 |
Aspire 49: Zaitsev vs Slice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holy Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel comes to the cage accompanied by It's time to say goodbye. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
178 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Ruth!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Angel connects with a leg kick. Ruth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Angel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Angel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Angel throws a leg kick
and Ruth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruth.
Ruth trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.
Angel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruth is one step ahead there.
Ruth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth is in close to Angel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Angel has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Angel keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Ruth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angel keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Ruth is looking to work some ground and pound but Angel has wrist control.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Angel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ruth throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angel manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruth postures up in Angel's guard and throws a big left but Angel blocks it.
Ruth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruth makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth is working Angel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruth wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruth throwing strikes but missing.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruth.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Angel staying out of range there.
Ruth throws the left hand but Angel avoids the punch easily.
Angel quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Angel defending well as Ruth loads up on a big left hand.
Ruth works the jab nicely.
Angel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Angel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruth counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Angel!
Angel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruth on the ground.
Ruth with the ground and pound but Angel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruth winds up and cracks Angel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ruth dominated that round.
That's time! Angel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Angel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Angel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruth.
Angel scores with a push kick.
Angel tries to work over Ruth's front leg with a kick but Ruth checks it.
Angel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Angel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruth.
Angel tries to land a leg kick but Ruth saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth moves out of range as Angel strikes.
Angel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Angel misses with a leg kick.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holy Angel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Angel to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruth lands a jab.
Ruth throws a shot from downtown. Angel moves away and avoids it.
Angel throws a head kick that misses.
Angel swings for the body but Ruth moves out of range.
And Ruth tries to counter it with a takedown but Angel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Angel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Angel lunges at Ruth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruth's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Angel.
Angel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Angel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruth.
Holy Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel moves away from the strike by Ruth.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Angel jabs Ruth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Angel misses with a low kick.
Angel is looking to chop away at Ruth's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angel blocks a jab.
Ruth blocks a head kick by Angel.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Angel avoids it easily.
Ruth throws a lazy uppercut
and Angel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angel takes one on the button.
Ruth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Angel's guard.
Angel pushes Ruth off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel misses with a head kick.
Ruth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Angel pushes Ruth up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ruth fails to land.
Angel lands a shot to the body.
Angel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Angel fails to land.
Angel tries a body shot but Ruth blocks it.
Angel manages to break the clinch.
Angel tries to clinch up.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Angel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth blocks a jab.
Ruth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Angel defends it well.
Angel wants to clinch.
Angel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Angel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Angel.
Angel moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Angel manages to break the clinch.
Angel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruth checks it well.
Angel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holy Angel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Angel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Angel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Angel scores with a hook.
Angel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Angel misses with a double jab.
Ruth with the counter takedown but Angel avoids it easily.
A big right from Angel misses.
Angel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel ducks under a wild hook from Ruth.
Angel slips under a jab from Ruth.
A clash of legs there as Ruth blocks the low kick.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Ruth lands with an uppercut that bounces Angel off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Angel.
Angel moves into the clinch.
Angel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruth misses with some punches.
Ruth misses with a punch on the inside.
Angel breaks from the clinch.
Angel connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
Angel jabs at Ruth's body.
Ruth misses with an uppercut. Angel saw that one coming.
Ruth looks to land a right hand but Angel moved out of range.
Angel throws a body punch but Ruth moves out of range.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands with a hook. Ruth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Angel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Angel defends it well.
Angel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angel staying out of range there.
Angel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruth can do to turn this around?
Ruth blocks a head kick by Angel.
Ruth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Angel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruth thinking.
Angel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruth drops his hands momentarily and Angel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Angel wants to land a leg kick but Ruth is out of range.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Angel thumps Ruth with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruth.
Angel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Angel in his tracks.
Ruth swats away the attempt to clinch by Angel.
Angel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruth.
Angel thumps Ruth with a low kick.
Angel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruth feints the counter takedown.
Ruth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ruth working Angel over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the action but Angel is working from the bottom.
Angel is trying to stand up here but Ruth is controlling him well.
