 |
BFT-225 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Olzzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - God Gave Me Style. Rocky Olzzen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 204 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
196 cm
28
212 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Olzzen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olzzen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Olzzen is being controlled here.
Olzzen is looking for a sweep.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Olzzen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olzzen is trying to improve his position.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones taking a breather here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olzzen is looking to reverse the position.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olzzen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jones stands up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones clinches.
Olzzen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olzzen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olzzen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Olzzen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Olzzen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Olzzen taking a breather.
Olzzen jumps guard and drags Jones to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olzzen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to control but Olzzen is working from the bottom.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Olzzen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Olzzen manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Olzzen's guard.
Olzzen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olzzen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Olzzen wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones drives through and clinches with Olzzen against the cage.
Olzzen tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Olzzen drops back down to his feet.
Jones tries to pull guard but Olzzen holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Olzzen, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Olzzen against the cage but Olzzen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olzzen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Olzzen stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Olzzen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Olzzen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olzzen is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Olzzen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olzzen's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olzzen scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Olzzen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olzzen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olzzen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Olzzen shoots in.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Olzzen is trying to control but Jones passes into side control!
Olzzen can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olzzen tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olzzen gets back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Olzzen is keeping him busy.
John Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olzzen defending well though.
Olzzen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olzzen actively working from the bottom here.
Olzzen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
Olzzen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olzzen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olzzen wants to get back to his feet.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olzzen tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Olzzen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olzzen is not content to let Jones control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Jones.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olzzen's waist but Olzzen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Olzzen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olzzen is defended easily by Jones.
John Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Olzzen.
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Olzzen is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Olzzen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olzzen wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Olzzen tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Olzzen misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Olzzen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Olzzen wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Olzzen has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olzzen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones 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.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olzzen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Olzzen's legs - danger averted.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Olzzen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones darts in and clinches Olzzen up against the cage.
Olzzen jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Olzzen tries to tie him up.
Olzzen stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Olzzen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Olzzen is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Olzzen lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olzzen pulls guard.
Jones stands up from Olzzen's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Olzzen throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Olzzen to the mat! Olzzen manages to get full guard.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Olzzen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
John Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones gets to his feet. Olzzen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Olzzen.
Olzzen stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Rocky Olzzen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olzzen lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Jones!
A relieved looking John Jones 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
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). January Kwiecinski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 208 cm
30
264 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
|
192 cm
25
244 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwiecinski scores with a body shot.
Kwiecinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves into range and clinches up with Kwiecinski.
Kwiecinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to pull guard but Kwiecinski won't allow it.
Kwiecinski misses with a knee strike.
Kwiecinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kwiecinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich avoids it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwiecinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has his feet on Kwiecinski's thighs here. He's pushed Kwiecinski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kwiecinski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vyacheslav Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
|
186 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imran Khan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jontop tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jontop.
Jontop shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan throws a low kick but Jontop avoids it.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan drives through and clinches with Jontop against the cage.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Jontop lands a right hook to the body.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Jontop keeps the fight on the outside.
Jontop shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Jontop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jontop keeps the fight on the outside.
Hugh Jontop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jontop tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jontop counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khan.
Jontop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Khan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan closes the distance but Jontop moves to the side
and Jontop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Imran Khan has been cut.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jontop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jontop. That's going to slow Khan down.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jontop fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan tries to clinch but Jontop is having none of it.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jontop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Imran Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jontop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jontop. Jontop gets slowly back to his feet.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jontop.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Jontop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jontop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Jontop with that takedown attempt.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jontop dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Jontop's head and hops out.
Khan tries to clinch but Jontop moves out of range.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jontop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jontop has a takedown stuffed.
Khan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jontop.
Jontop is breathing heavily.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan tries to clinch but Jontop moves out of range.
Khan scores with a head kick.
It looks like Hugh Jontop has been cut.
Jontop punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Jontop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jontop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khan instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Jontop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Jontop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Jontop.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jontop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jontop throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jontop clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jontop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Imran Khan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jontop throws a one two combo.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
A punch combination from Jontop misses.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan instigates a clinch.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jontop backwards.
Jontop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jontop.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Jontop blocks it.
