 |
Syn 547 - Sanatarium PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 1249 p4p, 190 weight class) and Takeshi Naoki (ranked 2305 p4p, 346 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
37
183 lbs
28 - 19 - 3 |
|
182 cm
38
179 lbs
30 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Naoki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naoki.
Naoki scores with a hook to the body. Al Qarni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naoki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Qarni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naoki ducks right into an uppercut from Al Qarni.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
Naoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Naoki.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Naoki avoids it easily.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Naoki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Al Qarni. Al Qarni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Naoki as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Naoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Qarni.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
A countering left hand to the body from Naoki misses.
Naoki throws a hook but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Naoki moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki cracks Al Qarni with a good jab.
Al Qarni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naoki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Qarni blocks a head kick by Naoki.
Naoki throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Naoki checks the leg kick.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naoki tries to land a leg kick but Al Qarni saw it coming and moves away.
Naoki lands a head shot.
Naoki misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Naoki misses
and Al Qarni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naoki's knee momentarily.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
Naoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoki misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Naoki.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni digs a good hook to Naoki's body.
A jab lands there for Naoki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Qarni's head.
Naoki misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Qarni tries to clinch there but Naoki circles away.
Al Qarni moves out of range as Naoki strikes.
Naoki misses with a body punch
and Al Qarni counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Takeshi Naoki has been cut.
Al Qarni lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naoki.
Nice uppercut there from Al Qarni.
Naoki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Naoki lands with a good body shot.
Naoki cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
Naoki lands with an overhand left.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni slips under a jab.
Al Qarni jabs at Naoki's body.
A big right from Naoki misses.
Naoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naoki throws a leg kick which misses Al Qarni's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Qarni tries to avoid it.
Naoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Qarni scores with a leg kick.
Al Qarni has Naoki up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Naoki avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
Naoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Naoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Qarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Naoki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naoki.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naoki or not.
Naoki looks winded!
Naoki misses with some punches.
Al Qarni manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Naoki misses the target.
Al Qarni throws a shot to the body.
Al Qarni checks a low kick from Naoki.
Al Qarni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naoki on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naoki with a jab.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naoki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeshi Naoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Al Qarni. That snapped Naoki's head back.
Naoki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Naoki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Qarni with a body shot.
Naoki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Al Qarni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naoki. Naoki obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
Takeshi Naoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Qarni misses with a leg kick.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naoki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Naoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Naoki takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Naoki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qarni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Naoki misses with a right hand
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Naoki wants to land a leg kick but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni throwing a counter right hand but Naoki manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Qarni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Qarni throws a jab when Naoki was well out of range.
Naoki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Qarni thumps Naoki with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Naoki blocks the low kick.
Naoki wants to land a leg kick but Al Qarni is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Al Qarni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Qarni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naoki misses with a low kick as Al Qarni jumps back.
Al Qarni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Al Qarni tries to land a leg kick but Naoki saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Naoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Qarni throws a jab when Naoki was well out of range.
Naoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Qarni.
Naoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Naoki tenderised Al Qarni's leg. Al Qarni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naoki motions for Al Qarni to come forward. Naoki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Naoki's body.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Naoki's body.
Al Qarni misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qarni lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naoki manages to avoid it.
Al Qarni throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Qarni lands a glancing blow to the side of Naoki's head.
Al Qarni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the side of Naoki's head but Naoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Naoki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Naoki takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Naoki digs a good body shot into Al Qarni's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Al Qarni throws a shot from downtown. Naoki moves away and avoids it.
Naoki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Naoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Al Qarni loads up on a big right hand but Naoki slips the punch.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the leg kick from Naoki.
Naoki throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Qarni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Naoki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot by Al Qarni.
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Al Qarni's shoulder, as Al Qarni tries to avoid the shot.
Al Qarni throws a wild body kick that Naoki sees coming a mile off.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Naoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoki lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naoki throws an overhand right that lands on Al Qarni's shoulder, as Al Qarni tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Al Qarni was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Naoki thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Al Qarni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Naoki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Al Qarni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Naoki throws a hook but Al Qarni avoids it easily.
Naoki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Naoki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qarni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
Naoki misses the shot to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
A low kick from Naoki misses
and Al Qarni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naoki misses with a low kick as Al Qarni jumps back.
Naoki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeshi Naoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Al Qarni just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni clobbers Naoki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Al Qarni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naoki. That did some damage!
Naoki missing with a left hand there. Al Qarni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naoki checks a low kick from Al Qarni.
Naoki loads up on a big right hand but Al Qarni slips the punch.
Al Qarni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naoki.
Naoki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Qarni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Naoki moves out of range.
Naoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Naoki throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naoki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Al Qarni has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A left lands for Al Qarni.
Naoki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni staying out of range there.
Al Qarni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qarni. Naoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Naoki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Qarnis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Naoki avoids the punch easily.
Al Qarni throws a lazy right hand but Naoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Qarni backing away here, and Naoki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Naoki clobbers Al Qarni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Naoki.
Al Qarni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Qarni.
Naoki stuffs the takedown.
Naoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni tries to close the distance and clinch but Naoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
That kick from Naoki tenderised Al Qarni's leg. Al Qarni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naoki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Qarni. Al Qarni obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Al Qarni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni connects with a leg kick. Naoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Naoki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Qarni to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Qarni tries to close the distance and clinch but Naoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Qarni is looking to clinch but Naoki is avoiding it.