Angel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruth wants to pass to mount but Angel is defending the position.
Angel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruth's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth tries to roll but Angel sticks to his back.
Angel biding his time, controlling Ruth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holy Angel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Angel 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Angel!
During a confident post fight interview, Holy Angel 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
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Miles North could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Wilder's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
170 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North knocks Wilder to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Jack Wilder has been cut.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked North off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Even with his hooks in, Wilder manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Wilder is trying to stick to North's back but North is turning into Wilder. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wilder's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by North.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
North postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
North stays in close to Wilder's body and controls the position.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
North postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from North.
North trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilder wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
North trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
North trying to control but Wilder is working from the bottom.
North lands a couple of digs.
North preventing the sweep.
North cracks Wilder with a solid left hand.
Wilder being controlled here, momentarily.
North postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North with a flurry of punches that miss.
North is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wilder has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wilder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from North.
Wilder throws a lazy uppercut
and North counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
North throws out a leg kick but Wilder moves out of range and North only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder scores with a hook.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Wilder.
Wilder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but North moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilder moves out of range of the leg kick from North.
North looks to land a body kick but Wilder moved away.
North needs to keep his hands up - Wilder had a free shot at his head there.
North closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
North tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilder swivels and escapes.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Wilder looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
North misses with an uppercut.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from North.
North pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilder is out of range and North settles back down.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but North steps away.
North moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilder avoids the head kick by North.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
North misses with a head kick.
North misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
North slips under a jab from Wilder.
North appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Miles North will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Wilder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
North misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
North throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and moves out of range.
North tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Wilder counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder connects with an inside leg kick.
North throws a leg kick
and Wilder counters with a body kick that stops North in his tracks momentarily.
Wilder tries to bum rush North with a series of wild strikes but North uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
North takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Wilder.
North takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
North dodges the punch combination from Wilder.
Miles North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder lands a nice leg kick that just misses North's sensitive parts.
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by North. North obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilder throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
Wilder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but North steps away.
North lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
North throws a nice head kick!
North rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilder counters with a straight right hand.
North takes a body punch but keeps moving.
North throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilder.
North takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
North changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilder tries to avoid it but North manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilder to the ground. Wilder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
North thows a leg kick but Wilder checks it
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Wilder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilder.
North walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
North throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
North misses with a combination
and Wilder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilder with a nice cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilder - that will leave a mark!
Wilder throws a monster overhand right that drops North! Wilder follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilder!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 204 cm
25
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
193 cm
24
236 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomu throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown stuns Gomu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown is rocked!
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Gomu.
Brown appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomu throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomu misses with a straight left.
Gomu walks into a jab.
Gomu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Gomu.
Gomu misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brown! But no joy.
Gomu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brown sprawling to the canvas! Brown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gomu finish him?!
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomu finish him?
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomu is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Gomu circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomu throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomu swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Gomu.
Gomu gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Gomu manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws a strike but Gomu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gomu looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gomu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Gomu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Gomu in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Gomu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Gomu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomu counters with a left to the body.
Gomu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a head kick but Gomu moves out of range.
Gomu throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomu has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomus head.
Gomu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Gomu swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomu or not.
Brown lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomu Gomu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gomu Gomu'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.
Brown avoids the body shot from Gomu.
A jab from Brown misses.
Gomu throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Gomu.
Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Gomu Gomu is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomu looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Donk. Brown catches Gomu right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Brown tenderised Gomu's leg. Gomu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomu throws a good cross that connects.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Gomu moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Gomu Gomu's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses the jab.
Gomu throws a big shot that misses.
Gomu lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomu.
Gomu Gomu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Gomu connects with a body shot.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Gomu looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Gomu tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomu sends Brown crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gomu is motioning to the referee to let Brown up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Gomu is rocked!
Brown lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Gomu head around and knocks him out cold! Brown hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown!
A relieved looking Leroy Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yung might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
25
166 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
|
172 cm
25
163 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield closes the distance and clinches.
Redfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yung takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Redfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Yung.
Redfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yung tries to throw a body punch but Redfield avoids it by throwing Yung back against the cage.
Redfield misses with the head strike.
Yung is trying to maintain a safe position but Redfield gets an underhook and turns Yung into the cage.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Yung.
Yung has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yung misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung jumps guard but Redfield stands there with Yung around his waist. Yung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Redfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Redfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Redfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yung is working Redfield over against the cage.
Yung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redfield is leaning against Yung and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Redfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Yung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redfield backwards.
Yung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yung blocks an uppercut.
Redfield has a couple of punches blocked by Yung.
Yung has a couple of punches blocked by Redfield.
Yung tries a body shot but Redfield blocks it.
Redfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Redfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yung lands a body punch.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Yung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung blocking some punches.
Redfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Yung.
Yung is pushing Redfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Redfield fails to land.
Yung blocking some punches.
Yung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redfield up against the cage.
Yung ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yung no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redfield throwing strikes from guard but Yung blocks nicely.
Redfield is posturing up here but Yung has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Redfield tries to roll out but it's too tight and Redfield has to tap! Slick submission there by Yung!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Yung!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Yung waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hashimoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tomoki Hasegawa - Lemon Song. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
158 cm
24
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lamar Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeshi Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hashimoto.
Hashimoto shoots in but Allen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hashimoto. Hashimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
A quick step to the side and Allen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Allen tenderised Hashimoto's leg. Hashimoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashimoto slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen feints and as Hashimoto raises his hands in defense, Allen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Hashimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen throws a strike but Hashimoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Allen wants to control the position but Hashimoto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hashimoto wants to stand up but Allen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hashimoto controlling the action here.
Allen trying to hold on to Hashimoto's head to control him but Hashimoto postures up.
Allen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hashimoto has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto controlling from the full mount.
Allen wants to hold on but Hashimoto pushes him away.
Allen regains half guard.
Hashimoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Allen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto prevents Allen from improving his position.
Allen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hashimoto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allen is looking for a triangle here but Hashimoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hashimoto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Allen is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen is trying to control Hashimoto's posture but Hashimoto avoids it.
Hashimoto tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Hashimoto keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hashimoto ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Allen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen misses with a body shot.
Hashimoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen digs a good body shot into Hashimoto's ribs.
Hashimoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Allen scores with a hook.
Hashimoto tries to sprawl but Allen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Allen slips a nice elbow through Hashimoto's hands, connecting with Hashimoto's forehead.
Allen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allen is keen to just control but Hashimoto is a slippery customer.
Hashimoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashimoto wants to control but Allen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hashimoto is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto is still in real trouble! Can Allen finish him?
Allen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hashimoto is just riding it out for now. Allen eventually gives up the hold.
Hashimoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Allen.
Allen scores with a big shot! Hashimoto's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Hashimoto! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamar Allen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
33% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Nevsky told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
179 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky scores with a push kick.
Nevsky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at River's Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Nevsky misses.
As Nevsky looks to move away, Lopez throws a big counter combo but Nevsky just gets out of the way.
Nevsky scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nevsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nevsky lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Nevsky lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Nevsky prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Nevsky taking a breather.
Nevsky is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevsky.
Nevsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Nevsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Nevsky's ribcage. Nevsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nevsky blocking some punches.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Nevsky controls the action.
Nevsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Nevsky avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Nevsky has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Nevsky trying to control the position but instead, Lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nevsky into the cage.
Nevsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nevsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Nevsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nevsky misses with a body punch.
Lopez lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky looking to throw knees to the head but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nevsky's elbow.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nevsky backwards.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nevsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevsky.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nevsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Nevsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Nevsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nevsky.
Nevsky looks winded!
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Nevsky avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Lopez presses Nevsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez presses Nevsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to work over Nevsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nevsky backwards.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nevsky manages to break the clinch.
Lopez slips under a jab from Nevsky.
Lopez throws a quick counter head kick but Nevsky was just out of range.
Nevsky cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Nevsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Nevsky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nevsky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nevsky lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Lopez slips under a jab from Nevsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Nevsky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nevsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevsky throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Nevsky.
