 |
MMM 137 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
|
200 cm
21
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent 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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clasie counters with a crisp one two that drops Burns! Clasie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Burns to his feet! Burns is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clasie connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Burns covering up! Clasie comes in with a big uppercut and Burns goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcel Clasie!
After winning the bout, Marcel Clasie 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckley has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
260 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Buckley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasi throws a hook but Buckley blocks it.
Buckley looks gassed!
Brasi misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Brasi. Those never looked like landing.
Buckley moves out of range as Brasi strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Brasi misses the target.
Brasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Buckley counters with a takedown into side control.
Brasi is pushing Buckley's head away, looking to escape. Buckley manages to hold on to the position though.
Buckley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brasi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Buckley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Buckley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasi pushes Buckley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Buckley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brasi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Buckley on the ground.
Buckley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brasi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Buckley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brasi is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brasi pushes Buckley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Buckley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Buckley cracks Brasi with a big right hand but Brasi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
Brasi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Buckley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Buckley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Buckley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brasi is trying to get back to his feet.
Buckley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brasi is trying to get back to his feet.
Buckley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brasi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Buckley throwing strikes but Brasi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buckley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brasi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brasi controlling the position from side mount.
Buckley tries to buck Brasi off but Brasi is having none of it.
Brasi wants to control but Buckley is keeping him busy.
Brasi works to advance to full mount. Buckley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brasi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buckley is looking to escape.
Brasi landing strikes from the mount and Buckley is in trouble!
Brasi punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like William Buckley has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasi scoring with strikes but Buckley is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi avoids the attempt from Buckley to control.
Brasi landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up William Buckley's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Brasi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buckley is rocked!
William Buckley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Buckley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luca Brasi!
After winning the bout, Luca Brasi 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
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus. Dew Rain acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
23
219 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dew Rain!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sykloni wants to get back to full guard.
Rain thows a huge punch but Sykloni dodges it nicely.
Rain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sykloni is looking for a sweep. Rain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rain throwing shots but Sykloni is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rain tries to pass to full mount but Sykloni defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rain lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni won't allow Rain to pass to mount.
Sykloni makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sykloni.
Rain throws a big elbow that misses.
Sykloni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sykloni is trying to hold Rain in close to prevent damage but Rain has managed to pass into half guard.
Rain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rain wants to take a breather but Sykloni is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni tries to roll over but Rain keeps him under control.
Rain is looking for a kimura here.
Sykloni wants to control but Rain passes into side.
Rain throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykloni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sykloni keeping full guard, as Rain tries to pass.
Rain preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sykloni looking to control but Rain passes into half guard.
Rain is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sykloni wants to hold on but Rain pushes him away.
Rain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sykloni hang on?
It looks like Sami Sykloni has been cut.
Sykloni wants to control but Rain is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sykloni looks a forlorn figure.
Sami Sykloni's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykloni sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sykloni is looking to control Rain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sykloni avoid being mounted?
Rain with the ground and pound but Sykloni uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rain stopping the sweep attempt from Sykloni.
Sykloni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dew Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
Sami Sykloni's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rain has a takedown stuffed.
Rain shoots in but Sykloni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sykloni keeps the fight on the outside.
Rain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sami Sykloni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Sykloni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sykloni wants it to stay on the feet.
Rain dives in and grabs Sykloni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sykloni pushes down on Rain's head and hops out.
Sykloni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sykloni gets through Rain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sykloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sykloni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sykloni pinned against the cage. Sykloni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rain is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain shoots in but Sykloni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sykloni throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sykloni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykloni. Sykloni obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sykloni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykloni works Rain's body with a nice hook.
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!
Sykloni feints a jab promting Rain to slip. Sykloni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sykloni throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni feints and then cracks Rain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rain down.
Rain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sykloni delivers a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sykloni. No joy for Rain on that attempt.
Sami Sykloni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sykloni connects with the punch.
Rain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykloni. Sykloni obviously looking to wear him down.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Sykloni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dew Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykloni to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Sykloni.
Sykloni thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sykloni.
Sykloni connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sykloni.
Sykloni gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain shoots in and drives through. Sykloni sprawls well.
Rain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sykloni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Sykloni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rain's calf.
Sykloni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Sykloni cracks the inside of Rain's front leg.
Sykloni throws a head kick that Rain semi-blocks.
Dew Rain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
Sykloni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sykloni.
Sami Sykloni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykloni lands with a nice body punch.
Sykloni cracks the inside of Rain's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sykloni cracks Rain with an open hand slap.
Sykloni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rain. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Sykloni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sykloni.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
Sykloni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rain momentarily.
Sykloni throws a head kick that half lands.
Rain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rain fails with the takedown.
Sykloni scores with a decent looking hook.
Sykloni thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Sykloni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sykloni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rain's head.
Sykloni rushes Rain and presses him up against the cage.
Sykloni lands with a light punch inside.
Rain wants a takedown.
Rain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sykloni lands an uppercut.
Sykloni pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sykloni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sykloni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sami Sykloni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Sykloni lands a nice uppercut.
Rain tries to pull guard but Sykloni won't allow it.
