 |
SMASH: Floyd vs Johnson 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1874 p4p, 2683 weight class) and Dick Army Jr (ranked 266 p4p, 355 weight class). Shaun Brownie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
37
194
21 - 21 - 0 |
|
189 cm
27
196
14 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brownie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brownie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brownie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Army Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brownie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Army Jr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Brownie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Army Jr's head.
Brownie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr is not content to let Brownie control the position.
Brownie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Army Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brownie is taking a breather. Army Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brownie slips a nice elbow through Army Jr's hands, connecting with Army Jr's forehead.
Brownie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brownie is looking to take a break and control but Army Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brownie trying to control from Army Jr's half guard. Army Jr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Army Jr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brownie working some strikes from top position.
Brownie trying to control the position from guard on top but Army Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brownie wants to pass the guard but Army Jr is keeping the position.
Army Jr trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Brownie circles away.
Army Jr takes one to the chin there.
Dick Army Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brownie 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 Army Jr.
Army Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Brownie stalling in the clinch but Army Jr improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brownie obliges.
Brownie misses with an elbow strike.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brownie misses with a wild combination.
Brownie throws a body punch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Brownie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brownie with a poor takedown
and Army Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brownie.
 It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
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!
Army Jr instigates a clinch.
Army Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Army Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Army Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Brownie.
Army Jr has Brownie pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Army Jr - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brownie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brownie takes an elbow to the temple.
Brownie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Army Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Army Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Brownie won't want to take too many of those.
Brownie letting Army Jr take a breather here.
Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brownie avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brownie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brownie throws a hook but Army Jr blocks it.
Army Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Army Jr!
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Army Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Army Jr throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brownie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brownie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Army Jr has closed the distance and engaged Brownie in a clinch.
Army Jr tries a body shot but Brownie blocks it.
Army Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Brownie avoids the damage to the body.
Brownie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Army Jr breaks from the clinch.
Army Jr is looking to clinch but Brownie is avoiding it.
Brownie throws a big counter combination but Army Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Army Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.
Brownie half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Army Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brownie shoots in for a takedown but Army Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Army Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Brownie lands a nice shot that snaps Army Jr's head back.
Brownie shoots in and gets a takedown into Army Jr's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brownie postures up in Army Jr's guard and throws a big left but Army Jr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Army Jr's head.
Army Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brownie is stalling in the full guard.
Brownie stopping the sweep attempt from Army Jr.
Brownie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brownie slips nicely into half guard.
Brownie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brownie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr is controlling Brownie's trapped leg to prevent Brownie from advancing to side control.
Brownie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brownie trying to control from half guard but Army Jr is working away.
Well, if Brownie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brownie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Army Jr is not content to let Brownie control the position.
Brownie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brownie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Army Jr wants to control but Brownie is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Army Jr wants to clinch up but Brownie keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Brownie.
Army Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Army Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Army Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Army Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brownie tries to keep at a distance but Army Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Army Jr missing with knees to the body.
Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brownie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Army Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Brownie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Army Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
Brownie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Army Jr swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Brownie misses the target.
Army Jr instigates a clinch.
Army Jr tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brownie.
Brownie tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hook to the body lands for Brownie.
Army Jr lands an elbow just above Brownie 's eye.
Brownie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Army Jr after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Army Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army Jr forces Brownie back against the cage and clinches.
Army Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Army Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brownie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Army Jr.
Army Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Army Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Army Jr pushes Brownie up against the cage in a clinch.
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Army Jr throws a right and a left that Brownie avoids nicely.
Army Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Brownie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Army Jr has managed to clinch.
Dick Army Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Army Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Brownie won't want to take too many of those.
Shaun Brownie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie looking to throw knees to the head but Army Jr is blocking nicely.
Brownie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Army Jr avoids it.
Brownie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Army Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Army Jr lands an elbow that stopped Brownie in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brownie up against the cage.
Army Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick Army Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brownie doesn't manage to clinch there - Army Jr circles away.
Brownie throws the left hand but Army Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Brownie with that takedown attempt.
Army Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 Brownie is rocked!
Brownie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Brownie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brownie misses with a wild body shot.
Army Jr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Brownie takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Army Jr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Army Jr!
Dick Army Jr looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'My father will be proud of me again'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kluba (ranked 1476 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 205 p4p, 272 weight class). Kluba comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss The Girl. Papadopoulos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
33
177
21 - 22 - 0 |
|
187 cm
40
183
34 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba wants to clinch up but Papadopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Papadopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kluba.
Papadopoulos throws a one two combo.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook.
Kluba tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kluba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Papadopoulos.
