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RS 170 Unforgiven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Johnson (ranked 5644 p4p, 577 weight class) and Mickey Flannerry (ranked 25316 p4p, 741 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Flannerry!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannerry throws out a powerful jab.
Flannerry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Flannerry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flannerry walks into a jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flannerry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flannerry as he jumps to the side.
Flannerry lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Flannerry scores with a jab to the body.
Flannerry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Flannerry fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannerry throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Flannerry lands a head shot.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flannerry cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannerry throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Flannerry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Flannerry sprawls well.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Flannerry thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flannerry.
Flannerry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Flannerry.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Flannerry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flannerry lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Mickey Flannerry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Flannerry.
Decent striking displayed by Flannerry there.
Flannerry jabs at Johnson's body.
Flannerry lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Flannerry.
Flannerry lands a jab to the nose.
Nice cross by Flannerry.
Mickey Flannerry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flannerry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flannerry scores with a jab.
Flannerry scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flannerry.
Flannerry stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Flannerry.
Flannerry cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flannerry tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Flannerry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Flannerry scores with a nice right hand.
Flannerry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Flannerry.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flannerry, as that shot connected.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flannerry tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Flannerry is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Flannerry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flannerry throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flannerry cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Flannerry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flannerry scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Flannerry.
Flannerry swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flannerry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Flannerry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Flannerry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Flannerry.
Flannerry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flannerry.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Flannerry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flannerry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flannerry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson moves forwards but Flannerry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flannerry catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flannerry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flannerry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Flannerry moves his leg out of the way.
Flannerry throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannerry scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Flannerry connects with a single shot there.
Flannerry lands a lovely overhand right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Flannerry stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mickey Flannerry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Flannerry in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Flannerry.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Flannerry stalling against the cage.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Flannerry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Flannerry manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Flannerry counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flannerry lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to clinch but Flannerry is having none of it.
Flannerry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flannerry thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flannerry jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Flannerry.
Flannerry jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses the jab.
Flannerry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flannerry thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Flannerry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannerry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flannerry slips a straight right by Johnson.
Flannerry throws a counter combo.
Flannerry lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Flannerry lands a lovely overhand right.
Flannerry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flannerry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Flannerry misses with a wild combination.
Flannerry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Flannerry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson lunges at Flannerry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flannerry's hand.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Flannerry counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flannerry finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Flannerry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flannerry looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flannerry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Flannerry 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!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flannerry lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch but Flannerry slips to the side
and Flannerry counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Flannerry saw that one coming.
Flannerry connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson fails with the takedown
letting Flannerry counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Flannerry sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Flannerry - just one landing.
Flannerry lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Flannerry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flannerry tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flannerry cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Flannerry avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nice jab there from Flannerry.
A lazy left from Flannerry finds it's target.
Flannerry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Flannerry throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson is rocked!
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!
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Flannerry moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Flannerry!
Our winner, Mickey Flannerry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 4625 p4p, 529 weight class) and Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 5176 p4p, 569 weight class). Emanuel Rodrigez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emanuel Rodrigez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigez wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel Rodrigez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigez shoots and misses
and Rodrigez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodrigez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodrigez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodrigez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigez's legs - danger averted.
Miller is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD: BAD BOY MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigez is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodrigez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodrigez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigez is proving hard to escape from.
Rodrigez pulls Miller in to control the position.
Rodrigez wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodrigez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodrigez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jason Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuel Rodrigez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodrigez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigez, not yet.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodrigez looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigez on the ground.
Rodrigez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigez wants to get back to full guard but Miller has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller 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.
Rodrigez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller lands a nice hook to Rodrigez's body. Rodrigez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigez can do to turn this around?
Rodrigez fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigez tries to clinch up
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodrigez misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodrigez is rocked!
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!
Miller cracks Rodrigez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Miller has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodrigez to stand back up!
Rodrigez is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller jabs at Rodrigez's body.
