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Savage MMA 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Aroo (ranked 3950 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Billy Wilson (ranked 473 p4p, 374 weight class). Wilson has chosen Under the knife as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kang Aroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Wilson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson controlling the position.
Wilson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aroo is avoiding damage well.
Aroo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aroo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aroo, who protects the arm well.
Aroo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroo manages to get back to half guard.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson not doing much here.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Wilson working over Aroo with some ground and pound. Aroo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson is pressing down on Aroo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aroo is holding on for now.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to free his trapped foot but Aroo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Aroo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson is thwarting Aroo's attempts to control the position.
Wilson passes to side control.
Wilson landing a few strikes.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aroo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wilson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aroo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the action but Aroo is working from the bottom.
Wilson slows the pace down.
Wilson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aroo is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson cracks Aroo with a big elbow.
Aroo is letting Wilson control him for a moment.
Wilson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aroo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is putting a hurting on Aroo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilson looks up at the clock and then as Aroo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wilson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
Wilson wants to control but Aroo is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aroo tries to escape but Wilson is in control.
Aroo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wilson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aroo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aroo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Wilson gets the takedown into side control.
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aroo dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Billy Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aroo is not content to let Wilson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aroo dodges the ground and pound from Wilson.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aroo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson grinds an elbow into Aroo's temple.
Wilson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Aroo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson cracks Aroo with a big right hand but Aroo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aroo to see if he's OK.
Wilson throws an elbow but Aroo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilson just content to control the position.
Wilson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aroo regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
Aroo is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aroo has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wilson passes to side control.
Wilson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Aroo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aroo tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson tries for a kimura but Aroo is defending well.
Wilson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings around for an armbar but Aroo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wilson's guard.
Aroo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aroo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Aroo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Wilson has tightened it up now! Aroo 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 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Wilson!
After winning the bout, Billy Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pitt Longstaff (ranked 2812 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Joey Woods (ranked 353 p4p, 271 weight class). Longstaff comes to the cage accompanied by Death Grips - Bottomless Pit. Pitt Longstaff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pitt Longstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Woods!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Woods seems to have locked his on tight now - Longstaff screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Woods, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joey Woods!
Joey Woods thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roel Yomero (ranked 3018 p4p, 3639 weight class) and Dixon Schneider (ranked 381 p4p, 449 weight class). Schneider has chosen Nelly - Batter Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Yomero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dixon Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yomero throws a hook to the side of Schneider's head but Schneider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yomero throws an off balance right hand
and Schneider counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yomero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yomero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schneider tries to clinch but Yomero moves out of range.
Schneider drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schneider slips under a jab from Yomero.
Schneider doesn't manage to clinch there - Yomero circles away.
Yomero appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Yomero.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schneider.
Yomero looks to land a left hand but Schneider moved out of range nicely.
Yomero throws a leg kick
and Schneider counters with a slapping leg kick.
Schneider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schneider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schneider avoids the body shot from Yomero.
Schneider with the counter takedown but Yomero avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yomero lands a nice shot that snaps Schneider's head back.
 It looks like Dixon Schneider has been cut.
Roel Yomero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schneider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schneider moves into the clinch.
Yomero is pressed up against the cage. Schneider has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yomero down to the mat. Yomero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schneider thows a leg kick but Yomero checks it
and Yomero scores with a counter punch that sends Schneider to the canvas! Yomero smells blood - he's punishing Schneider with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Schneider has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roel Yomero!
A very excited looking Roel Yomero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny James (ranked 24388 p4p, 25226 weight class) and Joseph Joseph (ranked 720 p4p, 705 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph moves out of range as James strikes.
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joseph goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnny James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! James has knocked Joseph down with a huge combo! James steps away and waves a wobbly Joseph back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Joseph is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Joseph has been cut.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Joseph is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James 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!
James closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Joseph out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Orchard (ranked 4637 p4p, 1946 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 525 p4p, 262 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Orchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orchard tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Orchard avoids the body shot from Vettori.
Vettori stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vettori wants it to stay on the feet.
Orchard doesn't manage to clinch there - Vettori circles away.
The crowd cheers as Vettori lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orchard doesn't seem phased though.
Vettori throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orchard was covering up waiting for the punch and Vettori finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orchard has momentary wrist control but Vettori slips an elbow through the middle.
Orchard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vettori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orchard has control of Vettori's left arm, preventing Vettori from doing any damage.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Orchard keeps moving.
Orchard controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori connects with a couple of short punches.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vettori working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Orchard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vettori works over Orchard with some ground and pound from guard.
Vettori throws a big elbow that misses.
Orchard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Orchard keeps moving.
Vettori tries to free his leg and advance position but Orchard is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orchard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vettori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orchard has Vettori pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vettori manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Vettori.
Vettori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orchard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vettori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orchard struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Orchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orchard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vettori up against the cage.
Orchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Vettori.
Orchard wants to take the fight to the mat but Vettori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Orchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Orchard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vettori avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orchard backwards.
Vettori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vettori gets underhooks to prevent Orchard's takedown attempt.
Orchard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vettori avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Orchard has a couple of punches blocked by Vettori.
Vettori letting Orchard take a breather here.
Orchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orchard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vettori backwards.
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Orchard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vettori throws a counter combo.
Orchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Vettori was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vettori moves out of range of the body kick from Orchard.
Orchard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vettori working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vettori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orchard's elbow.
Orchard tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vettori lands a left hand.
Orchard tries for a takedown but Vettori manages to get underhooks.
Orchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vettori's elbow.