Naoki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Qarni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Al Qarni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Al Qarni lands a nice looking body kick.
Naoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Naoki ducks under a wild hook from Al Qarni.
Naoki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the body.
Naoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Naoki misses with a hook. Al Qarni ducked under it nicely.
Al Qarni was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Al Qarni is defended easily by Naoki.
Al Qarni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Qarni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Qarni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Al Qarni. Beautiful body shot.
Naoki tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Naoki throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Al Qarni lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naoki looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Al Qarni throws a good cross that connects.
Naoki misses with a low kick.
Naoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naoki motions for Al Qarni to come forward. Naoki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Naoki lands a slapping body shot.
Naoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al Qarni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Qarni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Naoki finds it's way through Al Qarni's defenses.
Al Qarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fahad Al Qarni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Qarni 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fahad Al Qarni!
Fahad Al Qarni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pyryx Dall (ranked 1035 p4p, 114 weight class) and Charlie Lim (ranked 589 p4p, 66 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel and Fire. Lim has chosen Kamelot - Abandoned as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
29
145 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
|
168 cm
35
148 lbs
26 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Lim swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lim on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dall. That one must have hurt.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Lim lands but Dall takes it in his stride.
It looks like Pyryx Dall has been cut.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall checks a low kick from Lim.
Dall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dall.
Dall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lim appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lim blocks a head kick by Dall.
Lim closes the distance and pushes Dall back into the cage.
Lim is leaning against Dall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lim walks away with a smile on his face. Dall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lim sprawls well initially but Dall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lim defends it well.
Lim is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
Lim manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Dall prevents a body shot from Lim.
Lim lands a shoulder strike.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lim scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lim.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall misses with a hook. Lim ducked under it nicely.
Lim 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall slips a straight right by Lim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Dall down.
Charlie Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim moves in looking to clinch but Dall pushes him off.
Dall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Dall throws a hook to the side of Lim's head but Lim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Lim darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Dall lands a shoulder strike.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Dall controls his hands.
Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lim tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Lim looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Dall tries to counter with a takedown but Lim is quick to defend against it.
Dall misses with a looping left.
Lim tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range.
Lim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Lim tries to score with a low kick but Dall moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - Lim coming out on top.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall blocks a head kick by Lim.
Dall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dall is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Dall scores with a decent looking hook.
Lim is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
Lim throws a head kick that Dall semi-blocks.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Dall appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Lim saw it coming and moves away.
Dall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lim tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dall is looking to slow Lim down with leg kicks.
Lim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lim defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Lim scores with a nice right hand.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Dall cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall lands with a nice combination. Lim backs away looking to recover.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Lim misses with a hook.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lim thows a leg kick but Dall checks it
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control.
Lim is looking to get back to his feet here but Dall is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lim's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall has the hooks in. Lim is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
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 Pyryx Dall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pyryx Dall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lim won't be happy with that.
Dall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dall tries to move to full mount but Lim actually manages to regain half guard.
Dall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lim regains half guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura but Lim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dall to get the leverage.
Dall wants to pass to mount but Lim is defending the position.
Lim tries to kick Dall off but Dall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim tries to roll over but Dall keeps him under control.
Dall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dall wants to take his opponent's back but Lim doesn't allow it.
Dall with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lim keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lim to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lim shrugs it off.
Lim is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lim's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lim regains half guard.
Lim is trying to stand back up but Dall is controlling him
Dall is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lim is just riding it out for now. Dall eventually gives up the hold.
Dall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working for a kimura but Lim is defending it quite comfortably.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura but Lim is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lim has one foot on Dall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim has closed the distance and engaged Dall in a clinch.
Dall can't break the clinch.
Dall blocks an uppercut.
Dall working aggressively here.
Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Dall as he checks the leg kick.
Lim misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Lim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Lim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lim wants to counter with a clinch but Dall pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyryx Dall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pyryx Dall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lim misses with a leg kick
and Dall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lim won't be happy with that.
Pyryx Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lim is looking for a sweep.
Dall is looking to take a break and control but Lim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dall advances to full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall wants to take his opponent's back but Lim doesn't allow it.
Lim can't escape the position.
Dall tries to control but Lim wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall fails to take his opponent's back.
Lim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lim sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim is trying to stand up here but Dall is controlling him well.
Lim trying to control from the bottom.
Dall is keen to just control but Lim is a slippery customer.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lim trying to hold on to Dall's head to control him but Dall postures up.
Charlie Lim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dall is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Lim as he works his way to full guard.
Lim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dall is aware though and is defending well.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Lim is keeping the position.
Dall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lim's guard.
Lim has one foot on Dall's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lim dips to his left and cracks Dall with an uppercut!
Dall scores with a head kick. Lim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lim swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lim manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dall keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lim preventing the sweep.
Pyryx Dall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lim pushes down on Dall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lim's back!
Dall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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!
I really don't envy Lim right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Lim moves away from the strike by Dall.
A shot to the liver by Dall. Beautiful body shot.
Lim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Dall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lim takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lim.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Lim feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lim moves into the clinch.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Lim lands with a light punch inside.
Lim tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Lim.
I think Dall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Lim!
After the fight, Charlie Lim was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Pyryx Dall had this to say: 'The fire was doused today. Time to restoke and bring the heat next 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 578 p4p, 99 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 448 p4p, 75 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Determined by Mudvayne. Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
29
170 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
|
182 cm
28
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin takes a swing at Duff's ribcage but misses.
Sin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sin scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brendan Duff has been cut.