Kluba shoots in looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Kluba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kluba dives in and grabs Papadopoulos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos pushes down on Kluba's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Papadopoulos misses
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kluba walks into a straight right hand from Papadopoulos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Kluba.
Kluba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Papadopoulos but Papadopoulos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kluba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba dives in for a single leg takedown but Papadopoulos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Papadopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Papadopoulos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kluba up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Kluba has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Papadopoulos stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Kluba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Kluba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kluba throws a head punch that misses.
Kluba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Papadopoulos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluba tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
A little feinted left hand from Kluba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos scores with the left hand. Kluba knows he should have avoided that one.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Kluba moves his leg out of the way.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Kluba moves out of range easily.
Kluba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook
and Kluba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kluba.
Kluba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba trying to control but Papadopoulos is working from the bottom.
Kluba is looking to advance position but Papadopoulos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Papadopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Papadopoulos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is trying desperately to improve position.
Papadopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kluba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kluba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Papadopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Kluba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Papadopoulos tries to move into range but Kluba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kluba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick, looking for Kluba's leg but Kluba calmly moves out of range.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Kluba shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kluba moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Kluba attempts a counter takedown but Papadopoulos avoids it well and moves away.
Kluba shoots in but Papadopoulos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Kluba moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kluba is out of range.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Kluba moves his leg out of the way.
Kluba went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kluba tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kluba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kluba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Papadopoulos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos pulls Kluba in close to prevent any damage.
Kluba throws a strike but Papadopoulos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kluba trying to keep a closed guard but Papadopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Kluba being controlled here, momentarily.
Papadopoulos being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kluba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kluba is keeping the position for now.
Kluba has his hands on Papadopoulos's head, controlling the position.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Kluba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papadopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Papadopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kluba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kluba shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Papadopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Kluba throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kluba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papadopoulos.
Kluba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Kluba 's knee.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Kluba is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Kluba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Kluba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papadopoulos.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Kluba.
Papadopoulos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Kluba is looking for a counter combo.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kluba fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Kluba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kluba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Papadopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kluba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kluba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kluba throws a shot from downtown. Papadopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kluba is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Papadopoulos. That's going to slow Kluba down.
Kluba wants to clinch up but Papadopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch
and Kluba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kluba throws a body shot but no joy.
Kluba looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Kluba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos flicks out a counter leg kick but Kluba steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba misses with a wild body shot.
Kluba dips to his left and cracks Papadopoulos with an uppercut!
Kluba throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Kluba tries to clinch but Papadopoulos is having none of it.
Kluba goes for a double leg but Papadopoulos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Papadopoulos continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kluba can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kluba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos stalling.
Kluba can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Kluba tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Papadopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kluba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos gets underhooks to prevent Kluba's takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Kluba avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Kluba trying to stall but Papadopoulos improves his position.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba trying to control the position but instead, Papadopoulos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kluba into the cage.
Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch.
Kluba doesn't manage to clinch there - Papadopoulos circles away.
Kluba darts in trying to clinch
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Kluba.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kluba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a leg kick.
Kluba tries to clinch but Papadopoulos is having none of it.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice right hand.
Papadopoulos leaves Kluba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kluba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kluba. Kluba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kluba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Papadopoulos - just one landing.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Kluba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Kluba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papadopoulos thuds a left hand into Kluba's body.
Kluba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Kluba avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kluba slips under a jab from Papadopoulos.
Kluba throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Kluba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Papadopoulos!
Papadopoulos struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Papadopoulos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Osiris (ranked 1047 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 160 p4p, 187 weight class). Osiris comes into the arena with Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne blaring out of the sound system. Khadan has chosen Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
27
185
11 - 6 - 1 |
|
179 cm
37
192
26 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khadan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Osiris lands with a shot to the body.
Khadan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Osiris to counter with a crisp jab.
Khadan scores with a nice right hand.
Osiris has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Osiris connects with a crisp jab.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Khadan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Osiris pinned against the cage. Osiris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
Osiris scores with a nice right hand.
Osiris misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Osiris.
Osiris throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan walks into a left hand.
Khadan darts in looking for a takedown but Osiris gets double underhooks and turns Khadan into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Osiris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khadan is keen to just control but Osiris is a slippery customer.
Osiris is trying to stand back up but Khadan is controlling him
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura but Osiris is defending well.
Khadan is working for a kimura but Osiris is defending it quite comfortably.
Khadan wants to take a breather but Osiris is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osiris is trying to stand up here but Khadan is controlling him well.
Khadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Osiris has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Osiris tries to get to full guard but Khadan has control of the leg.
Khadan is trying to control. Osiris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Osiris is defending against the submission attempts here by Khadan.
Khadan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khadan is looking to advance position but Osiris won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris is trying to stand back up but Khadan is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khadan in particular looking to stall.
Khadan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osiris wants to get back to his feet.
Khadan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Khadan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Osiris is just riding it out for now. Khadan eventually gives up the hold.
Osiris is refusing to be controlled, as Khadan sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khadan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Khadan working for a guillotine from mount but Osiris is in no mood to give up.
Osiris is squirming around, avoiding Khadan's attempts to control the action.
Khadan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khadan goes for an armbar but Osiris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Osiris.
Khadan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Osiris will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khadan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
Osiris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Khadan.
Khadan feints the counter takedown.
Eric Osiris is winning the standup battle so far.
Khadan shoots and misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Osiris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khadan's head.
Osiris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khadan blocks a jab.
Khadan shoots in for a double leg but Osiris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
Osiris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khadan with a poor takedown
and Osiris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadan misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Osiris. No joy for Khadan on that attempt.
Khadan is breathing heavily.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Osiris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osiris with a nice cross.
Osiris throws a leg kick which misses Khadan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadan tries to avoid it.
Osiris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Osiris jabs Khadan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Osiris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khadan.
Eric Osiris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osiris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khadan moves out of range as Osiris throws a body kick.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Osiris.
Osiris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khadan's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khadan.
It looked like Osiris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Khadan.
Khadan goes for a double leg but Osiris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Osiris continues to drive forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Osiris misses the target.
Osiris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadan can do to turn this around?
Osiris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osiris but Osiris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Osiris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris throws out a powerful jab.
Osiris displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khadan.
Osiris connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Osiris.
Khadan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Osiris scoring well with a low kick there.
Khadan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Osiris can pounce on him.
Khadan fails with the takedown.
Osiris scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot lands for Osiris.
Osiris lands a front kick.
Osiris stuffs the takedown attempt from Khadan. Khadan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan looks for a takedown but Osiris sprawls well.
Osiris throws out a powerful jab.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Osiris sprawls well. Osiris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khadan gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Osiris misses its target.
Khadan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
Osiris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khadan fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Osiris misses the target.
Osiris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Osiris.
Khadan fails with the takedown
and Osiris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris slaps away a takedown attempt from Khadan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khadan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Osiris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Osiris scores with a punch to the head.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osiris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khadan at a distance.
Osiris lands a glancing blow to the side of Khadan's head.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Osiris but Osiris pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Osiris.
Osiris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osiris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Osiris scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Osiris dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khadan misses with a takedown
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
Osiris scores with a hook to the body. Khadan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Osiris.
Khadan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khadan 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.
Jab, jab by Osiris - just one landing.
Odchigin Khadan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khadan shoots in but no luck this time.
Osiris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Osiris.
Osiris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osiris as he avoids it easily.
Eric Osiris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odchigin Khadan.
A good leg kick by Osiris.
Khadan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khadan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Osiris's guard.
Osiris wants to get back to his feet but Khadan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris wants to stand and escape but Khadan is having none of it.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Osiris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khadan on the ground.
Khadan trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khadan stands and throws Osiris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khadan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Osiris is pushing Khadan's head away, looking to escape. Khadan manages to hold on to the position though.
Khadan is trying to get an arm triangle but Osiris is defending well.
Osiris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Osiris trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Khadan tries for a kimura but Osiris is defending well.
Osiris is trying to buck Khadan off.
Khadan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Osiris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Khadan but great work by Osiris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Khadan is looking for a sweep.
Odchigin Khadan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan is controlling his head.
Khadan is looking to reverse the position.
Osiris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan is controlling his head.
Khadan is looking for a sweep.
Khadan prevents Osiris from moving into mount.
Eric Osiris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khadan is looking to regain half guard here but Osiris keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khadan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Osiris tries to stand but Khadan controls the position and pulls Osiris into his guard.
Khadan working for a triangle but Osiris defends it easily.
Khadan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Osiris passes into half guard.
Khadan looking for subs from the bottom but Osiris mounts him!
Osiris content just to control the position here.
Odchigin Khadan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khadan tries to improve his position but instead Osiris has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Osiris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osiris, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Osiris!
Eric Osiris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1996 p4p, 1106 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 238 p4p, 159 weight class). Hector Morales looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
30
160
19 - 20 - 0 |
|
177 cm
30
163
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast |
|
| |
|
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 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Bader has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bader cracks Morales with a good jab.