Nevsky throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Nevsky just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLopez.
Nevsky misses with a straight left.
Nevsky misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevsky.
Lopez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nevsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nevsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Nevsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nevsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a head kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nevsky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nevsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevsky.
Lopez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nevsky throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nevsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that hurts Nevsky! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lopez jumps into full mount!
Nevsky is rocked!
Lopez is standing up, even though he is in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nevsky throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Nevsky tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Nevsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Nevsky throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nevsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Nevsky misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Nevsky badly! He tries to strike back but Lopez puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Nevsky out cold! Oh man, Nevsky will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cruz Lopez!
After winning the bout, Cruz Lopez 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
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
31
139 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
|
178 cm
23
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus rushes Marshall and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacManus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall lands a body punch.
MacManus tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from MacManus.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on MacManus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
MacManus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marshall up against the cage.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from MacManus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marshall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
MacManus missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marshall stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall avoiding damage as MacManus throws knees to the body.
Marshall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
MacManus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike from MacManus.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but MacManus avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marshall.
Marshall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacManus tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marshall is leaning against MacManus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacManus struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
MacManus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall stalls.
Marshall stalling.
MacManus misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
MacManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacManus misses with a punch on the inside.
MacManus blocks a body shot from Marshall.
MacManus is looking to control Marshall's arms but Marshall gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacManus has his back to the cage.
MacManus throws a head punch that misses.
MacManus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacManus letting Marshall take a breather here.
Marshall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
MacManus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
MacManus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marshall or not.
MacManus scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Marshall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as MacManus controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marshall as MacManus tries to tie him up.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of MacManus backwards.
MacManus tries to pull guard but Marshall won't allow it.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacManus.
Marshall scores with a shot to the side of MacManus's head.
Marshall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Marshall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacManus or not.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as MacManus controls the action.
Marshall is stalling here.
Come on Marshall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacManus misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacManus trying to control the position but instead, Marshall has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacManus into the cage.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the body.
MacManus taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacManus is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Marshall has denied him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from MacManus.
MacManus taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor MacManus.
Marshall throws a shot to the body.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
MacManus lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
MacManus misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
MacManus misses with a head kick.
MacManus wants to land a leg kick but Marshall is out of range.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
MacManus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marshall.
MacManus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marshall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacManus was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Tobias Marshall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall swings for the body but MacManus moves out of range.
MacManus throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Marshall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacManus moves away.
Marshall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshall is looking to wear down MacManus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacManus manages to avoid it.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
MacManus ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
MacManus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from MacManus misses the target.
MacManus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacManus! But no joy.
Marshall throws a body punch but MacManus moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. MacManus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like MacManus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from MacManus misses.
Marshall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacManus drives through with a takedown into Marshall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
MacManus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marshall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
MacManus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marshall's head.
MacManus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacManus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacManus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall pulls MacManus in close to prevent any damage.
MacManus trying to move into half guard but instead Marshall has managed to sweep!
MacManus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MacManus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marshall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marshall is working away from the top position though.
MacManus is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. MacManus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marshall tries to stand but MacManus is controlling from the bottom.
MacManus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marshall gets to his feet - MacManus follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
MacManus misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
MacManus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marshall finds it's way round the side to connect with MacManus's head.
Marshall punishes MacManus's body with a nice straight punch.
MacManus's corner calls for a 1-2. MacManus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Marshall tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a body punch but MacManus moves out of range.
MacManus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marshall with a body shot.
MacManus avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
MacManus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacManus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacManus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps MacManus thinking.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacManus can do to turn this around?
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacManus! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall thuds a left hand into MacManus's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus shoots in but no luck this time.
MacManus throws a big shot that misses.
MacManus dives in for a single leg takedown but Marshall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marshall scores with a nice head shot.
MacManus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - MacManus lands in his opponent's guard.
Marshall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
MacManus advances position into side control!
MacManus swings around for an armbar but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into MacManus's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Marshall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
A big right from MacManus misses.
