 |
DUEL#122 Muller vs Trew PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ashton (ranked 1740 p4p, 222 weight class) and Thomas Rutherford (ranked 2792 p4p, 334 weight class). Ashton comes to the cage accompanied by Zombie Nation. On his way into the cage it seems that Eric Ashton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eric Ashton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
29
189 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
|
187 cm
31
190 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutherford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ashton's head.
No joy there for Rutherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutherford is defended easily by Ashton.
Ashton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with a left to the body.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Ashton moved out of range.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Ashton avoids it.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford is looking for the big counter here.
Ashton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Ashton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ashton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutherford if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Ashton.
Ashton blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutherford with a nice cross.
Rutherford swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford moves out of range as Ashton strikes.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Ashton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries a head kick but it misses.
Ashton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rutherford quickly recovers to half guard.
Ashton working over Rutherford with some ground and pound. Rutherford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ashton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford is trying to stand.
Rutherford is trying to get back to full guard.
Rutherford tries to kick Ashton off but Ashton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ashton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rutherford wants to improve his position but Ashton is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutherford wants to get back to his feet.
Ashton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford is staying active underneath Ashton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ashton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ashton 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.
Ashton trying to mount his opponent but Rutherford defends it.
Rutherford is trying to stand back up but Ashton is controlling him
Ashton trying to control from half guard but Rutherford is working away.
Rutherford is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rutherford is looking to escape.
Rutherford keeping hold of Ashton's head, controlling as best he can.
Ashton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rutherford is looking for a sweep. Ashton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ashton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rutherford is just riding it out for now. Ashton eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rutherford tries to get to full guard but Ashton has control of the leg.
Rutherford taking some punishment here, with Ashton in his half guard.
Ashton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rutherford does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rutherford trying to hold on to Ashton's head to control him but Ashton postures up.
Ashton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rutherford wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ashton thows a huge punch but Rutherford dodges it nicely.
Ashton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rutherford is looking to escape.
Ashton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutherford defending well though.
Rutherford wants to control but Ashton passes into side.
Ashton working away.
Rutherford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Ashton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ashton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutherford keeps working.
Rutherford defending against the ground and pound.
Rutherford pushes Ashton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ashton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ashton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ashton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rutherford shoots in and drives through. Ashton sprawls well.
Rutherford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ashton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutherford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutherford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ashton, right into the meat.
Rutherford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ashton swivels and escapes.
Eric Ashton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Rutherford.
Ashton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutherford walks into a stiff left hand from Ashton.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses
and Ashton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford shoots in looking for a takedown. Ashton tries to sprawl out of it but Rutherford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ashton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford misses with a head kick.
Ashton misses with a straight right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ashton - that will leave a mark!
Rutherford is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ashton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutherford is rocked!
Ashton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rutherford sprawls well initially but Ashton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rutherford gets back to full guard.
Ashton lands a couple of elbows.
Rutherford is still in real trouble! Can Ashton finish him?
Ashton gets to his feet and stands over Rutherford, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rutherford felt that one! Ashton unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rutherford from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Ashton!
An out of breath Eric Ashton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1868 p4p, 234 weight class) and Joseph Lewis (ranked 2934 p4p, 346 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "City" - Hollywood Undead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Lupertazzi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Lupertazzi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
33
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
|
179 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lupertazzi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lupertazzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lupertazzi works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lupertazzi lands a jab to the head.
Lupertazzi clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lupertazzi tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lupertazzi punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupertazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lupertazzi scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lupertazzi thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lewis is rocked!
Lupertazzi has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lupertazzi.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Lupertazzi finish him?
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lupertazzi clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lupertazzi.
Lewis looks winded!
Lupertazzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lupertazzi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Lupertazzi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupertazzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Lupertazzi thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lupertazzi cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lupertazzi has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupertazzi instigates a clinch.
Lupertazzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Lupertazzi. Lupertazzi maintains the clinch.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lupertazzi misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lupertazzi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Lupertazzi had a free shot at his head there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lupertazzi cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Lupertazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lupertazzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupertazzi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Lupertazzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi sends Lewis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lupertazzi is motioning to the referee to let Lewis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lupertazzi lands a nice hook to Lewis's body. Lewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lupertazzi drops Lewis with a huge uppercut! Lewis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lupertazzi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lupertazzi!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazuran Riku (ranked 1333 p4p, 162 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 2463 p4p, 278 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McDonald's choice of entrance music: Get Busy Living. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
29
163 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
|
165 cm
35
155 lbs
16 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Riku moves out of range easily.
McDonald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riku's calf.
Riku avoids the head kick by McDonald.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Riku down.
Riku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riku wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot lands for McDonald.
Riku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Riku swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Riku - just one landing.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riku throws a front kick that sends McDonald stumbling back into the cage.
Riku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Riku pushes him off.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Riku jumps back.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riku.
Nice straight punches there by McDonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonald.
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Riku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lazuran Riku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Riku counter with a right hand.
McDonald is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Riku finish him?
McDonald rushes Riku and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
Riku lands a nice looking body kick.
McDonald tries to clinch
and Riku scores with a counter punch that sends McDonald to the canvas! Riku smells blood - he's punishing McDonald with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McDonald has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Martin (ranked 1567 p4p, 208 weight class) and Evan Better (ranked 1402 p4p, 189 weight class). Better has chosen Mother by Danzig as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carter Martin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
45
185 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
|
188 cm
37
181 lbs
29 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast |
|
| |
|
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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Better!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Better throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Good leg kick by Better there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin walks into a straight right hand from Better.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Better counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Better's corner calls for a 1-2. Better obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Better with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Evan Better has been cut.
Better closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Better lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Better missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Better controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Better throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Better's guard. Nice move by Martin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Better has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Better looking for a sweep. Not yet Better, not yet.
Better keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martin stands up over Better, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Better is looking to sweep but instead, Martin has passed into half guard.
Better actively working from the bottom here.
Martin misses with a head shot. Better uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Better pulls Martin in close to prevent any damage.
Martin postures up.
Better working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a couple of digs.
Martin wants to stand but Better is controlling his posture from full guard.
Better working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Better holds on and takes a little breather.
Better trying to control the position.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Better looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Better looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martin throws an elbow that misses. Better uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Better!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Better missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Better'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.
Better throws a combination that misses
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Better connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Better steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Better with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Better.
Better throws a head kick that half lands.
Better throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evan Better seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Better counters with a straight 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!
Martin tries to sprawl but Better drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Better scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Better in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Better sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Better is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Better missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin is looking to control Better's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Better is looking to stall here but Martin recovers full guard.
Better tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Evan Better has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Better trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Better sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Better has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Better counters with a thumping low kick.
Better cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Better tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Better.
Better throws a leg kick but Martin checks it.
Better lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Better.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Better moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Better staying out of range there.
Better only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Better lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Better uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin misses with a combination
letting Better counter with a right hand.
Better has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Better connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Better uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Better fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Better counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Better.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Better counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martin won't be happy with that.
Martin sneaks out the side door and pushes Better away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Carter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin tries to bum rush Better with a series of wild strikes but Better uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Better keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin throws a series of punches but Better avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Better throws a nice outside leg kick.
Better doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Better scores with a jab.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Better misses with the combination.
That kick from Better tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Better showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Better'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. This is the final round!
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Better's shoulder, as Better tries to avoid the shot.
Martin throws a right and a left that Better avoids nicely.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Better counters with a leg kick.
Martin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Better counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Better clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Better.
Better breaks the clinch.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Better feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Better throws a nice outside leg kick.
Better scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Better.
Martin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Better bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Better moves away from the strike by Martin.
Better uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Better replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Martin blocks it well.
Better fails with a takedown attempt.
