free.
Rowan has got one arm under Shafiq's chin. This could be trouble... Shafiq trying to control the other hand but Rowan gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Shafiq has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erick Rowan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alexander Jordan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyrone Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jordan looks for a takedown but Shields sprawls well.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shields as he jumps to the side.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
Shields wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Shields closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the cage.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Shields manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields controlling the action here for a moment.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two 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.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan tries to stall but Shields uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shields displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jordan up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan stalling in the clinch.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shields lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
The referee calls for Shields to work.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Tyrone Shields will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Shields. No joy for Jordan on that attempt.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shields is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Shields tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan darts in looking for a takedown but Shields gets double underhooks and turns Jordan into the cage.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shields blocks an uppercut.
Jordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jordan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shields lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields stalling.
Shields gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Shields.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields is looking to clinch but Jordan is avoiding it.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Shields sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Shields. Shields maintains the clinch.
Shields pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jordan leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields blocks an uppercut.
Shields blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shields stalling.
Shields lands with a light punch inside.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields taking a breather.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Shields dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Shields as Jordan shoots in.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan fails to land the takedown.
Shields moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shields sprawls well. Shields wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyrone Shields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jordan.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but Shields shows good takedown defense.
Shields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Shields.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Shields tries to sprawl out of it but Jordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shields manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shields clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shields - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shields.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shields just leaning against Jordan, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Shields will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jordan up against the cage.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Shields tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields stalls.
Shields seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Shields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shields defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jordan.
No luck for Jordan with that takedown attempt.
Shields rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Shields stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Shields showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shields has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Shields!
Tyrone Shields was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Pearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Pearson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yusura enables Pearson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yusura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pearson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pearson stands up over Yusura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pearson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yusura keeping full guard, as Pearson tries to pass.
Pearson lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusura trying to keep a closed guard but Pearson is proving a slippery customer.
Yusura being controlled here, momentarily.
Pearson stopping the sweep attempt from Yusura.
Pearson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pearson postures up and lands a big shot to Yusura's brow.
Pearson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pearson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pearson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pearson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yusura 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.
Pearson stands up over Yusura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yusura has his foot on Pearson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pearson works his way back into a safe position though.
Yusura has his foot on Pearson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pearson works his way back into a safe position though.
Pearson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pearson distracts Yusura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pearson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yusura is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Pearson frees his head nicely. Oh but Yusura has switched to an armbar! Pearson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Omi Yusura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jae Sang Yoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of punches but Yoon avoids them all with ease.
Yoon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yoon showed some decent athleticism there.
Yoon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yoon trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Yoon slows the pace down in half guard.
Yoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yoon.
Yoon throws a strike but Santos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yoon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yoon throws a strike but Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos being controlled here momentarily.
Santos is looking to stand up but Yoon won't let him.
Yoon wants to sweep but no luck.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yoon wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.
Santos wants to stand but Yoon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yoon holds on and takes a little breather.
Santos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoon is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Still in half guard, Yoon seems content to control.
Santos tries to kick Yoon off but Yoon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yoon working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes Yoon off looking to stand but Yoon dives back in and keeps control.
Yoon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos pushes Yoon off looking to stand but Yoon dives back in and keeps control.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yoon is nestled in close to Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yoon working Santos over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoon slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Yoon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yoon stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Sang Yoon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoon scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Yoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Yoon is having none of it.
Yoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoon stops Santos from standing up.
Yoon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoon 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Jae Sang Yoon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yoon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Yoon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santos is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon controlling the action here.
Jae Sang Yoon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos gets caught napping as Yoon dives in and scores a takedown. Santos manages to retain guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Yoon isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoon cracks Santos with a solid left hand.
Santos wants to stand up but Yoon is controlling him.
Yoon lands a couple of digs.
Yoon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoon is controlling him.
Yoon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos wants to stand up but Yoon is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santos's guard.
Yoon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yoon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Santos's legs.
Yoon lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Santos tries to escape but Yoon is in control.
Santos taking a bit of punishment here - Yoon scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Santos some visible discomfort.
Yoon scoring with punches and elbows.
Yoon controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos pushes Yoon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yoon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Sang Yoon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Yoon controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yoon connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Yoon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yoon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yoon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Yoon 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.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoon scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Yoon in his half guard.
Yoon slips a nice elbow through Santos's hands, connecting with Santos's forehead.
