 |
OFK 293 - Rize Vs Cubbedge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 2831 p4p, 21387 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 408 p4p, 637 weight class). Paul Rabbitte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
36
200
23 - 17 - 0 |
|
189 cm
37
220
7 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbitte lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rabbitte is just out of range.
Rabbitte moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Gomez misses.
Rabbitte lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomez off the cage and back into range.
 It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rabbitte.
Gomez cracks Rabbitte with a good jab.
 It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that Gomez semi-blocks.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Rabbitte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbitte.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rabbitte but Rabbitte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
Rabbitte misses with a straight right.
Gomez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rabbitte just manages to avoid it.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rabbitte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomez sprawls well initially but Rabbitte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Rabbitte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rabbitte is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez taking some punishment here, with Rabbitte in his half guard.
Rabbitte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomez is trying to control but can't.
Rabbitte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rabbitte lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbitte is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rabbitte to get the leverage.
Gomez is staying active underneath Rabbitte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rabbitte decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Rabbitte.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rabbitte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rabbitte blocks a leg kick.
Gomez works the jab nicely.
Rabbitte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Gomez throws a low kick but Rabbitte moves out of range easily.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rabbitte on the side of the head.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Rabbitte is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Rabbitte shakes it off.
Rabbitte misses with a head kick.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Rabbitte moves out of range easily.
Gomez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rabbitte takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Rabbitte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbitte shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Rabbitte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Rabbitte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabbitte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabbitte pinned against the cage. Rabbitte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabbitte moves away.
Rabbitte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rabbitte.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rabbitte looks winded!
A head kick misses from Rabbitte.
A left lands for Gomez.
The cut above Paul Rabbitte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabbitte fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbitte.
Paul Rabbitte's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gomez throws a body kick that misses.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Rabbitte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez throws a push kick but Rabbitte slaps the foot to one side.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rabbitte throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez lands a jab to the head.
Rabbitte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabbitte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Rabbitte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rabbitte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 Rabbitte is rocked!
Rabbitte is breathing heavily.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Rabbitte lands but Gomez takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Rabbitte's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Gomez!
A very excited looking Carlos Gomez 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
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeVon Hampton (ranked 1694 p4p, 4147 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 256 p4p, 527 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
205
13 - 5 - 0 |
|
181 cm
44
208
44 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DeVon Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terranova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terranova wants it to stay on the feet.
Terranova let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Hampton blocks the leg kick.
Hampton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hampton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hampton was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Hampton tries to counter with a takedown but Terranova is quick to defend against it.
Hampton throws a combination that misses
and Terranova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hampton controlling from the top position.
Terranova wants to stand but Hampton is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton landing with the ground and pound.
Hampton tries to free his leg and advance position but Terranova is retaining full guard.
Terranova pushes Hampton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hampton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terranova's waist but Terranova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hampton off to one side.
Hampton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeVon Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton slips a straight right by Terranova.
Hampton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Terranova won't be happy with that.
Hampton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hampton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampton controls the position from side control.
Terranova stops Hampton from passing to mount.
Terranova tries to escape but Hampton is in control.
Hampton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hampton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hampton landing strikes.
Terranova tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Terranova is trying to stand back up.
Hampton punches Terranova on the ear.
Terranova trying to get back to his feet but Hampton is in full control for now.
Hampton has his opponent's back but Terranova is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Hampton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova misses with a leg kick
and Hampton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hampton landing strikes from the mount and Terranova is in trouble!
Hampton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hampton trying to control but Terranova is having none of it.
Hampton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hampton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terranova can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeVon Hampton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hampton misses with a takedown
and Terranova counters with an inside leg kick.
Hampton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Hampton checks it.
Hampton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hampton cracks Terranova with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hampton misses with a takedown attempt - Terranova sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hampton has his takedown stuffed
and Terranova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeVon Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Terranova is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hampton with a body shot.
Hampton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hampton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Terranova throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Terranova misses
and Hampton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Terranova pushes Hampton off and gets back to his feet.
Terranova throws a body punch but Hampton moves out of range.
Terranova takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Hampton feinted with a counter takedown.
Hampton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hampton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampton.
Hampton prevents Terranova from getting back to his feet.
