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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olias Pasaltha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olias Pasaltha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olias Pasaltha!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Pasaltha closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Pasaltha pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pasaltha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pasaltha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pasaltha is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasaltha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pasaltha misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pasaltha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pasaltha postures up.
Black is breathing heavily.
Pasaltha distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasaltha works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasaltha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pasaltha landing some decent shots from guard.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasaltha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Pasaltha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pasaltha lands a couple of digs.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasaltha is one step ahead there.
Pasaltha postures up.
Pasaltha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasaltha is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pasaltha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Pasaltha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasaltha stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pasaltha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pasaltha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pasaltha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pasaltha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pasaltha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pasaltha works over Black with some ground and pound from guard.
Pasaltha is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pasaltha lands a couple of digs.
Pasaltha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pasaltha is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pasaltha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pasaltha connects with a couple of short punches.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasaltha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pasaltha landing some decent shots from guard.
Pasaltha cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Pasaltha lands a couple of elbows.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasaltha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pasaltha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pasaltha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black has momentary wrist control but Pasaltha slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black looking to control.
Black wants to sweep here but Pasaltha controlling him for the moment.
Pasaltha with a nice head shot there.
Pasaltha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pasaltha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black wants to stand and escape but Pasaltha is having none of it.
Black 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.
Pasaltha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black wants to stand up but Pasaltha is controlling him.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olias Pasaltha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pasaltha.
Pasaltha shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black throws a body punch but Pasaltha moves out of range.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pasaltha as he avoids it easily.
Pasaltha shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Scott Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olias Pasaltha.
Pasaltha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Pasaltha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Black.
Pasaltha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Pasaltha pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pasaltha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Pasaltha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pasaltha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasaltha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black looking to control.
Pasaltha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from.
Olias Pasaltha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pasaltha landing some decent shots from guard.
Pasaltha postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pasaltha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pasaltha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black has momentary wrist control but Pasaltha slips an elbow through the middle.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black is trying to keep Pasaltha in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha lands a couple of digs.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pasaltha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pasaltha connects with a couple of short punches.
Pasaltha postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasaltha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pasaltha working some strikes from top position.
Pasaltha cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Pasaltha won't allow Black to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha connects with a couple of short punches.
Pasaltha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pasaltha stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pasaltha landing with the ground and pound.
Pasaltha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pasaltha stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pasaltha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black wants to stand and escape but Pasaltha is having none of it.
Pasaltha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pasaltha scoring with some ground and pound.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pasaltha manages to get himself to full guard.
Pasaltha wants to stand up but Black is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Pasaltha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasaltha keeps trying to improve his position.
Black stops Pasaltha from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasaltha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasaltha, not yet.
Pasaltha wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Pasaltha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pasaltha looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasaltha, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasaltha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pasaltha wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olias Pasaltha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pasaltha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pasaltha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pasaltha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scott Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olias Pasaltha.
Pasaltha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Pasaltha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Black's half guard.
Black taking some punishment here, with Pasaltha in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pasaltha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Pasaltha connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasaltha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pasaltha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Black has hold of Pasaltha's hands but Pasaltha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pasaltha drops an elbow to the side of Black's head.
Pasaltha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Pasaltha is very close to passing his half guard.
Pasaltha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pasaltha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black wants to sweep here but Pasaltha controlling him for the moment.
Pasaltha chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has momentary wrist control but Pasaltha slips an elbow through the middle.
Pasaltha is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasaltha scoring with some ground and pound.
Pasaltha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pasaltha chips away with some ground and pound.
Pasaltha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head.
Pasaltha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pasaltha postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pasaltha landing some decent shots from guard.
Black trying to strike off his back.
Pasaltha cracks Black with a solid left hand.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pasaltha manages to get himself to full guard.
We've been hearing that Black has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Black cracks Pasaltha with a solid left hand.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black being controlled here momentarily.
Pasaltha keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasaltha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasaltha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pasaltha being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black stands up out of Pasaltha's guard for a moment - Pasaltha manages to land a nice upkick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pasaltha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Pasaltha's legs - danger averted.
Scott Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olias Pasaltha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olias Pasaltha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasaltha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olias Pasaltha!
A victorious Olias Pasaltha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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