Emanuel Rodrigez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigez is breathing heavily.
Miller throws a monster overhand right that drops Rodrigez! Miller follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Miller!
Emanuel Rodrigez was interviewed post fight and said 'PUTA!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Wilson (ranked 4212 p4p, 423 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 3107 p4p, 328 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simple Math - By: DL Incognito. 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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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tarlac's head.
Wilson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tarlac tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilson is in Tarlac's guard.
Wilson is working Tarlac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tarlac is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Tarlac blocks nicely.
Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson 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.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarlac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tarlac holds on and takes a little breather.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Tarlac blocks nicely.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson throws a strike but Tarlac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tarlac tries to stand but Wilson is controlling from the bottom.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Tarlac defends easily.
Wilson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarlac defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarlac is one step ahead there.
Wilson is looking for a triangle but Tarlac pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson working for a triangle but Tarlac defends it easily.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tarlac defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tarlac defends it easily.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Wilson working for a triangle but Tarlac defends it easily.
Tarlac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tarlac tries to stand but Wilson is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson has his foot on Tarlac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tarlac works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Tarlac from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlac wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Tarlac's head but Tarlac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarlac let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarlac takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Tarlac throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Wilson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tarlac manages to circle out of the way.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarlac.
Tarlac looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarlac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson throws a jab when Tarlac was well out of range.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Tarlac's temple.
Wilson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tarlac is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarlac manages to get back to half guard.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Wilson there.
Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Tarlac defends the submission attempt.
Wilson throwing shots but Tarlac is blocking nicely.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarlac can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson winds up and cracks Tarlac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Wilson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tarlac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarlac's head.
Tarlac regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wilson.
Solomon Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson is fighting to break Tarlac's control of his arms but Tarlac is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson is working Tarlac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Tarlac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Tarlac!
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarlac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarlac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has his foot on Tarlac's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tarlac works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tarlac is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wilson.
Wilson tries to bench press Tarlac off him but Tarlac keeps the position.
Tarlac decides to stand back up.
Wilson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarlac. Tarlac obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarlac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarlac avoided it.
Tarlac misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Wilson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson cracks Tarlac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilson lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Tarlac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilson. That did some damage!
Good work by Wilson as he checks the leg kick.
Tarlac throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Tarlac misses.
Tarlac throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Tarlac looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tarlac but Tarlac pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarlac throws out the jab.
Tarlac scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Wilson works Tarlac's body with a nice hook.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tarlac misses with a straight right.
Tarlac connects with a nice looking jab.
Tarlac fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tarlac scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Tarlac moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tarlac did well to prevent Wilson getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac moves into full guard.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up in Tarlac's guard and throws a big left but Tarlac blocks it.
Tarlac is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarlac wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarlac's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarlac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson works over Tarlac with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Tarlac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Tarlac!
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tarlac defends it easily.
Vladimir Tarlac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
My spies in House of Gladiators inform me that Tarlac has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wilson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson working for a triangle but Tarlac defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarlac.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarlac doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarlac manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarlac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Solomon Wilson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Wilson!
In his post fight interview, Solomon Wilson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul McDonald (ranked 3691 p4p, 127 weight class) and Henry Dookiebreath (ranked 3538 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Set it Off. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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263 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Dookiebreath!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dookiebreath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Dookiebreath throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
Dookiebreath throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald drops back looking for a leg! Dookiebreath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dookiebreath manages to kick McDonald off! McDonald jumps back into Dookiebreath's guard.
Dookiebreath told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dookiebreath is keeping the position for now.
Dookiebreath managing to control the position.
McDonald is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bobby's Bench Shop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald advances position into side control!
McDonald in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dookiebreath is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul McDonald!
A very excited looking Paul McDonald rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onni Seppala (ranked 3545 p4p, 447 weight class) and Johnny Lydon (ranked 3222 p4p, 414 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Lydon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seppala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lydon was well out of range. Poor timing from Seppala.