Hampton trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Terranova is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton cracks Terranova with a solid left hand.
Hampton cracks Terranova with a solid left hand.
Terranova is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hampton has Terranova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Terranova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Terranova prevents the takedown attempt.
Hampton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Terranova is defending well.
Hampton can't get the takedown.
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hampton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hampton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terranova's waist but Terranova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hampton off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hampton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terranova avoids it really well and circles away.
Terranova flicks out a counter leg kick but Hampton steps away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Hampton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terranova scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Hampton shoots in looking for a takedown. Terranova tries to sprawl out of it but Hampton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terranova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
Hampton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terranova.
Hampton with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Terranova jabs Hampton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Hampton's front leg but catches the back leg as Hampton tries to avoid it.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Terranova. Beautiful body shot.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Hampton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Terranova manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hampton keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hampton blocks a low kick nicely.
Hampton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hampton slips a jab from Terranova.
Terranova throws a body punch but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Hampton checks it.
Hampton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hampton was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hampton moves away.
Hampton attempts a counter takedown but Terranova avoids it well and moves away.
Terranova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Terranova is predictable there
and Hampton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Terranova is looking to stand up but Hampton isn't so interested in that idea.
Hampton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton wants to pass the guard but Terranova is keeping the position.
Terranova is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Terranova keeping full guard, as Hampton tries to pass.
Terranova wants to stand up but Hampton is controlling him.
Hampton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hampton works over Terranova with some ground and pound from guard.
Hampton stops Terranova from standing up.
Hampton wants to pass the guard but Terranova is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terranova wants to stand up but Hampton is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hampton blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hampton is defended easily by Terranova.
Terranova takes a swing at Hampton's ribcage but misses.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Hampton tries for a takedown but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Terranova thows a leg kick but Hampton checks it
and Hampton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Terranova!
Terranova sneaks out the side door and pushes Hampton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Terranova as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeVon Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Hampton as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
Hampton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hampton feinted with a counter takedown.
Hampton shoots in for a double leg but Terranova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terranova misses with a hook to the body
so Hampton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Terranova wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terranova throws a leg kick
so Hampton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Terranova kicks Hampton off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Hampton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hampton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a right hook to the body.
Hampton blocks a leg kick.
Hampton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Hampton blocks the leg kick.
Hampton shoots and misses
and Terranova counters with a stiff right hand.
Hampton checks the leg kick.
Hampton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova lunges at Hampton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hampton's hand.
Terranova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hampton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hampton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Terranova sprawls and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Terranova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terranova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Terranova!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 1403 p4p, 3166 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 169 p4p, 358 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mircea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shatter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
39
247
26 - 17 - 0 |
|
200 cm
32
270
23 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mircea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mircea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Mircea.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Mircea moves his leg out of the way.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Mircea thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mircea throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Mircea.
Mircea throws a head kick that half lands.
Mircea dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Mircea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams slips a straight right by Mircea.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mircea checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Mircea keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Mircea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Mircea off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings for the body but Mircea moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mircea!
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Mircea misses.
Mircea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mircea scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams moves away from the strike by Mircea.
Williams tests Mircea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Mircea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Mircea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mircea scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Mircea.
Mircea misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Mircea is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea slips a jab from Williams.
Mircea looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Williams takes a swing at Mircea's ribcage but misses.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Mircea feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looks to land a combination but Mircea avoids it well.
Mircea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mircea lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Mircea throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
As Williams looks to move away, Mircea throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Mircea.
Williams throws a leg kick but Mircea moved away.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
letting Mircea counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mircea is just out of range.
Mircea swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mircea lands the left hand.
Mircea thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mircea throws out a powerful jab.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mircea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mircea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mircea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Mircea stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mircea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mircea.
Mircea is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Mircea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
Williams throws a right hand that Mircea ducks under and follows up with a left that Mircea also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Mircea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mircea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Mircea moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams throws a combination. Mircea tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mircea looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams tries to move into range but Mircea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mircea connects with a jab.
Mircea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mircea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Mircea.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Mircea is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
A jab from Mircea misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
That's time! Mircea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mircea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
Williams throws a low kick but Mircea avoids it.
Mircea moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Mircea throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mircea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mircea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Mircea checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mircea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams throws a series of punches but Mircea moves out of range.
