 |
eM 135 L Bracket Rd 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Loki Njord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
165 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loki Njord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Ringer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njord takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ringer throws a hook but Njord avoids it easily.
Ringer loads up on a big right hand but Njord slips the punch.
Njord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Njord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringer moves away.
Ringer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left and a right from Njord both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jerry Ringer has been cut.
Ringer closes the distance and clinches.
Ringer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ringer throws a punch but it's blocked by Njord.
Ringer wants to take the fight to the mat but Njord manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Njord.
Njord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ringer.
Ringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Njord is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Loki Njord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ringer.
Njord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ringer is looking to break free of the clinch but Njord has double underhooks.
Njord wants to break free but Ringer has control.
A bit of stalling here from Ringer.
Ringer struggles to land a body shot inside as Njord controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Njord gets underhooks to prevent Ringer's takedown attempt.
Ringer can't find room to land a body shot as Njord controls the action.
Ringer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Njord pulls his leg out and moves away.
Njord lands a really nice looking cross but Ringer seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Njord.
Loki Njord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Njord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ringer moves away.
Njord misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Njord misses its intended target.
Ringer thuds his shin into the meat of Njord's side.
Ringer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Njord, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Njord creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Njord is trying to force a seperation but Ringer has the dominant position.
Ringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Njord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Njord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ringer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Njord stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ringer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ringer shoots in looking for a takedown. Njord tries to sprawl out of it but Ringer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Njord manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ringer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Njord.
Ringer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ringer trying to control but Njord is working from the bottom.
Ringer postures up.
Ringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Njord 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.
Njord is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ringer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Njord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ringer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Ringer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Loki Njord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerry Ringer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ringer throws a body punch but Njord moves out of range.
Njord connects with a single shot there.
Njord tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ringer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Njord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ringer misses with a hook to the body
and Njord counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Njord.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Njord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ringer.
Njord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ringer at a distance.
Ringer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ringer misses with a body punch
and Njord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ringer misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jerry Ringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ringer is breathing heavily.
Ringer throws a lazy uppercut
and Njord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ringer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ringer looks to land a left hand but Njord moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ringer dodges the punch combination from Njord.
Njord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Njord cracks Ringer with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Njord has knocked Ringer down with a huge combo! Njord steps away and waves a wobbly Ringer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ringer is rocked!
That has opened up Jerry Ringer's cut even more.
Njord connects with a body shot that sends Ringer's belly button to the back.
Ringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Njord finish him?
Njord jabs Ringer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Njord comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Njord cracks Ringer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ringer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Njord pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ringer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loki Njord!
In his post fight interview, Loki Njord gave a big smile as he said 'It appears as though you have been defeated.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etienne Mauvaise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whitman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To The Jungle. Mauvaise has chosen IAM / Petit Frère as his entrance music. Etienne Mauvaise acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
166 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles Whitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Etienne Mauvaise!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauvaise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mauvaise throws a lazy right hand but Whitman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitman.
Charles Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauvaise slips under a jab.
Whitman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mauvaise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitman moves away.
Whitman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whitman - that will leave a mark!
Mauvaise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mauvaise lands a jab-cross combination.
Whitman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauvaise.
Mauvaise avoids the head kick by Whitman.
Mauvaise is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitman defending well as Mauvaise loads up on a big left hand.
Whitman lands a leg kick that knocks Mauvaise off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauvaise misses with a hook.
Mauvaise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mauvaise.
Mauvaise moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitman throws a series of punches but Mauvaise avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauvaise. Whitman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitman, right into the meat.
Mauvaise ducks under a wild hook from Whitman.
Whitman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mauvaise.
Whitman tries a low kick but Mauvaise avoids it.
Whitman throws a head kick but Mauvaise moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Whitman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauvaise misses with a wild body shot.
Whitman thumps Mauvaise with a low kick.
Whitman connects with a leg kick. Mauvaise looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauvaise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Whitman misses.
Mauvaise lands a jab to Whitman's midsection.
Whitman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitman. Mauvaise shrugs it off though.
Mauvaise takes a swing at Whitman's ribcage but misses.