Seppala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lydon moves away.
Lydon is looking for the big counter here.
Seppala lands with a nice combination. Lydon backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Johnny Lydon has been cut.
Lydon throws a body shot but no joy.
Seppala throws a nice looking combination but Lydon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lydon tries to clinch but Seppala is having none of it.
Lydon tries to clinch but Seppala is having none of it.
Seppala lands a right hook to the body.
Lydon clinches up against the cage.
Seppala tries a body shot but Lydon blocks it.
Seppala lands with a right to the head.
Lydon blocks a body shot from Seppala.
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon wants to clinch up but Seppala keeps it at a distance.
Lydon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seppala misses with a few strikes there.
Seppala moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLydon.
Lydon has Seppala up against the cage in a clinch.
Seppala lands a left hand.
Seppala working aggressively here.
Seppala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seppala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Lydon gets tackled into the cage by Seppala. Seppala maintains the clinch.
Seppala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Seppala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lydon is trying to stall.
Seppala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seppala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lydon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seppala lands with a right to the head.
Seppala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lydon breaks the clinch.
Lydon misses with a double jab.
Seppala throws a right and a left that Lydon avoids nicely.
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Lydon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lydon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lydon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seppala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lydon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is working Lydon over against the cage.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seppala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lydon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seppala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppala scores with a nice head shot.
Lydon is looking to clinch.
Lydon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lydon forces Seppala back against the cage and clinches.
Lydon takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Seppala.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lydon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lydon misses with a body punch.
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seppala swings for the body but Lydon moves out of range.
Seppala catches Lydon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lydon wants to clinch but Seppala slips to the side
and Seppala counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Lydon falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Onni Seppala!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Onni Seppala waved his t-shirt featuring XFighter Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebouh Nazaryan (ranked 3148 p4p, 364 weight class) and Max Falco (ranked 2270 p4p, 282 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebouh Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Falco!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazaryan.
Falco just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazaryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Falco misses with a double jab.
Nazaryan walks into a straight right hand from Falco.
Max Falco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nazaryan.
Falco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Falco gets a clinch.
Nazaryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falco after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebouh Nazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Falco leaves Nazaryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nazaryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Falco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falco has Nazaryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nazaryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falco after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Falco as the two fighters clinch.
Falco turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Falco manages to end up in side control.
Falco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Falco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nazaryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Falco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nazaryan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nazaryan tries to buck Falco off but Falco is having none of it.
Falco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Falco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nazaryan's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Falco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Falco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Falco tries for a kimura but Nazaryan is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Nazaryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nazaryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Falco off and has taken his back!
Falco surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falco preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Falco's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Falco just trying to survive but Nazaryan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nazaryan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Falco surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Nazaryan doesn't have the hooks in and Falco manages to turn into his guard.
Falco 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.
Falco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Falco stands and throws Nazaryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nazaryan manages to get back to half guard.
Nazaryan wants to get back to full guard.
Falco moves nicely into side control.
Nazaryan is looking for a sweep.
Falco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nazaryan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Falco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Falco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Falco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nazaryan, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Falco dominated that round.
That's time! Nazaryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nazaryan tries to clinch up but Falco circles away and keeps his distance.
Nazaryan tries to clinch there but Falco circles away.
Falco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Falco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Falco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nazaryan is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falco content to control rather than advance.
Nazaryan tries to get to full guard but Falco has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nazaryan!
Nazaryan is working to get back to half guard.
Falco manages to capitalize on a mistake by Nazaryan to take his back!
Nazaryan showing good submission defense here.
Falco is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nazaryan is defending well though. Falco let's go of the attempt for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Falco controlling the positon.
Nazaryan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Nazaryan right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan fending off the submission attempt from Falco.
Falco is looking for the choke from the back position but Nazaryan is controlling his hands well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan rolls, trying to escape but Falco keeps control of the position.