Sykloni lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Sykloni as the two fighters clinch.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sykloni lands with a right to the head.
Rain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sykloni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni breaks from the clinch.
Sykloni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick from Sykloni lands but Rain takes it in his stride.
Rain looks for a takedown but Sykloni sprawls well.
Rain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
Sykloni has closed the distance and engaged Rain in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sykloni.
Sykloni pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rain tries to stall but Sykloni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykloni moves into range and clinches up with Rain.
Sykloni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Sykloni.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sykloni.
Rain shoots in looking for a takedown but Sykloni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Sykloni which made him look bad.
Rain shoots in for a double leg but Sykloni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sykloni connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Sykloni finds it's target.
Sykloni digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rain blocks a head kick by Sykloni.
Sykloni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sykloni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A good leg kick by Sykloni.
Rain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sykloni swivels and escapes.
Sykloni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rain's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykloni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sykloni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sykloni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sykloni scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Sykloni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sykloni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rain at a distance.
Sykloni has managed to clinch.
Sykloni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sykloni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sykloni scoring well with a low kick there.
Rain shoots for a takedown but Sykloni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sykloni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykloni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sykloni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Sykloni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Sykloni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sykloni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sykloni!
After the big win, Sami Sykloni made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best Q159 and telling the interviewer how much he loves 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
97% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Raje Malapitan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
27
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
169 cm
26
154 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Bamboni slaps away a takedown attempt from Malapitan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bamboni scores with a kick to the body.
Tony Bamboni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamboni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bamboni is pressed up against the cage. Malapitan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bamboni down to the mat. Bamboni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bamboni closes the distance and pushes Malapitan back into the cage.
Malapitan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bamboni fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tony Bamboni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
Malapitan fails with the takedown.
Bamboni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bamboni lands an elbow inside that Malapitan shrugs off.
Malapitan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bamboni can't fight it off and eventually Malapitan manages to take the fight to the floor. Bamboni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bamboni keeping full guard, as Malapitan tries to pass.
Bamboni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bamboni has his foot on Malapitan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malapitan works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bamboni throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bamboni is looking for a triangle but Malapitan pushes his legs off easily.
Bamboni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malapitan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bamboni has his feet on Malapitan's thighs here. He's pushed Malapitan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Malapitan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Bamboni!
After the fight, Tony Bamboni was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. Henderson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
24
159 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
|
170 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spiller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spiller stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spiller.
Spiller connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spiller throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spiller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spiller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spiller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
Spiller scores with a nice body kick.
Spiller connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Spiller lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
Brandon Spiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson looks gassed!
Spiller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spiller cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
Spiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spiller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spiller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spiller cracks the inside of Henderson's front leg.
Spiller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
Nice body kick there by Spiller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Spiller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiller.
Henderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spiller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Spiller.
An inside leg kick lands from Spiller.
Spiller connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spiller lands a left and a right that send Henderson crashing to the mat, dazed. Spiller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Henderson is rocked!
Spiller thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Spiller finish him?
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Spiller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spiller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 10:8
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:8
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Spiller!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
29
223 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Buffet!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Buffet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buffet manages to avoid it.
Rose takes a swing at Buffet's ribcage but misses.
Rose misses with a straight left.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Buffet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buffet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Donnie Rose has been cut.
Buffet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buffet misses with a body shot.
Rose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buffet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buffet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Buffet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Buffet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buffet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buffet throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buffet.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buffet counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Nice body punch from Buffet.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buffet slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose lands a jab to Buffet's midsection.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Buffet blocks a jab.
Buffet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Buffet.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buffet with a hook.
Buffet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buffet can pounce on him.
Rose tries to move into range but Buffet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bobby Buffet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buffet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Buffet.
Buffet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
Buffet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Buffet. That one must have hurt.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buffet throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buffet.
Buffet jabs at Rose's body.
Donnie Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Buffet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buffet tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buffet lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Buffet scoring well with a low kick there.
Buffet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rose takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buffet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rose had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Buffet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buffet scores with a hook to the body. Rose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Buffet tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buffet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buffet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Buffet as he connects with a hook.
Buffet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buffet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buffet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buffet lands a jab.
Rose is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buffet connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Rose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose leaves his chin hanging out and Buffet seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rose crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Buffet!
A very excited looking Bobby Buffet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heisenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Merchant of Death. Bane has chosen Ego Draconis as his entrance music. Xavier Bane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
25
150 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Heisenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bane!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Heisenberg.
Bane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heisenberg as he avoids it easily.
Heisenberg lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Xavier Bane has been cut.
Good shot there by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisenberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heisenberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisenberg is looking to chop away at Bane's legs.
Bane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heisenberg pinned against the cage. Heisenberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Heisenberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Bane.
Bane checks a leg kick.
Heisenberg lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heisenberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Heisenberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heisenberg moves into the clinch.
Bane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heisenberg prevents a body shot from Bane.
Heisenberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Heisenberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heisenberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heisenberg breaks the clinch.
Heisenberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bane walks into a stiff left hand from Heisenberg.
Bane is rocked!