Duff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sin to score with a decent uppercut.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sin blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duff.
Duff misses with a head kick.
Sin lands a head kick!
Duff connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Duff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brendan Duff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sin throws out a counter right but Duff avoids it with no problem.
Sin works Duff's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duff.
Duff checks a leg kick nicely.
Sin scores with the left hand. Duff knows he should have avoided that one.
Duff rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Duff has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duff throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Sin throws out a counter right but Duff avoids it with no problem.
Duff moves out of range of the strikes.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duff looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range.
Duff lands a body shot.
Duff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duff cracks Sin with an open hand slap.
Duff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin connects with a right hand. Duff shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duff cracks Sin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duff throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Sin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sin sprawls and moves away.
Duff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sin counters with a thumping low kick.
Sin takes one to the chin there.
Sin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duff scores with a head kick.
Sin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duff in his tracks.
Duff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin moves forwards but Duff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duff moves out of range as Sin strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Duff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sin tries to clinch but Duff is having none of it.
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Sin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duff lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duff lands a really nice looking cross but Sin seems unphased.
Duff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sin.
Duff swings widly with a right hand
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
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!
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duff misses with a wild body shot.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duff slips under a jab.
Duff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Sin.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duff is looking to land body kicks.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Duff.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Duff misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sin avoids a kick to the body.
Brendan Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
Sin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duff tests Sin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Duff.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Duff lands a jab.
Nice jab there from Duff.
A slow jab from Duff misses its intended target.
Duff misses with the combination.
Duff connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff is looking to land body kicks.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duff, as that shot connected.
Sin scores with a jab. Duff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Duff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Sin loads up on a big right hand but Duff slips the punch.
Duff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sin. Sin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duff looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Sin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Duff misses.
Sin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duff misses with a kick to the body.
Duff moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duff was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sin pulls Duff in close to prevent any damage.
Sin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin has control of Duff's left arm, preventing Duff from doing any damage.
Duff scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sin controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff slips nicely into half guard.
Duff drops an elbow to the side of Sin's head.
Duff passes to side control.
Sin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duff throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff in side control, throwing shots but Sin defends.
Sin is trying to control Duff's posture but Duff avoids it.
Duff trying to control the action but Sin is working from the bottom.
Duff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Duff off and has taken his back!
Duff trying to control the hands but Sin won't let him.
Sin is hanging on to Duff's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff's cut.
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!
Sin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duff misses with a straight left.
Duff throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin lands a jab.
Sin moves forwards but Duff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Duff as he connects with a hook.
Duff catches Sin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin cracks Duff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin throws out a leg kick but Duff moves out of range and Sin only half commits.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duff or perhaps it was just good defense by Sin, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Sin lands a nice hook to Duff's body. Duff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sin scores with a shot to the body.
Duff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duff misses with a hook.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sin - the referee stops the clock and Duff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sin. Duff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duff throws a right hand that misses
and Duff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Duff misses.
Duff with a nice cross.
Sin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duff throws a lazy uppercut
and Sin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin defending well as Duff loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sin, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duff.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab by Duff.
Duff blocks a low kick nicely.
Duff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff misses with a left hand
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duff with a jab.
Sin pushes Duff away with a front kick.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin moves away from the strike by Duff.
Sin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duff needs to keep his hands up - Sin had a free shot at his head there.
Duff is rocked!
Duff misses with a hook.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Duff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sin misses the jab.
A jab from Duff misses.
Sin misses with a looping right.
Sin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duff fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duff.
Duff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duff connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duff loads up on a big right hand but Sin slips the punch.
Sin feints a counter leg kick.
Duff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duff.
Duff scores with a punch to the head.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duff takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sin slips a straight right by Duff.
Duff ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
Duff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sin did well to prevent Duff getting side control.
Brendan Duff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sin keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duff 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Duff!
A relieved looking Brendan Duff 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
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 440 p4p, 72 weight class) and Mateus Gracie (ranked 303 p4p, 49 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes into the arena with Que país é esse? blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen Broke & Hungry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
33
175 lbs
21 - 19 - 1 |
|
179 cm
33
170 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Mateus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
De Santo Cristo sneaks back into half guard.
De Santo Cristo moves into full guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Santo Cristo seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
De Santo Cristo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santo Cristo controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Santo Cristo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Santo Cristo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to De Santo Cristo's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
De Santo Cristo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Santo Cristo is keeping the position for now.
De Santo Cristo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Santo Cristo pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Santo Cristo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie is working De Santo Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Santo Cristo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie is working De Santo Cristo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie cracks De Santo Cristo with a solid left hand.
De Santo Cristo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
De Santo Cristo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Santo Cristo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
De Santo Cristo lands a couple of digs.
De Santo Cristo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing De Santo Cristo from controlling successfully.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santo Cristo preventing the sweep.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Santo Cristo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Santo Cristo stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie is looking to get back to full guard here but De Santo Cristo has managed to pass to side control instead.
De Santo Cristo working away.
Gracie tries to buck De Santo Cristo off but De Santo Cristo is having none of it.
Gracie manages to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but De Santo Cristo is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateus Gracie 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.
De Santo Cristo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mateus Gracie has been cut.
De Santo Cristo throws a body kick that misses.
De Santo Cristo throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Gracie tests De Santo Cristo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Santo Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santo Cristo connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
De Santo Cristo has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
De Santo Cristo digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but De Santo Cristo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie 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!