Falco looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Nazaryan tries to escape but Falco has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Falco is persistently looking for the submission but Nazaryan is defending it well.
Nazaryan fending off the submission attempt from Falco.
Falco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Falco.
Falco is working for a rear naked choke. Nazaryan is not defending it well and Falco has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Nazaryan refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Nazaryan's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Falco!
Max Falco really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Power Matrix Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zhan Dhelan (ranked 1888 p4p, 189 weight class) and Irshaad Sayed (ranked 1611 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhan Dhelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irshaad Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhelan slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed throws a head kick but Dhelan moves out of range.
Sayed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sayed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dhelan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sayed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Dhelan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sayed! But no joy.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Dhelan is out of range.
A big left from Sayed misses.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sayed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sayed tests Dhelan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dhelan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayed feints a jab promting Dhelan to slip. Sayed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dhelan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sayed throws a lazy uppercut
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhelan moves into the clinch successfully.
Dhelan pulls guard.
Dhelan looking to control.
Sayed preventing the sweep.
Dhelan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dhelan is on top in guard.
Dhelan stops Sayed from standing up.
Sayed scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dhelan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhelan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed throws a good cross that connects.
Sayed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sayed misses with a head kick.
Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sayed 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.
Sayed throws a big shot that misses.
Sayed throws a series of punches but Dhelan moves out of range.
Sayed connects with the punch.
Dhelan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dhelan moves out of range of the strikes.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Sayed misses with a straight right.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dhelan.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Sayed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayed throws a leg kick but Dhelan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dhelan misses the target.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dhelan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sayed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sayed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dhelan counters by moving into the clinch.
Sayed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sayed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sayed throws a low kick but Dhelan avoids it.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayed throws a jab when Dhelan was well out of range.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dhelan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dhelan wants to clinch up but Sayed keeps it at a distance.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dhelan blocks a head kick by Sayed.
Sayed misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sayed.
A leg kick checked by Dhelan.
As Sayed tries to get set, Dhelan tries to push him back and clinch up but Sayed manages to avoid the attempt.
Sayed looks to land a combination but Dhelan avoids it well.
Dhelan is looking to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch.
Sayed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayed misses with a lunging right hand
and Dhelan counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dhelan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dhelan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dhelan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sayed is one step ahead there.
Sayed stands up and waves to Dhelan to follow him.
A big left from Sayed misses.
Sayed throws a looping overhand right but Dhelan ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dhelan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sayed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dhelan on the side of the head.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhelan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sayed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dhelan.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Sayed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sayed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
Nice body kick there by Sayed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed cracks Dhelan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sayed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dhelan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dhelan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sayed throws out the jab.
Sayed cracks the inside of Dhelan's front leg.
Dhelan moves in looking to clinch but Sayed pushes him off.
Dhelan walks into a stiff left hand from Sayed.
Sayed connects with a body shot that sends Dhelan's belly button to the back.
Dhelan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sayed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Sayed misses its intended target.
Dhelan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dhelan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhelan.
Sayed with a jab.
Sayed misses with a low kick.
Dhelan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayed's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sayed thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a jab when Dhelan was well out of range.
Sayed misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Dhelan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Irshaad Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayed throws a body punch but Dhelan moves out of range.
Dhelan is looking to counter the offense by Sayed and move into the clinch.
Dhelan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sayed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Dhelan slips a straight right by Sayed.
Sayed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhelan's head backwards.
Dhelan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dhelan tries to clinch there but Sayed circles away.
Sayed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dhelan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayed.
Sayed throws out a loose jab but Dhelan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan shoots in and gets a takedown into Sayed's guard.
Sayed has his feet on Dhelan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sayed throws a looping overhand right but Dhelan ducks down to avoid it.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Dhelan is looking to clinch.
Sayed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dhelan circles away quickly and effectively.
Irshaad Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dhelan tries to clinch up but Sayed circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayed cracks Dhelan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Sayed.