Marshall cracks MacManus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacManus misses with a hook.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacManus moves away.
MacManus misses with a looping left.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. MacManus does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacManus takes one to the side of the head.
Marshall slips under a jab.
Marshall leaves MacManus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from MacManus.
Marshall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
MacManus tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
MacManus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall misses with a body shot.
MacManus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshall jabs MacManus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus dives in for a single leg takedown but Marshall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Marshall checks the leg kick nicely there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marshall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacManus moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
It looked like Marshall was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
MacManus fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacManus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacManus moves away.
MacManus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacManus misses with a low kick as Marshall jumps back.
MacManus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacManus throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. MacManus does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like MacManus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacManus manages to avoid it.
MacManus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tobias Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacManus moves forwards but Marshall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marshall throws a body punch but MacManus moves out of range.
Marshall throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacManus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall misses the shot to the body.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacManus misses with the combination.
MacManus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marshall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! MacManus scrambles back to his feet.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacManus moves forwards but Marshall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
MacManus misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
MacManus looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and MacManus counters with a stiff right hand.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Connor MacManus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacManus.
MacManus tests Marshall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacManus is looking to chop away at Marshall's legs.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but MacManus is just out of range.
MacManus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacManus.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacManus misses with a low kick.
MacManus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacManus slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice hook to MacManus's body. MacManus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacManus goes for a double leg but Marshall avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marshall continues to drive forward.
Tobias Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor MacManus.
MacManus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacManus throws an off balance right hand
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacManus takes one to the chin there.
Marshall tests MacManus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marshall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacManus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacManus.
MacManus thows a leg kick but Marshall checks it
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall lands a nice hook to MacManus's body. MacManus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacManus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. MacManus does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacManus flicks out a counter leg kick but Marshall steps away.
The crowd cheers as Marshall lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacManus doesn't seem phased though.
MacManus shoots in looking for a takedown. Marshall tries to sprawl out of it but MacManus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marshall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marshall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Marshall!
After the fight, Tobias Marshall 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
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
23
217 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
|
187 cm
24
210 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crank just misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard wants to clinch up but Crank keeps it at a distance.
Skovgaard looks to land a right hand but Crank moved out of range.
Skovgaard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skovgaard tries to land a leg kick but Crank saw it coming and moves away.
Skovgaard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crank.
Skovgaard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crank.
Crank moves out of range of the body kick from Skovgaard.
Crank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Crank moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkovgaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Skovgaard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skovgaard.
Crank misses with an uppercut. Skovgaard saw that one coming.
Skovgaard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Skovgaard.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard.
Crank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Crank misses the target.
Crank works Skovgaard's body with a nice hook.
Skovgaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skovgaard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skovgaard.
Nice body punch from Skovgaard - that landed with a thud.
Skovgaard is trying to break the clinch but Crank is controlling him.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crank misses with a body punch.
Crank misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skovgaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Crank controls his hands.
Skovgaard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Skovgaard misses with the head strike.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skovgaard blocks a body shot from Crank.
Crank lands an uppercut.
Crank has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skovgaard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skovgaard tries a body shot but Crank blocks it.
Crank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skovgaard's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard wants to break free but Crank has control.
Crank prevents a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crank clinches.
Crank tries a body shot but Skovgaard blocks it.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crank's elbow.
Skovgaard can't find room to land a body shot as Crank controls the action.
Skovgaard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crank lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skovgaard backwards.
Crank lands with a light punch inside.
Skovgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank takes one to the side of the head.
Skovgaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crank has been working on his balance at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Skovgaard.
Crank lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentin Skovgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crank scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skovgaard doesn't seem bothered though.
Skovgaard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skovgaard tries to clinch there but Crank circles away.
Crank attempts a counter takedown but Skovgaard avoids it well and moves away.
Crank fails to land with a series of punches.
Skovgaard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Crank rushes Skovgaard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skovgaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentin Skovgaard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy body kick from Skovgaard
and Crank counters with a right hand to the body.
Skovgaard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crank throws a right hand that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a nice leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Skovgaard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crank misses with a looping right.