Mauvaise doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitman loads up on a big right hand but Mauvaise slips the punch.
Mauvaise ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mauvaise blocks a leg kick.
Mauvaise misses the shot to the body.
Mauvaise looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitman is just out of range.
Whitman slips a jab from Mauvaise.
Whitman throws a leg kick but Mauvaise sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mauvaise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whitman rather than just go for the knockout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mauvaise, as that shot connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whitman, right into the meat.
Mauvaise throws a series of punches but Whitman avoids them all with ease.
Mauvaise takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mauvaise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitman throws a leg kick which misses Mauvaise's front leg but catches the back leg as Mauvaise tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Whitman.
Whitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauvaise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitman throws out the jab.
Whitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mauvaise. That did some damage!
Mauvaise takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mauvaise throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitman misses with an uppercut. Mauvaise saw that one coming.
Whitman lands a leg kick that knocks Mauvaise off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitman. That's going to slow Mauvaise down.
Mauvaise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mauvaise's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mauvaise. That did some damage!
Whitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauvaise moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mauvaise crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Whitman - the referee stops the clock and Mauvaise gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Whitman. Mauvaise manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whitman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauvaise throws a hook to the side of Whitman's head but Whitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitman lands an overhand right.
Whitman throws a nice head kick!
Mauvaise takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitman misses with a looping right.
Mauvaise lands with an overhand left.
Whitman cracks the inside of Mauvaise's front leg.
Mauvaise staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Whitman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman moves away from the strike by Mauvaise.
Whitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mauvaise.
Mauvaise misses with a straight right.
Whitman thows a body kick. Mauvaise tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mauvaise takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauvaise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitman.
Mauvaise moves away from the strike by Whitman.
Whitman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mauvaise throws a shot from downtown. Whitman moves away and avoids it.
Mauvaise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Whitman misses.
Mauvaise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whitman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mauvaise's head.
Mauvaise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whitman throws a body punch but Mauvaise moves out of range.
Mauvaise throws a one two combo.
Whitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mauvaise.
Whitman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mauvaise scores with a hook.
Mauvaise just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitman dodges the punch combination from Mauvaise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitman loads up on a big right hand but Mauvaise slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitman moves forwards but Mauvaise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles Whitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mauvaise moves away from the strike by Whitman.
Whitman throws a right and a left that Mauvaise avoids nicely.
Whitman misses with a looping left.
Mauvaise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mauvaise misses with a wild body shot.
Mauvaise comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mauvaise lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a hook. Mauvaise ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Mauvaise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whitman doesn't seem phased though.
Whitman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mauvaise.
Whitman is looking to slow Mauvaise down with leg kicks.
Whitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mauvaise's calf.
Nice shot lands for Mauvaise.
A good leg kick by Whitman.
Mauvaise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mauvaise avoids the head kick by Whitman.
Whitman drops his hands momentarily and Mauvaise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mauvaise lands a nice hook to Whitman's body. Whitman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mauvaise. Whitman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauvaise lands with a shot to the body.
Whitman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mauvaise ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitman slips under a jab from Mauvaise.
Whitman throws a sloppy head kick and Mauvaise moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Mauvaise misses its intended target.
Mauvaise works over Whitman's head and body with a nice combination.
A slow jab from Whitman misses its intended target.
Whitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mauvaise stuns Whitman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitman loads up on a big right hand but Mauvaise slips the punch.
Whitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Etienne Mauvaise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Whitman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whitman looks to throw the jab but Mauvaise is out of range.
Whitman blocks a jab.
Whitman throws a jab but it's blocked by Mauvaise.
Mauvaise throws a big shot that misses.
Mauvaise connects with a body shot that sends Whitman's belly button to the back.
Whitman throws a hook but Mauvaise blocks it.
Whitman lands with a nice body kick.
Mauvaise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mauvaise. That did some damage!
Whitman misses with a wild body shot.
Whitman slips under a jab.
Whitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mauvaise.
Mauvaise on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitman. Whitman obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauvaise avoids the body shot from Whitman.
Mauvaise takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mauvaise misses with a hook.