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo being controlled against the cage.
A short left from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Gracie is working for takedown but De Santo Cristo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joao De Santo Cristo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Gracie.
De Santo Cristo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
De Santo Cristo throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Santo Cristo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gracie clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
De Santo Cristo has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo scores with punches and elbows.
Gracie is really stuck here.
De Santo Cristo is punishing Gracie with strikes - can he finish him?!
De Santo Cristo is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
De Santo Cristo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
De Santo Cristo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo is punishing Gracie with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gracie manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Santo Cristo's guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Santo Cristo wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Santo Cristo holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Santo Cristo pulls Gracie in to control the position.
De Santo Cristo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Santo Cristo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up over De Santo Cristo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Santo Cristo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo trying to control the position.
De Santo Cristo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Santo Cristo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Santo Cristo is trying to keep Gracie in close.
De Santo Cristo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie works over De Santo Cristo with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
De Santo Cristo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks De Santo Cristo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao De Santo Cristo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateus Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Gracie.
De Santo Cristo throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but De Santo Cristo gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
De Santo Cristo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
De Santo Cristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for De Santo Cristo. That snapped Gracie's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and De Santo Cristo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Santo Cristo throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for De Santo Cristo. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Santo Cristo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Joao De Santo Cristo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateus Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and De Santo Cristo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Santo Cristo drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
De Santo Cristo lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Santo Cristo to keep the fight standing.
De Santo Cristo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
De Santo Cristo can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
De Santo Cristo misses with a body punch.
De Santo Cristo lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
De Santo Cristo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Santo Cristo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joao De Santo Cristo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Santo Cristo lands with a left to the head.
De Santo Cristo working aggressively here.
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!
De Santo Cristo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Santo Cristo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can De Santo Cristo finish him?
De Santo Cristo has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Gracie is trying to trip De Santo Cristo. He has hold of a leg but De Santo Cristo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie postures up in De Santo Cristo's guard and throws a big left but De Santo Cristo blocks it.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
De Santo Cristo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Santo Cristo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
De Santo Cristo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Santo Cristo has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
De Santo Cristo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Santo Cristo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
De Santo Cristo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Mateus Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Santo Cristo is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Santo Cristo stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Santo Cristo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De Santo Cristo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but De Santo Cristo slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Santo Cristo trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao De Santo Cristo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Santo Cristo 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao De Santo Cristo!
Joao De Santo Cristo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Mateus Gracie was interviewed post fight and said 'These Judges are so bias its unbelievable, I dont know how these people can live with themselves'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 137 p4p, 15 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 378 p4p, 39 weight class). Skrumbo comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight!!. Nilkki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fintelligens - Sori. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
36
146 lbs
37 - 14 - 2 |
|
154 cm
37
153 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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
37 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilkki blocks a jab.
Nilkki avoids the body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo takes one to the chin there.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Nilkki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nilkki swings widly with a right hand
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nilkki throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbo ducks down to avoid it.
Nilkki moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilkki.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki misses with a wild combination.
Nilkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nilkki looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nilkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skrumbo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki misses the jab.
Skrumbo tries a low kick but Nilkki avoids it.
Skrumbo cracks the inside of Nilkki's front leg.
Nilkki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo lands a nice hook to Nilkki's body. Nilkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nilkki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skrumbo at a distance.
Skrumbo dips to his left and cracks Nilkki with an uppercut!
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilkki blocks a low kick nicely.
Skrumbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Nilkki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Nilkki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbo .
And Skrumbo counters with a quick kick to the body but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrumbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo blocks the body kick.
Nilkki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
Nilkki throws a right and a left that Skrumbo avoids nicely.
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrumbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nilkki in his tracks.
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Skrumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Skrumbo there.
Nilkki ducks right into an uppercut from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilkki looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nilkki scores with a spinning back kick!
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Skrumbo avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Skrumbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nilkki scores with a jab. Skrumbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skrumbo walks into a jab.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
Nilkki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Nilkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo throws a nice head kick!
Nilkki moves out of range as Skrumbo strikes.
Skrumbo lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilkki drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nilkki misses with a right hand
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Skrumbo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
Nilkki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skrumbo 's hands.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbo moves out of range as Nilkki strikes.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skrumbo lands the left hand.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Skrumbo lands with a nice body punch.
Skrumbo is looking to slow Nilkki down with leg kicks.
Skrumbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nilkki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skrumbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nilkki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nilkki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Skrumbo tries to land a leg kick but Nilkki saw it coming and moves away.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.
Skrumbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nilkki can do to turn this around?
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki throws a lazy head kick
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Skrumbo avoids the punch easily.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbo scores with a hook to the body. Nilkki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
It appears Skrumbo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Skrumbo blocks a head kick by Nilkki.
Nilkki misses with a looping right.
Skrumbo lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nilkki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrumbo throws out the jab.
Skrumbo scores with a hook.
Nilkki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nilkki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Skrumbo has got the better of the exchanges.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a good jab.
Nilkki misses with a head kick.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Nilkki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nilkki moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a hook but Nilkki avoids it easily.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Skrumbo lands a leg kick that knocks Nilkki off balance momentarily.
Skrumbo lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nilkki throws out the jab.
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a hook.
Nilkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nilkki needs to keep his hands up - Skrumbo had a free shot at his head there.
Donk. Skrumbo catches Nilkki right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Pikku Nilkki's cut even more.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Nilkki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Skrumbo moved out of range nicely.
