 |
VCL Champions: Hype Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sigit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Doom. Sigit has chosen #kamitidaktakut as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
24
145 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
|
173 cm
28
141 lbs
16 - 7 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez is looking to land body kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sigit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sigit.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sigit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to avoid it but Sigit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alvarez to the ground. Alvarez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sigit avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sigit. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Sigit drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
The Sigit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigit misses with a wild combination.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sigit is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Sigit throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alvarez's corner calls for a 1-2. Alvarez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigit moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sigit is able to avoid easily.
Alvarez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sigit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sigit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Sigit shoots and misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sigit blocks the body kick.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Sigit's knee but Sigit avoids it well.
Sigit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Sigit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alvarez has one foot on Sigit's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarez. Sigit shrugs it off though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sigit.
As Sigit backs away, Alvarez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a head kick that Sigit semi-blocks.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
Sigit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alvarez circles away.
Sigit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alvarez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvarez regains half guard.
Sigit prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Sigit is looking for a kimura here.
Alvarez has one foot on Sigit's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sigit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Sigit.
Sigit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alvarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sigit somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit misses with a looping left.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Sigit should have avoided that one.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Sigit with that takedown attempt.
Alvarez drops Sigit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sigit looks back up at him and smiles so Alvarez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sigit is rocked!
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sigit shoots and misses
letting Alvarez counter with a right hand.
Sigit is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Sigit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sigit seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez throws a leg kick which misses Sigit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sigit tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Sigit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sigit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Sigit 's knee.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarez to the ground. Sigit is now in Alvarez's guard.
Sigit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sigit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit dives in and grabs Alvarez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes down on Sigit's head and hops out.
The Sigit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sigit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sigit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sigit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Sigit on that attempt.
Alvarez scores with a nice body kick.
Sigit is breathing heavily.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sigit tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alvarez leaves Sigit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez misses with a looping left.
Sigit shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sigit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sigit shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sigit's calf.
Sigit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sigit slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Sigit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Sigit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alvarez wants to stand but Sigit is controlling the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sigit working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sigit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigit. That did some damage!
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt - Alvarez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
Sigit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Sigit drives through with a takedown into Alvarez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alvarez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sigit backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Sigit shrugs off.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Alvarez - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez gets underhooks to prevent Sigit's takedown attempt.
Sigit is trying to pull guard but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sigit.
Sigit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sigit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alvarez after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez is leaning against Sigit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigit can do to turn this around?
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Sigit shrugs off.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alvarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigit backwards.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sigit wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets through Sigit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sigit's sensitive parts.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Sigit moves out of range.
Alvarez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Sigit moves out of range.
A combination from Sigit does no damage.
Sigit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alvarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alvarez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Sigit misses.
It appears Alvarez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvarez feints and then cracks Sigit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sigit down.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sigit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sigit misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Sigit manages to avoid it.
Sigit misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Sigit was not able to check.
Sigit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Sigit ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sigit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigit swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Sigit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sigit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sigit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sigit. Sigit gets slowly back to his feet.
You can see that Sigit has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alvarez!
Michael Alvarez 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
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
28
145 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
|
168 cm
29
137 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a low kick but Tiili moves out of range easily.
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiili throws a shot to the body.
Hong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tiili rushes Hong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hong tries to break the clinch but Tiili is controlling the position.
Hong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiili tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiili lands with a left to the head.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiili misses with a body punch.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiili backwards.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Hong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Tiili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiilis head.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Hong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tiili.
Tiili has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong is trying to stall.
Tiili breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiili throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiili slips a straight right by Hong.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hong slips a jab and a cross from Tiili.
Hong moves away from the strike by Tiili.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiili moves away.
Tiili goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiili walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hong.
Nice uppercut there from Tiili.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiili's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiili.
Tiili working Hong over with knees to the body.
Tiili throws a head punch that misses.
Tiili has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hong after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiili.
Tiili using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiili has Hong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antoni Hong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roko Tiili.
Tiili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiili's elbow.
Hong stalling in the clinch.
Tiili misses with some punches.
Hong misses with a punch to the body.
Tiili tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hong takes a shot to the head.
Tiili has Hong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiili has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong lands with a left to the head.
Tiili can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Hong blocks a body shot from Tiili.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiili backwards.
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!
Tiili scores with a shot to the side of Hong's head.
Tiili gets through Hong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiili landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiili's elbow.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tiili fails to land.
Tiili gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hong regains guard.
Hong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiili slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiili wants to control from the top but Hong keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Tiili dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tiili throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiili scores with a jab to the head.
Tiili waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiili fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Tiili throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiili punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiili.
Tiili rushes Hong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hong tries to throw a body punch but Tiili avoids it by throwing Hong back against the cage.
