 |
Volume 121 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Iaquinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Iaquinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iaquinta rushes Hawke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iaquinta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawke tries a knee to the head but Iaquinta blocks it.
Iaquinta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iaquinta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Iaquinta manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iaquinta trying to control the position but Hawke is working away.
Iaquinta has knee on belly momentarily but Hawke bucks him off and regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Iaquinta seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iaquinta is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hawke is looking to stand up but Iaquinta isn't so interested in that idea.
Iaquinta throws an elbow that misses. Hawke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iaquinta's guard. Nice move by Hawke!
Hawke pushing down on Iaquinta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iaquinta is trying to stand up here but Hawke is controlling him well.
Iaquinta wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Hawke is going to stand back up.
Iaquinta tries to roll over but Hawke keeps him under control.
Hawke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Iaquinta is in trouble now - Hawke has advanced to mount!
Hawke stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Iaquinta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iaquinta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawke smiles and moves away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawke enables Iaquinta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawke manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iaquinta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Iaquinta looking to sit in guard and control but Hawke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawke stands up from Iaquinta's guard - Hawke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Iaquinta as Hawke shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iaquinta moves out of range of the body kick.
Horrible takedown by Hawke or perhaps it was just good defense by Iaquinta which made him look bad.
Iaquinta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Iaquinta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Iaquinta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Iaquinta has his opponent's back but Hawke is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Iaquinta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke is looking to clinch.
Hawke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Al Iaquinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Hawke.
Iaquinta clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Iaquinta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Iaquinta feints and as Hawke raises his hands in defense, Iaquinta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iaquinta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Iaquinta is sitting in close to Hawke's body. Hawke has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Iaquinta is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Iaquinta is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hawke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kevin Hawke!
A very excited looking Kevin Hawke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dodson is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dodson avoid being mounted?
Dodson won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Dodson is looking to get back to is feet but Lopez passes into side control.
Lopez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dodson gets caught napping as Lopez dives in and scores a takedown. Dodson manages to retain guard.
Dodson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dodson is looking to stand up but Lopez isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Dodson trying to strike off his back.
Dodson controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dodson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dodson tries for a takedown but Lopez circles away easily
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Dodson is breathing heavily.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dodson takes a step back to recover.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopez trying to control the pace.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Dodson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson wants to control the action here but instead Lopez manages to pass to full mount!
Lopez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Lopez 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.
Dodson tries to hold on but Lopez postures up.
Dodson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Dodson to control.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Lopez has control of Dodson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dodson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dodson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Dodson sprawls well.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dodson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Dodson shoots in.
Lopez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dodson.
Lopez shoots and misses
and Dodson counters with a shoot takedown. Lopez fights it but they end up in guard.
John Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Lopez.
Dodson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopez is proving hard to escape from.
Dodson throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonny Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dodson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dodson has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Dodson preventing the sweep.
Dodson forces his way into half guard.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Dodson sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson prevents Lopez from improving his position.
Well, if Dodson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dodson is stalling here. Lopez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dodson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lopez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lopez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to improve his position.
Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dodson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dodson is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lopez is staying tight to Dodson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez stands up.
Lopez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dodson back to the cage. Lopez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dodson.
Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dodson quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lopez rushes Dodson and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Lopez wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Dodson is controlling him.
Lopez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dodson is trying to keep an underhook but Lopez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dodson wants to get back to full guard but Lopez has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lopez tries to clinch but Dodson moves out of range.
Lopez scores a takedown into full mount!
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dodson tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Dodson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Dodson working to try and regain half guard.
Dodson tries to hold on but Lopez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Dodson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez cracks Dodson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dodson can't escape the position.
Lopez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dodson taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dodson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lopez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dodson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dodson!
Dodson preventing the sweep.
Lopez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
John Dodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dodson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dodson is looking for a triangle here but Lopez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lopez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lopez feints and as Dodson raises his hands in defense, Lopez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dodson wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Dodson wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position.
Dodson keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Dodson striking off his back but it's not causing Lopez any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Lopez!
Sonny Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Hallman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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 Las Vegas, Sharp Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Hallman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallman shoots for a double leg takedown but Dick sprawls well. He's pushed Hallman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dick throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hallman counter with a right hand.