Sayed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dhelan. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Dhelan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayed misses with a lunging right hand
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sayed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dhelan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayed sizes up Dhelan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sayed throws a jab but it's blocked by Dhelan.
Sayed throws a right hand that Dhelan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dhelan also avoids with ease.
Dhelan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Dhelan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dhelan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sayed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dhelan feinted with a counter takedown.
Dhelan tries to clinch up.
Sayed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dhelan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Sayed. Those never looked like landing.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irshaad Sayed 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!
Sayed throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dhelan clinches up against the cage.
Sayed working hard to break the clinch.
Dhelan successfully pulls guard.
Dhelan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhan Dhelan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sayed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dhelan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sayed misses with a leg kick
and Dhelan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sayed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dhelan checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhelan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhelan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dhelan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sayed sprawls well. Sayed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dhelan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sayed misses with a wild combination.
Sayed tries to bum rush Dhelan with a series of wild strikes but Dhelan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dhelan is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Sayed.
Sayed looks to throw the jab but Dhelan is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhelan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dhelan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhelan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayed circles away.
Sayed throws a shot from downtown. Dhelan moves away and avoids it.
Dhelan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sayed misses the jab.
Sayed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhelan.
Dhelan slips a jab and a cross from Sayed.
Sayed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Dhelan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dhelan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhelan moves away.
Sayed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sayed throws a low kick, looking for Dhelan's leg but Dhelan calmly moves out of range.
Sayed throws a leg kick
and Dhelan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sayed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dhelan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dhelan avoids the head kick by Sayed.
Dhelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dhelan staying out of range there.
Dhelan throwing a counter right hand but Sayed manages to avoid it.
Sayed wants to slow Dhelan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sayed lands a head kick. Dhelan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dhelan is looking to clinch.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed misses with a hook.
Sayed jabs at Dhelan's body.
Sayed misses with a combination
letting Dhelan counter with a right hand.
Dhelan staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhelan moves away.
Dhelan tries to clinch up.
Dhelan doesn't manage to clinch there - Sayed circles away.
Dhelan tries to clinch but Sayed moves out of range.
Sayed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sayed lands a lovely overhand right.
Dhelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayed keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayed swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhelan.
Irshaad Sayed 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!
Dhelan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayed tries to bum rush Dhelan with a series of wild strikes but Dhelan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Dhelan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhan Dhelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayed throws a nice looking combination but Dhelan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irshaad Sayed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayed 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irshaad Sayed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan McClain (ranked 1841 p4p, 242 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 1081 p4p, 148 weight class). Dan McClain 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McClain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultz moves away.
McClain moves out of range of the body kick from Schultz.
McClain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McClain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
McClain tries to clinch up but Schultz circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Schultz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McClain lands a left and a right that send Schultz crashing to the mat, dazed. McClain thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
McClain closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Schultz! McClain dives in looking to finish! Schultz is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan McClain!
Dan McClain decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Cheryshev (ranked 3093 p4p, 107 weight class) and Brutus Beefcake (ranked 1744 p4p, 63 weight class). The key to victory for Yuri Cheryshev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Cheryshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brutus Beefcake!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake avoids the body shot from Cheryshev.
Beefcake looks for a takedown but Cheryshev sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheryshev misses the target.
Beefcake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cheryshev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beefcake scrambles back to his feet.
Beefcake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Cheryshev to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheryshev throws a nice looking combination but Beefcake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beefcake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beefcake throws a head kick that misses
and Cheryshev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cheryshev's corner calls for a 1-2. Cheryshev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cheryshev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheryshev.
Beefcake throws a head kick that misses.
Cheryshev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beefcake.
Danga de danga de dang - Cheryshev scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheryshev cracks Beefcake with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beefcake looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cheryshev finish him?
Beefcake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Cheryshev points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Beefcake wakes up just in time to hear Cheryshev thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Cheryshev!