Khan keeps control of Jontop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hugh Jontop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jontop circles away.
Jontop gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Jontop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan wants to clinch up but Jontop keeps it at a distance.
Khan wants to clinch up but Jontop keeps it at a distance.
Jontop tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan has Jontop pressed against the cage, preventing Jontop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jontop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jontop working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Khan lands an elbow that stopped Jontop in his tracks for a moment.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Jontop.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jontop.
Jontop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jontop is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jontop is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jontop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jontop jumps guard but Khan stands there with Jontop around his waist. Jontop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan lands a right hand.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jontop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch but Jontop is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Khan. No joy for Jontop on that attempt.
Hugh Jontop is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jontop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan drives through and clinches with Jontop against the cage.
Khan digs a right hand underneath Jontop's ribcage. Jontop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jontop shoots for a double leg takedown but Khan sprawls well. He's pushed Jontop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jontop misses with a left hand
and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jontop is trying to push Khan away but Khan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Jontop moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop misses with a series of wild punches.
Jontop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Khan tries to clinch there but Jontop circles away.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jontop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jontop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Jontop tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Khan lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Jontop.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imran Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Khan dodges the punch combination from Jontop.
Jontop tries for a takedown but Khan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jontop circles away.
Khan tries to clinch but Jontop moves out of range.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Jontop pushes him off.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Jontop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Jontop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Jontop slips the punch.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan looks to clinch
and Jontop counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Jontop to acknowledge the strikes.
Jontop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jontop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Khan darts in and clinches Jontop up against the cage.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jontop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jontop counters with a two punch combo.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Jontop wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jontop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan tries to clinch up but Jontop circles away and keeps his distance.
Jontop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jontop misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khan darts in and clinches Jontop up against the cage.
Jontop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan moves into range and clinches up with Jontop.
Khan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jontop tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Jontop is trying to force a seperation but Khan has the dominant position.
Khan breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan clinches.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khan.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Khan.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Jontop is blocking nicely.
Khan stalling.
Jontop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jontop fails with the takedown.
Jontop avoids the head kick by Khan.
Imran Khan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jontop shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jontop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan tries to clinch up but Jontop circles away and keeps his distance.
Jontop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Khan lands but Jontop takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan closes the distance and clinches.
Jontop managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jontops head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jontop tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Jontop fails to pull guard.
Jontop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan lands a nice uppercut.
Jontop tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Jontop wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khan!
And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imran Khan!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Tangis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamenow's entrance music is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. A fine choice. Grisha Kamenow had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
23
211 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
|
182 cm
24
218 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grisha Kamenow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Tangis!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamenow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tangis avoids a kick to the body.
Tangis moves in looking to clinch but Kamenow pushes him off.
Tangis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamenow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tangis wants to clinch.
Kamenow throws a series of punches but Tangis avoids them all with ease.
Kamenow gets tackled into the cage by Tangis. Tangis maintains the clinch.
Tangis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tangis doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamenow circles away.
Kamenow throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tangis - that will leave a mark!
Kamenow jabs at Tangis's body.
Kamenow keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamenow connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tangis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamenow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kamenow moves out of range as Tangis throws a body kick.
Tangis wants to clinch but Kamenow slips to the side
and Kamenow counters with a head kick.
A head kick by Kamenow misses
and Tangis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tangis.
Tangis wants to pass the guard but Kamenow is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamenow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tangis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tangis scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tangis stands up over Kamenow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kamenow is looking to stand back up but Tangis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kamenow.
Tangis prevents Kamenow from improving his position.
Tangis stands up from half guard.
Kamenow throws a lazy head kick
and Tangis counters with a head kick that drops Kamenow to the mat! Kamenow scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kamenow is rocked!
Kamenow is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Kamenow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tangis gets a clinch.
Tangis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tangis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tangis gets a clinch.
Tangis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamenow blocks a head kick by Tangis.
Kamenow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tangis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenow tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamenow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenow seems to have got his legs back now.
Tangis lands a left and a right that send Kamenow crashing to the mat, dazed. Tangis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tangis instigates a clinch.
Kamenow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tangis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tangis wants to clinch.
Tangis instigates a clinch.