Bader lands a right hook to the body.
Bader misses with a hook. Morales ducked under it nicely.
Morales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bader, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Bader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bader lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bader breaks from the clinch.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morales tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Bader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.
Bader scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Bader cracks Morales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morales clinches.
Morales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot in the inside from Morales.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bader tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Bader comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Morales is controlling him.
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bader gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
Bader is trying to force a seperation but Morales has the dominant position.
Bader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bader tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Bader being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bader is keeping busy.
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Hector Morales has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales tries to clinch up.
Bader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morales's hands.
 Morales is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morales tries to clinch but Bader moves out of range.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Bader sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Morales's defenses. It connects perfectly with Morales's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timo Bader!
Timo Bader thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 1501 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 226 p4p, 259 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
190
15 - 11 - 0 |
|
195 cm
30
188
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalkiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Broderick with a hook.
Kowalkiewicz slips a jab from Broderick .
Kowalkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
Broderick misses with the body kick
and Kowalkiewicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Broderick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Broderick slips under a jab.
A big left from Kowalkiewicz misses.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Kowalkiewicz manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Broderick misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalkiewicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kowalkiewicz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
Broderick throws a jab when Kowalkiewicz was well out of range.
Broderick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kowalkiewicz. That one must have hurt.
Broderick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kowalkiewicz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz cracks Broderick with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Broderick looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kowalkiewicz finish him?
Broderick is rocked!
Hunter Broderick 's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a front kick but Broderick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalkiewicz clinches up with Broderick and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kowalkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Kowalkiewicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Broderick 's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Broderick .
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Broderick misses with the head strike.
Broderick swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalkiewicz fails to land.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
Broderick can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalkiewicz controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalkiewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Broderick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz.
Broderick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalkiewicz tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Kowalkiewicz back against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Broderick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalkiewicz blocking some punches.
Broderick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Broderick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Broderick swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalkiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Broderick backwards.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Broderick is looking to control Kowalkiewicz's arms but Kowalkiewicz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Broderick has his back to the cage.
Kowalkiewicz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand into Broderick 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broderick 's gas tank.
Broderick is breathing heavily.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Broderick looking to slow down the pace here.
Kowalkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broderick s head.
Kowalkiewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Broderick lands an uppercut.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalkiewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand into Broderick 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Broderick 's gas tank.
Kowalkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Broderick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Broderick 's ribcage. Broderick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Broderick seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Kowalkiewicz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
Kowalkiewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Broderick controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michał Kowalkiewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick '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.
Broderick leaves his chin hanging out and Kowalkiewicz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Broderick crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 699 p4p, 676 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 116 p4p, 111 weight class). Yi comes to the cage accompanied by Wobble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
28
192
14 - 8 - 1 |
|
184 cm
26
186
7 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi works the jab nicely.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi cracks Henrique with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Yi scores with a takedown into Henrique's guard.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi throws a big right hand that misses.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi stands up over Henrique, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henrique works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henrique is keeping the position for now.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi is stalling in the full guard.
Yi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henrique trying to keep a closed guard but Yi is proving a slippery customer.
Yi wants to control from the top but Henrique keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henrique makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Yi.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Yi defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Yi with the inside leg kick.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henrique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Yi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Yi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henrique throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Yi misses the target.
Henrique scores with a jab to the head.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henrique can do to turn this around?
Henrique swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henrique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yi is pushing down on Henrique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henrique is fighting to maintain full guard but Yi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi is trying to work for a kimura but Henrique is defending well.
Jin Yi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi controlling the action here.
Yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henrique is just riding it out for now. Yi eventually gives up the hold.
Yi is trying to control the action in half guard but Henrique is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henrique can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Henrique could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yi has cracked it and Henrique is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Yi!
Jin Yi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
31% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 627 p4p, 815 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 90 p4p, 117 weight class). 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.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
30
162
13 - 10 - 0 |
|
167 cm
34
158
19 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Marui comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dead throws a series of punches but Marui avoids them all with ease.
Marui moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Nice defenses there by Dead.
Marui clobbers Dead with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Dead misses with the combination.
Marui swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab by Dead.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Marui's head but Marui sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Dead connects with a body shot that sends Marui's belly button to the back.
Dead tries to bum rush Marui with a series of wild strikes but Marui uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marui, as that shot connected.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Dead is just out of range.
Dead slips under a jab from Marui.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dead at a distance.
Dead connects with a looping right hand.