Mircea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Mircea counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mircea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexandru Mircea is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Mircea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams throws a low kick but Mircea avoids it.
Mircea is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mircea smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Mircea moves away and avoids it.
Mircea takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Mircea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Mircea misses.
A big left from Mircea misses.
Billy Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mircea throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mircea.
Mircea scores with a nice strike.
Williams avoids the body shot from Mircea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mircea.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams misses with a combination
and Mircea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Mircea lands with a nice body kick.
Mircea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mircea throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Mircea.
Mircea lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Mircea lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Mircea.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mircea.
Mircea throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Nice body kick there by Mircea.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Mircea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mircea.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mircea.
Mircea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mircea checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mircea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mircea bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Mircea blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams tries to work over Mircea's front leg with a kick but Mircea checks it.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mircea to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams is looking to chop away at Mircea's legs.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mircea, as that shot connected.
Mircea slips a straight right by Williams.
Mircea connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams is rocked!
Mircea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Mircea saw that one coming.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Mircea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Mircea cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Mircea finish him?
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Mircea cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Mircea counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
Williams misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Mircea lands a lovely overhand right.
Mircea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mircea counters with a huge left! Williams is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mircea isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Williams from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mircea!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandru Mircea!
Alexandru Mircea took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Give Me A Saul Goodman Rematch Please '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1128 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 136 p4p, 434 weight class). Balal Lama is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
35
220
19 - 13 - 0 |
|
190 cm
46
245
19 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nickels to the ground. Lama is now in Nickels's guard.
Lama controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lama postures up and lands a big shot to Nickels's brow.
Lama trying to control but Nickels is working from the bottom.
Lama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nickels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lama controls the pace.
Lama wants to control from the top but Nickels keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lama controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lama stops Nickels from standing up.
Lama trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nickels is on top in guard.
Nickels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lama controls Nickels momentarily but Nickels frees himself.
Lama looking for a sweep. Not yet Lama, not yet.
Lama seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lama is pulling down on Nickels's head to control his posture.
Lama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nickels prevents Lama from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels won't allow Lama to sweep him here.
Lama has control of Nickels's left arm, preventing Nickels from doing any damage.
Nickels stops Lama from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lama trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nickels instigates a clinch.
Lama is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nickels is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lama to the mat. Lama regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickels is one step ahead there.
Lama working for submissions but it's allowed Nickels to get to half guard.
Lama is not content to let Nickels control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to control here.
Lama tries to roll over but Nickels keeps him under control.
Lama moves into full guard.
Lama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nickels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nickels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nickels defends well.
Lama trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama has his feet on Nickels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nickels throws a body kick that misses.
Nickels scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lama shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense.
Lama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lama misses with a left hand
and Nickels counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lama!
Sloppy strikes from Nickels. Those never looked like landing.
Lama is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lama shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense.
Lama throws a leg kick
letting Nickels counter with a right hand.
Lama throws a head kick but Nickels moves out of range.
Nickels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balal Lama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lama closes the distance and pushes Nickels back into the cage.
Nickels works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama working a defensive guard here.
Nickels prevents Lama from getting back to his feet.
Lama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nickels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nickels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lama wants to sweep here but Nickels controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lama has his foot on Nickels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nickels works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama wants to sweep but no luck.
Lama controls Nickels momentarily but Nickels frees himself.
Balal Lama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lama wants to sweep here but Nickels controlling him for the moment.
Nickels gets to his feet - Lama follows without any prompting.
Nickels dives in and scores a takedown into Lama's guard.
Lama looking to control.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to keep a closed guard but Nickels is proving a slippery customer.
Lama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nickels wants to control from the top but Lama keeps moving.
Lama looking for a sweep. Not yet Lama, not yet.
Nickels wants to control from the top but Lama keeps moving.
Lama looking for a sweep. Not yet Lama, not yet.
Lama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nickels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lama keeps the fight on the outside.
Lama darts in looking for a takedown but Nickels gets double underhooks and turns Lama into the cage.
Lama wants a takedown but no success here.
Nickels gets underhooks to prevent Lama's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balal Lama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lama is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickels lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lama looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nickels lands with a punch from half guard.