Yuri Cheryshev 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sala Barbo (ranked 988 p4p, 120 weight class) and Bang Pitung (ranked 464 p4p, 59 weight class). Barbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nissim. Pitung has chosen Bars of Death - Radio Raheem as his entrance music. Sala Barbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Sala Barbo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bang Pitung!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitung avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Pitung unleashes a big counter combination but Barbo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pitung blocks a jab.
Pitung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Good work by Pitung as he checks the leg kick.
Barbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitung.
Pitung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pitung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pitung pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbo is out of range and Pitung settles back down.
Bang Pitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitung in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo moves into the clinch.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
A head punch on the inside from Barbo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pitung fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitung lands a shot to the body.
Pitung has a couple of punches blocked by Barbo.
Pitung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Barbo to work.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Pitung looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbo is just out of range.
Barbo misses with a left hand
and Barbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitung.
Barbo takes a swing at Pitung's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Pitung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barbo throws a lazy right hand but Pitung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Barbo's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pitung dips to his left and cracks Barbo with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pitung. That snapped Barbo's head back.
Pitung avoids the body shot from Barbo.
Barbo scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitung is able to avoid easily.
Pitung throws a front kick aimed at Barbo's knee but Barbo avoids it well.
Pitung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barbo throws a leg kick
and Pitung counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitung throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbo throws out a leg kick but Pitung moves out of range and Barbo only half commits.
Barbo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung throws a wild body kick that Barbo sees coming a mile off.
Barbo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pitung.
Pitung slips a straight right by Barbo.
Barbo misses the jab.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses.
Pitung checks a low kick from Barbo.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitung is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Pitung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbo doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbo throws a hook to the side of Pitung's head but Pitung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Barbo is predictable there
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitung.
Barbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitung misses with a body punch
and Barbo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barbo lands with a good body shot.
Barbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barbo tries to land a front kick but Pitung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that round.
That's time! Barbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pitung misses with a leg kick
and Barbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbo connects with a jab.
Barbo throws a jab when Pitung was well out of range.
Pitung misses with a left hand
and Barbo counters with a solid body kick.
Sala Barbo is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pitung!
Pitung tries to keep at a distance but Barbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
Barbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pitung can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Pitung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
Barbo can't find room to land a body shot as Pitung controls the action.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
Pitung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung presses Barbo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbo.
Barbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitung tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitung.
Pitung is trying to break the clinch but Barbo has him pressed against the cage.
Barbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbo lands with a right to the head.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung is looking to break free of the clinch but Barbo has double underhooks.
Pitung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barbo lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Pitung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitung throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbo.
A short left from Pitung.
Barbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitung lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pitung trying to stall but Barbo improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbo.
Sala Barbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitung blocking some punches.
Barbo has a couple of punches blocked by Pitung.
Pitung working aggressively here.
Barbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo cracks Pitung with a nice body shot.
Pitung blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbo.
Pitung blocks an uppercut.
Pitung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbos head.
Pitung misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung stalling against the cage.
Barbo landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pitung lands a shoulder strike.
Barbo lands with a left to the head.
Barbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Pitung just leaning against Barbo, taking a breather.
Barbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbo gets through Pitung's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pitung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo digs a right hand underneath Pitung's ribcage. Pitung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbo tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Barbo scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
Pitung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbo misses with a body punch.
Barbo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitung's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbo.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Pitung tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitung.
Barbo throwing a counter right hand but Pitung manages to avoid it.
Pitung throws a leg kick but Barbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Barbo.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbo as he connects with a hook.
Barbo misses with a straight right.
Pitung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbo staying out of range there.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. Barbo saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pitung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbo can pounce on him.
Pitung throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Barbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Barbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Barbo misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pitung! But no joy.
Barbo moves away from the strike by Pitung.
Barbo throws an off balance right hand
and Pitung counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbo's knee momentarily.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Pitung's leg. Pitung is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung misses with a double jab
and Barbo counters with a straight right hand.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo moves out of range as Pitung strikes.