Whitman misses with a looping left.
Whitman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mauvaise ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitman throws a jab when Mauvaise was well out of range.
Mauvaise bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whitman's head backwards.
A big right from Whitman misses.
Whitman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whitman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mauvaise scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauvaise misses with a body shot.
Mauvaise misses with a wild body shot.
Mauvaise jabs Whitman right on the nose. Whitman blinks but takes it well.
Whitman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauvaise looks to land a combination. Whitman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mauvaise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mauvaise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitman drops his hands momentarily and Mauvaise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitman connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitman lands with a slapping head kick.
Mauvaise lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauvaise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mauvaise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitman.
Mauvaise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitman throws a hook but Mauvaise avoids it easily.
Whitman throws a body kick that misses.
Mauvaise has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whitman.
Mauvaise slips a jab from Whitman.
Whitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Mauvaise.
Mauvaise jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mauvaise throws a series of punches but Whitman avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitman.
Whitman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mauvaise if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauvaise misses with a hook.
Whitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mauvaise.
Whitman misses with a few strikes there.
Whitman misses with a hook.
Whitman wants to land a leg kick but Mauvaise is out of range.
Mauvaise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitman.
Whitman scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitman throws the left hand but Mauvaise avoids the punch easily.
Mauvaise on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whitman misses with an uppercut. Mauvaise saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauvaise looks to land a combination but Whitman avoids it well.
Mauvaise loads up on a big right hand but Whitman slips the punch.
Whitman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mauvaise works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Whitman.
Well Whitman 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Whitman!
Charles Whitman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Life Tourney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
171 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Life Tourney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jax Teller!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tourney moves away from the strike by Teller.
Tourney slips under a jab.
Tourney lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jax Teller has been cut.
Tourney cracks Teller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teller is rocked!
Tourney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Teller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Tourney finish him?
Teller is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Tourney Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Teller is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Life Tourney!
Life Tourney opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
94% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iso Stara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaine Demono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demono comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Velcro Fly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Iso Stara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Iso Stara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
163 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Stara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaine Demono!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stara.
Demono just misses with a punch to the body.
Demono misses with a body shot.
Stara doesn't manage to clinch there - Demono circles away.
Stara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stara throws a sloppy head kick and Demono moves out of range easily.
Stara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Demono swivels and escapes.
Demono throws a right and a left that Stara avoids nicely.
Stara scoring well with a low kick there.
Stara takes the fight into the clinch.
Demono wants to get back to striking at distance but Stara won't allow it.
Stara looking to throw knees to the head but Demono is blocking nicely.
Stara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demono is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demono tries to break free but Stara pushes him back against the cage.
Stara misses with a knee strike.
Stara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demono looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stara stalling the fight.
Demono misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stara is trying to maintain a safe position but Demono gets an underhook and turns Stara into the cage.
Demono wants to get back to striking at distance but Stara won't allow it.
Stara stalls.
Demono throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Staras head.
Demono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Stara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stara tries a head kick but it misses.
Stara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demono checks a low kick from Stara.
A bone on bone clash there as Demono blocks the leg kick.
Demono keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stara throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demono with a jab.
Demono checks the leg kick.
Stara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demono walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demono takes a swing at Stara's ribcage but misses.
Demono lands with a good body shot.
Stara wants to slow Demono down by chopping away at his legs.
Stara moves in looking to clinch but Demono pushes him off.
Demono smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Stara misses
and Demono counters with a right hand to the body.
Demono blocks a head kick by Stara.
Stara shoots in for a double leg but Demono sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Demono looks to land a body kick but Stara moved away.
Demono lands a jab to Stara's midsection.
Stara wants to slow Demono down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stara wants to slow Demono down by chopping away at his legs.
Demono on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stara is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demono blocks a low kick nicely.
Stara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demono's sensitive parts.
Demono swings for the body but Stara moves out of range.
Stara ducks under a wild hook from Demono.
Decent striking displayed by Demono there.
Stara is looking to slow Demono down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demono scoring well with a low kick there.
Demono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stara pushes Demono up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iso Stara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stara fails with the takedown.