Lama is looking for a sweep. Nickels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to control from the bottom.
Nickels drops an elbow to the side of Lama's head.
Lama taking some punishment here, with Nickels in his half guard.
Lama wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Nickels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nickels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lama keeps working.
Lama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lama works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickels gets a clinch.
Nickels breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nickels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lama fails with a takedown attempt.
Lama shoots in for a takedown but Nickels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lama misses with a double jab.
Lama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balal Lama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama stuffs the takedown.
Nickels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nickels is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lama has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Nickels is looking to defend but Lama has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Nickels! Lama pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Nickels taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 780 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 103 p4p, 398 weight class). Mazepin has chosen boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
32
235
9 - 8 - 0 |
|
190 cm
42
250
28 - 34 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mazepin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miettinen moves into the clinch.
Miettinen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Miettinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miettinen gets to his feet - Mazepin follows without any prompting.
Mazepin dives in and grabs Miettinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miettinen pushes down on Mazepin's head and hops out.
Miettinen rushes Mazepin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miettinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miettinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miettinen throws a lazy body kick
and Mazepin counters with a three punch combo that has Miettinen backing up. Miettinen nods at Mazepin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin gets caught flat footed, as Miettinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mazepin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miettinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mazepin being controlled here, momentarily.
Miettinen postures up in Mazepin's guard and throws a big left but Mazepin blocks it.
Miettinen tries to stand but Mazepin is controlling from the bottom.
Mazepin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miettinen defends it easily.
Miettinen stands up and waves to Mazepin to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen moves into range and clinches up with Mazepin.
Miettinen tightens his grip and picks Mazepin up, before dumping him to the ground. Mazepin manages to land in guard.
Mazepin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miettinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miettinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miettinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mazepin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mazepin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miettinen is aware though and is defending well.
Miettinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miettinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miettinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mazepin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miettinen is aware though and is defending well.
Mazepin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miettinen controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mazepin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miettinen passes into side control.
Miettinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miettinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miettinen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Miettinen controlling from the full mount.
Miettinen lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Meltdown Miettinen dominated that round.
That's time! Miettinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A left and a right from Miettinen both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meltdown Miettinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miettinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mazepin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miettinen dives on top into guard.
Miettinen stands and steps away. Mazepin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mazepin tries to keep at a distance but Miettinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mazepin goes for a takedown attempt but Miettinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miettinen misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin fails to land the takedown.
Miettinen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mazepin on his heels. He'll look to pass Mazepin's guard now, I'm sure.
Mazepin working for submissions but it's allowed Miettinen to get to half guard.
Mazepin is trying to get back to full guard.
Mazepin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mazepin has hold of Miettinen's hands but Miettinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miettinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazepin can do to turn this around?
Miettinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen is looking for a kimura here.
Miettinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mazepin defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazepin wants to get back to full guard.
Miettinen is looking for a kimura but Mazepin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miettinen to get the leverage.
Miettinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mazepin is trying to get back to full guard.
Miettinen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mazepin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miettinen pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mazepin looking for submissions off his back.
Miettinen controlling the pace.
Mazepin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazepin is looking to improve his position.
Miettinen lands strikes from half guard.
Miettinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miettinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mazepin looking for submissions off his back.
Miettinen wants to stand up but Mazepin is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body kick there by Miettinen.
Miettinen throws a one two combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Meltdown Miettinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miettinen clinches.
Miettinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miettinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mazepin tries to sprawl but Miettinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mazepin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Miettinen passes into side control!
Mazepin wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Miettinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Mazepin is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin is trying to work for a sweep but Miettinen has mounted him!
Miettinen landing strikes from the mount and Mazepin is in trouble!
Miettinen is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Miettinen forces Mazepin back against the cage and clinches.
Miettinen missing with knees to the body.
Miettinen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mazepin can't fight it off and eventually Miettinen manages to take the fight to the floor. Mazepin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miettinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mazepin has his foot on Miettinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miettinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Miettinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miettinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Miettinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fedor Mazepin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miettinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mazepin for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miettinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meltdown Miettinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mazepin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miettinen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miettinen has clasped his hands together around Mazepin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin is trying to improve his position.
Mazepin being controlled for a moment.