Heisenberg drops Bane with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bane! Heisenberg dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Heisenberg!
Mitch Heisenberg 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
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanerva comes to the cage accompanied by Sultans of Swing. Belt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Black Belt enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
280 lbs
22 - 6 - 0 |
|
225 cm
29
289 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Belt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belt's sensitive parts.
Belt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belt clinches up against the cage.
Belt misses with a punch to the body.
Belt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Belt.
Kanerva lands an uppercut.
Kanerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanerva tries to stall but Belt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Belt can't find room to land a body shot as Kanerva controls the action.
Belt lands a hook that snaps the head of Kanerva backwards.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Kanerva presses Belt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanerva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanerva stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries a knee to the head but Kanerva blocks it.
Kanerva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kanerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanerva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kanerva misses with a two punch combination.
Kanerva tries to clinch there but Belt circles away.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanerva wants to clinch.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanerva misses with a straight right.
Belt tries to work over Kanerva's front leg with a kick but Kanerva checks it.
Belt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belt throws a low kick but Kanerva avoids it.
Belt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanerva in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belt.
Kanerva throws a lazy right hand but Belt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Kanerva there.
Kanerva tries to clinch up.
Belt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belt misses with a leg kick.
Belt throws a leg kick but Kanerva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kanerva tries to clinch there but Belt circles away.
Kanerva misses with a low kick.
Belt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanerva. Kanerva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Belt misses.
Belt throws a leg kick but Kanerva sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick by Kanerva misses
and Belt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a looping left.
Belt thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belt pushes Kanerva up against the cage in a clinch.
Belt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanerva slowing the pace effectively.
Belt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belt working aggressively here.
Kanerva lands a body shot.
Belt looks gassed!
Belt lands a knee to the body.
Belt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanerva is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva digs a right hand into Belt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belt's gas tank.
Kanerva lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Kanerva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kanerva lands with a left to the head.
Kanerva lands a right hand.
Belt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanerva is defending well for now.
Kanerva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Kanerva.
Belt letting Kanerva take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanerva.
Belt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kanerva.
Belt prevents a body shot from Kanerva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Kanerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Kanerva'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.
Belt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanerva moves away.
Belt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanerva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Belt will feel that in the morning.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Belt misses with a straight right.
Belt misses with a wild body shot.
Kanerva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanerva throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Kanerva dips to his left and cracks Belt with an uppercut!
Kanerva misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva throws a body punch but Belt moves out of range.
Belt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanerva.
Belt blocks a head kick by Kanerva.
Belt just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt tries to clinch but Kanerva moves away
and Kanerva counters with an inside leg kick.
Belt is breathing heavily.
Kanerva connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanerva throws a shot to the body.
Kanerva throws the kick towards the body but Belt avoids it.
Kanerva cracks Belt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanerva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belt slips under a jab.
Kanerva closes the distance and clinches.
Belt working aggressively here.
Kanerva drops Belt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Belt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Belt is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Belt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanerva finish him?
Kanerva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanerva throws a shot from downtown. Belt moves away and avoids it.
Kanerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kanerva misses.
Kanerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belt manages to avoid it.
Kanerva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belt doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanerva misses the target.
Belt misses with a looping left.
Kanerva misses with a body kick.
Belt throws a shot from downtown. Kanerva moves away and avoids it.
Kanerva looks to land a combination but Belt avoids it well.
Kanerva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kanerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belt can do to turn this around?
Kanerva throws a series of punches but Belt avoids them all with ease.
Kanerva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a nice looking combination but Belt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belt moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Kanerva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanerva, pushing him back against the cage.
Kanerva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belt up against the cage.
Kanerva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanerva avoids it.
Belt looking to throw knees to the head but Kanerva is blocking nicely.
Kanerva breaks the clinch.
Belt takes a jab right on the kisser.
A cross from Kanerva lands.
Kanerva scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanerva. Kanerva obviously looking to wear him down.
Kanerva throws a right and a left that Belt avoids nicely.
Kanerva slips a straight right by Belt.
Kanerva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva thuds his right hand into Belt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belt tries to move into range but Kanerva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanerva cracks Belt on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Belt falls backwards against the cage. Kanerva follows up with more strikes that drop Belt to his knees. Kanerva keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Belt! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Spaceboy blaring out of the sound system. Dominguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Renegades of Funk. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
155 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
|
167 cm
22
146 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws out a leg kick but Dominguez moves out of range and Kelly only half commits.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Kelly.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dominguez.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dominguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Dominguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dominguez.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Good leg kick by Dominguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rico Dominguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dominguez looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
A low kick from Dominguez misses
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Dominguez was not able to check.
Kelly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dominguez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryfus Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A right-left combo lands from Dominguez.
Dominguez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dominguez misses with the body kick
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dominguez connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Kelly is avoiding it.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Dominguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Dominguez tries to avoid it.
Kelly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dominguez.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Dominguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Kelly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dominguez did well to prevent Kelly getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kelly works his way into side control.
Dominguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kelly scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ground and pound from Kelly seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dominguez is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Dominguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Kelly! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Dominguez has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryfus Kelly!
Ryfus Kelly retains his featherweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