Crank throws out a loose jab but Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Skovgaard finds it's way through Crank's defenses.
Skovgaard looks for the body kick but Crank saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crank cracks a nice hook into Skovgaard's ribs.
Skovgaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Skovgaard fails to land.
Crank blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Crank.
Spank Crank has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skovgaard throws a punch but it's blocked by Crank.
Crank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Crank.
A left hand lands to the body for Crank.
Skovgaard swings wildly with an uppercut but Crank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Crank scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
Crank blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skovgaard has a couple of punches blocked by Crank.
Skovgaard lands a body shot.
Skovgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skovgaard misses with an uppercut. Crank saw that one coming.
Crank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skovgaard walks into a straight right hand from Crank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crank crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skovgaard - the referee stops the clock and Crank gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skovgaard. Crank manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skovgaard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Crank. That snapped Skovgaard's head back.
A jab from Crank misses.
Crank fails with a takedown attempt.
Crank shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skovgaard pinned against the cage. Skovgaard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skovgaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skovgaard there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank throws a body punch but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Crank slips under a jab from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard tries to land a body kick
and Crank moves into the clinch.
Skovgaard blocking some punches.
Skovgaard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spank Crank's cut is getting worse.
Skovgaard tries to throw a body punch but Crank avoids it by throwing Skovgaard back against the cage.
Skovgaard throws a punch but it's blocked by Crank.
Skovgaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skovgaard working hard to break the clinch.
Crank blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valentin Skovgaard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Spank Crank's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Crank takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skovgaard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crank stuns Skovgaard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crank cracks Skovgaard with a good jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crank prevents a body shot from Skovgaard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard gets through Crank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skovgaard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skovgaard is leaning against Crank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skovgaard misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank tries a body shot but Skovgaard blocks it.
Crank keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skovgaard's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Crank fails to land.
Skovgaard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crank has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skovgaard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crank.
Skovgaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crank.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crank misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crank.
Skovgaard tries to throw a body punch but Crank avoids it by throwing Skovgaard back against the cage.
Crank blocks a body shot from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skovgaard tries a body shot but Crank blocks it.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crank tries to pull guard but Skovgaard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crank tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spank Crank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crank has a couple of punches blocked by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crank punishes Skovgaard's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank lunges at Skovgaard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skovgaard's hand.
The fighters circling - Skovgaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crank lands with an overhand left.
Skovgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spank Crank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skovgaard clinches up against the cage.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
Skovgaard misses with the head strike.
Crank digs a right hand underneath Skovgaard's ribcage. Skovgaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Crank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Crank.
Skovgaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the head.
Skovgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crank tries to clinch but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses.
Skovgaard misses with a left hand
and Crank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crank.
Valentin Skovgaard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crank's elbow.
Skovgaard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crank has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skovgaard after a bit of a struggle.
Skovgaard lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valentin Skovgaard.
I've got Skovgaard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Skovgaard!
Valentin Skovgaard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear 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
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen has chosen Skalder og Legender as his entrance music. Odin Thorsen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
25
242 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
|
198 cm
24
250 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odin Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mo there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jan Mo has been cut.
Mo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mo looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Mo swings widly with a right hand
and Thorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Mo connects with a body shot.
Thorsen ducks right into an uppercut from Mo.
Thorsen throws a shot from downtown. Mo moves away and avoids it.
Thorsen staying out of range there.
Thorsen throws out a counter right but Mo avoids it with no problem.
Mo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thorsen.
A slow jab from Thorsen misses its intended target.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mo misses with a left hand
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Mo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mo. Mo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thorsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thorsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mo counter with a right hand.
Thorsen slips a jab from Mo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mo. Thorsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mo throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Thorsen looks to throw the jab but Mo is out of range.
Mo is looking to counter punch.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo throws the left hand but Thorsen avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorsen! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
and Thorsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mo thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mo misses.
Thorsen looks to land a left hand but Mo moved out of range nicely.
Mo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Mo.
Thorsen jabs Mo right on the nose. Mo blinks but takes it well.
Mo misses with an uppercut
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Mo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorsen.