Better shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Better keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Better stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Better fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Better fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a leg kick but Better moved away.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Better fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
Martin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Better moves out of range as Martin strikes.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
Martin tries to bum rush Better with a series of wild strikes but Better uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Better scores with a shot to the body.
Carter Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Better tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Better manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Better counters with a slapping leg kick.
Better throws a leg kick which misses Martin's front leg but catches the back leg as Martin tries to avoid it.
Better scoring well with a low kick there.
Better cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Better pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Better will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carter Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Better.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Better counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Better, right into the meat.
Martin throws a body punch but Better moves out of range.
Better moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Better closes the distance and clinches.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Better pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Better connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Better looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Evan Better is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Better lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Better.
Better takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin tries to bum rush Better with a series of wild strikes but Better uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Better misses with the combination.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Better lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Better closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Martin seems a little lost for a moment, as Better dominates the positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Better comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Better 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Better!
Evan Better 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
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Donavon (ranked 1770 p4p, 238 weight class) and Donal Noye (ranked 1430 p4p, 201 weight class). Donal Noye is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
20
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
195 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noye tries to clinch there but Donavon circles away.
Donavon gets tackled into the cage by Noye. Noye maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Noye 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.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Noye connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Donavon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noye's elbow.
Donavon is leaning against Noye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Noye is looking to control Donavon's arms but Donavon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noye has his back to the cage.
Donavon blocking some punches.
Donavon avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Noye throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noye.
Donavon avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donavon.
Donavon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donavon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Noye.
Donavon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noye counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Donavon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donavon working aggressively here.
Noye lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Noye.
Noye working aggressively here.
Donavon lands with a short shot to the head.
Donavon blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Donavon.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Noye.
Donavon tries to pull guard but Noye forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Donavon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Noye pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donavon drives through and clinches with Noye against the cage.
Noye prevents a body shot from Donavon.
Noye with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Donavon.
Donavon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donavon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noye smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Donavon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noye circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donavon is looking to clinch but Noye is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donavon, pushing him back against the cage.
Noye throws an elbow but it misses.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noye.
A shot in the inside from Donavon.
Noye lands a hook that snaps the head of Donavon backwards.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donavon gets through Noye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Donavon.
Noye lands an elbow inside.
Chris Donavon's cut is getting worse.
Donavon working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Donavon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Donavon wants to break free but Noye has control.
Noye lands a right hand.
Noye digs a right hand underneath Donavon's ribcage. Donavon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noye blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Noye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye rushes Donavon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donavon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donavon's defenses.
Donavon blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donavon.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Donavon avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
Noye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chris Donavon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Noye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noye blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon lands a shot to the body.
Donavon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Noye lands with a light punch inside.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donavon misses with some punches.
Noye throws an elbow but it misses.
Donavon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Noye.
Noye is pushing Donavon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donavon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donavon avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Noye controls the action.
Noye misses with the head strike.
Come on Noye - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Noye blocking some punches.
Noye throws an elbow but it misses.
Donavon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Noye or not.
Noye misses with an elbow strike.
Noye throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donavon blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Noye on the inside.
Noye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeez, Chris Donavon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donavon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Donavon.
Donavon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
Noye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donal Noye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon'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.
Donavon gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
Noye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donavon's brow.
Donavon takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Donavon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donal Noye!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quetzal Montezuma (ranked 593 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ralph McGuire Jr (ranked 1504 p4p, 167 weight class). Montezuma comes to the cage accompanied by The Mayan Predator. McGuire Jr has chosen Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
29
242 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
196 cm
29
245 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Quetzal Montezuma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph McGuire Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montezuma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
McGuire Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGuire Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ralph McGuire Jr has been cut.
Montezuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McGuire Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montezuma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montezuma tries to move into range but McGuire Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Montezuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Montezuma circles away quickly and effectively.
Montezuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuire Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Montezuma manages to duck under it in time.
McGuire Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montezuma was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire Jr.
Montezuma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montezuma throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGuire Jr misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Montezuma is looking for a counter combo.
