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SSSD 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Issy Rapid (ranked 5297 p4p, 5560 weight class) and Ryu Yamauchi (ranked 416 p4p, 435 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Issy Rapid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Yamauchi!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamauchi is fending him off so far but Rapid persists. Nope, Yamauchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Despite the aggression on Yamauchi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rapid moves into the clinch.
Yamauchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamauchi can't break the clinch.
Rapid tries for a takedown but Yamauchi manages to get underhooks.
Yamauchi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamauchi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issy Rapid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamauchi smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapid misses with a wild body shot.
Rapid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yamauchi sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yamauchi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rapid is breathing heavily.
Rapid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yamauchi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rapid prevents Yamauchi from improving his position.
Rapid is looking for submissions but instead, Yamauchi has regained full guard.
Yamauchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yamauchi working a defensive guard here.
Rapid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamauchi on the ground.
Yamauchi has a closed guard, preventing Rapid from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamauchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rapid throwing strikes from guard but Yamauchi blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamauchi is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamauchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamauchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamauchi looking to pass the guard.
Yamauchi trying to control but Rapid is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yamauchi trying to move into half guard but instead Rapid has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamauchi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamauchi has escaped and now he's on top!
Yamauchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamauchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rapid is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Yamauchi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rapid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rapid fails with a takedown attempt.
Rapid forces Yamauchi back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamauchi decides to pull guard.
Rapid gets to his feet - Yamauchi follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamauchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapid.
Despite the aggression on Yamauchi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamauchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Rapid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamauchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamauchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Rapid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issy Rapid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamauchi's waist but Yamauchi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rapid off to one side.
As Rapid backs off Yamauchi throws a huge counter combo but Rapid manages to avoid it all.
Yamauchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Rapid with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamauchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Issy Rapid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rapid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Yamauchi.
Rapid with a poor takedown
and Yamauchi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamauchi.
 Rapid is rocked!
Yamauchi thuds a left hand into Rapid's body.
Oh Rapid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rapid tries for a takedown but Yamauchi circles away easily
and Rapid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rapid tries to land a front kick but Yamauchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamauchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rapid seems to have got his legs back now.
Rapid needs to keep his hands up - Yamauchi had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamauchi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rapid eats them both and turns towards Yamauchi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rapid shoots in but Yamauchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamauchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapid fails with a takedown attempt.
As Rapid backs off Yamauchi throws a huge counter combo but Rapid manages to avoid it all.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamauchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamauchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rapid.
As Rapid backs off Yamauchi throws a huge counter combo but Rapid manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Yamauchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamauchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Issy Rapid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamauchi jumps guard but Rapid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yamauchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rapid has him pressed against the cage.
Yamauchi is trying to break the clinch but Rapid has him pressed against the cage.
Yamauchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rapid moves in looking to clinch but Yamauchi pushes him off.
Yamauchi is looking for the big counter here.
A right-left combo lands from Yamauchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yamauchi checks a leg kick.
Yamauchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crunch! Rapid slams his shin into Yamauchi's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rapid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rapid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Yamauchi.
Rapid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamauchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Yamauchi scores with a jab. Rapid acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rapid connects with a looping right hand.
Yamauchi misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapid tries for a takedown but Yamauchi circles away easily
and Yamauchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamauchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rapid.
Yamauchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Rapid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rapid tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Yamauchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamauchi throws a series of punches but Rapid avoids them all with ease.
Rapid is looking to counter the offense by Yamauchi and move into the clinch.
Rapid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rapid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Issy Rapid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Issy Rapid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Yamauchi does it's job there.
Yamauchi 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.
Yamauchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rapid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamauchi counters with a three punch combo that has Rapid backing up. Rapid nods at Yamauchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Rapid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamauchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamauchi works over Rapid's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamauchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamauchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryu Yamauchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rapid fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Yamauchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamauchi 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Yamauchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between StepOn Struve (ranked 6091 p4p, 24693 weight class) and Mr Krabs (ranked 545 p4p, 588 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, StepOn Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Krabs!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krabs looks for a takedown but Struve sprawls well.
Krabs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Struve, pushing him back against the cage.
Krabs is looking for a takedown.
Krabs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struve lands an overhand right.
Krabs throws a jab but it's blocked by Struve.
Struve moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Struve, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Struve slams his shin into Krabs's torso.
Krabs rushes Struve and presses him up against the cage.
Krabs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Struve pulls him back up using the underhooks.
StepOn Struve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Krabs.
Struve looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Struve can't find room to land a body shot as Krabs controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krabs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Struve to keep the fight standing.
Krabs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Krabs.
Krabs pulls Struve into guard.
Krabs managing to control the position.
Krabs's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Krabs wants to sweep but no luck.
Krabs is adopting a defensive guard.
Struve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Krabs trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krabs pulls Struve in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Krabs 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Struve gets tackled into the cage by Krabs. Krabs maintains the clinch.
Krabs wants a takedown.
Krabs tries to pull guard but Struve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Struve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Struve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krabs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krabs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krabs fails with a takedown attempt.
