 |
Sucker Punch Pro Series 210 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Barbosa (ranked 1207 p4p, 929 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 162 p4p, 120 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Antonio Barbosa had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
29
169
14 - 11 - 0 |
|
180 cm
30
177
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lankinen tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Lankinen blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Lankinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Lankinen controls the action.
Barbosa tries to work over Lankinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lankinen misses with the head strike.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lankinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Lankinen taking a breather.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lankinen or not.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Lankinen blocks it.
Lankinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Lankinen.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lankinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lankinen is trying to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Lankinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Barbosa gets an underhook and turns Lankinen into the cage.
Lankinen looking to stall.
Lankinen blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Lankinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lankinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Lankinen stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Lankinen avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lankinen backwards.
 It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Lankinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa is working Lankinen over against the cage.
Lankinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lankinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lankinen backwards.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lankinen blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Lankinen blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to work over Lankinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa tries to work over Lankinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lankinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lankinen.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Lankinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lankinen fails to land.
Lankinen blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lankinen's elbow.
Lankinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lankinen misses with the head strike.
Barbosa gets through Lankinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa pushes Lankinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Lankinen takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lankinen blocks an uppercut.
Lankinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lankinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lankinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lankinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lankinen moves out of range of the body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to clinch
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lankinen.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Lankinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa forces Lankinen back against the cage and clinches.
Lankinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lankinen controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lankinen blocking some punches.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lankinen.
Barbosa presses Lankinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lankinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Lankinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lankinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Lankinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barbosa tries to work over Lankinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lankinen misses with an elbow strike.
Lankinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lankinen misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa is leaning against Lankinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankinen can do to turn this around?
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lankinen effectively controlling the action here.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Lankinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lankinen's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
Lankinen is breathing heavily.
Lankinen wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lankinen or not.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Lankinen wants to break free but Barbosa has control.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lankinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Lankinen wants to stall.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lankinen lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa works on Lankinen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Lankinen's ribcage. Lankinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lankinen prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Lankinen lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lankinen.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lankinen is trying to force a seperation but Barbosa has the dominant position.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa presses Lankinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lankinen controls his hands.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lankinen tries to break the clinch but Barbosa is controlling the position.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Lankinen is rocked!
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lankinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lankinens head.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Lankinen backwards.
Lankinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa pushes Lankinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lankinen with a big uppercut! Lankinen tries to clinch up but Barbosa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lankinen to the mat! Lankinen covers up and Barbosa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Barbosa!
Antonio Barbosa 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
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 1204 p4p, 857 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 121 p4p, 89 weight class). Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music. 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?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
42
145
40 - 23 - 2 |
|
175 cm
35
148
26 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche checks a leg kick nicely.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head.
Matsunaga misses with the combination.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick
and Matsunaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
Matsunaga throws a jab but it's blocked by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Trounvouche throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trounvouche throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsunaga.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matsunaga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Trounvouche has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trounvouche and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matsunaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trounvouche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsunaga's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matsunaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trounvouche misses with a straight left.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trounvouche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsunaga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matsunaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trounvouche.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga lands with a shot to the body.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
Good work by Trounvouche as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsunaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trounvouche walks into a straight right hand from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with the combination.
Matsunaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trounvouche throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matsunaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsunaga lands with a right hand.
Trounvouche throws a shot to the body.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matsunaga rather than just go for the knockout.
Trounvouche slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Matsunaga throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matsunaga!
Matsunaga throws a leg kick which misses Trounvouche's front leg but catches the back leg as Trounvouche tries to avoid it.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsunaga missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Trounvouche scores with a nice strike.
Matsunaga lands an overhand right.
Matsunaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Matsunaga.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsunaga is just out of range.
Matsunaga swings for the body but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Matsunaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick that knocks Matsunaga off balance momentarily.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trounvouche lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matsunaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matsunaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Trounvouche blocks a head kick by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Matsunaga misses its intended target.
Trounvouche takes one to the chin there.
Matsunaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matsunaga takes a swing at Trounvouche's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Matsunaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trounvouche wants to land a leg kick but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga misses with an uppercut.
Matsunaga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trounvouche can pounce on him.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsunaga blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche ducks right into an uppercut from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Trounvouche moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Matsunaga. Those never looked like landing.
Trounvouche follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Matsunaga checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Matsunaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Matsunaga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trounvouche moves away.