Stara tries to clinch there but Demono circles away.
Iso Stara is winning the standup battle so far.
Stara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stara lands a high kick!
Demono misses with a body shot.
Demono cracks Stara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Demono lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Demono lands.
Stara tries to score with a low kick but Demono moves his leg out of the way.
Demono fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stara tries a low kick but Demono avoids it.
Stara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demono stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demono wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stara can pounce on him.
Demono ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Demono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stara manages to avoid it.
Stara throws a leg kick but Demono sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Stara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demono is out of range.
Demono lands with a good body shot.
Stara tries to score with a low kick but Demono moves his leg out of the way.
Stara blocks a head kick by Demono.
Some bone on bone action there as Demono checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stara.
Demono checks the leg kick.
Demono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Stara misses.
Demono swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stara throws a sloppy head kick and Demono moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stara moves in looking to clinch but Demono pushes him off.
Stara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demono lands a nice looking body shot.
Demono blocks a low kick nicely.
Demono works Stara's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Demono checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demono will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Stara blocks the low kick.
Demono jabs at Stara's body.
Stara takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Demono lands with a hook. Stara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demono is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stara rather than just go for the knockout.
Demono scores with a nice right hand.
Stara throws a head kick that Demono semi-blocks.
Demono blocks a head kick by Stara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demono keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stara has Demono up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Demono as the two fighters clinch.
Stara looking to throw knees to the head but Demono is blocking nicely.
Stara has Demono pressed against the cage, preventing Demono from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demono lands a right hand.
Demono digs a right hand underneath Stara's ribcage. Stara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stara has Demono pressed against the cage, preventing Demono from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demono is trying to break the clinch but Stara is controlling him.
Stara working Demono over with knees to the body.
Demono struggles to land a body shot inside as Stara controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Demono showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Demono goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demono lands a nice shot that snaps Stara's head back.
Demono checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demono.
Stara looks to clinch
and Demono makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Demono swats away the attempt to clinch by Stara.
Demono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stara doesn't manage to clinch there - Demono circles away.
Demono cracks Stara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demono throws a half hearted mid kick.
Demono thows a leg kick but Stara checks it
and Stara counters with a good low kick that Demono was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demono scores with a punch to the head.
Iso Stara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demono avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Demono circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demono counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stara. That's going to slow Demono down.
Stara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stara content to stall in guard here.
Stara is looking to advance position but Demono has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Demono really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stara working to try and regain half guard.
Demono tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Demono prevents Stara from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demono tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stara tries to hold on but Demono pushes him away.
Stara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Blaine Demono hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Demono misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demono just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stara. That's going to slow Demono down.
Stara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demono.
Demono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demono takes a swing at Stara's ribcage but misses.
Stara lands a head kick. Demono smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Demono takes a swing at Stara's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Stara misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Stara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Stara!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toimitus Johtaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johtaja has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
160 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toimitus Johtaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johtaja catches Vanderbeet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johtaja displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vanderbeet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toimitus Johtaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johtaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanderbeet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johtaja blocks a head kick by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet drives through with a takedown into Johtaja's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes but missing.
Johtaja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vanderbeet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vanderbeet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vanderbeet works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johtaja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vanderbeet on the ground.
Vanderbeet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vanderbeet drops an elbow to the side of Johtaja's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet is trying for a kimura here. Johtaja looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vanderbeet wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaivo Huone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
168 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Huone misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Huone. That snapped Fortune's head back.
Fortune defending well as Huone loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Huone.
Fortune throws a leg kick but Huone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fortune shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Poor strikes thrown by Fortune there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Huone tries to lock up and control but Fortune gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fortune landing strikes from the mount and Huone is in trouble!
Fortune lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune unloads with some shots from mount but Huone bucks and avoids them well.
Fortune throws some wild stikes that Huone manages to avoid easily.
Fortune cracks Huone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Huone is in a horrible position here. Fortune smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fortune controlling the pace for now.
Fortune with the ground and pound from mount.
Huone is bucking up trying to escape but Fortune cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fortune throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune punching from mount but Huone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fortune scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huone?