Struve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krabs dives in for a single leg takedown but Struve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Struve stuffs the takedown.
Krabs looks winded!
No joy there for Struve, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krabs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Struve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krabs misses with a takedown
and Struve counters with a one-two to the body.
Struve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struve thumps Krabs with a low kick.
Struve works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Mr Krabs has been cut.
Krabs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krabs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Struve. Struve obviously looking to wear him down.
Struve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struve!
Struve misses with a body shot.
Struve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Struve, as that shot connected.
 Krabs is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
StepOn Struve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Krabs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krabs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Struve counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). StepOn Struve!
StepOn Struve thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 5129 p4p, 5902 weight class) and Tolby Tovington (ranked 556 p4p, 605 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tolby Tovington!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo tries to clinch
and Tovington counters with a one-two to the body.
Tovington lands a jab.
Tovington lands with a hook. Porfirigo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tovington swinging wildly here.
Porfirigo rushes Tovington and presses him up against the cage.
Porfirigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown
and Tovington counters with a straight right hand.
Porfirigo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo wants to take a breather but Tovington is having none of it.
Tovington is controlling Porfirigo's trapped leg to prevent Porfirigo from advancing to side control.
Porfirigo is trying to control the action in half guard but Tovington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tovington wants to get back to his feet.
Porfirigo trying to control the action but Tovington is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo wants to work for an arm triangle but Tovington is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tovington wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tovington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tovington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tovington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Porfirigo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Porfirigo shoots for a double leg takedown but Tovington sprawls well. He's pushed Porfirigo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tovington misses with a series of wild punches.
Tovington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Porfirigo circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tovington.
Porfirigo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tovington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tovington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo is looking to stand up but Tovington isn't so interested in that idea.
Porfirigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tovington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Porfirigo working a defensive guard here.
Tovington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tovington postures up and lands a big shot to Porfirigo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Porfirigo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tovington should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Porfirigo has tightened it up now! Tovington should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tayaen Porfirigo!
Our winner, Tayaen Porfirigo, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kakuei (ranked 3489 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Spongebob Squarepants (ranked 441 p4p, 555 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazuma Kakuei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spongebob Squarepants!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squarepants rushes Kakuei and presses him up against the cage.
Squarepants is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kakuei is defending well for now.
Kakuei taking a breather.
Kakuei trying to land knees to the body.
Kakuei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakuei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kakuei fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Squarepants is trying to push Kakuei away but Kakuei has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kakuei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kakuei just leaning against Squarepants, taking a breather.
Kakuei working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kakuei.
Squarepants tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakuei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Squarepants is defending well for now.
Kakuei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kakuei tries to land a knee to the head but Squarepants blocks with his arms.
Kakuei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kakuei.
Squarepants breaks the clinch.
Kakuei has Squarepants up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakuei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kakuei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Squarepants working hard to break the clinch.
Squarepants digs a right hand underneath Kakuei's ribcage. Kakuei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Squarepants is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kakuei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kakuei.
Squarepants is trying to drag Kakuei to the mat but Kakuei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Squarepants looks winded!
A short right from Kakuei on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kazuma Kakuei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spongebob Squarepants.
Kakuei slowing the pace effectively.
Kakuei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Squarepants backwards.
Squarepants tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kakuei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Squarepants jumps guard but Kakuei turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kakuei gets through Squarepants's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kakuei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kakuei scores with a shoulder strike.
Squarepants takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakuei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kakuei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Squarepants backwards.
Squarepants is rocked!
Kakuei landing knees to the body.
Squarepants is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakuei finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuei lands a damaging elbow.
Kakuei scores with a shoulder strike.
Kakuei has Squarepants pressed against the cage. He pushes Squarepants back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kakuei throws a beautiful elbow that sends Squarepants crashing to the floor! Kakuei piles on the pressure with more strikes! Squarepants is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kakuei!
Kazuma Kakuei took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Keller (ranked 4058 p4p, 6034 weight class) and Damiano Silva (ranked 352 p4p, 460 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Apaga mas não bate. Damiano Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Keller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Keller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Keller, into his guard.
Keller looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Keller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keller dives on top into guard.
Keller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Keller trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Keller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Keller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keller passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Keller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Keller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Keller eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keller closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Keller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Keller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Keller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Keller swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Keller's guard.
Brock Keller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Keller has wrist control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Keller has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Keller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Keller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two 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.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Keller has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Keller dives on top into guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keller is aware though and is defending well.
Keller advances to half guard.
Silva is not content to let Keller control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Keller wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Keller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Keller is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keller has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keller has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Keller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Keller drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Keller off! Keller jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Keller from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Keller dominated that second round.
That's time! Keller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva moves away from the strike by Keller.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Keller rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Keller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Keller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Keller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keller is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Keller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Keller tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Keller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Keller has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keller has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Keller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Keller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Keller!
Keller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Keller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Keller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Keller working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Damiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Keller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Keller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Keller!
A victorious Brock Keller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Damiano Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'Sou ruim memo'.
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