Trounvouche throws a solid leg kick but Matsunaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trounvouche.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a left hand
and Trounvouche counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trounvouche with a nice calf kick.
Trounvouche lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matsunaga's sensitive parts.
Trounvouche's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsunaga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trounvouche scrambles back to his feet.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination. Trounvouche sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matsunaga looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
Matsunaga motions for Trounvouche to come forward. Matsunaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Trounvouche.
Some wild striking there from Matsunaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche throws a low kick, looking for Matsunaga's leg but Matsunaga calmly moves out of range.
Trounvouche digs a good body shot into Matsunaga's ribs.
Trounvouche with a nice calf kick.
Matsunaga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsunaga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Futoshi Matsunaga dominated that round.
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.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trounvouche ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trounvouche lands with a good body shot.
Matsunaga throws out a leg kick but Trounvouche moves out of range and Matsunaga only half commits.
Matsunaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trounvouche has time to react.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trounvouche tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Futoshi Matsunaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Matsunaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche tries a quick counter leg kick but Matsunaga is wise to it.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matsunaga throws a series of punches but Trounvouche avoids them all with ease.
Trounvouche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Trounvouche comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matsunaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Matsunaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matsunaga misses with the combination.
Trounvouche throws a front kick aimed at Matsunaga's knee but Matsunaga avoids it well.
A cross from Matsunaga lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trounvouche connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matsunaga connects with a body shot that sends Trounvouche's belly button to the back.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Matsunaga swings widly with a right hand
and Trounvouche counters with a thumping low kick.
Matsunaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Matsunaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Trounvouche throws a body kick.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matsunaga throwing a counter right hand but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Matsunaga misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Trounvouche.
Matsunaga takes one to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsunaga blocks the leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trounvouche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsunaga cracks Trounvouche with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Matsunaga avoids the punch easily.
Matsunaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a jab when Trounvouche was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick as Trounvouche jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Trounvouche blocks the low kick.
Trounvouche throws a lazy right hand but Matsunaga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Matsunaga moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trounvouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsunaga tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Matsunaga misses.
Trounvouche throws a chopping leg kick but Matsunaga manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matsunaga.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trounvouche connects with a body shot.
Matsunaga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche connects with an inside leg kick.
Trounvouche misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga lands with a good body shot.
Matsunaga throws a hook but Trounvouche blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trounvouche.
Trounvouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matsunaga appears to be looking for a big counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trounvouche.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche scores with a jab.
Matsunaga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trounvouche is out of range and Matsunaga settles back down.
Matsunaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matsunaga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche jabs Matsunaga right on the nose. Matsunaga blinks but takes it well.
Matsunaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick
and Trounvouche counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsunaga missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga connects with a crisp jab.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick that misses.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trounvouche is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Matsunaga avoids it easily.
Trounvouche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsunaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Jab from Matsunaga.
Trounvouche with a nice calf kick.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche checks a low kick from Matsunaga.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Matsunaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trounvouche is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matsunaga with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga with a hook.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche cracks Matsunaga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Trounvouche.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Trounvouche coming out on top.
Trounvouche avoids the head kick by Matsunaga.
Trounvouche throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice shot by Trounvouche.
Matsunaga loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.
Trounvouche throws a good cross that connects.
That kick from Trounvouche tenderised Matsunaga's leg. Matsunaga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matsunaga slips under a jab.
Matsunaga misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Matsunaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Trounvouche blocks the leg kick.
Trounvouche feints a counter leg kick.
Trounvouche scores with a push kick.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Trounvouche.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Matsunaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsunaga missing with a left hand there. Trounvouche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick.
Matsunaga throws an overhand right that lands on Trounvouche's shoulder, as Trounvouche tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Trounvouche 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche misses with a hook. Matsunaga ducked under it nicely.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Matsunaga does no damage.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Matsunaga is looking to counter punch.
Trounvouche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga checks a leg kick.
Matsunaga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trounvouche dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsunaga. That did some damage!
Matsunaga walks into a jab.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Matsunaga blocks it.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the strikes.
Trounvouche on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matsunaga. Matsunaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Matsunaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trounvouche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Matsunaga lands with a straight right. Trounvouche didn't see that one coming.
Matsunaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trounvouche checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matsunaga lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matsunaga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trounvouche scores with a jab.
Matsunaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matsunaga lands a nice looking body kick.
Trounvouche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
Trounvouche flicks out a counter leg kick but Matsunaga steps away.
Trounvouche scores with a body shot.
Matsunaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matsunaga throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Matsunaga misses.
The fighters circling - Matsunaga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche works Matsunaga's body with a nice hook.
Matsunaga misses with a wild body shot.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsunaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trounvouche moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trounvouche checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trounvouche appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matsunaga misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Trounvouche strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Matsunaga misses.
Trounvouche tries a low kick but Matsunaga avoids it.
Matsunaga misses with a jab to the body
and Trounvouche counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Trounvouche.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trounvouche!
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
Trounvouche swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trounvouche scoring well with a low kick there.
Trounvouche defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Trounvouche throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsunaga throws out the jab.
Trounvouche slips under a jab.
Matsunaga misses with a straight right.
A cross from Trounvouche lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsunaga. Trounvouche does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matsunaga's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trounvouche lands with a cross.
Matsunaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Trounvouche counters with an outside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a body punch but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsunaga lands a nice hook to Trounvouche's body. Trounvouche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trounvouche feints and then cracks Matsunaga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matsunaga down.
Nice shot by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche slips a jab from Matsunaga.
Trounvouche tries a quick counter leg kick but Matsunaga is wise to it.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga misses with a hook.
Trounvouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trounvouche moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Trounvouche moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azacca Trounvouche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trounvouche 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
Azacca Trounvouche 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
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 976 p4p, 751 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 142 p4p, 111 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Metal Slug Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
33
160
18 - 10 - 1 |
|
169 cm
30
155
11 - 17 - 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongsangchai.
Rossi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kongsangchai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Nice cross by Rossi.
Akara Kongsangchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongsangchai tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kongsangchai momentarily.
Kongsangchai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Kongsangchai backs away, Rossi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kongsangchai swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a left to the body.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Kongsangchai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongsangchai takes one to the chin there.
Rossi takes one to the side of the head.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
A solid body kick from Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kongsangchai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kongsangchai on the side of the head.
Rossi lands a big uppercut and Kongsangchai crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kongsangchai looks OK. Rossi waves Kongsangchai back to his feet!
Kongsangchai is rocked!
It looks like Akara Kongsangchai has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Rossi ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Kongsangchai clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marchrius Rossi!
A very excited looking Marchrius Rossi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 1272 p4p, 928 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 130 p4p, 95 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
44
145
45 - 24 - 0 |
|
177 cm
30
157
17 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aalto misses the target.
Da Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Aalto avoided it.
Aalto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Da Silva lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aalto gets a double leg takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Aalto is pushing down on Da Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Aalto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aalto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aalto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aalto passes to side control.
Aalto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva tries to control but Aalto manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Da Silva has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Aalto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto throwing damaging strikes from the back! Da Silva could be in trouble here!
Aalto tries to get the hooks in deep but Da Silva pushed the leg off.
Aalto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Da Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Aalto has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Da Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Da Silva fending off the submission attempt from Aalto.
Da Silva tries to roll but Aalto sticks to his back.
Aalto connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Da Silva to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Aalto throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Well, with Aalto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Da Silva is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Aalto lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Da Silva.
Aalto landing with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aalto is hanging on to Da Silva's back as he tries to escape.
Aalto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aalto seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Da Silva's chin but Da Silva turns very nicely into Aalto's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Da Silva.
Aalto looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Da Silva is defending well. Aalto quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Da Silva has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Aalto celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Aalto!
An out of breath Michael Aalto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 827 p4p, 706 weight class) and Ryan Bolt (ranked 128 p4p, 108 weight class). Cruzeiro comes to the cage accompanied by Jah Jah The Conqueror by Linval Thompson. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
37
210
26 - 14 - 1 |
|
187 cm
32
212
9 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Cruzeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolt finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruzeiro's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruzeiro. Bolt shrugs it off though.
Bolt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Bolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cruzeiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolt misses with a hook.
Bolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruzeiro in his tracks.
Cruzeiro misses the shot to the body.
Bolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Bolt moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Bolt.
Cruzeiro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolt misses with a double jab.
Bolt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Cruzeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt looks to land a combination. Cruzeiro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a solid leg kick but Bolt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cruzeiro.
Bolt looks to land a combination but Cruzeiro avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Cruzeiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut.
Bolt avoids a kick to the body.
Bolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Bolt misses with a straight left.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Bolt throws out a powerful jab.
Cruzeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Bolt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bolt swinging wildly here.
It looked like Cruzeiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bolt staying out of range there.
Bolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruzeiro throws a push kick but Bolt slaps the foot to one side.
Bolt blocks the body kick.
Cruzeiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bolt misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bolt. Those never looked like landing.
Cruzeiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Cruzeiro cracks Bolt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cruzeiro pushes Bolt away with a front kick.
Cruzeiro defending well as Bolt loads up on a big left hand.
Cruzeiro dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Bolt throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bolt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruzeiro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cruzeiro to score with a decent uppercut.
That has opened up Ryan Bolt's cut even more.
Ryan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bolt misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruzeiro misses the target.
Bolt throws a combination. Cruzeiro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bolt throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Cruzeiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Bolt saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bolt momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolt slips under a jab from Cruzeiro.
Bolt moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bolt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bolt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cruzeiro misses with a body kick.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Cruzeiro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bolt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bolt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Bolt misses.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bolt blocks it.
Bolt looks to throw the jab but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Bolt misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
Bolt looks winded!
Cruzeiro stuns Bolt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolt moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bolt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruzeiro tests Bolt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Ryan Bolt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro throws a hook to the side of Bolt's head but Bolt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a front kick that sends Bolt stumbling back into the cage.
Bolt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Bolt avoids it easily.
Bolt 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.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Bolt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bolt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bolt throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
Bolt blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Cruzeiro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolt misses the target.
Bolt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Nice cross by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Bolt defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Cruzeiro - just one landing.
Cruzeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruzeiro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bolt throws out a loose jab but Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt throws a series of punches but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Bolt takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Bolt ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Cruzeiro lands but Bolt takes it in his stride.
Ryan Bolt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cruzeiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolt can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Bolt misses its intended target.
Bolt avoids a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro misses with a head kick.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Bolt saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio Cruzeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
Cruzeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bolt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bolt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cruzeiro scrambles back to his feet.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that Bolt semi-blocks.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Bolt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Julio Cruzeiro!
A very excited looking Julio Cruzeiro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 1040 p4p, 719 weight class) and Keith Bronson (ranked 143 p4p, 105 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 201 cm
31
275
10 - 2 - 0 |
|
187 cm
34
280
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Lehto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson connects with a looping right hand.
Bronson looks to land a left hand but Lehto moved out of range nicely.
Bronson misses the jab.
Lehto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Keith Bronson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto clinches.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Lehto to work.
Lehto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto rushes Bronson and presses him up against the cage.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Lehto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Lehto.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lehto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Lehto digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lehto.
Bronson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lehto has double underhooks.
Lehto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lehto pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bronson looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehto.
Lehto scores with a shoulder strike.
Lehto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
Bronson misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Lehto - that's a beauty! Bronson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Lehto can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 933 p4p, 690 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 137 p4p, 103 weight class). Max Holloway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
34
165
23 - 9 - 1 |
|
181 cm
34
167
25 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holloway scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox misses with a hook. Holloway ducked under it nicely.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox slips under a jab.
Holloway lands a body shot.
Holloway avoids the body shot from Knox.
Holloway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Holloway.
Holloway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knox.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holloway tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Holloway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holloway or not.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knox blocks a body shot from Holloway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Holloway.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holloway.
Holloway lands a right hand.
Knox blocks a body shot from Holloway.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway holds him up against the cage and eventually Knox drops back down to his feet.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holloway smiles and moves away.
Max Holloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aramis Knox.
Holloway misses with a looping right.
Holloway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holloway has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holloway walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Holloway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holloway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Knox.
Holloway blocks a body shot from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox trying to stall but Holloway improves his position.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Holloway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holloway presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway won't allow it.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holloway working aggressively here.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holloway's elbow.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holloway walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holloway throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Holloway throws a shot to the body.
Holloway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Holloway throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox stuns Holloway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holloway misses with a body shot.
Holloway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holloway forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Holloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holloway misses with the head strike.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Holloway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Holloway.
Holloway has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holloway's elbow.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Holloway fails to land.
Holloway throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox avoiding damage.
Holloway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holloway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holloway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holloway lands with a light punch inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holloway slows down the pace here.
Holloway lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Holloway has him pressed against the cage.
Holloway is trying to stall.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holloway walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holloway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a right hand that Holloway ducks under and follows up with a left that Holloway also avoids with ease.
Holloway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Holloway avoids it with no problem.
Holloway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holloway scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Holloway misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Holloway ducks down to avoid it.
Knox lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Holloway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holloway tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holloway.