Quetzal Montezuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph McGuire Jr.
Montezuma lands a really nice looking cross but McGuire Jr seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire Jr has managed to clinch.
Montezuma presses McGuire Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire Jr looks winded!
McGuire Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Montezuma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Montezuma misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire Jr prevents a body shot from Montezuma.
McGuire Jr is trying to pull guard but Montezuma has him pressed against the cage.
Montezuma lands a left hand.
That has opened up Ralph McGuire Jr's cut even more.
Montezuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire Jr looking for a takedown.
McGuire Jr has Montezuma pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McGuire Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Montezuma tumbling to the mat - McGuire Jr dives into Montezuma's guard.
Montezuma is adopting a defensive guard.
McGuire Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McGuire Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montezuma keeping full guard, as McGuire Jr tries to pass.
Montezuma has McGuire Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
McGuire Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montezuma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montezuma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGuire Jr is working Montezuma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGuire Jr is one step ahead there.
Montezuma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Montezuma has wrist control.
McGuire Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Montezuma wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McGuire Jr is now in half guard.
McGuire Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Montezuma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGuire Jr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montezuma is on top in guard.
Montezuma passes McGuire Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montezuma gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Montezuma scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuire Jr should have avoided that one.
Quetzal Montezuma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuire Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Montezuma!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montezuma holds on to McGuire Jr's head and controls the position momentarily.
McGuire Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
You can see the frustration on Montezuma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McGuire Jr working the ground and pound.
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 Quetzal Montezuma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph McGuire Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montezuma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Montezuma throws an overhand right that lands on McGuire Jr's shoulder, as McGuire Jr tries to avoid the shot.
McGuire Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGuire Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montezuma swivels and escapes.
McGuire Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuire Jr is working for takedown but Montezuma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Quetzal Montezuma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph McGuire Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Montezuma.
A right handed body shot lands from Montezuma.
Montezuma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montezuma misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Montezuma.
McGuire Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Montezuma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montezuma tries to throw a body punch but McGuire Jr avoids it by throwing Montezuma back against the cage.
McGuire Jr is breathing heavily.
Montezuma pushes McGuire Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Montezuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montezuma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGuire Jr or not.
Nice body punch from Montezuma.
Montezuma is leaning against McGuire Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montezuma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montezuma can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire Jr controls the action.
Montezuma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuire Jr's elbow.
Montezuma is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McGuire Jr can't get the takedown.
Montezuma lands a right hand.
Montezuma lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire Jr backwards.
McGuire Jr tries for a takedown but Montezuma manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Montezuma.
Montezuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGuire Jr can do to turn this around?
Montezuma lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Montezuma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire Jr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Montezuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Montezuma.
Montezuma works on McGuire Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Montezuma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuire Jrs head.
Montezuma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire Jr.
Quetzal Montezuma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montezuma lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montezuma scores with a shot to the side of McGuire Jr's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montezuma.
A nice left hand lands by Montezuma.
Still in the clinch, Montezuma scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Ralph McGuire Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Montezuma lands a right hand.
McGuire Jr takes a shot to the head.
McGuire Jr is rocked!
Montezuma has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire Jr.
McGuire Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Montezuma finish him?
McGuire Jr blocks an uppercut.
Montezuma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Montezuma lands a big right hand that drops McGuire Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and Montezuma finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Montezuma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quetzal Montezuma!
Quetzal Montezuma retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Quetzal Montezuma, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 828 p4p, 121 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 757 p4p, 112 weight class). Reilly has chosen The Whispers - Rock Steady 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!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
23
210 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
|
197 cm
24
211 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Filho throws a hook but Reilly blocks it.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly throws a lazy head kick
and Filho counters with a three punch combo that has Reilly backing up. Reilly nods at Filho to acknowledge the strikes.
Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filho scores with a hook.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly slips a straight right by Filho.
Reilly wants to clinch up but Filho keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Filho's leg. Filho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Reilly slips a jab from Filho.