Hallman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallman tries for a takedown but Dick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hallman clinches.
Hallman jumps guard.
Dick is fighting to break Hallman's control of his arms but Hallman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hallman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hallman pushes Dick off and gets back to his feet.
Hallman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick tries to escape but Hallman is in control.
Hallman working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Hallman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hallman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Hallman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hallman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hallman working the ground and pound.
Hallman tries to score with some ground and pound. Dick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hallman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dick avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hallman.
Dick defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallman throws an elbow but Dick slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hallman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hallman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hallman lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here as Hallman stalls from top position.
Dick parries the strikes from Hallman easily there. Hallman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dick to escape.
Dick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hallman is looking to take a break and control but Dick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hallman scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hallman trying to control the position but Dick is working away.
Hallman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hallman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dick to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallman is working Dick over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallman working the head with strikes.
Dick defending against the ground and pound.
Dick parries the strikes from Hallman easily there. Hallman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dick to escape.
Hallman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallman tries to score with some ground and pound. Dick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Hallman stalls from top position.
Hallman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Hallman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hallman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Dennis Hallman has been cut.
Dick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dick fails to land with a series of punches.
Dick gets in close and tags Hallman with a short punch that almost sends Hallman to the mat! Oh Hallman is in big trouble! He turns his back on Dick, trying to create some distance but Dick rushes him, striking wildly and Hallman goes down! The referee tackles Dick into the cage to end the fight! Dick is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sharp Dick!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by my butthole. Luciano has chosen Show Goes on...Violin 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.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
20
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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 Las Vegas, Nathan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Luciano has knocked Hunt down with a huge combo! Luciano steps away and waves a wobbly Hunt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Nathan Hunt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Luciano just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Hunt has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charlie Luciano!
As Charlie Luciano got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You know i expected him to come in here and swing skillfully at me, so i planned to do mostly the same thing with a few counters here and there. I want to thank my fans, manager, Area 51 my gym and MIFC for allowing me to put on another show for you guys.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ran Caleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellington Darden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darden has chosen 6 WEAPONS - TERROR as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ran Caleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ellington Darden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darden misses with a body kick.
Darden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caleb.
Darden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caleb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caleb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darden takes one to the chin there.
Caleb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caleb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darden gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caleb throws Darden to one side and escapes!
Caleb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darden counters by clinching up.
Caleb tries to break free but Darden pushes him back against the cage.
Caleb tries to break the clinch but Darden is controlling the position.
Darden manages to break the clinch.
Caleb digs a good body shot into Darden's ribs.
Darden slips a jab and a cross from Caleb.
Caleb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caleb throws a hook but Darden avoids it easily.
Darden throws a sloppy head kick and Caleb moves out of range easily.
Darden looks to land a left hand but Caleb moved out of range nicely.
Darden throws a jab when Caleb was well out of range.
Ran Caleb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caleb cracks Darden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caleb is looking to wear down Darden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Caleb.
Caleb cracks Darden with an open hand slap.
Caleb just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Caleb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Caleb.
Caleb misses with a body shot.
Caleb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caleb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caleb cracks a nice hook into Darden's ribs.
Caleb's corner calls for a 1-2. Caleb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caleb looks to score with a jab to the body but Darden is just out of range.
Darden takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darden has Caleb up against the cage in a clinch.
Darden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caleb's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caleb tries to circle away but Darden has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ran Caleb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caleb misses with a series of wild punches.
Darden avoids the body shot from Caleb.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caleb, as that shot connected.
Darden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Darden wants to pass the guard but Caleb is defending well.
Darden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caleb is looking to improve his position.
Darden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darden passes into side control, despite Caleb's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caleb regains half guard, as Darden was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caleb misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Darden seems to be working for a kimura but Caleb defends the submission attempt.
Darden is looking to pass Caleb's guard but actually Caleb recovers to full guard.
Darden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caleb is keeping the position for now.
Darden looking to sit in guard and control but Caleb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Darden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Caleb manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darden postures up and lands a big shot to Caleb's brow.
Darden throws a big right hand that misses.