Miettinen decides to stand back up. Miettinen steps back and let's Mazepin get back to his feet.
Miettinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mazepin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miettinen controlling from side mount.
Mazepin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Miettinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meltdown Miettinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miettinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltdown Miettinen!
A very excited looking Meltdown Miettinen 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.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 1145 p4p, 1924 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 104 p4p, 169 weight class). Gay G has chosen Down as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
26
158
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
169 cm
38
151
26 - 29 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gay G punishes Hiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Gay G.
Gay G digs a good body shot into Hiro's ribs.
Gay G scores with a jab. Hiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gay G lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gay G connects with a body shot that sends Hiro's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Gay G. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gay G.
Gay G blocks a leg kick.
Hiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gay G scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Hiro's head coaches at Certiï¬ed Cave Gang that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gay G scores with a nice head shot.
Gay G lands a right hook to the body.
Gay G misses with a looping left.
Hiro takes one to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Gay G. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gay G.
Gay G shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hiro but Hiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
BOOM! Hiro lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gay G. Gay G tries to recover but Hiro is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gay G lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuromiya Hiro!
Kuromiya Hiro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 1084 p4p, 742 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 161 p4p, 106 weight class). Hilly comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Naulakko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Amarth - First Kill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
38
210
28 - 20 - 0 |
|
180 cm
43
213
29 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naulakko throws a right and a left that Hilly avoids nicely.
Naulakko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naulakko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hilly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hilly connects with the punch.
A jab from Naulakko misses.
It looked like Hilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Naulakko.
Naulakko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hilly.
Naulakko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naulakko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilly moves away.
Naulakko misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hilly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Naulakko.
Hilly misses the body punch
and Naulakko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Naulakko if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Naulakko.
A little jabbing left from Naulakko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hilly cracks Naulakko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulakko throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hilly throws a push kick but Naulakko slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hilly. Naulakko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naulakko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hilly digs a good body shot into Naulakko's ribs.
Naulakko blocks a jab.
Hilly cracks Naulakko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Naulakko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hilly finish him?
Naulakko is rocked!
It looks like Pertti Naulakko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilly lands with a right and another and another! Naulakko is in big trouble! Hilly lands again and this time it's lights out for Naulakko! A quality knockout there for Hilly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Hilly!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bill Hilly made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 373 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Marwin Mueller (ranked 56 p4p, 212 weight class). Sparr's entrance music is OH NO!. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
32
265
12 - 6 - 0 |
|
188 cm
26
234
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marwin Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr throws a jab but it's blocked by Mueller.
Mueller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sparr misses with a straight left.
Sparr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mueller! But no joy.
Sparr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mueller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sparr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mueller's head backwards.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sparr misses with a hook
and Sparr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sparr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sparr does it's job there.
Mueller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sparr throws a hook to the side of Mueller's head but Mueller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparr moves into the clinch successfully.
Sparr tries to work over Mueller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mueller has a couple of punches blocked by Sparr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparr.
Sparr tries to work over Mueller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mueller prevents it.
Mueller lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mueller.
Mueller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sparr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mueller throws a head punch that misses.
Mueller misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mueller up against the cage.
Sparr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mueller is defending well.
Sparr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sparr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mueller lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mueller.
Sparr blocks an uppercut.
Mueller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sparr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mueller can turn it around.
Sparr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sparr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mueller working aggressively here.
Mueller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparrs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparr.
Mueller lands a shoulder strike.
Sparr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mueller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sparr is pressed up against the cage. Mueller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparr down to the mat. Sparr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparr swings for the body but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparr misses with a wild body shot.
Sparr looks to land a right hand but Mueller moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mueller! But no joy.
Sparr shoots in and gets a takedown into Mueller's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mueller wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sparr is now in half guard.
Sparr wants to control but Mueller is keeping him busy.
Sparr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mueller tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sparr has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sparr tries to control but Mueller wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roger Sparr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mueller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sparrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mueller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sparr lands a body shot.
Sparr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mueller.
Sparr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller blocks a jab.
Mueller clinches up against the cage.
Sparr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mueller controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mueller gets underhooks to prevent Sparr's takedown attempt.
Sparr lands a left hand.
Mueller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparr backwards.
Sparr taking a breather.