Yoon controlling the pace.
Yoon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoon not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoon darts in looking for a takedown but Santos gets double underhooks and turns Yoon into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yoon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoon is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Yoon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Santos tries to circle away but Yoon has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoon is trying to break free.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yoon is defended easily by Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jae Sang Yoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoon has a takedown stuffed.
Yoon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yoon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yoon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yoon passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jae Sang Yoon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yoon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yoon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Yoon trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Sang Yoon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoon, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Sang Yoon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimito Karuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimito Karuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mu Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei misses with a double jab.
Talalelei connects with a right hand. Karuto shakes it off.
It looks like Kimito Karuto has been cut.
Talalelei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karuto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Talalelei has knocked Karuto down with a huge combo! Talalelei steps away and waves a wobbly Karuto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Karuto is rocked!
Karuto is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Talalelei just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Karuto has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mu Talalelei!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Gruber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gruber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gruber's sensitive parts.
Dos Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dos Santos did well to prevent Gruber getting side control.
Gruber trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos defends it.
Gruber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a head shot. Dos Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Gruber is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dos Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gruber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dos Santos is keeping the position for now.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos controlling the position.
Gruber throws a big elbow that misses.
Gruber throws a big right hand that misses.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gruber advances position into side control!
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!
Gruber working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to half guard.
Gruber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gruber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gruber controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gruber working the ground and pound from side control.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Gruber keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber landing strikes.
Gruber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gruber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dos Santos to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos is not content to let Gruber control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gruber throws a lazy head kick
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gruber trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gruber's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Gruber trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Gruber 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Gruber.
Gruber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gruber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gruber scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos tries to stand and escape but Gruber is controlling the position.
Gruber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dos Santos's back!
Gruber is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gruber tries to get the hooks in deep but Dos Santos pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gruber working for the choke.
Gruber working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dos Santos is doing well to defend. Gruber seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dos Santos is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dante Silva's chin.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante Silva thuds a left hand into Thiago Silva's body.
Dante Silva throws a lazy right hand but Thiago Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dante Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante Silva lunges at Thiago Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thiago Silva's hand.
Thiago Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Thiago Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dante Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thiago Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Dante Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Dante Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dante Silva misses with a double jab.
Dante Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thiago Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Dante Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook
and Dante Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dante Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dante Silva moves out of range as Thiago Silva strikes.
Thiago Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Thiago Silva misses.
Dante Silva misses with a hook.
Dante Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thiago Silva avoids the body shot from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Thiago Silva misses.
Thiago Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dante Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thiago Silva moves away.
Dante Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws the left hand but Thiago Silva avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thiago Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thiago Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thiago Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dante Silva tries to land a leg kick but Thiago Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Dante Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thiago Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thiago Silva walks into a straight right hand from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thiago Silva swivels and escapes.
A big left from Dante Silva misses.
Dante Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thiago Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thiago Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dante Silva manages to avoid it.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Thiago Silva as he connects with a hook.
Thiago Silva slips a straight right by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thiago Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dante Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dante Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Dante Silva misses the target.
Thiago Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva checks a leg kick.
Dante Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Thiago Silva misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thiago Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dante Silva throws a shot from downtown. Thiago Silva moves away and avoids it.
Thiago Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dante Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Dante Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Thiago Silva misses with a straight left.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dante Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Dante Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Thiago Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dante Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Thiago Silva drives through and clinches with Dante Silva against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dante Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dante Silva cracks a nice hook into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Thiago Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Dante Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dante Silva misses with a looping right.
Dante Silva jabs Thiago Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dante Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thiago Silva misses with a left hand
and Dante Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dante Silva throws a series of punches but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva misses the shot to the body.
Thiago Silva misses with a left hand
and Dante Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dante Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thiago Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Thiago Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dante Silva looks to land a left hand but Thiago Silva moved out of range nicely.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thiago Silva scores with a jab.
Thiago Silva rushes Dante Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thiago Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thiago Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thiago Silva stalling against the cage.
Dante Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thiago Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thiago Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dante Silva as Thiago Silva tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Dante Silva controls his hands.
Dante Silva being controlled against the cage.
Thiago Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dante Silva's elbow.
Dante Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Thiago Silva won't allow it.
Thiago Silva pushes Dante Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Thiago Silva fails to land.
Thiago Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dante Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Dante Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thiago Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dante Silva as Thiago Silva tries to tie him up.
Dante Silva tries to circle away but Thiago Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Thiago Silva misses with a body punch.