Thorsen slips a straight right by Mo.
Mo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mo misses with a hook
and Thorsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Thorsen throws out a counter right but Mo avoids it with no problem.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thorsen swinging wildly here.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mo is just out of range.
Mo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo lunges at Thorsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorsen's hand.
Thorsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thorsen ducks right into an uppercut from Mo.
Thorsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a hook to the side of Mo's head but Mo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Mo misses the target.
Mo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen tries to clinch but Mo moves out of range.
Thorsen scores with a body shot.
Mo misses with a shot to the body
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Thorsen.
Mo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mo throws an off balance right hand
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Thorsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thorsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mo finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorsen's head.
Thorsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mo counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Odin Thorsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Mo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mo walks into a left hand.
Mo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorsen.
Mo misses with an uppercut.
Mo connects with a looping right hand.
Thorsen moves into the clinch.
Mo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorsen tries to move into range but Mo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thorsen on the side of the head.
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo misses with an uppercut
and Thorsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Thorsen misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorsen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thorsen takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.
Mo swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mo. Those never looked like landing.
Mo throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mo on the side of the head.
Thorsen misses with a straight right.
Thorsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mo misses with a left hand
and Thorsen counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsen throws a jab when Mo was well out of range.
Mo misses with a body punch
letting Thorsen counter with a right hand.
Odin Thorsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thorsen loads up on a big right hand but Mo slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorsen. That snapped Mo's head back.
Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.
Jan Mo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorsen moves out of range as Mo strikes.
Mo scores with a jab.
Mo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thorsen.
Mo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thorsen connects with a looping right hand.
Thorsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mo swings for the body but Thorsen moves out of range.
Thorsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mo misses the shot to the body.
As Mo backs off Thorsen throws a huge counter combo but Mo manages to avoid it all.
Thorsen sizes up Mo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mo throws a combination. Thorsen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mo.
Mo misses with a hook
and Thorsen counters with a left to the body.
Mo throws a hook but Thorsen avoids it easily.
Mo slips under a jab from Thorsen.
Mo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorsen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorsen throws a looping overhand right but Mo ducks down to avoid it.
Mo throwing a counter right hand but Thorsen manages to avoid it.
Thorsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mo misses with a hook. Thorsen ducked under it nicely.
Thorsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Mo moves away
and Mo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mo misses with a looping right.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mo scores with a jab to the head.
Mo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorsen under the eye.
Thorsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Mo misses.
Mo looks to land a right hand but Thorsen moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thorsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Thorsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mo misses with a right hand
enabling Thorsen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jan Mo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jan Mo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Mo catches Thorsen right on the button with a cross.
Thorsen connects with a looping right hand.
Thorsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Mo misses the jab.
Thorsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorsen instigates a clinch.
Thorsen working aggressively here.
Thorsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorsen.
Mo misses with a body punch.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorsen.
Thorsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mo controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo can't find room to land a body shot as Thorsen controls the action.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Thorsen.
Mo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen is leaning against Mo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorsen.
Thorsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorsen misses with some punches.
Mo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thorsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mo manages to break the clinch.
Mo misses with a left hand
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mo takes a swing at Thorsen's ribcage but misses.
Thorsen scores with a nice head shot.
Jan Mo's cut is getting worse.
Thorsen pounces like a tiger and cracks Mo with a vicious hook! Mo is down but not out! Thorsen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Odin Thorsen!
During a confident post fight interview, Odin Thorsen 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
24
278 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
202 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 2 - 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Slice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaitsev is just out of range.
Zaitsev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Slice is out of range and Zaitsev settles back down.
Zaitsev slips a straight right by Slice.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaitsev misses with a wild body shot.
Zaitsev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zaitsev cracks the inside of Slice's front leg.
Zaitsev throws an off balance right hand
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Slice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Zaitsev as he checks the leg kick.
Slice scores with a one two! Zaitsev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Dmitri Zaitsev has been cut.
Zaitsev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaitsev's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slice. That's going to slow Zaitsev down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev misses with a looping right.
Slice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zaitsev ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Zaitsev throws a low kick but Slice avoids it.
Slice digs a good body shot into Zaitsev's ribs.