Nilkki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nilkki scores with a jab.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo digs a good body shot into Nilkki's ribs.
Nilkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo throwing a counter right hand but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Nilkki misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skrumbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nilkki misses with a straight right.
A jab from Skrumbo finds it's way through Nilkki's defenses.
Skrumbo lands with a cross.
Skrumbo with a nice cross.
Skrumbo lands with a nice body punch.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbo lands a slapping body shot.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Nilkki.
Skrumbo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Skrumbo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nilkki misses with a straight left.
Nilkki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilkki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skrumbo pushes Nilkki away with a front kick.
Skrumbo slips a straight right by Nilkki.
Skrumbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nilkki momentarily.
Nilkki misses with the body kick
and Skrumbo counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Skrumbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skrumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Skrumbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nilkki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Nilkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skrumbo 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 Nilkki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nilkki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick which misses Nilkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nilkki tries to avoid it.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skrumbo avoids the head kick by Nilkki.
Nilkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nilkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skrumbo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilkki loads up on a big right hand but Skrumbo slips the punch.
Skrumbo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nilkki's head.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
Nilkki drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nilkki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses.
Skrumbo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nilkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with an outside leg kick.
Nilkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skrumbo scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Nilkki moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skrumbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nilkki - the referee stops the clock and Skrumbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nilkki. Skrumbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Nilkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nilkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrumbo cracks Nilkki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nilkki walks into a straight right hand from Skrumbo .
Nilkki throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nilkki thinking.
Skrumbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Skrumbo .
Nilkki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nilkki dips to his left and cracks Skrumbo with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrumbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nilkki has time to react.
Nilkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nilkki scores with a push kick.
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Nilkki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Nilkki.
Nilkki walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Skrumbo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nilkki doesn't seem phased though.
Nilkki throws a right hand that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilkki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skrumbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilkki.
Nilkki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Nilkki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pikku Nilkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skrumbo digs a good hook to Nilkki's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki tries a head kick but it misses.
Nilkki looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A big right from Nilkki misses.
Nilkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skrumbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilkki throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Skrumbo 's corner calls for a 1-2. Skrumbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Skrumbo tenderised Nilkki's leg. Nilkki is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skrumbo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
After winning the bout, Da Skrumbo 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
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phol Murhaa (ranked 144 p4p, 25 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 146 p4p, 26 weight class). Luzhin has chosen The time has come... as his entrance music. Phol Murhaa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
30
180 lbs
25 - 8 - 2 |
|
181 cm
37
174 lbs
30 - 12 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luzhin - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luzhin 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 Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin connects with a high kick.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Luzhin scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phol Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa slips a jab from Luzhin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luzhin. Murhaa shrugs it off though.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Luzhin breaks away and moves out of range.
A combination from Luzhin does no damage.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Luzhin tries a head kick but it misses.
And Murhaa counters with a quick kick to the body but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luzhin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Luzhin lands.
Murhaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luzhin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luzhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luzhin moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Murhaa looks to throw a body kick
and Luzhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luzhin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Murhaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Luzhin jumps back.
Murhaa punishes Luzhin's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a right hand that Luzhin ducks under and follows up with a left that Luzhin also avoids with ease.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Luzhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luzhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Luzhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
An inside leg kick from Luzhin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luzhin.
Murhaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Luzhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzhin swinging wildly here.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa jabs at Luzhin's body.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Murhaa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa connects with a body shot.
Luzhin moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
We've been informed that Luzhin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A solid body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murhaa avoids it.
Luzhin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murhaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murhaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Murhaa is blocking nicely.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa pushes Luzhin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murhaa.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
A short right from Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murhaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luzhin moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Luzhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzhin lands with a good body shot.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Luzhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luzhin under the eye.
Luzhin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Murhaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Luzhin looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
Murhaa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Luzhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin swinging wildly here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luzhin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luzhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luzhin blocks the body kick.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Luzhin lands with a good body shot.
Luzhin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Luzhin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa throws a head kick that misses.
Murhaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Luzhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa checks the leg kick.
Murhaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murhaa is looking to slow Luzhin down with leg kicks.
Luzhin lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Luzhin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa scores with a body shot.
Murhaa blocks the body kick.
Luzhin wants to land a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa defending well as Luzhin loads up on a big left hand.
Luzhin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luzhin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa delivers a nice body kick.
Murhaa throws a hook but Luzhin avoids it easily.
Murhaa throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Murhaa loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
That kick from Luzhin tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Murhaa lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzhin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
Murhaa gets through Luzhin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin misses with the head strike.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin is rocked!
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Luzhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Luzhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Luzhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luzhin tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Luzhin back against the cage.
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Murhaa won't want to take too many of those.
Luzhin lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Murhaa fails to land.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Murhaa taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phol Murhaa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Murhaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa cracks Luzhin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Luzhin thuds a left hand into Murhaa's body.
Murhaa thumps Luzhin with a low kick.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luzhin's sensitive parts.
Murhaa connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Luzhin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Murhaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa misses with a right hand
and Luzhin counters with a body kick.
Murhaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luzhin punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Luzhin tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa lunges at Luzhin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luzhin's hand.
Luzhin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhaa.
Luzhin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Luzhin moved out of range.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Murhaa moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luzhin throws out the jab.
Luzhin throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Luzhin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murhaa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzhin.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to land a front kick but Luzhin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luzhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzhin! But no joy.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Murhaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Luzhin.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luzhin tries to land a body kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luzhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murhaa digs a good body shot into Luzhin's ribs.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin thinks about the counter body kick.