Barbo dips to his left and cracks Pitung with an uppercut!
Pitung throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbo lands with a nice body kick.
Pitung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbo moves out of range easily.
Barbo throws a shot from downtown. Pitung moves away and avoids it.
Pitung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pitung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbo moves away.
Barbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pitung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbo tried to counter with a leg kick but Pitung avoided it.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
Barbo connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pitung finds it's target.
Barbo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pitung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbo in his tracks.
Pitung moves out of range as Barbo throws a body kick.
Barbo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pitung is rocked!
Pitung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbo. Barbo obviously looking to wear him down.
Pitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbo finish him?
A lazy body kick from Barbo
and Pitung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitung throws a hook but Barbo avoids it easily.
Barbo checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut there from Barbo.
Barbo scores with a jab to the head.
Barbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pitung throws a right hand that misses
and Barbo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitung tries to work over Barbo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung takes a shot to the head.
Pitung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbo's elbow.
Barbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbo is pushing Pitung up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barbo misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitung blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
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!
Pitung throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbo.
It looked like Barbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pitung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitung scores with a hook to the body. Barbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitung checks the leg kick.
Pitung is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbo misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sala Barbo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Barbo misses.
Pitung throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barbo takes one to the chin there.
Barbo drives through and clinches with Pitung against the cage.
Pitung misses with some punches.
Pitung struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbo controls his hands.
Barbo cracks Pitung with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pitung backwards.
Barbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pitung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Barbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barbo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pitung throws a body kick that misses
and Barbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Pitung is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitung.
Pitung fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbo avoids the head kick by Pitung.
Barbo avoids a kick to the body.
Barbo looks to land a combination but Pitung avoids it well.
Barbo throws a big shot that misses.
Barbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitung checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitung throws a low kick, looking for Barbo's leg but Barbo calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Barbo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pitung - the referee stops the clock and Barbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pitung. Barbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pitung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbo throws a leg kick
letting Pitung counter with a right hand.
Barbo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitung throws a head kick but Barbo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung misses with a wild body shot.
Barbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Barbo scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbo is looking to land body kicks.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbo.
Pitung misses with a jab to the body
and Pitung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitung misses with a hook
and Barbo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pitung! Barbo lets Pitung back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitung swings for the body but Barbo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitung is just out of range.
Barbo misses with an uppercut.
Barbo cracks Pitung with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barbo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pitung to stand back up!
Pitung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Pitung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pitung throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbo throws the left hand but Pitung avoids the punch easily.
Pitung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pitung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sala Barbo had his way with Bang Pitung in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barbo rushes Pitung and presses him up against the cage.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo misses with some punches.
Pitung is leaning against Barbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pitung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Barbo scores with a nice body kick.
Pitung is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Barbo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbo swings widly with a right hand
and Pitung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pitung tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Barbo misses.
Barbo gets a clinch.
Pitung lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbo is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbo.
Barbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbo lands a body shot.
Barbo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitung or not.
A short left from Barbo.
Barbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitung swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbo scores with a shot to the side of Pitung's head.
A short left from Barbo.
Barbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pitung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitung misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbo backwards.
Barbo works on Pitung's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbo lands a body shot.
Barbo lands a left hand.
A short left from Barbo.
A short right from Barbo on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbo.
Pitung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbo breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Barbo tenderised Pitung's leg. Pitung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pitung misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Barbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Pitung as he checks the leg kick.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbo ducks under a wild hook from Pitung.
Barbo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pitung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pitung misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbo throws a body kick that misses.
Barbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitung was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbo.
A little jabbing left from Pitung on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Pitung misses its intended target.
And Barbo counters with a quick kick to the body but Pitung blocks it.
Barbo connects with a leg kick. Pitung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Barbo.
Barbo looks to land a left hand but Pitung moved out of range nicely.
Pitung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barbo misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sala Barbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sala Barbo!
Sala Barbo is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Sala Barbo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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