Knox throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Holloway is looking to wear down Knox with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holloway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Holloway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox thuds a left hand into Holloway's body.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloway is just out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloway is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Holloway.
Holloway slips under a jab.
Holloway throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Holloway missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holloway takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway won't allow it.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway lands a right hand.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox is trying to stall.
Holloway takes a shot to the head.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holloway walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knox gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Holloway.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holloway backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Holloway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloway gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holloway scores with a hook to the body.
Holloway tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Holloway.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holloway has passed into half guard!
Knox wants to control but Holloway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knox is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Holloway jumps into side control!
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holloway wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holloway is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holloway decides to stand back up.
Holloway takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Holloway has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway won't allow it.
Max Holloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aramis Knox.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway holds him up against the cage and eventually Knox drops back down to his feet.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Max Holloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holloway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Holloway has him pressed against the cage.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Holloway has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Holloway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holloway.
Knox is trying to pull guard but Holloway has him pressed against the cage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox tries to pull guard but Holloway won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Holloway.
Holloway lands a shoulder strike.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holloway just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Holloway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Holloway lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Holloway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Holloway.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Holloway.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holloway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Holloway.
Holloway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Max Holloway is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Holloway is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knox.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holloway.
Holloway throws a leg kick
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Holloway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holloway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Aramis Knox's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway slips under a jab.
Holloway moves out of range of the strikes.
Holloway gets in close and tags Knox with a short punch that almost sends Knox to the mat! Oh Knox is in big trouble! He turns his back on Holloway, trying to create some distance but Holloway rushes him, striking wildly and Knox goes down! The referee tackles Holloway into the cage to end the fight! Holloway is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Holloway!
Max Holloway spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Aramis Knox stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sheeeeeeeeit. '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 256 p4p, 329 weight class) and Will Wrecks (ranked 37 p4p, 49 weight class). Haden comes into the arena with Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
30
249
19 - 9 - 1 |
|
199 cm
29
253
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Wrecks!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden misses the jab.
Haden misses the body punch
and Wrecks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wrecks lands an uppercut.
Wrecks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wrecks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wrecks takes a shot to the head.
Haden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wreckss head.
Haden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wrecks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Haden working aggressively here.
Haden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrecks swings wildly with an uppercut but Haden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrecks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrecks lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrecks misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrecks.
Wrecks blocks an uppercut.
Wrecks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wrecks blocks an uppercut.
Wrecks lands with a left to the head.
Wrecks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrecks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrecks misses with a punch to the body.
Wrecks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrecks blocks a body shot from Haden.
Wrecks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haden tries a body shot but Wrecks blocks it.
Wrecks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
Haden lands a nice uppercut.
Haden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wrecks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrecks works on Haden's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haden wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ZaDarius Haden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrecks leaning against his opponent.
Wrecks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wrecks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haden tries to work over Wrecks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haden throws a head punch that misses.
Haden prevents a body shot from Wrecks.
Wrecks is leaning against Haden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Wrecks.
Wrecks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haden struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrecks controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Haden.
Haden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrecks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrecks throws a punch but it's blocked by Haden.
Haden prevents a body shot from Wrecks.
Haden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wrecks backwards.
Haden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wrecks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wrecks lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrecks lands a body shot.
Haden is breathing heavily.
Wrecks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wrecks.
Wrecks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
A short body shot lands from Wrecks as the two fighters clinch.
Wrecks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrecks lands a hook that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
Wrecks tries a body shot but Haden blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Wrecks.
Wrecks lands with a short shot to the head.
Wrecks misses with a body punch.
Wrecks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wrecks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wrecks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haden working aggressively here.
Wrecks pushes Haden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wrecks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haden's elbow.
Wrecks lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrecks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Wrecks.
Wrecks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrecks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
Wrecks digs a right hand underneath Haden's ribcage. Haden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrecks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Wrecks.
Wrecks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrecks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrecks scores with a shot to the side of Haden's head.
Wrecks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wrecks tries to throw a body punch but Haden avoids it by throwing Wrecks back against the cage.
Haden prevents a body shot from Wrecks.
Haden misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrecks is working Haden over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrecks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wrecks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haden blocks a body shot from Wrecks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Wrecks dominated that round.
That's time! Haden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haden tries for a takedown but Wrecks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wrecks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haden's hands.
Wrecks tries to close the distance and clinch but Haden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrecks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haden appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haden misses with a takedown
and Wrecks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haden! Wrecks lets Haden back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Haden is rocked!