Tiili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong avoiding damage as Tiili throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hong.
Hong lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiili breaks from the clinch.
Tiili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hong checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Tiili. Those never looked like landing.
Tiili scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hong in his tracks.
Tiili misses with a head kick.
Tiili thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiili throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Hong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Tiili's head but Tiili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiili throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Hong misses its target.
Tiili tries to close the distance and clinch but Hong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiili.
Hong walks into a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tiili.
Tiili lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiili on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiili throws a leg kick
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Tiili looks for the body kick but Hong saw that one coming.
Tiili has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hong wants it to stay on the feet.
Hong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiili just manages to avoid it.
Tiili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiili throws a head kick that misses.
Roko Tiili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiili lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiili slips under a jab from Hong.
Tiili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiili throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Tiili.
Hong tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiili avoided it.
Good leg kick by Tiili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiili is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Tiili misses with a kick to the body.
Tiili dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiili.
Tiili lands a body shot.
Tiili fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiili misses with the body kick
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiili throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Tiili.
Tiili jabs at Hong's body.
Tiili throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Tiili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tiili throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiili misses with a leg kick
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiili manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiili uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiili lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiili moves away.
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiili.
Tiili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili misses with a hook.
Hong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiili jabs at Hong's body.
Tiili thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tiili feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Tiili throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong slips a straight right by Tiili.
Hong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hong scores with a decent looking hook.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Tiili misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tiili. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiili.
Tiili tries for a takedown but Hong circles away easily
and Hong counters with a leg kick.
Tiili throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hong, as that shot connected.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Tiili throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Tiili checks a low kick from Hong.
Tiili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiili.
Tiili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tiili attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiili misses with an uppercut. Hong saw that one coming.
Tiili lands with a kick to the temple. Hong shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiili misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hong counter with a right hand.
Tiili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiili connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Tiili tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiili tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiili.
Tiili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Tiili misses with a leg kick
and Hong counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiili.
Tiili throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiili gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hong counters with a crisp right that sends Tiili to the canvas! Hong follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoni Hong!
Antoni Hong is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Antoni Hong 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
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grunwaldzki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Within Temptation - Forsaken. Miller has chosen 2pac - Im A Souljah as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ken Miller enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
162 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grunwaldzki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grunwaldzki. That did some damage!
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Grunwaldzki had a free shot at his head there.
Miller throws a push kick but Grunwaldzki slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Grunwaldzki.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Grunwaldzki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grunwaldzki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Grunwaldzki's head back.
Grunwaldzki lands with a good body shot.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grunwaldzki.
We've been told by Grunwaldzki's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grunwaldzki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grunwaldzki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Grunwaldzki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Grunwaldzki throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
and Grunwaldzki counters with a straight right hand.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Grunwaldzki sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Artur Grunwaldzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Miller.
Grunwaldzki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grunwaldzki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grunwaldzki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Grunwaldzki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grunwaldzki throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grunwaldzki loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Grunwaldzki lands a head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miller - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunwaldzki throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Grunwaldzki fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller tries a quick counter leg kick but Grunwaldzki is wise to it.
Grunwaldzki misses with a left hand
and Miller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grunwaldzki will feel that in the morning.
Grunwaldzki misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunwaldzki.
And Miller responds with a good body kick, but Grunwaldzki manages to step out the way in time.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Grunwaldzki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller cracks Grunwaldzki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Grunwaldzki wants to land a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Artur Grunwaldzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grunwaldzki sprawls well. Grunwaldzki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller digs a good body shot into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
That kick from Miller tenderised Grunwaldzki's leg. Grunwaldzki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Grunwaldzki catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Grunwaldzki lands a right hook to the body.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grunwaldzki. Grunwaldzki obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Grunwaldzki as he connects with a hook.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunwaldzki misses with a looping right.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grunwaldzki under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller lands a head kick. Grunwaldzki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller throws a leg kick but Grunwaldzki checks it.
Grunwaldzki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Grunwaldzki. That snapped Miller's head back.
Grunwaldzki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grunwaldzki avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artur Grunwaldzki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grunwaldzki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ken Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grunwaldzki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grunwaldzki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grunwaldzki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grunwaldzki as he avoids it easily.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Grunwaldzki moves his leg out of the way.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller misses with a low kick.
As Miller tries to get set, Grunwaldzki tries to push him back and clinch up but Miller manages to avoid the attempt.
Grunwaldzki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller tries a quick counter leg kick but Grunwaldzki is wise to it.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grunwaldzki is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grunwaldzki thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Grunwaldzki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grunwaldzki's head.
Miller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter punch.