Tangis gets through Kamenow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tangis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kamenow.
Tangis connects with a leg kick. Kamenow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tangis moves into the clinch.
Tangis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamenow lands with a kick to the temple. Tangis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tangis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kamenow's sensitive parts.
Tangis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tangis clinches with his opponent.
Kamenow looking to throw knees to the head but Tangis is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tangis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamenow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tangis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tangis tries to clinch but Kamenow is having none of it.
Tangis throws a head kick but Kamenow moves out of range.
Tangis rushes Kamenow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kamenow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tangis breaks the clinch.
Tangis drops Kamenow with a beautiful combination! Kamenow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tangis is looking for the KO!
Kamenow keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamenow throws a big shot that misses.
Tangis is looking to clinch but Kamenow is avoiding it.
Tangis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamenow throws a sloppy head kick and Tangis moves out of range easily.
Tangis drives through and clinches with Kamenow against the cage.
Tangis stalls.
Kamenow is trying to force a seperation but Tangis has the dominant position.
Kamenow dodges an elbow strike from Tangis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kamenow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tangis is struggling to control the position.
Tangis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Tangis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Kamenow.
Kamenow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tangis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tangis clinches with his opponent.
Tangis managing to block the knees to the body from Kamenow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamenow tries a knee to the head but Tangis blocks it.
Tangis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamenow is defending well for now.
Tangis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamenow keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamenow tries a head kick but it misses.
Tangis lands a left and a right that send Kamenow crashing to the mat, dazed. Tangis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tangis tries to clinch up.
Kamenow is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Tangis just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kamenow has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kova Tangis!
A victorious Kova Tangis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
|
175 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Hack throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Gunn clinches up with Hack and pushes him back against the cage.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gunn's defenses.
Hack blocks a body shot from Gunn.
Hack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Hack managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Hack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Hack avoids the damage to the body.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Gunn wants a takedown but no success here.
Gunn is trying to trip Hack. He has hold of a leg but Hack is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gunn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gunn wants to stand but Hack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gunn is fighting to break Hack's control of his arms but Hack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stand but Hack is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hack lands some strikes from the bottom.
Gunn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hack is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Hack trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gunn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunn wants to stand but Hack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hack has his hands on Gunn's head, controlling the position.
Gunn won't allow Hack to sweep him here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hack seems keen to control Gunn's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaice Gunn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunn has Hack up against the cage in a clinch.
Gunn dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hack takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn lands a knee to the body.
Gunn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Hack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gunn wants to stand but Hack has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hack works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gunn wants to free his trapped foot but Hack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hack's head.
Ground and pound from Gunn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack trying to control here.
Gunn decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaice Gunn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hack lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunn misses with a few strikes there.
Hack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gunn wants to stand up but Hack has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gunn prevents Hack from improving his position.
Gunn wants to stand up but Hack has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hack has one foot on Gunn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gunn instigates a clinch.
Hack trying to stall but Gunn improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hack.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn goes for a takedown attempt but Hack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kaice Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hack.
Gunn instigates a clinch.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
Gunn wants to stall.
Hack avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn clinches with his opponent.
Hack slows down the pace here.
Gunn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Gunn is blocking nicely.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gunn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaice Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Hack.
Crack Hack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn takes an elbow to the temple.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
A nice left hand lands by Hack.
Gunn wants to stall.
Gunn has Hack pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hack manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gunn jumps guard but Hack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Hack.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Gunn in his tracks for a moment.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunn can't get the takedown.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunn controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
Kaice Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gunn wants to stall.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Hack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hack scores with a hook to the body.
Hack misses with a knee strike.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Hack prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Hack.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike.
Hack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Hack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hack moves into the clinch.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Hack throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Hack.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunn's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hack misses with a low kick.
Gunn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hack, pushing him back against the cage.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hack avoids it.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Hack 's eye.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to throw a body punch but Gunn avoids it by throwing Hack back against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Gunn shrugs off.
A short left from Hack.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Gunn tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Hack scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hack prevents it.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Gunn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hack scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hack throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Gunn looking to stall.
Hack looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Hack keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hack.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunn as Hack tries to tie him up.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack working Gunn over with knees to the body.