Dead fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marui walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marui is rocked!
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marui slips under a jab from Dead.
Marui scores with the left hand. Dead knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead throws a right and a left that Marui avoids nicely.
Dead throws a right and a left that Marui avoids nicely.
Marui digs a good hook to Dead's body.
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!
Marui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marui throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marui scores with a jab to the body.
Dead misses with a body shot.
Marui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Marui counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Dead misses.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dead is breathing heavily.
Marui is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dead.
Marui jabs at Dead's body.
Marui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Marui lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Marui swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Marui lands a jab to Dead's midsection.
Dead avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marui takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dead cracks Marui with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Marui does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui with a hook.
Marui throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Marui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dead circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Dead has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dead is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marui throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dead. That snapped Marui's head back.
Marui throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marui has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dead finds it's way round the side to connect with Marui's head.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead lands a really nice looking cross but Marui seems unphased.
Marui misses the shot to the body.
Marui needs to keep his hands up - Dead had a free shot at his head there.
Marui digs a good hook to Dead's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead takes a swing at Marui's ribcage but misses.
Marui misses the jab.
Dead appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Marui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Dead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Marui moved out of range nicely.
Dead thuds his right hand into Marui's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dead throws a series of punches but Marui avoids them all with ease.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marui.
Dead misses with a hook.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead walks into a straight right hand from Marui.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Marui lands a left and a right that send Dead crashing to the mat, dazed. Marui thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dead is rocked!
A shot to the body from Dead misses
and Marui counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead drops his hands momentarily and Marui takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marui misses with a hook.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naoko Marui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marui connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marui throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Naoko Marui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dead scores with a jab to the head.
Dead keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dead fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dead swings widly with a right hand
and Marui counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marui lands with a hook. Dead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dead lands a head shot.
Dead is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marui connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Marui! Dead is backing up but he can't get away as Marui lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dead and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Naoko Marui!
After the fight, Naoko Marui 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
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 132 p4p, 156 weight class) and Rob Roy (ranked 18 p4p, 20 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
36
170
25 - 12 - 3 |
|
170 cm
32
166
26 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class 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 25 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roy.
Cole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Roy throws out a powerful jab.
Roy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rob Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roy feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a sloppy body shot
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy scores with a nice body kick.
Roy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roy throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
A big left from Roy misses.
Nice body kick there by Roy.
Cole slips a straight right by Roy.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Roy throws a body kick that misses
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy is looking to land body kicks.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Roy.
Roy lands a head shot.
Roy scores with a body shot.
Roy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
The fighters circling - Roy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy! But no joy.
Cole works the jab nicely.
Roy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole misses with a left hand
letting Roy counter with a right hand.
Roy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Roy misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roy - that will leave a mark!
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Roy
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a few strikes there.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy slips a straight right by Cole.
Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roy.
Despite the aggression on Roy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roy throws a front kick that sends Cole stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Roy as he connects with a hook.
Roy lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roy.
Roy defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Roy misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Cole will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cole misses the target.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roy swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole slips under a jab from Roy.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Roy moves out of range easily.
Cole throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cole falls backwards - clearly groggy! Roy dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Roy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 30 p4p, 196 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 7 p4p, 38 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chaos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Borgia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
36
180
36 - 13 - 0 |
|
175 cm
27
178
17 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
Borgia connects with a right hand. Chaos shakes it off.
Chaos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Borgia scores with a takedown into Chaos's guard.
Chaos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borgia.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chaos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borgia manages to get himself to full guard.
Chaos won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Borgia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chaos won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Borgia keeps moving.
Borgia working a defensive guard here.
Borgia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Borgia keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Borgia trying to control but Chaos is working from the bottom.
Chaos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borgia's guard.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaos postures up in Borgia's guard and throws a big left but Borgia blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Borgia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borgia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borgia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Borgia uses it to pass to side control.
Borgia trying to control the position but Chaos is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia working away.
Borgia taking a breather here.
Borgia misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chaos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chaos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borgia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chaos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Borgia dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Borgia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Borgia throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
Chaos cracks Borgia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borgia throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Chaos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Borgia sprawls and moves away.
Chaos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Borgia tries to counter it with a takedown but Chaos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Borgia slips under a jab from Chaos.
Chaos throws a one two combo.
Chaos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Borgia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaos throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
Borgia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaos loads up on a big right hand but Borgia slips the punch.
Borgia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Borgia misses its intended target.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but Borgia shows good takedown defense.