Mueller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mueller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mueller scores with a shot to the side of Sparr's head.
Sparr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mueller prevents it.
Sparr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparr is leaning against Mueller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mueller throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mueller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mueller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mueller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sparr has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Sparr gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Mueller is looking for a sweep. Sparr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mueller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mueller trying to control here.
Mueller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr stalling.
Sparr wants to control but Mueller is keeping him busy.
Mueller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sparr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mueller wants to improve his position but Sparr is controlling well.
Sparr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mueller wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sparr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sparr throws a leg kick but Mueller moved away.
A nice side step and Mueller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sparr misses with a straight left.
Mueller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sparr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mueller is trying to defend but Sparr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mueller wants to get back to full guard but Sparr has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr with the ground and pound from mount.
Sparr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mueller can do to turn this around?
Mueller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller postures up.
Sparr is pulling down on Mueller's head to control his posture.
Sparr controls Mueller momentarily but Mueller frees himself.
Mueller throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mueller stands up over Sparr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mueller postures up in Sparr's guard and throws a big left but Sparr blocks it.
Mueller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marwin Mueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller cracks Sparr with a solid left hand.
Sparr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mueller wants to control from the top but Sparr keeps moving.
Mueller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mueller is working Sparr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sparr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparr pulls Mueller in close to prevent any damage.
Mueller landing with the ground and pound.
Sparr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mueller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparr holds on and takes a little breather.
Mueller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sparr's head.
Mueller working some strikes from top position.
Mueller is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparr has wrist control.
Sparr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mueller is one step ahead there.
Sparr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mueller manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mueller wants to sweep here but Sparr controlling him for the moment.
Sparr working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr stands and throws Mueller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sparr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roger Sparr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparr taking a break here but Mueller is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sparr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mueller!
Sparr looking to control but Mueller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mueller is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sparr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sparr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sparr!
Our winner, Roger Sparr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 48 p4p, 1024 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 5 p4p, 94 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
33
159
26 - 10 - 1 |
|
178 cm
41
157
25 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad has his takedown stuffed
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morad thinking.
The fighters circling - Vaiduoklis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Morad misses.
Morad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaiduoklis.
Morad throws a hook to the side of Vaiduoklis's head but Vaiduoklis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morad misses with an uppercut
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice body shot.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Vaiduoklis looks to land a right hand but Morad moved out of range.
Vaiduoklis misses the shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis throws a good cross that connects.
Vaiduoklis lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Morad misses.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Nice defenses there by Morad.
Nice defenses there by Vaiduoklis.
Morad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vaiduoklis tries to clinch up but Morad circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Morad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad dips to his left and cracks Vaiduoklis with an uppercut!
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaiduoklis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morad just manages to avoid it.
Morad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morad missing with a left hand there. Vaiduoklis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaiduoklis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vaiduoklis drives through and clinches with Morad against the cage.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Morad's ribcage. Morad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Vaiduoklis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morad misses with an elbow strike.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Morad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaiduoklis throws a punch but it's blocked by Morad.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Morad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Morad - that landed with a thud.
Morad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Juodasis Vaiduoklis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis stalling.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Morad controls his hands.
Morad breaks the clinch.
Vaiduoklis tries to clinch there but Morad circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook. Morad ducked under it nicely.
Morad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morad is looking to score with low kicks.
Vaiduoklis slips under a jab from Morad.
Morad misses the shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis jabs at Morad's body.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morad.
Morad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vaiduoklis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaiduoklis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Morad misses.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Vaiduoklis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad misses with a double jab
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick nicely.
Morad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Vaiduoklis misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook.
Vaiduoklis throws a big shot that misses.
Vaiduoklis throws a shot from downtown. Morad moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Morad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morad walks into a jab.
Vaiduoklis staying out of range there.
Morad slips a straight right by Vaiduoklis.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Morad connects with a solid leg kick.
Vaiduoklis connects with an inside leg kick.
Morad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vaiduoklis under the eye.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morad slips under a jab from Vaiduoklis.
Morad throws a head kick that misses.
Morad stuns Vaiduoklis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vaiduoklis takes one to the chin there.
Vaiduoklis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morad.
Vaiduoklis walks into a straight right hand from Morad.