 It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
BAM! Wrecks delivers a spinning backfist that drops Haden like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Will Wrecks!
Will Wrecks 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
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 539 p4p, 859 weight class) and Anderson Nogueira (ranked 87 p4p, 134 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.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
29
212
17 - 14 - 0 |
|
175 cm
32
209
11 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira swings widly with a right hand
and Thai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thai is trying for a kimura here. Nogueira looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Thai wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wille Thai!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 293 p4p, 330 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 51 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crenshaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. Alderidge has chosen Portland, Oregon as his entrance music. Ranger Alderidge will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 162 cm
26
161
18 - 8 - 0 |
|
175 cm
28
160
15 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alderidge staying out of range there.
Alderidge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A cross from Alderidge lands.
Crenshaw misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Alderidge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crenshaw with a body shot.
Crenshaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alderidge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crenshaw misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Crenshaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crenshaw.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Crenshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crenshaw misses with a left hand
and Alderidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crenshaw lands a two punch combo.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the body
and Crenshaw counters with an outside leg kick.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crenshaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crenshaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crenshaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw with a jab.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Alderidge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Alderidge! Crenshaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alderidge to his feet! Alderidge is in big trouble!
Alderidge is rocked!
Alderidge throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crenshaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Crenshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters with a solid body kick.
Crenshaw is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alderidge's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Crenshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Crenshaw blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Crenshaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Alderidge - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge scores with a nice head shot.
Crenshaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Crenshaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alderidge lunges at Crenshaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crenshaw's hand.
Crenshaw jabs Alderidge right on the nose. Alderidge blinks but takes it well.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge flicks out a counter leg kick but Crenshaw steps away.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge dips to his left and cracks Crenshaw with an uppercut!
Alderidge thuds his shin into the meat of Crenshaw's side.
Crenshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crenshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge looks to land a body kick but Crenshaw moved away.
Alderidge throws a push kick but Crenshaw slaps the foot to one side.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crenshaw counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ranger Alderidge 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.
Alderidge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crenshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Alderidge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Alderidge throws an off balance right hand
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge scores with a hook.
Crenshaw throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crenshaw defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alderidge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Crenshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Crenshaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge misses with the body kick
and Crenshaw counters with a leg kick.
Crenshaw misses with an uppercut
and Alderidge counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Alderidge - just one landing.
Crenshaw moves out of range of the body kick from Alderidge.
Crenshaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a big shot that misses.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Crenshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crenshaw scores with a nice strike.
Crenshaw misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Alderidge. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alderidge.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crenshaw cracks Alderidge with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Ranger Alderidge has been cut.
Alderidge is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A shot to the body from Alderidge misses
and Crenshaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alderidge's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw misses with a right hand
and Alderidge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crenshaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alderidge misses with a kick to the body.
Alderidge cracks Crenshaw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crenshaw misses with a hook
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crenshaw lands a jab to Alderidge's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crenshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crenshaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alderidge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crenshaw with a body shot.
Crenshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Crenshaw is out of range.
Crenshaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alderidge counters with a left to the body.
Crenshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge lands with a straight right. Crenshaw didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ranger Alderidge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ranger Alderidge's cut.
That's time! Crenshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crenshaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Alderidge tries a quick counter leg kick but Crenshaw is wise to it.
Alderidge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crenshaw at a distance.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Crenshaw.
Alderidge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Crenshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Crenshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crenshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alderidge counters with a good low kick that Crenshaw was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crenshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alderidge looks to throw a body kick
and Crenshaw counters with a series of strikes. Alderidge will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Crenshaw slips the punch.
Alderidge lands with a good body shot.
Alderidge misses with a looping left.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw walks into a left hand.
Crenshaw misses the shot to the body.
Don Crenshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Crenshaw slips the punch.
Crenshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the side of Alderidge's head but Alderidge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crenshaw throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Crenshaw's head but Crenshaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crenshaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot
and Alderidge counters with a leg kick.
Alderidge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Crenshaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crenshaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crenshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Alderidge blocks the leg kick.
Crenshaw with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Crenshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crenshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alderidge's sensitive parts.
Crenshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alderidge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A cross from Alderidge lands.
Alderidge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crenshaw misses with a kick to the body.
Crenshaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Alderidge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ranger Alderidge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crenshaw ducks right into an uppercut from Alderidge.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ranger Alderidge.
Well Alderidge 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranger Alderidge!
A victorious Ranger Alderidge thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Don Crenshaw spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm still a cool dad, though.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