Chaos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos throws a hook but Borgia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos throws a right hand that misses
and Borgia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borgia moves out of range as Chaos strikes.
Chaos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaos wants it to stay on the feet.
Chaos throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Chaos.
Chaos connects with a body shot that sends Borgia's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Chaos. Beautiful body shot.
Chaos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chaos misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Borgia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaos throws a jab when Borgia was well out of range.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borgia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chaos defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Borgia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
Borgia keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Borgia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borgia throws a strike but Chaos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chaos stays in close to Borgia's body and controls the position.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Our spies down at at Takeda Clan Gym inform us that Borgia has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chaos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borgia is keeping the position for now.
Borgia looking for a guillotine here but Chaos defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia controls Chaos momentarily but Chaos frees himself.
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borgia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chaos stands and throws Borgia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Borgia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Borgia tries to roll over but Chaos keeps him under control.
Borgia is staying active underneath Chaos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chaos throws a hook but Borgia blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chaos misses the target.
And Borgia tries to counter it with a takedown but Chaos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chaos gets a takedown into half guard.
Chaos is nestled in close to Borgia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaos throwing shots but Borgia is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chaos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos wants to control but Borgia is keeping him busy.
Chaos prevents Borgia from improving his position.
Chaos is working for a kimura but Borgia is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Borgia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borgia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chaos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chaos advances to half guard.
Borgia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia is pressing down on Chaos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia controls Chaos momentarily but Chaos frees himself.
Max Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos trying to move into half guard but instead Borgia has managed to sweep!
Chaos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Borgia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borgia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaos being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Borgia advances to half guard.
Chaos is trying to get back to full guard.
Borgia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borgia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chaos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chaos tries to get to full guard but Borgia has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chaos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chaos looking for submissions off his back.
Borgia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chaos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Borgia is looking for a kimura here.
Borgia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Max Chaos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaos. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia lands with a nice body punch.
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borgia lands a nice looking body shot.
Chaos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Borgia!
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgia keeps working.
Borgia is trying to improve his position.
Borgia is not content to let Chaos control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaos scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaos wants to control for a moment but Borgia uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos trying to mount his opponent but Borgia defends it.
Borgia trying to control but Chaos postures up.
Borgia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Borgia.
Borgia working a defensive guard here.
Chaos advances position into side control!
Chaos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Borgia has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Borgia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chaos.
Chaos trying to control the position but Borgia is working away.
Borgia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Borgia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaos's back!
Chaos breaks Borgia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Borgia has wrist control.
Chaos trying to control but Borgia is working from the bottom.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Borgia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borgia defends well.
Borgia trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chaos is looking for a triangle but Borgia pushes his legs off easily.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Borgia looking to sit in guard and control but Chaos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaos pushing down on Borgia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Borgia trying to control here.
Borgia is looking to improve his position.
Borgia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Borgia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaos is looking to sweep but instead, Borgia has passed into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Max Chaos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chaos blocks a jab.
Borgia connects with a jab.
Borgia thuds his right hand into Chaos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chaos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Borgia scores with a nice right hand.
Chaos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Borgia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Borgia.
Borgia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chaos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borgia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Borgia has managed to get both his arms back between Chaos's legs - danger averted.
Borgia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia throws a big elbow that misses.
Borgia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borgia looking to sit in guard and control but Chaos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Borgia is retaining full guard.
Borgia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chaos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia looking to control.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borgia wants to sweep here but Chaos controlling him for the moment.
Borgia working for a triangle but Chaos defends it easily.
Chaos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Borgia.
Borgia shoots in and drives through. Chaos sprawls well.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borgia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaos shoots in but Borgia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaos manages to avoid it.
Borgia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaos gets a double leg takedown into Borgia's guard.
Borgia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chaos defends it easily.
Chaos stays in close to Borgia's body and controls the position.
Borgia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaos manages to get himself to full guard.
Chaos managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia wants to pass the guard but Chaos is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cesare Borgia.
Well Chaos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Chaos!
Max Chaos retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Chaos 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
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 41 p4p, 60 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 2 p4p, 3 weight class). Floyd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 222 cm
37
313
29 - 12 - 1 |
|
196 cm
32
280
26 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd slips under a jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Floyd's head backwards.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Floyd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Floyd.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson jabs Floyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Johnson catches Floyd right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Bunkechukwu Floyd has been cut.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Floyd's head but Floyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Floyd throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Floyd head around and knocks him out cold! Johnson 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 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the fight, LaTroy Johnson 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