Luzhin looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa misses with a kick to the body
and Luzhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzhin scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Luzhin.
I think Luzhin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 66 p4p, 12 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 65 p4p, 11 weight class). Coath's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. Wilder Wein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
34
189 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
|
187 cm
33
187 lbs
34 - 10 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath lands with a cross.
Coath has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Coath looks to clinch
and Wein counters with a straight right hand.
Coath fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wein on the side of the head.
Coath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Coath blocks the leg kick.
A left lands for Coath.
Coath throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
Wein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Wein misses the target.
Coath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick from Wein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Coath misses.
Wein throws a head kick that misses.
Coath tries to counter by clinching up but Wein breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein avoids the body shot from Coath.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wein connects with a single shot there.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Coath misses the jab.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Coath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
Coath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Wein misses.
Coath misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wein is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wein manages to circle out of the way.
Coath wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coath avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Coath lands with a cross.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
Coath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wein punishes Coath's body with a nice straight punch.
Coath throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Wein misses.
Coath throws a jab when Wein was well out of range.
Wein misses with an uppercut.
Wein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coath counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wein takes a shot to the head.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Wein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wein.
Coath tries to move into range but Wein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coath misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein scoring well with a low kick there.
Coath loads up on a big right hand but Wein slips the punch.
Wein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Coath there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That kick from Coath tenderised Wein's leg. Wein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Wein pushes him off.
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Wein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Coath misses the target.
Coath lands a nice shot that snaps Wein's head back.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wein at a distance.
Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coath moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coath scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath scores with a decent looking hook.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coath.
Coath throws a hook to the side of Wein's head but Wein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Coath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wein.
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wein takes a swing at Coath's ribcage but misses.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Coath misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Coath.
Coath moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wein throws a big counter head kick but Coath avoids it with no problem.
Coath throws a solid leg kick but Wein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coath 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 Wein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coath blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coath dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath 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.
Wein scores with a jab to the head.
Coath is looking to clinch but Wein is avoiding it.
Coath scores with a kick to the body.
Coath is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Coath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Coath cracks a nice hook into Wein's ribs.
Wein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coath's hands.
Wein keeps the fight on the outside.
Coath lands a head shot.
Wein walks into a straight right hand from Coath.
Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Wein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wein.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wein cracks Coath with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wein's corner calls for a 1-2. Wein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Coath throws a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Chris Coath is winning the standup battle so far.
Coath fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coath is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wein clobbers Coath with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coath throws a big shot that misses.
Wein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coath thumps Wein with a low kick.
Coath slips a jab from Wein.
Sloppy strikes from Coath. Those never looked like landing.
Wein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Wein is predictable there
and Coath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coath is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coath, as that shot connected.
Coath misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wein breaks the clinch.
Wein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Wein is predictable there
and Coath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coath.
Coath swinging wildly here.
Wein throws a body punch but Coath moves out of range.
Coath lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coath checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coath takes the fight into the clinch.
Wein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coath checks a leg kick nicely.
Wein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Coath is out of range and Wein settles back down.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wein.
Coath darts in and clinches Wein up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Coath fails to land.
Coath lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Wein.
Coath has a couple of punches blocked by Wein.
Wein breaks from the clinch.
Wein gets tackled into the cage by Coath. Coath maintains the clinch.
Wein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coath lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Coath misses the target.
Wein only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wein tries to keep at a distance but Coath has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wein breaks the clinch.
Coath throws a low kick, looking for Wein's leg but Wein calmly moves out of range.
Coath walks into a left hand.
Coath connects with a solid leg kick.
Coath is looking to clinch but Wein is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Wein.
Coath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coath throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein lands a jab to Coath's midsection.
Wein scores with a punch to the head.
Coath tries to clinch up.
Wein swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
Coath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath thows a leg kick but Wein checks it
and Wein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wein lands a jab to the nose.
Coath motions for Wein to come forward. Coath throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wein finds it's way round the side to connect with Coath's head.
Wein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coath connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wein momentarily.
Coath lands with an overhand left.
Wein is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coath.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein scores with a jab. Coath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wein throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Coath misses.
Coath wants to clinch up but Wein keeps it at a distance.
Wein throws an off balance right hand
and Coath counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath misses with an uppercut.
Wein slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wein lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coath. That's going to slow Wein down.
Coath keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wein.
Wein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Coath moves out of range of the leg kick from Wein.
Wein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coath throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Wein misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
Coath lands a body shot.
Coath throws a poor cross that misses
and Wein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coath's knee momentarily.
Coath moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coath.
Wein slips a straight right by Coath.
Coath doesn't manage to clinch there - Wein circles away.
Coath clobbers Wein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein is looking to score with low kicks.
Wein lands a body shot.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coath fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coath tries to clinch but Wein moves out of range.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coath looks to land a left hand but Wein moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range.
Wein walks into a stiff left hand from Coath.
Coath looks to land a body kick but Wein moved away.
Coath wants to clinch.
Coath misses with a head kick.
Coath throws a hook but Wein blocks it.
Coath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wein tries to bum rush Coath with a series of wild strikes but Coath uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wein tried to score with a low kick but Coath checks it.
A quick step to the side and Coath tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Wein counters with a good low kick that Coath was not able to check.
Wein throws a hook but Coath blocks it.