A big right from Slice misses.
It looked like Zaitsev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slice.
Zaitsev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slice backs up against the cage.
Zaitsev swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Zaitsev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaitsev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaitsev scores with a nice head shot.
Slice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been hearing reports that Zaitsev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zaitsev misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev throws an overhand right that lands on Slice's shoulder, as Slice tries to avoid the shot.
Zaitsev lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaitsev.
A leg kick checked by Slice.
Zaitsev misses with a low kick as Slice jumps back.
Zaitsev misses with an uppercut.
Zaitsev scores with a leg kick.
Zaitsev misses with a shot to the body
and Slice counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
Zaitsev connects with a single shot there.
Zaitsev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaitsev misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev walks into a left hand.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Zaitsev's shoulder, as Zaitsev tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaitsev. That snapped Slice's head back.
Zaitsev throws a solid leg kick but Slice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaitsev.
Zaitsev scoring well with a low kick there.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Zaitsev.
Slice slips under a jab from Zaitsev.
Slice is looking to slow Zaitsev down with leg kicks.
Zaitsev misses with a body kick.
Slice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Zaitsev misses.
Zaitsev takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a body punch.
Zaitsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaitsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaitsev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Slice scores with a shot to the side of Zaitsev's head.
Slice lands a right hand.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zaitsev's calf.
Zaitsev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Zaitsev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Slice blocks the leg kick.
Zaitsev throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Zaitsev avoids the body shot from Slice.
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 Dmitri Zaitsev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Zaitsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zaitsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Zaitsev throws a hook but Slice avoids it easily.
Slice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaitsev drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Slice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev misses with a right hand
and Slice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Zaitsev saw that one coming.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Slice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Zaitsev tried to counter with a leg kick but Slice avoided it.
That kick from Slice tenderised Zaitsev's leg. Zaitsev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zaitsev staying out of range there.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaitsev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaitsev ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Zaitsev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaitsev counters with a leg kick.
Zaitsev scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Zaitsev.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
A left lands for Zaitsev.
Zaitsev waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Slice. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Slice to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Slice is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice wants to stand up but Zaitsev is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaitsev wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Zaitsev won't allow Slice to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev postures up in Slice's guard and throws a big left but Slice blocks it.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Zaitsev from controlling successfully.
Zaitsev content to stall in guard here.
Zaitsev is in close to Slice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slice manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Slice blocks a jab.
Zaitsev scores with a head kick. Slice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slice throws a body punch but Zaitsev moves out of range.
A lazy left from Slice finds it's target.
Zaitsev misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaitsev. That snapped Slice's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Zaitsev as he checks the leg kick.
Zaitsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slice.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaitsev misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaitsev misses with an uppercut. Slice saw that one coming.
Slice tries to clinch but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Zaitsev misses with a right hand
and Slice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Zaitsev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slice slips a straight right by Zaitsev.
Slice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slice lands a head shot.
Slice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaitsev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Zaitsev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slice just manages to avoid it.
Slice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slice scoring well with a low kick there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zaitsev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zaitsev feints and then cracks Slice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slice down.
Slice scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaitsev slips under a jab from Slice.
Slice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaitsev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zaitsev to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaitsev misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Slice misses.
Slice thuds his right hand into Zaitsev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zaitsev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slice checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dmitri Zaitsev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zaitsev misses with a head kick.
Zaitsev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slice throws a body punch but Zaitsev moves out of range.
Slice throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaitsev.
Slice misses the jab.
A big left from Slice misses.
Slice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slice tries to land a body kick
and Zaitsev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev misses with a straight right.
Slice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaitsev.
Zaitsev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zaitsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
Slice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zaitsev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice thumps Zaitsev with a low kick.
Slice lands a leg kick that knocks Zaitsev off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Slice.
Slice throws out a loose jab but Zaitsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitsev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zaitsev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaitsev throws a lazy right hand but Slice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaitsev's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zaitsev is rocked!
Slice cracks Zaitsev with a left hook right on the temple and Zaitsev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Slice lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Zaitsev is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice is the new heavyweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