Filho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filho misses with a left hand
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filho, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Filho lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly pushes Filho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filho.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Filho lands with a short shot to the head.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Filho working aggressively here.
Filho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filho misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Filho.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filho breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filho looks to land a left hand but Reilly moved out of range nicely.
Reilly tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reilly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filho.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Filho.
Filho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Filho lands a jab to Reilly's midsection.
Filho looks to land a right hand but Reilly moved out of range.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Reilly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Reilly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filho scores with a shoulder strike.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A shot in the inside from Filho.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho misses with a body punch.
Filho trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Filho into the cage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Filho.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Filho trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Filho into the cage.
Filho misses with some punches.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Filho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho tries to throw a body punch but Reilly avoids it by throwing Filho back against the cage.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Reilly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Filho.
A big right from Reilly misses.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Filho saw that one coming.
Filho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filho misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filho thinking.
Reilly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Filho thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Filho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Filho misses.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly lands the left hand.
Reilly ducks under a wild hook from Filho.
Filho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filho to score with a decent uppercut.
Reilly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Filho lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a jab.
Reilly defending well as Filho loads up on a big left hand.
Reilly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Filho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filho throws a lazy uppercut
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filho throws a series of punches but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly misses with a straight left.
Reilly connects with a crisp jab.
Filho takes one on the button.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Reilly.
Reilly tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Filho blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Filho misses with the head strike.
Reilly digs a right hand into Filho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filho's gas tank.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filho or not.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho lands a hook that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Filho blocks an uppercut.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Filho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly blocking some punches.
Filho blocks an uppercut.
Mike Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filho stalling.
Filho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filho blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
A short uppercut from Filho.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Filho looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Reilly as the two fighters clinch.
Filho blocks an uppercut.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filho.
Reilly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Filho taking a breather.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reilly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Filho.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Filho pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Filho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Filho checks a low kick from Reilly.
Filho missing with a left hand there. Reilly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Filho blocks an uppercut.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho leaning against his opponent.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Filho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filho working aggressively here.
Filho working aggressively here.
Reilly blocks an uppercut.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filhos head.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Nice body punch from Reilly.
Filho takes a shot to the head.
Reilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filhos head.
Filho misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reilly.
A nice left hand lands by Reilly.
Filho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Filho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Reilly.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Filho.
Reilly tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filho takes a shot to the head.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho prevents a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Reilly has Filho pressed against the cage, preventing Filho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reilly has Filho pressed against the cage, preventing Filho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Filho on the inside.
Filho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reilly digs a right hand into Filho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filho's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Filho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filho blocking some punches.
Filho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filho misses with a body punch.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Reilly back against the cage.
Reilly tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly is working Filho over against the cage.
Reilly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reilly tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reilly 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Reilly!
After winning the bout, Mike Reilly 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
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ware (ranked 869 p4p, 101 weight class) and Tony Monteiro (ranked 1496 p4p, 49 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
25
266 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
201 cm
26
274 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Ware!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Monteiro!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteiro moves out of range as Ware strikes.
It seemed like Monteiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ware comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Ware has knocked Monteiro down with a huge combo! Ware steps away and waves a wobbly Monteiro back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tony Monteiro has been cut.
Monteiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monteiro tries to work over Ware's front leg with a kick but Ware checks it.
A jab from Monteiro finds it's way through Ware's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ware looks to land a combination but Monteiro avoids it well.
Ware misses the shot to the body.
Monteiro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monteiro throws a series of punches but Ware avoids them all with ease.
Ware works Monteiro's body with a nice hook.
Ware slips a jab from Monteiro.
Ware half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good work by Ware as he checks the leg kick.
Monteiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ware.
Monteiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ware checks a leg kick.
Monteiro throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ware cracks Monteiro with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Monteiro falls to his knees and Ware doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Ware!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marcus Ware thanked Green Machine Nutritional Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Moura (ranked 416 p4p, 63 weight class) and Rama Arjuna (ranked 369 p4p, 58 weight class). Moura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rickson Moura Entrance Song. Arjuna has chosen Om as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rickson Moura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
208 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Moura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moura takes a swing at Arjuna's ribcage but misses.