Miller has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grunwaldzki throws out a powerful jab.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunwaldzki is just out of range.
Miller throws a head kick but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grunwaldzki is able to avoid easily.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunwaldzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grunwaldzki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Grunwaldzki misses with a punch on the inside.
Grunwaldzki lands with a light punch inside.
Grunwaldzki throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Grunwaldzki has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunwaldzki has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Grunwaldzki blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grunwaldzki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grunwaldzki blocks a body shot from Miller.
A body shot lands from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Grunwaldzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grunwaldzki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grunwaldzki can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunwaldzki wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunwaldzki's hands.
Ken Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunwaldzki missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Grunwaldzki. Grunwaldzki maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grunwaldzki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grunwaldzki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller postures up.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grunwaldzki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Grunwaldzki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grunwaldzki controlling Miller's posture.
Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grunwaldzki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunwaldzki controlling from the top position.
Miller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Grunwaldzki wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Grunwaldzki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grunwaldzki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grunwaldzki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grunwaldzki takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Grunwaldzki defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grunwaldzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Grunwaldzki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miller throws a head kick but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Miller drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grunwaldzki is trying to control the position here. Miller has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Grunwaldzki tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Miller jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ken Miller!
Ken Miller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DropKick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murphy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warrior's Code. Stefan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Onward to Victory. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
21
223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DropKick Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan misses with a low kick.
Stefan misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stefan throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Stefan throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Stefan feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Stefan misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stefan throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stefan swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stefan circles away quickly and effectively.
Stefan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stefan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook but Stefan avoids it easily.
Stefan misses with a body punch
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stefan.
Stefan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Stefan throws out a powerful jab.
Stefan stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Stefan throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Stefan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stefan connects with a single shot there.
Stefan slips under a jab from Murphy.
A countering left hand to the body from Stefan misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stefan.
Stefan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murphy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hector Stefan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy slips a jab from Stefan.
Stefan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stefan misses with a kick to the body
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
Stefan scoring well with a low kick there.
Stefan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stefan.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Stefan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Stefan lands with a good body shot.
Stefan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Murphy misses
and Stefan counters with a right hand to the body.
Stefan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a one-two to the body.
Stefan jabs at Murphy's body.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefan was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Stefan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefan fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Stefan pushes him off.
Stefan scores with a leg kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stefan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stefan connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Stefan tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Stefan manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Stefan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stefan.
Murphy is looking to counter the offense by Stefan and move into the clinch.
Stefan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a hook but Stefan avoids it easily.
Stefan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stefan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Stefan avoids nicely.
Stefan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stefan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Stefan.
Stefan blocking some punches.
Stefan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Stefan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stefan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy wants to break free but Stefan has control.
Still in the clinch, Stefan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stefan.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stefan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Stefan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Stefan's head.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stefan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefan scores with a knee to the head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stefan lands a shot to the body.
Hector Stefan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stefan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
Murphy looking to slow down the pace here.
Stefan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murphy with a big uppercut! Murphy tries to clinch up but Stefan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murphy to the mat! Murphy covers up and Stefan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hector Stefan! Hector Stefan retains his light heavyweight title!
Hector Stefan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
DropKick Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a wicked pisser.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haarmann comes to the cage accompanied by Macabre - Fritz Haarmann The Butcher . Thomas has chosen all of the lights as his entrance music. Fritz Haarmann has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
28
222 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
293 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritz Haarmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haarmann wants to clinch.
Thomas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haarmann walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarmann walks into a stiff left hand from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Haarmann drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thomas sprawls and moves away.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haarmann attempts a counter takedown but Thomas avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Haarmann decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
Haarmann drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haarmann has Thomas in his guard.
Thomas passes Haarmann's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas winds up and cracks Haarmann with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thomas is working for a submission of some sort.
Haarmann gets back to full guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Haarmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
Thomas throws a big elbow that misses.
Thomas works over Haarmann with some ground and pound from guard.
Haarmann working for a triangle but Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haarmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Haarmann keeps moving.
Thomas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Haarmann haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haarmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Haarmann, not yet.
Thomas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Haarmann keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Haarmann is keeping the position.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haarmann's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Haarmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Haarmann is rocked!
Thomas arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Haarmann's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Thomas!
A relieved looking Mike Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Fritz Haarmann stepped up to the mic, saying 'Zum Teufel!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
30% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Filipowicz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: Pantera - Mouth For War. Phil Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michal Filipowicz's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
|
186 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Decent 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Filipowicz ducks down to avoid it.
Filipowicz misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Filipowicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Filipowicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipowicz.
Taylor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Filipowicz misses with a looping left.
Taylor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Filipowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Filipowicz throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Filipowicz.