Gunn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn takes a shot to the head.
Hack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunn tries for a takedown but Hack manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaice Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack gets through Gunn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Gunn's ribcage.
Gunn avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack is stalling here.
Gunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hack prevents it.
Gunn trying to stall but Hack improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gunn's brow.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunn avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Gunn is trying to pull guard but Hack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunn blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch but Hack keeps him there for the moment.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaice Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gunn can't get the takedown.
Hack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Gunn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Hack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Hack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hack 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crack Hack!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
99% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakara comes to the cage accompanied by The Rise of Sakara. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
|
185 cm
33
185 lbs
17 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alessandro Pittana!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pittana misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara throws a body punch but Pittana moves out of range.
Pittana misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Sakara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sakara throws a hook to the side of Pittana's head but Pittana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakara throws out a loose jab but Pittana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakara throws a hook but Pittana avoids it easily.
Pittana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pittana walks into a left hand.
Pittana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakara.
Pittana misses with a two punch combination.
Pittana scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pittana throws a series of punches but Sakara avoids them all with ease.
Pittana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakara manages to avoid it.
Sakara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pittana misses with a hook.
Sakara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pittana.
Pittana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pittana throws a body punch but Sakara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittana throws a lazy uppercut
and Sakara counters by clinching up.
Sakara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Sakara.
Pittana is rocked!
Sakara keeps control of Pittana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pittana wants to get back to striking at distance but Sakara won't allow it.
Pittana wants to break free but Sakara has control.
Pittana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pittana backwards.
Pittana is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakara finish him?
A short left from Sakara.
Sakara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pittana backwards.
Pittana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pittana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pittana tries to circle away but Sakara has him pinned against the cage.
Pittana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pittana seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sakara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pittana tries to circle away but Sakara has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittana tries to break the clinch but Sakara is controlling the position.
Sakara has Pittana pushed against the cage.
Sakara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pittana backwards.
Sakara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakara stalling.
Pittana is trying to break free.
Sakara unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Pittana! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sakara is unloading with more strikes now! Pittana drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
Post fight, Legionarivs Sakara stared into the camera and said 'It was a tough battle against a fellow Italian but I am triumphant. I will destroy whomever BFT puts in front of me next.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Gwyn Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
38
197 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
|
185 cm
33
187 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gwyn Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith prevents a body shot from Jones.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Jones lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Smith taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones working Smith over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Trevor Smith has been cut.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones working Smith over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith wants to stall.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Gwyn Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trevor Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Smith avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Smith trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Smith trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Smith avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith wants to stall.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith is trying to stall.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Smith tries to tie him up.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trevor Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwyn Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwyn Jones!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gwyn Jones thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Mega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mega comes to the cage accompanied by Black and Yellow. Pacquiao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Its Time for War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
31
155 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
|
169 cm
31
155 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Mega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao digs a good hook to Mega's body.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Mega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mega moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Pacquiao.
It looks like Max Mega has been cut.
Mega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
Pacquiao scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Mega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacquiao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mega eats them both and turns towards Pacquiao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mega throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Mega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Mega fails to land with a series of punches.
Mega blocks a jab.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a lunging right hand
and Mega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao works Mega's body with a nice hook.
Pacquiao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mega.
Pacquiao misses with a right hand
and Mega counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Mega counters with a nice uppercut.
Mega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Mega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Mega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Mega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mega lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mega.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Mega's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Pacquiao misses with a right hand
and Mega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao throws an off balance right hand
and Mega counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pacquiao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mega's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mega's back!
Pacquiao wants to control but Mega manages to buck him off and is now in Pacquiao's guard! Nice work there by Mega!
Mega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pacquiao wants to stand up but Mega is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pacquiao holds on and takes a little breather.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Mega from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
A right-left combo lands from Mega.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pacquiao scores with a one two! Mega had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacquiao cracks Mega with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that misses
and Mega decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquiao's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mega tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Pacquiao wants to control but Mega passes easily into half guard.
Pacquiao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mega misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mega pushing down on Pacquiao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacquiao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Mega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Mega counters with a left and a right that stings Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Mega backpedaling.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao missing with a left hand there. Mega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pacquiao backs up against the cage.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Mega avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mega.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Mega swinging wildly here.