Arjuna gets tackled into the cage by Moura. Moura maintains the clinch.
Arjuna lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arjuna after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Arjuna.
Moura throws a punch but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Arjuna slips under a jab.
Arjuna tries a quick counter leg kick but Moura is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Rickson Moura has been cut.
Arjuna has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arjuna there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arjuna takes one to the side of the head.
Moura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arjuna counters with a nice body shot.
Arjuna moves forwards but Moura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Moura there.
Moura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moura lands with a shot to the body.
Arjuna moves out of range as Moura strikes.
Arjuna tries a quick counter leg kick but Moura is wise to it.
Arjuna moves out of range as Moura strikes.
Arjuna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rickson Moura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura just misses with a punch to the body.
Moura digs a good body shot into Arjuna's ribs.
Moura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arjuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arjuna pushes Moura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moura's elbow.
Nice body punch from Arjuna.
A short right from Moura.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura throws a lazy uppercut
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand.
Moura dips to his left and cracks Arjuna with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Moura. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Moura misses.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moura throws a lazy uppercut
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Moura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Moura'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.
Moura swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moura missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rickson Moura is winning the standup battle so far.
Moura throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a right hand to the body.
Moura dips to his left and cracks Arjuna with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moura's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Moura duly obliges.
Arjuna slips a jab from Moura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura tries to clinch up
and Arjuna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moura! Arjuna lets Moura back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Moura is rocked!
Moura moves to clinch but Arjuna breaks away
and Arjuna counters with a right hand to the body.
Moura throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Arjuna tries a quick counter leg kick but Moura is wise to it.
Moura misses with a straight right.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moura! Arjuna lets Moura back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moura throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rama Arjuna!
During a confident post fight interview, Rama Arjuna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 110 p4p, 4 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 566 p4p, 14 weight class). Trew is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuck You - Lily Allen. Nicolas Muller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 219 cm
30
282 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
|
195 cm
29
300 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trew.
Trew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Trew.
Muller is looking to counter the offense by Trew and move into the clinch.
Trew manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Muller on his heels. He'll look to pass Muller's guard now, I'm sure.
Muller has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Trew is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Muller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Muller lands a nice knee to the body.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Trew lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Trew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Trew shrugs off.
Trew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trew misses with a punch to the body.
Muller landing knees to the head.
Trew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trew lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller lands a nice knee to the body.
Trew looks winded!
Trew blocks the elbow strike.
Muller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Muller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Muller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trew can turn it around.
Trew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Trew wants a takedown.
Trew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muller landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trew avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
A right hook to the body lands for Trew.
Trew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller working Trew over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Trew tries to work over Muller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trew.
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller lands an uppercut.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Trew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trew throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Trew swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trew avoids it.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller is stalling here.
Trew throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trew avoids it.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Trew dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
A right hook to the body lands for Trew.
Trew is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nicolas Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Trew.
Muller lands a body punch.
Muller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trew working aggressively here.
Trew avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Trew dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller has Trew pushed against the cage.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Trew blocks the elbow strike.
Trew lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muller.
Trew avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trew is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Muller.
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Trew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller stalling in the clinch but Trew improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muller.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trew avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Trew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trew digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
Muller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trew's brow.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Trew lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Trew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trew.
Trew throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller tries to clinch there but Trew circles away.
Trew swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muller.
Trew scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Muller explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller throws out a powerful jab.
Muller swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew motions for Muller to come forward. Trew throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller is looking to counter the offense by Trew and move into the clinch.
Trew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trew lands with a shot to the body.
Trew connects with a body shot.
Muller scores with a head kick.
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trew. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trew goes for a double leg but Muller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Muller continues to drive forward.
It looked like Muller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Muller!
Nicolas Muller retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Nicolas Muller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