Wein takes one to the side of the head.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wein lands a nice shot that snaps Coath's head back.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath avoids the body shot from Wein.
Wein moves away from the strike by Coath.
Coath missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coath tries to clinch but Wein is having none of it.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coath swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wein swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coath takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coath misses with a body shot.
Wein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wein digs a good hook to Coath's body.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wein misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wein 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 Coath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilder Wein.
I think Coath has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Coath!
Chris Coath bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love 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
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 50 p4p, 6 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 111 p4p, 12 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
37
206 lbs
45 - 14 - 0 |
|
176 cm
33
205 lbs
38 - 14 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kakoullis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pedro throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pedro moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Kakoullis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Kakoullis scores with a head kick. Pedro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kakoullis thuds his shin into the meat of Pedro's side.
Kakoullis throws the left hand but Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Kakoullis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pedro counters with a shoot takedown. Kakoullis fights it but they end up in guard.
Kakoullis wants to stand up but Pedro is controlling him.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Kakoullis keeps moving.
Pedro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakoullis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pedro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kakoullis is pulling down on Pedro's head to control his posture.
Pedro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pedro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kakoullis trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kakoullis is on top in guard.
Pedro keeping moving, preventing Kakoullis from controlling successfully.
Pedro is pulling down on Kakoullis's head. It's preventing any offense from Kakoullis, at least for the moment.
Kakoullis won't allow Pedro to sweep him here.
Kakoullis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pedro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis wants to pass the guard but Pedro is keeping the position.
Pedro wants to sweep here but Kakoullis controlling him for the moment.
Pedro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pedro throws a right and a left that Kakoullis avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Kakoullis thuds his right hand into Pedro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kakoullis misses with a jab to the body
and Pedro counters with a shoot takedown. Kakoullis fights it but they end up in guard.
Pedro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kakoullis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pedro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a couple of digs.
Pedro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Kakoullis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pedro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pedro advances position into side control!
Pedro in side control, throwing shots but Kakoullis defends.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakoullis is not content to let Pedro control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pedro misses with a few strikes there.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pedro lands with a straight right. Kakoullis didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Pedro lands an overhand right.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Pedro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kakoullis with a nice cross.
Pedro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Pedro checks the leg kick.
Pedro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. Kakoullis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pedro defending well as Kakoullis loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Donk. Pedro catches Kakoullis right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Pedro looks for a takedown but Kakoullis sprawls well.
Kakoullis is looking to counter punch.
Kakoullis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George Pedro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Pedro's knee but Pedro avoids it well.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
Pedro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kakoullis jabs at Pedro's body.
Pedro lands a jab to Kakoullis's midsection.
Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pedro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kakoullis counters with a body kick.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body. Pedro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Kakoullis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. Kakoullis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis blocks a jab.
Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro defending well as Kakoullis loads up on a big left hand.
Pedro misses with an uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pedro checks it well.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a glancing blow to the side of Pedro's head.
Pedro throws a combination. Kakoullis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pedro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kakoullis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kakoullis throws Pedro to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pedro lands with a nice combination. Kakoullis backs away looking to recover.
Kakoullis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Kakoullis moved away.
Kakoullis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakoullis lands an overhand right.
Kakoullis thuds his right hand into Pedro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pedro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pedro feints and then cracks Kakoullis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kakoullis down.
Pedro tried to score with a low kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pedro down.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Pedro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pedro misses with a double jab
and Kakoullis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis motions for Pedro to come forward. Kakoullis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kakoullis counters with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sotiris Kakoullis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Pedro tries to counter it with a takedown but Kakoullis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kakoullis misses the body punch
enabling Pedro to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Pedro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pedro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Kakoullis misses with a looping left.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Pedro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Kakoullis.
Pedro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pedro checks a leg kick.
Pedro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pedro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
Kakoullis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pedro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kakoullis back to the cage. Pedro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Pedro wants to clinch up but Kakoullis keeps it at a distance.
Kakoullis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro moves out of range of the body kick.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Pedro.
Kakoullis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a jab when Pedro was well out of range.
Pedro wants to counter with a clinch but Kakoullis pushes him away.
Pedro connects with a leg kick. Kakoullis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis misses with a kick to the body.
Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis misses with a head kick.
Pedro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kakoullis did well to prevent Pedro getting side control.
Kakoullis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pedro is on him like a limpet, forcing Kakoullis back against the cage.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakoullis controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kakoullis.
A head punch on the inside from Kakoullis fails to land.
Pedro digs a right hand into Kakoullis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kakoullis's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakoullis.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kakoullis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kakoullis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pedro lands an uppercut.
Kakoullis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
Kakoullis prevents a body shot from Pedro.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kakoullis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Kakoullis.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Pedro avoids a kick to the body.
Kakoullis connects with a single shot there.
Kakoullis is looking to slow Pedro down with leg kicks.
Pedro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kakoulliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pedro.
Pedro swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pedro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pedro lands in his opponent's guard.
Kakoullis has control of Pedro's left arm, preventing Pedro from doing any damage.
George Pedro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pedro looking to pass the guard.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kakoullis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pedro.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kakoullis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
Kakoullis prevents a body shot from Pedro.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pedro.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Pedro!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 56 p4p, 11 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 74 p4p, 15 weight class). Volkov has chosen Россия as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
33
171 lbs
33 - 8 - 3 |
|
183 cm
35
181 lbs
29 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
It looked like Rutherford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volkov.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Rutherford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutherford jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov throws a low kick but Rutherford moves out of range easily.