It looks like Phil Taylor has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Filipowicz.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Filipowicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filipowicz keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipowicz tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Filipowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipowicz.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Filipowicz gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.
Filipowicz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Filipowicz presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Filipowicz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Filipowicz tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Filipowicz has double underhooks.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipowicz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipowicz misses with the head strike.
Filipowicz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Filipowicz throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Filipowicz fails to land.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Filipowicz's ribcage. Filipowicz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Filipowicz prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipowicz has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipowicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Filipowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Filipowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Filipowicz moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Filipowicz avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor tries to stall but Filipowicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Filipowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Filipowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipowicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
A short left from Taylor.
Good body shot from Filipowicz.
Taylor has Filipowicz pushed against the cage.
Come on Taylor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Filipowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Taylor's cut.
That's time! Filipowicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Filipowicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Filipowicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Filipowicz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Filipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Filipowicz slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filipowicz moves away.
Filipowicz lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Filipowicz moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Filipowicz throws a lazy body kick
and Filipowicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Taylor thumps Filipowicz with a low kick.
Filipowicz misses with a low kick.
Filipowicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filipowicz misses with a body kick.
Filipowicz backing away here, and Taylor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Filipowicz missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipowicz wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Taylor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Filipowicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Filipowicz. Filipowicz maintains the clinch.
Filipowicz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Filipowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michal Filipowicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipowicz lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipowicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Filipowicz lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor is rocked!
Filipowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipowicz finish him?
Filipowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws an elbow that misses.
Filipowicz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Taylor to his knees! Filipowicz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Filipowicz!
A relieved looking Michal Filipowicz 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
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Antonio Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Antonio Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlund slips a straight right by Atunes.
Good leg kick by Westlund there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Westlund will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
A head kick from Atunes lands but Westlund takes it in his stride.
Westlund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Westlund punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
Atunes is looking to counter punch.
Westlund blocks a leg kick.
Westlund wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Westlund throws a wild body kick that Atunes sees coming a mile off.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Westlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atunes staying out of range there.
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!
Atunes slips a straight right by Westlund.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund scores with a hook.
Westlund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atunes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Westlund cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Westlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
Atunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atunes takes one to the side of the head.
Westlund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Westlund throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Atunes does no damage.
Atunes misses with a body shot
and Westlund holds on and brings the fighters into a 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!
Westlund lands an uppercut.
Atunes controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Westlund.
Atunes lands an uppercut.
A short left from Westlund.
It looks like Carlos Antonio Atunes has been cut.
Westlund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Westlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Westlund.
Atunes wants to stall.
Westlund lands a left hand.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Westlund.
Atunes stalling in the clinch.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes swinging wildly here.
Westlund digs a good hook to Atunes's body.
Donk. Atunes catches Westlund right on the button with a cross.
Westlund stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Westlund avoids the body shot from Atunes.
Westlund throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Westlund looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Westlund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Westlund down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlund cracks a nice hook into Atunes's ribs.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Loke Westlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Westlund on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Atunes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atunes is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Westlund finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Westlund misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Westlund.
Westlund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Westlund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Westlund as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Westlund dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Antonio Atunes's cut.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Westlund lands with an overhand left.
Westlund misses with a body shot.
Atunes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Loke Westlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Westlund swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Westlund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes misses with a straight left.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes tries to bum rush Westlund with a series of wild strikes but Westlund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Westlund connects with a body shot that sends Atunes's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund gets a clinch.
Atunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Westlund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlund lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atunes.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westlund.
Atunes manages to break the clinch.
Westlund punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Westlund moves away from the strike by Atunes.
Westlund connects with a jab.
Westlund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atunes. Atunes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westlund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atunes on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Westlund on the side of the head.
Westlund steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes with a hook.
Atunes throws the left hand but Westlund avoids the punch easily.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Westlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Westlund scores with a hook.
Westlund blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Atunes blocks the low kick.
Atunes defending well as Westlund loads up on a big left hand.
Westlund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atunes under the eye.
Nice cross by Westlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Westlund counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westlund.
Westlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westlund lands an uppercut.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atunes is rocked!
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Oh Atunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Westlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westlund creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Atunes's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Atunes drops to his knees and Westlund pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Westlund! Loke Westlund retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Loke Westlund, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Capuchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcel Capuchin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
27
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
163 cm
22
148 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Capuchin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lachlan Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Cassidy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Capuchin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cassidy on the side of the head.
Capuchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cassidy.
Capuchin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassidy throws out a counter right but Capuchin avoids it with no problem.
Cassidy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Capuchin.
Capuchin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Capuchin tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capuchin tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cassidy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Capuchin is pushing Cassidy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cassidy digs a right hand into Capuchin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capuchin's gas tank.