Orchard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orchard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vettori is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orchard goes for a takedown attempt but Vettori pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vettori changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orchard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vettori working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Vettori.
Orchard defending against the ground and pound.
Vettori lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Orchard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orchard tries to get out of the position.
Vettori throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vettori is working Orchard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vettori fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orchard keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orchard takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vettori landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orchard keeps working.
Orchard taking a bit of punishment here - Vettori scoring with strikes.
Orchard tries to bench press Vettori off him but Vettori keeps the position.
Orchard dodges the ground and pound from Vettori.
Vettori throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Vettori crashes against the mat.
Vettori tries to score with some ground and pound. Orchard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vettori in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vettori in side control lands a decent elbow.
Orchard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orchard prevents Vettori from improving position.
Vettori scoring with punches from side control.
Orchard taking a bit of punishment here - Vettori scoring with strikes.
Vettori postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vettori misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vettori sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orchard is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A lull in the action here as Vettori stalls from top position.
Vettori landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori tries to move into full mount but can't pass Orchard's legs.
Orchard is trying to control Vettori's posture but Vettori avoids it.
Orchard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Orchard is looking for a sweep.
Vettori tries to advance to mount but can't.
Orchard looks to move to half guard but instead Vettori has passed into mount! Damn!
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.
Orchard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vettori thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orchard wants to control but Vettori is having none of it.
Vettori punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vettori with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orchard is squirming around, avoiding Vettori's attempts to control the action.
Orchard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orchard tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.
Vettori leaves Orchard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orchard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orchard is looking to clinch.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orchard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vettori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vettori is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vettori thuds a left hand into Orchard's body.
Orchard moves into the clinch.
Nate Orchard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orchard trying to stall but Vettori improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orchard fails to land the takedown.
Orchard clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Orchard controls his hands.
Orchard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Vettori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vettori avoiding damage as Orchard throws knees to the body.
Orchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Vettori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orchard has Vettori pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Orchard.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vettori.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Orchard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Orchard just leaning against Vettori, taking a breather.
Orchard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vettori fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Orchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orchard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vettori is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orchard rather than just go for the knockout.
Vettori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Orchard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orchard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orchard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Vettori.
Nate Orchard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Orchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orchard misses with a left hand
so Vettori counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vettori scoring with some ground and pound.
Vettori not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vettori cracks Orchard with a solid left hand.
Orchard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vettori keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orchard's head.
Vettori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vettori scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vettori controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orchard keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vettori trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orchard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vettori stalling.
Vettori wants to take the fight to the mat but Orchard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vettori goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orchard prevents it.
Orchard scores a nice knee to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Orchard blocks it.
Nate Orchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orchard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vettori avoids it.
Orchard can't find room to land a body shot as Vettori controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vettori 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Post fight, Marvin Vettori stared into the camera and said 'This is MMA SAVAGE, I'm the most savage here, so gimme the fuckin' belt!!! Italian team will dominate in this ORG'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 6601 p4p, 5601 weight class) and Paul Waters (ranked 491 p4p, 430 weight class). Paul Waters is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Waters!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Waters has time to react.
Lee stuns Waters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
Waters is rocked!
Lee connects with a right that clearly hurt Waters. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lee proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Waters collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hardcore Alchemy, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Meyer (ranked 5554 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 239 p4p, 189 weight class). Tim Meyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
With throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
With sizes up Meyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
With tests Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
With lands with a hook. Meyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Tim Meyer has been cut.
With showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meyer.
With missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
With takes a swing at Meyer's ribcage but misses.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from With.
Meyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. With was covering up waiting for the punch and Meyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
With is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Meyer dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meyer tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meyer decides to stand back up. Meyer steps back and let's With get back to his feet.
With slaps away a takedown attempt from Meyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
With scores with a jab to the jaw.
Meyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
With throws a jab but it's blocked by Meyer.
Meyer throws a right and a left that With avoids nicely.
Meyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meyer throws a front kick aimed at With's knee but With avoids it well.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from With.
A big left from With misses.
Meyer slips under a jab from With.
Meyer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
With lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
With looks to land a right hand but Meyer moved out of range.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
Meyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as With throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from With finds it's way round the side to connect with Meyer's head.
Meyer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With lands a nice shot that snaps Meyer's head back.
Meyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but With swats him away and circles back towards the center.
With swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meyer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. With manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
With wants to get back to his feet but Meyer passes into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if With can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Meyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meyer is working for a submission of some sort.
Meyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but With does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
With is looking to escape.
Meyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Meyer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
With has hold of Meyer's hands but Meyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Meyer stalling.
With is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
With is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
With keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meyer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert With dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Meyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
A decent looking cross lands there for With.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Meyer is defended easily by With.
With swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for With.
With has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With scores with a jab to the body.
With throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
With stuffs the takedown attempt from Meyer. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
With works Meyer's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from With.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with With but With pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robert With seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from With misses the target.
With misses with a looping left.
Meyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice takedown defense from With. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
With throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
With throws a hook but Meyer blocks it.
With scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from With.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Meyer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meyer.
A short right from With on the inside.
With misses with the head strike.
Meyer wants a takedown.
With lands a hook that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer is trying to break the clinch but With is controlling him.
With working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
With misses with some punches.
With lands a nice uppercut.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables With to keep the fight standing.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Meyer goes for a takedown attempt but With pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
With with a hook.
With throws a good cross that connects.
 Meyer is rocked!
With 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.
With throws a hook to the side of Meyer's head but Meyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Meyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Meyer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs With from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Meyer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert With!
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