A nice elbow there by Fortune.
Huone is rocked!
Fortune postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Huone looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Huone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortune loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Huone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fortune land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fortune stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Fortune!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nelson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West feat Chief Keef, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Big Sean - I Don't Like. Bull comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Fire It Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
28
154 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
175 cm
34
157 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Bull scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bull swinging wildly here.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
A clash of legs there as Bull blocks the low kick.
Bull lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bull.
Bull lands a front kick.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Bull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Bull blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bull misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Bull down.
Nelson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bull works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
Roy Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bull jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick from Bull.
Bull misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull lands the left hand.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bull lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bull on the side of the head.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Bull shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bull connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson thumps Bull with a low kick.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Byron Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nelson's waist but Nelson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bull off to one side.
Byron Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Bull's ribs.
Nelson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Bull.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Bull moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull blocks a head kick by Nelson.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Bull takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Bull throws a head kick that misses
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson misses the jab.
Bull misses with a hook.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bull is in Nelson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bull preventing the sweep.
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nelson seems keen to control Bull's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Bull will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Nelson tries to sprawl but Bull drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bull slips a nice elbow through Nelson's hands, connecting with Nelson's forehead.
Nelson trying to hold on to Bull's head to control him but Bull postures up.
Bull throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson trying to hold on to Bull's head to control him but Bull postures up.
Nelson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson is not content to let Bull control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bull wants to free his trapped foot but Nelson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nelson tries to roll over but Bull keeps him under control.
Bull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson trying to control but Bull postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
Bull is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Bull wants to free his trapped foot but Nelson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bull trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bull is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bull drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Bull takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bull pulls his head out easily.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bull is working away from the top position though.
Bull lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull stalling.
Nelson trying to control but Bull postures up.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bull trying to pass the guard but Nelson defending well.
Bull lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bull.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
Nelson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to hold on to Bull's head to control him but Bull postures up.
Roy Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Nelson trying to control here.
Bull is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nelson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bull.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull wants to work for an arm triangle but Nelson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull 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!
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Bull.
Nelson cracks Bull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bull finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nelson cracks Bull with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Bull misses.
A jab lands there for Bull.
Bull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bull throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nelson gets back to half guard.
Bull prevents Nelson from improving his position.
Bull working Nelson over with strikes.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson pushes Bull off and gets back to his feet.
Bull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bull misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Bull slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Bull lands a lovely overhand right.
Bull blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Bull down.
Bull cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Bull on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Bull's leg but Bull calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Bull rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Bull throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Byron Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bull.
Byron Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Bull.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Bull gets a double leg takedown into Nelson's guard.
Bull controlling from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bull 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
An out of breath Roy Bull 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
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Friday. Capwell has chosen The Haunted - 99 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
31
215 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
|
183 cm
28
217 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capwell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ivey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Capwell.
Capwell misses with an uppercut. Ivey saw that one coming.
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capwell moves away.
Capwell tests Ivey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ivey loads up on a big right hand but Capwell slips the punch.
Ivey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capwell manages to avoid it.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capwell drives through with a takedown into Ivey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Capwell is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell throwing strikes from guard but Ivey blocks nicely.
Ivey is trying to keep Capwell in close.
Capwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Capwell postures up in Ivey's guard and throws a big left but Ivey blocks it.
Ivey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Capwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Capwell wants to pass the guard but Ivey is keeping the position.
Capwell passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ivey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Capwell winds up and cracks Ivey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Capwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capwell is pressing down on Ivey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivey is holding on for now.
Capwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ivey defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capwell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ivey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Capwell.
Ivey is positioning himself well to prevent Capwell advancing to mount.
Capwell throwing shots but Ivey is blocking nicely.
Capwell uses his free foot to push down on Ivey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ivey.
Capwell looking to finish with strikes here!
Capwell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ivey wants to hold on but Capwell pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Capwell lands a big shot there that rocks Ivey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ivey has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Capwell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ivey is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Capwell pulls down on the head and he's put Ivey to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mason Capwell!
A relieved looking Mason Capwell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