Volkov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rutherford checks it well.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Volkov's coach down at Gym Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Volkov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford tries to clinch up.
Rutherford scores with a jab.
Rutherford lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutherford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutherford throws a big shot that misses.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Rutherford connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Volkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rutherfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutherford momentarily.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Volkov.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
Rutherford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Volkov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a right hand
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Rutherford throws a right hand that misses
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Rutherford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Rutherford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutherford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. Rutherford catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Rutherford misses with the body kick
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Rutherford walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Rutherford throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutherford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutherford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutherford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rutherford avoids a kick to the body.
Rutherford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutherford.
A nice combination there by Volkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the body
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rutherford will feel that in the morning.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutherford's knee momentarily.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Rutherford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Rutherford misses the target.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Volkov blocks the body kick.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutherford, as that shot connected.
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Rutherford knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Volkov slips a jab from Rutherford.
Volkov throws a push kick but Rutherford slaps the foot to one side.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Volkov misses with a hook. Rutherford ducked under it nicely.
Volkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov wants to slow Rutherford down by chopping away at his legs.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a shot to the body.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rutherford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Volkov throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutherford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Rutherford's body.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Volkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov misses the body punch
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Rutherford misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Volkov.
Volkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range and Volkov settles back down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rutherford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Volkov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Volkov throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
It looked like Rutherford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volkov.
Rutherford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Rutherford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford checks a low kick from Volkov.
Rutherford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Rutherford off balance momentarily.
Volkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rutherford blocks a low kick nicely.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutherford has time to react.
Rutherford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rutherford blocks the body kick.
Volkov ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutherford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutherford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutherford looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Volkov lands a nice shot that snaps Rutherford's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford tries a low kick but Volkov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rutherford has time to react.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Volkov misses
and Rutherford counters by clinching up.
Volkov tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutherford won't allow it.
A short right from Volkov on the inside.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutherford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Rutherford is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
Volkov throws a solid leg kick but Rutherford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volkov.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Volkov dips to his left and cracks Rutherford with an uppercut!
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Volkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Rutherford knows he should have avoided that one.
Rutherford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutherford.
Volkov connects with a jab.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutherford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a low kick but Volkov moves out of range easily.
Rutherford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Volkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rutherford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Volkov lands a high kick!
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov checks a low kick from Rutherford.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutherford tries to work over Volkov's front leg with a kick but Volkov checks it.
Rutherford is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutherford misses with a wild combination.
Volkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutherford's hands.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Rutherford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov 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
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 7 p4p, 1 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 10 p4p, 3 weight class). Stoker has chosen Let There Be Rock by AC/DC as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
36
192 lbs
34 - 11 - 1 |
|
199 cm
32
196 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaunismieli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook to the body. Stoker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stoker throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stoker misses with a body shot
and Kaunismieli counters with a big head kick but Stoker shrugs it off.
Kaunismieli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker stuns Kaunismieli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoker throws a right hand that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick.
Stoker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Stoker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kaunismieli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Stoker lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch but Stoker slips to the side
and Stoker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Stoker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Stoker tenderised Kaunismieli's leg. Kaunismieli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker tried to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaunismieli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaunismieli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaunismieli throws a solid leg kick but Stoker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Stoker connects with a jab.
Stoker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaunismieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker keeps Kaunismieli at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Stoker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaunismieli misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli cracks Stoker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoker throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Stoker checks a low kick from Kaunismieli.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Stoker's legs.
Stoker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaunismieli lands an overhand right.
Kaunismieli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stoker feints and then cracks Kaunismieli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kaunismieli drives through and clinches with Stoker against the cage.
Stoker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kaunismieli digs a right hand underneath Stoker's ribcage. Stoker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Stoker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli lands a nice uppercut.
Stoker scores with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Kaunismieli lands with a right to the head.
Stoker pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Stoker blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Stoker misses with the head strike.
Stoker has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Stoker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a left hand.
Stoker tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker working aggressively here.
Stoker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoker tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Stoker works on Kaunismieli's body with a couple of short punches.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Kaunismieli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaunismieli gets through Stoker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stoker tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Stoker digs a right hand into Kaunismieli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaunismieli's gas tank.
Stoker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Stoker.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Stoker.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Stoker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stoker looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli is looking to wear down Stoker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Stoker blocks the low kick.
Donk. Kaunismieli catches Stoker right on the button with a cross.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker with a jab.
Kaunismieli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Stoker works Kaunismieli's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker misses with a body shot
and Stoker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
A cross from Stoker lands.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker connects with a single shot there.
Stoker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaunismieli blocks an uppercut.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Stoker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoker blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a shot to the head.
Stoker blocks an uppercut.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Stoker lands with a right to the head.
Stoker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kaunismieli as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli cracks Stoker with a nice body shot.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stokers head.
Kaunismieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaunismieli is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kaunismieli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kaunismieli.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stoker tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stoker tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Kaunismieli tries to stall but Stoker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker is rocked!
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stoker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaunismieli finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Kaunismieli creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Stoker with a big uppercut! Stoker tries to clinch up but Kaunismieli pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Stoker to the mat! Stoker covers up and Kaunismieli unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Our winner, Kalervo Kaunismieli, 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.
The defeated Edward Stoker had this to say: 'I may have lost that fight. But at least I'm not being managed by that douchebag Michael Knight (52061) anymore.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