Darden postures up in Caleb's guard and throws a big left but Caleb blocks it.
Caleb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caleb being controlled here, momentarily.
Darden is looking to work some ground and pound but Caleb has wrist control.
Darden 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darden stands and throws Caleb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Caleb wants to control but Darden postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caleb parries the strikes from Darden easily there. Darden is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Caleb to escape.
Darden is looking to take a break and control but Caleb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darden wants to take a breather but Caleb manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Darden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellington Darden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Caleb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Darden.
Caleb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darden circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caleb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darden staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caleb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caleb misses with a jab to the body
and Darden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Caleb's guard.
Caleb being controlled here, momentarily.
Caleb seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darden has gone for a leg lock! Caleb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Darden's guard.
Darden has control of Caleb's left arm, preventing Caleb from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ellington Darden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caleb. Darden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caleb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darden's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caleb throws a series of punches but Darden avoids them all with ease.
Caleb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darden connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darden tries to work over Caleb's front leg with a kick but Caleb checks it.
Darden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caleb takes a step back to recover.
Darden fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Caleb. That snapped Darden's head back.
Darden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caleb.
Ran Caleb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darden misses with a two punch combination.
Caleb throws a right hand that misses
and Darden counters with a shoot takedown. Caleb fights it but they end up in guard.
Darden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Darden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darden postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Caleb is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Darden, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darden has a closed guard, preventing Caleb from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ellington Darden.
I think Darden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ellington Darden!
Our winner, Ellington Darden, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Jose Silva Lock And Submit blaring out of the sound system. Matteus Saarinen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
25
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
173 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matteus Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saarinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Saarinen off and has taken his back!
Silva sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Saarinen taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Silva!
Jose Silva took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sadaharu Tanikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sadaharu Tanikawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Rotten's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sadaharu Tanikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Rotten as he connects with a hook.
Rotten swings for the body but Tanikawa moves out of range.
Tanikawa has a takedown stuffed.
Tanikawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rotten swivels and escapes.
Tanikawa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rotten's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rotten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanikawa throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanikawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanikawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Rotten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanikawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rotten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanikawa throwing strikes but missing.
Tanikawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanikawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa 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.
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Rotten blocks nicely.
Tanikawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanikawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Rotten blocks nicely.
Tanikawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanikawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Rotten has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanikawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanikawa wants to control from the top but Rotten keeps moving.
Tanikawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanikawa scoring with some ground and pound.
Rotten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanikawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tanikawa with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanikawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tanikawa controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa works over Rotten with some ground and pound from guard.
Rotten looks gassed!
Tanikawa postures up in Rotten's guard and throws a big left but Rotten blocks it.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa is working Rotten over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanikawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanikawa throwing strikes from guard but Rotten blocks nicely.
Rotten keeping moving, preventing Tanikawa from controlling successfully.
Tanikawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanikawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rotten's head.
Tanikawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanikawa grinds an elbow into Rotten's temple.
Tanikawa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tanikawa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tanikawa landing a few strikes.
Tanikawa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanikawa cracks Rotten with a big elbow.
Rotten is rocked!
Rotten tries to bench press Tanikawa off him but Tanikawa keeps the position.
Tanikawa landing a few strikes.
Rotten is still in real trouble! Can Tanikawa finish him?
Tanikawa lands a strong strike to the head of Rotten. That's dazed him! Tanikawa looking to finish here. Rotten is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Tanikawa lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sadaharu Tanikawa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sadaharu Tanikawa waved his t-shirt featuring - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -'s logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ku Pol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pol comes into the arena with Fire Burns blaring out of the sound system. Ku Pol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
165 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
|
| |
|
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 Las Vegas, Ku Pol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Pol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pol as the two fighters clinch.
Pol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pol.
Ferguson looks gassed!
Pol lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Pol is working Ferguson over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pol lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferguson is rocked!
Pol pushes Ferguson against the cage. Pol is working some dirty boxing. Pol pushes off with a quick right hook! Ferguson goes down! Ferguson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pol moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ku Pol!
An out of breath Ku Pol thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