Mega moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Mega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mega to counter with a crisp jab.
Max Mega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Mega avoids nicely.
Mega throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Pacquiao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mega takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Mega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mega dodges the punch combination from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mega staying out of range there.
Mega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pacquiao wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Mega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mega content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pacquiao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mega!
Mega trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mega avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mega is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacquiao looking to control but Mega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mega is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mega is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacquiao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pacquiao looking to ground and pound but Mega is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao prevents Mega from getting the reversal.
Pacquiao is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mega is surviving well by controlling Pacquiao's body position as best he can.
Mega can't escape the position.
Mega wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mega can't escape the position.
Mega is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao throws some wild stikes that Mega manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pacquiao looking to finish with strikes here!
Mega regains half guard.
Pacquiao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mega wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao stands up and beckons Mega to join him on the feet.
Mega closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pacquiao's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mega gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mega slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mega shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well. He's pushed Mega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mega was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Mega does no damage.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mega was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Mega counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mega forces his way into half guard.
Mega trying to control from half guard but Pacquiao is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mega looks to land a strike but Pacquiao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mega trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Mega looking to pass the guard.
Mega won't allow Pacquiao to get back to his feet.
Mega trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mega wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pacquiao is trying to keep Mega in close.
Mega scoring with some ground and pound.
Mega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mega misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Pacquiao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Mega counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mega misses with the combination.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manny Pacquiao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Mega does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Mega does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Mega misses its intended target.
Pacquiao clobbers Mega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Mega's midsection.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Mega with a series of wild strikes but Mega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Mega.
Sloppy strikes from Mega. Those never looked like landing.
Pacquiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacquiao misses with a right hand
and Mega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mega throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Mega's head but Mega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Max Mega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacquiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Mega blocks it.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut
and Mega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Mega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mega postures up.
Mega landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mega showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacquiao 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacquiao!
Manny Pacquiao 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Fistface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, can't be touched. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
30
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
198 cm
27
235 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Fistface!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistface is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Fistface closes the distance and clinches.
Kimura is trying to break free.
Fistface unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimura lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura is trying to pull guard but Fistface turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
Kimura being controlled against the cage.
Fistface pulls guard successfully.
Fistface throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kimura throwing strikes but missing.
Fistface utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kimura throws a big right hand that misses.
Kimura prevents Fistface from getting back to his feet.
Kimura throws an elbow that misses. Fistface uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kimura's guard. Nice move by Fistface!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura has his foot on Fistface's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fistface works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Fistface from controlling successfully.
Kimura looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fistface is defending well. Kimura quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fistface has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kimura celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Kimura!
After winning the bout, Joe Kimura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Amir Khan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
23
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
28
192 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Junior avoids it really well and circles away.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Junior defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Hermio Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Khan.
Junior steps into range and cracks Khan with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Khan flops backwards and Junior dives into his guard looking to finish!
Khan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Junior wants to stand but Khan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Khan is still in real trouble! Can Junior finish him?
Khan is looking for a triangle but Junior pushes his legs off easily.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Junior doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Junior manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Junior is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
Khan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
Khan looking for a sweep. Not yet Khan, not yet.
Junior wants to stand but Khan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Junior defends it easily.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Junior has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khan is proving hard to escape from.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Khan has his foot on Junior's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Junior works his way back into a safe position though.
Junior won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan has a closed guard, preventing Junior from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Junior preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
Khan stops Junior from standing up.
Khan is working Junior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Junior is retaining full guard.
Khan prevents Junior from getting back to his feet.
Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes down on Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khan wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khan prevents Junior from standing back up.
Junior is staying active underneath Khan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan throwing shots but Junior is blocking nicely.
Khan works his way into full mount!
Khan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Junior is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Junior trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Khan working Junior over with strikes here.
It looks like Hermio Junior has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Khan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Junior hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan with the ground and pound from mount.
Junior is rocked!
Khan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Junior is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Khan working for a guillotine from mount but Junior is in no mood to give up.
Khan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Junior bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Khan and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Khan!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