Thiago Silva stalling against the cage.
Thiago Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Dante Silva prevents a body shot from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva leaning against his opponent.
Dante Silva is trying to break the clinch but Thiago Silva is controlling him.
Dante Silva wants to break free but Thiago Silva has control.
Thiago Silva digs a right hand underneath Dante Silva's ribcage. Dante Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thiago Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dante Silva backwards.
Thiago Silva taking a breather.
Dante Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva tries to work over Dante Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thiago Silva tries a body shot but Dante Silva blocks it.
Dante Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thiago Silva is keeping busy.
Thiago Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva tries to work over Dante Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dante Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Dante Silva is trying to break the clinch but Thiago Silva has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thiago Silva lands a shot to the body.
Dante Silva is breathing heavily.
Thiago Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dante Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thiago Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thiago Silva has Dante Silva pushed against the cage.
Thiago Silva trying to stall but Dante Silva improves his position.
Thiago Silva lands with a right to the head.
Dante Silva blocks a body shot from Thiago Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Thiago Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dante Silva throws a leg kick but Thiago Silva moved away.
Thiago Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook. Dante Silva ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Thiago Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thiago Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dante Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dante Silva digs a good body shot into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Thiago Silva moves away from the strike by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva lands with an overhand left.
Thiago Silva instigates a clinch.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dante Silva prevents a body shot from Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dante Silva breaks the clinch.
Thiago Silva throws a series of punches but Dante Silva avoids them all with ease.
Dante Silva cracks Thiago Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago Silva throws a hook but Dante Silva blocks it.
Dante Silva cracks Thiago Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dante Silva moves away.
Dante Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dante Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Thiago Silva misses with an uppercut.
Dante Silva stuns Thiago Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dante Silva misses with a hook
and Thiago Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dante Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thiago Silva on the side of the head.
Dante Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva ducks under a wild hook from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a combination that misses
and Thiago Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago Silva misses with a hook
and Dante Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dante Silva digs a good body shot into Thiago Silva's ribs.
Dante Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Thiago Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dante Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago Silva moves away from the strike by Dante Silva.
Dante Silva misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago Silva.
A swing and a miss from Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva swings for the body but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Dante Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Thiago Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dante Silva at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a body punch but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
Thiago Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dante Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thiago Silva's head.
Dante Silva slips under a jab from Thiago Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Silva misses with an uppercut. Dante Silva saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Dante Silva.
Thiago Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dante Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thiago Silva.
Dante Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Thiago Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Dante Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dante Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dante Silva takes a swing at Thiago Silva's ribcage but misses.
Thiago Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Dante Silva.
Dante Silva throws a series of punches but Thiago Silva moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dante Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thiago Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dante Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Silva!
Dante Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beelzebub Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into the arena with Planet Terror - El Wray blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Beelzebub Abaddon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beelzebub Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Abaddon.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Abaddon moved out of range nicely.
Abaddon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abaddon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abaddon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Diego Rodriguez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon lands with a shot to the body.
Abaddon throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Abaddon moves out of range.
Rodriguez gets a double leg takedown into Abaddon's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Abaddon is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon is looking to stand up but Rodriguez isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abaddon is on top in guard.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abaddon is one step ahead there.
Abaddon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Abaddon's head to control his posture.
Abaddon tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abaddon.
Diego Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Abaddon was well out of range.
Abaddon misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abaddon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abaddon connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Abaddon.
Beelzebub Abaddon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abaddon quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodriguez looks to land a strike but Abaddon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abaddon trying to control the position.
Abaddon controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez passes Abaddon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is taking a breather. Abaddon 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beelzebub Abaddon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abaddon cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abaddon.
Abaddon moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Abaddon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abaddon to score with a decent uppercut.
Abaddon slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abaddon missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abaddon swivels and escapes.
Abaddon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abaddon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abaddon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abaddon sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abaddon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abaddon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Abaddon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
Abaddon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abaddon scores with a decent looking hook.
Abaddon forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Abaddon won't allow it.
Abaddon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abaddon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon lands a body shot.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Abaddon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abaddon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Abaddon lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abaddon.
Abaddon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Abaddon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abaddon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abaddon pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abaddon pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abaddon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rodriguez with a big uppercut! Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Abaddon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez covers up and Abaddon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beelzebub Abaddon!
Beelzebub Abaddon is the new welterweight champion!
In defeat, Diego Rodriguez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bastard got lucky.'.
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