Cassidy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Capuchin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy blocks a body shot from Capuchin.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Capuchin takes the fight into the clinch.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Cassidy.
Capuchin can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Cassidy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Capuchin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capuchin.
Nice elbow from Capuchin.
Cassidy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Capuchin is leaning against Cassidy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Capuchin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capuchin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy digs a right hand underneath Capuchin's ribcage. Capuchin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Capuchin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capuchin throws an elbow but it misses.
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!
Capuchin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Capuchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cassidy's brow.
Capuchin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Capuchin, against the cage.
Capuchin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cassidy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cassidy lands with a light punch inside.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Cassidy tries to break the clinch but Capuchin is controlling the position.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassidy manages to break the clinch.
Capuchin misses with a looping left.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the head.
Capuchin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cassidy counters with a nice uppercut.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Cassidy is having none of it.
Capuchin misses the shot to the body.
Cassidy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Capuchin defending well as Cassidy loads up on a big left hand.
Cassidy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capuchin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capuchin. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Capuchin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Capuchin looks to land a left hand but Cassidy moved out of range nicely.
Capuchin has closed the distance and engaged Cassidy in a clinch.
Cassidy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Capuchin, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Capuchin.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Capuchin.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Capuchin.
Capuchin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cassidys head.
Capuchin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Capuchin lands a right hand.
Cassidy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Capuchin backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capuchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Capuchin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Capuchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cassidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cassidy is trying to force a seperation but Capuchin has the dominant position.
Capuchin misses with a body punch.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Capuchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cassidy's brow.
Capuchin lands a damaging elbow.
Capuchin blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Capuchin misses with an elbow over the top.
Capuchin misses with some punches.
Cassidy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassidy blocks a body shot from Capuchin.
Cassidy lands a nice shot to the body.
Cassidy is trying to push Capuchin away but Capuchin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cassidy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cassidy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capuchin throws out the jab.
Cassidy cracks Capuchin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Capuchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cassidy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Capuchin closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcel Capuchin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Capuchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Capuchin.
Cassidy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Capuchin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capuchin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassidy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Cassidy.
Capuchin moves to clinch but Cassidy breaks away
and Cassidy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy throws out a loose jab but Capuchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capuchin misses with a straight left.
Capuchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassidy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Capuchin - just one landing.
Capuchin throws out a loose jab but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy misses the jab.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Capuchin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Capuchin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassidy.
Cassidy walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cassidy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cassidy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capuchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Lachlan Cassidy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cassidy misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cassidy.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Capuchin moves away and avoids it.
Cassidy swats away the attempt to clinch by Capuchin.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capuchin.
Capuchin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cassidy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cassidy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Capuchin is looking to clinch.
Capuchin slips under a jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Capuchin looks to throw the jab but Cassidy is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin closes the distance but Cassidy moves to the side
and Cassidy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy tries to clinch but Capuchin is having none of it.
Capuchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cassidy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Capuchin with a body shot.
Capuchin is looking to clinch but Cassidy is avoiding it.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Cassidy is having none of it.
Cassidy throws a hook to the side of Capuchin's head but Capuchin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Capuchin. Cassidy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Cassidy misses.
Cassidy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Capuchin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cassidy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cassidy slips under a jab from Capuchin.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Cassidy sizes up Capuchin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Capuchin misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Cassidy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Capuchin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cassidy manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cassidy! But no joy.
Capuchin scores with a body shot.
Cassidy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cassidy dodges the punch combination from Capuchin.
Cassidy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cassidy swings for the body but Capuchin moves out of range.
Capuchin is looking to clinch but Cassidy is avoiding it.
Capuchin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Capuchin misses with a wild body shot.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Cassidy is having none of it.
Cassidy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cassidy stuns Capuchin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capuchin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capuchin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy connects with a looping right hand.
Cassidy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Capuchin on the side of the head.
Cassidy lands a right hook to the body.
Capuchin tries to clinch up but Cassidy circles away and keeps his distance.
Capuchin moves to clinch but Cassidy breaks away
and Cassidy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy jabs Capuchin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cassidy has closed the distance and engaged Capuchin in a clinch.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Capuchin.
Cassidy lands a shot to the body.
Capuchin prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Capuchin - that landed with a thud.
Capuchin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassidy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Cassidy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from Cassidy.
Capuchin lands a jab.
Cassidy gets tackled into the cage by Capuchin. Capuchin maintains the clinch.
Capuchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassidy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Capuchin.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Capuchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cassidy's brow.
Cassidy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Capuchin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cassidy working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin is working Cassidy over against the cage.
Cassidy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cassidy connects with a body shot.
Capuchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy ducks under a wild hook from Capuchin.
Capuchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassidy is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capuchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Capuchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Capuchin slips a jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Capuchin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capuchin closes the distance and clinches.
Cassidy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capuchin.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Capuchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capuchin tries to stall but Cassidy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cassidy tries a body shot but Capuchin blocks it.
Cassidy gets through Capuchin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cassidy.
Capuchin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy takes an elbow to the temple.
Cassidy works on Capuchin's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cassidy.
Marcel Capuchin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cassidy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassidy lands a right hand.
Cassidy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Capuchin.
Cassidy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy throws a punch but it's blocked by Capuchin.
Cassidy cracks Capuchin with a nice body shot.
Cassidy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cassidy lands with a good body shot.
Capuchin misses with a left hand
and Cassidy counters with a right hand to the body.
Capuchin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cassidy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a looping left.
Capuchin takes a swing at Cassidy's ribcage but misses.
Capuchin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cassidy.
Cassidy clinches up against the cage.
Capuchin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Cassidy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Cassidy.
Cassidy scores with a shot to the side of Capuchin's head.
Capuchin can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Capuchin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cassidy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Capuchin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassidy.
Cassidy digs a right hand underneath Capuchin's ribcage. Capuchin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Capuchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cassidy's brow.
Capuchin lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cassidy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capuchin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cassidy breaks the clinch.
Cassidy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cassidy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Capuchin's hands.
Capuchin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cassidy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Capuchin scrambles back to his feet.
Capuchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassidy throws out the jab.
Capuchin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Capuchin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capuchin.
Capuchin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Capuchin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cassidy throws out the jab.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Capuchin is just out of range.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Capuchin avoids the punch easily.
Capuchin wants to clinch
and Cassidy counters with a straight right hand.
Cassidy tries to move into range but Capuchin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassidy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cassidy misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Cassidy really dominated that 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.
Nice shot by Cassidy.
Capuchin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassidy.
Capuchin tries to clinch but Cassidy is having none of it.
Capuchin throws a big shot that misses.
Cassidy works the jab nicely.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Capuchin works Cassidy's body with a nice hook.
Capuchin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cassidy.
Capuchin closes the distance but Cassidy moves to the side
and Cassidy counters with a stiff right hand.
Cassidy circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy throws a hook but Capuchin avoids it easily.
Capuchin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Capuchin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cassidy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capuchin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Capuchin.
Cassidy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Capuchin misses.
A combination from Cassidy does no damage.
Jab by Capuchin.
Capuchin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cassidy wants to get back to striking at distance but Capuchin won't allow it.
Capuchin blocks a body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Cassidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cassidy has a couple of punches blocked by Capuchin.
Capuchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy can't find room to land a body shot as Capuchin controls the action.
Cassidy lands with a left to the head.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capuchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cassidy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capuchin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Cassidy.
Capuchin lands an uppercut.
Cassidy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Capuchins head.
Cassidy throws a punch but it's blocked by Capuchin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capuchin.
Capuchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassidy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Capuchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capuchin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cassidy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassidy working aggressively here.
Cassidy misses with a body punch.
Capuchin lands a nice elbow.
Capuchin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cassidy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cassidy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Capuchins head.
Capuchin can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Cassidy lands a body shot.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Capuchin.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Capuchin, against the cage.
Cassidy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capuchin's elbow.
Cassidy misses with some punches.
Capuchin lands a nice elbow.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Capuchin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capuchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capuchin.
Cassidy misses with a punch to the body.
Capuchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capuchin blocking some punches.
Cassidy avoids the elbow strike from Capuchin, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin lands a body shot.
Capuchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Cassidy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Capuchin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassidy misses the jab.
Cassidy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cassidy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capuchin loads up on a big right hand but Cassidy slips the punch.
Cassidy misses the jab.
Capuchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cassidy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Capuchin misses.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy misses with a looping left.
Capuchin darts in trying to clinch
and Cassidy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lachlan Cassidy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cassidy throws a hook but Capuchin blocks it.
Cassidy keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Cassidy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy staying out of range there.
Cassidy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Capuchin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Capuchin.
Cassidy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Capuchin slips a straight right by Cassidy.
Capuchin dips to his left and cracks Cassidy with an uppercut!
Capuchin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cassidy struggles to land a body shot inside as Capuchin controls his hands.
Capuchin tries to throw a body punch but Cassidy avoids it by throwing Capuchin back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capuchin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cassidy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cassidy pushes Capuchin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cassidy takes a swing at Capuchin's ribcage but misses.
Capuchin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capuchin has Cassidy up against the cage in a clinch.
Capuchin tries a body shot but Cassidy blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Capuchin.
Capuchin prevents a body shot from Cassidy.
Capuchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capuchin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cassidy lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassidy.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
Capuchin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike.
Cassidy avoids a wild elbow strike from Capuchin.
Capuchin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capuchin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marcel Capuchin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lachlan Cassidy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin lands an elbow that stopped Cassidy in his tracks for a moment.
Capuchin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Capuchin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cassidy.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Capuchin throws an elbow that misses.
Cassidy throws an elbow but it misses.
Cassidy avoids a wild elbow strike from Capuchin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Capuchin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capuchin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin can't find room to land a body shot as Cassidy controls the action.
Capuchin misses with the head strike.
Capuchin lands a nice shot to the body.
Capuchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cassidy blocks the elbow strike.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Capuchin.
Capuchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Capuchin throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Capuchin.
Capuchin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Capuchin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cassidy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Capuchin swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassidy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capuchin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassidy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Capuchin misses with an elbow strike.
Cassidy blocks an elbow strike from Capuchin.
Capuchin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Capuchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Capuchin fails to land.
Capuchin throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Capuchin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cassidy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Cassidy! Lachlan Cassidy retains his featherweight title!
Lachlan Cassidy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Marcel Capuchin was interviewed post fight and said 'He bit me when the ref wasn't looking! Look at these bite marks!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched . The crowd seem to be enjoying Goodman's choice of entrance music: Baba O'riley. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
22
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
188 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Denis is just out of range.
Goodman connects with a crisp jab.
Goodman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denis at a distance.
Goodman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
That kick from Denis tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis misses with a leg kick.
Goodman jabs Denis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denis scores with a jab. Goodman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Denis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denis.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Denis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Denis.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Goodman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denis.
Denis staying out of range there.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Denis with an uppercut!
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Goodman misses with a body punch
and Denis counters with a nice leg kick.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Denis throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Denis's body. Denis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denis pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Goodman blocks the elbow strike.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman works on Denis's body with a couple of short punches.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Denis avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman scores with a shot to the side of Denis's head.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
A body shot lands from Goodman.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Denis as the two fighters clinch.
Denis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goodman's defenses.
Goodman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Denis - that landed with a thud.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goodman tries to work over Denis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodman dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goodman is out of range and Denis settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Denis takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Denis.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis digs a right hand into Goodman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodman's gas tank.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Achab Denis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis lands a body shot.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis lands a body punch.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Denis.
Denis is trying to stall.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Goodman.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denis.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Denis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but Goodman pushes him off.
A jab from Denis finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Denis pushes Goodman away with a front kick.
Goodman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denis.
Denis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis staying out of range there.
Denis throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
Goodman throws out a counter right but Denis avoids it with no problem.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick from Denis.
Denis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Denis moved out of range nicely.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Denis. Beautiful body shot.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
Denis throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goodman cracks a nice hook into Denis's ribs.
Goodman takes a swing at Denis's ribcage but misses.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Denis tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Goodman misses.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Goodman backs away, Denis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Denis wants to clinch up but Goodman keeps it at a distance.
Denis avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Denis cracks a nice hook into Goodman's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Goodman swings widly with a right hand
and Denis counters with a left to the body.
Denis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Denis cracks Goodman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denis tries to clinch up.
Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman is looking for the big counter here.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick from Denis.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
Denis misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denis feints and then cracks Goodman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goodman down.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman cracks Denis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denis misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman moves out of range of the leg kick from Denis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Denis slips a straight right by Goodman.
A counter left hand to the body from Denis misses its target.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Goodman there.
Goodman throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a three punch combo that has Goodman backing up. Goodman nods at Denis to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Denis moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Denis misses with a body shot.
Denis slips a straight right by Goodman.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Goodman misses
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
Goodman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denis walks into a stiff left hand from Goodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goodman misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
A big right from Denis misses.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Denis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denis throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Goodman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Denis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denis cracks Goodman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Denis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goodman. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodman throws a jab when Denis was well out of range.
Denis throws a quick counter head kick but Goodman was just out of range.
Goodman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Goodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denis just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
Goodman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denis scores with a leg kick.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Goodman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denis doesn't seem phased though.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman checks the leg kick.
Denis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denis misses with a jab to the body
and Denis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denis.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denis.
Denis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Denis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Denis throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Saul Goodman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denis. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denis jabs Goodman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denis throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.
Goodman cracks Denis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Denis. Goodman shrugs it off though.
Denis lands a slapping body shot.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
Denis slips under a jab from Goodman.
Denis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Denis didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodman manages to circle out of the way.
Denis moves into the clinch successfully.
Goodman avoids a wild elbow strike from Denis.
A body shot lands from Denis.
Goodman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denis.
Denis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodman's calf.
Denis moves away from the strike by Goodman.
Denis throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Denis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Denis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denis misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Denis clinches up against the cage.
Denis lands a body shot.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Denis lands an elbow just above Goodman 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodman's brow.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Goodman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis takes a shot to the head.
Denis controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Goodman can't break the clinch.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman looking to slow down the pace here.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Denis.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman throws out a counter right but Denis avoids it with no problem.
Denis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Denis ducks down to avoid it.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Denis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goodman just manages to avoid it.
Denis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goodman to score with a decent uppercut.
Goodman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goodman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denis backs up against the cage.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Denis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
Denis walks into a straight right hand from Goodman.
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Denis throws a shot to the body.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Denis ducks down to avoid it.
Denis throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Jab from Goodman.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Goodman lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Goodman misses.
It looked like Denis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodman.
Goodman misses with an uppercut
and Denis counters with a left and a right that stings Goodman.
Denis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Denis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denis lands with a kick to the temple. Goodman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denis slips under a jab.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Denis moved out of range nicely.
Denis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman jabs at Denis's body.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
Denis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Denis lands a glancing blow to the side of Goodman's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Denis should have avoided that one.
Goodman scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman cracks Denis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Denis connects with a right hand. Goodman shakes it off.
Goodman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denis. Denis obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denis lands with a shot to the body.
Goodman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Denis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goodman throws a good cross that connects.
Goodman throws a sloppy body shot
and Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Goodman.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denis looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Denis slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Denis throws a chopping leg kick but Goodman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denis throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denis. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Denis misses the target.
Goodman throws a jab but it's blocked by Denis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
Denis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Goodman there.
Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
You can see that Goodman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Denis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Achab Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denis doesn't seem bothered though.
Denis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Saul Goodman! Saul Goodman retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Achab Denis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to give it up to Irbek. He deserved it this time.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang comes to the cage accompanied by Granite Breaker. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
22
169 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
159 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackrisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lang.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zackrisson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Zackrisson coming out on top.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zackrisson scores with a jab.
Lang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Zackrisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zackrisson delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zackrisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Zackrisson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lang throws a right hand that misses
and Zackrisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zackrisson, as that shot connected.
Zackrisson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Zackrisson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Zackrisson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackrisson drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lang checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
Lang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Lang's ribcage but misses.
Zackrisson throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zackrisson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lang avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Zackrisson misses.
Lang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zackrisson. Zackrisson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lang's corner calls for a 1-2. Lang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lang has time to react.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. Lang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zackrisson misses with a straight right.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Zackrisson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Zackrisson misses.
Lang throwing a counter right hand but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Zackrisson. Beautiful body shot.
Lang throws an off balance right hand
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
David Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lang.
Lang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zackrisson on the side of the head.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Zackrisson tries to get set, Lang tries to push him back and clinch up but Zackrisson manages to avoid the attempt.
Zackrisson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zackrisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lang is just out of range.
Lang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackrisson.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang misses the jab.
Zackrisson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lang misses the jab.
Zackrisson avoids the body shot from Lang.
And Zackrisson responds with a good body kick, but Lang manages to step out the way in time.
Zackrisson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zackrisson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lang throws a body punch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang cracks Zackrisson with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zackrisson moves away.
Zackrisson throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Zackrisson throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lang takes a swing at Zackrisson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Zackrisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Zackrisson.
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zackrisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Zackrisson throws out a counter right but Lang avoids it with no problem.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zackrisson. That's going to slow Lang down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zackrisson feints and then cracks Lang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lang down.
Zackrisson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zackrisson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lang is wise to it.
Zackrisson misses with a straight left.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zackrisson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zackrisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Lang scores with a punch to the head.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang misses with a jab to the body
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lang might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zackrisson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lang to score with a decent uppercut.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson gets tackled into the cage by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
Zackrisson working aggressively here.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zackrisson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zackrisson.
Zackrisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zackrisson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zackrisson.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zackrisson blocking some punches.
Zackrisson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zackrisson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zackrisson can't find room to land a body shot as Lang controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
Lang tries to work over Zackrisson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zackrisson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lang's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lang.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Zackrisson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zackrisson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zackrisson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zackrisson misses with the head strike.
Zackrisson blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zackrisson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zackrisson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson breaks from the clinch.
Zackrisson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lang misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Zackrisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackrisson jabs at Lang's body.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zackrisson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Lang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zackrisson lands with a right to the head.
Lang misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Zackrisson - that landed with a thud.
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!
Zackrisson gets through Lang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang is rocked!
Zackrisson takes a shot to the head.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang seems to have got his legs back now.
Lang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zackrisson lands with a right that hurts Lang. Lang looks to clinch but Zackrisson throws a short knee that drops Lang. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Gabriel Zackrisson! Gabriel Zackrisson retains his lightweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