Vaiduoklis thuds his right hand into Morad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vaiduoklis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vaiduoklis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morad doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaiduoklis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Vaiduoklis.
Morad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morad throws a shot from downtown. Vaiduoklis moves away and avoids it.
Vaiduoklis is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaiduoklis throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Vaiduoklis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vaiduoklis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vaiduoklis misses with a straight right.
Morad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juodasis Vaiduoklis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaiduoklis moves away.
Vaiduoklis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaiduoklis missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morad's head backwards.
Vaiduoklis thuds a left hand into Morad's body.
Vaiduoklis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaiduoklis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morad throws out a counter right but Vaiduoklis avoids it with no problem.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaiduoklis.
Morad looks to throw the jab but Vaiduoklis is out of range.
Vaiduoklis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaiduoklis misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morad.
Morad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaiduoklis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaiduoklis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vaiduoklis slips a straight right by Morad.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad takes one to the chin there.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis checks a low kick from Morad.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morad's head.
It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Morad misses with a leg kick
and Vaiduoklis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vaiduoklis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morad's hands.
Vaiduoklis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morad can do to turn this around?
Vaiduoklis throws a hook but Morad blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaiduoklis 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 Morad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vaiduoklis throws a jab when Morad was well out of range.
Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morad.
Vaiduoklis looks to throw the jab but Morad is out of range.
Morad throws the left hand but Vaiduoklis avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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!
Morad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad swings for the body but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morad misses with a low kick as Vaiduoklis jumps back.
Vaiduoklis misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook but Morad blocks it.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaiduoklis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vaiduoklis throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vaiduoklis on the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Vaiduoklis is looking to clinch.
Vaiduoklis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crunch! Morad slams his shin into Vaiduoklis's torso.
Good work by Vaiduoklis as he checks the leg kick.
Morad cracks Vaiduoklis with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands with a kick to the temple. Morad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Morad misses its intended target.
Morad motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Morad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Morad misses the target.
Morad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vaiduoklis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vaiduoklis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morad. That did some damage!
Morad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morad is rocked!
Morad misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Morad. Those never looked like landing.
Vaiduoklis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morad is looking to slow Vaiduoklis down with leg kicks.
Vaiduoklis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morad.
Vaiduoklis moves out of range as Morad throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vaiduoklis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick nicely.
Morad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaiduoklis throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Morad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vaiduoklis lands with a straight right. Morad didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vaiduoklis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morad was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaiduoklis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morad dives in and scores a takedown into Vaiduoklis's guard.
Vaiduoklis controlling the position.
Vaiduoklis wants to stand up but Morad is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morad drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morad jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morad preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaiduoklis controls Morad momentarily but Morad frees himself.
Morad won't allow Vaiduoklis to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Juodasis Vaiduoklis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morad's head backwards.
Morad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vaiduoklis clinches.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Morad controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Morad backwards.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Morad controls the action.
Vaiduoklis gets through Morad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morad is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaiduoklis finish him?
Vaiduoklis cracks Morad with a nice body shot.
Vaiduoklis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vaiduoklis controlling the action here for a moment.
Vaiduoklis presses Morad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morads head.
Vaiduoklis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaiduoklis dips a shoulder and cracks Morad with a mighty uppercut! Morad falls back against the cage and Vaiduoklis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Morad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vaiduoklis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Juodasis Vaiduoklis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Rize (ranked 83 p4p, 166 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 12 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rize might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 197 cm
26
260
18 - 6 - 0 |
|
194 cm
25
270
17 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize throws out a loose jab but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rize has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Cubbedge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rize scores with a jab.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cubbedge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Rize.
Rize misses with a hook. Cubbedge ducked under it nicely.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Rize - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge slips under a jab from Rize.
Rize misses with a hook. Cubbedge ducked under it nicely.
Rize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cubbedge.
A quick step to the side and Rize tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rize throws out a leg kick but Cubbedge moves out of range and Rize only half commits.
Cubbedge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rize with a body shot.
Rize is looking to chop away at Cubbedge's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize moves out of range as Cubbedge strikes.
Cubbedge tries to clinch up
and Rize counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rize lands a nice shot to the body.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge misses with a hook.
Rize catches Cubbedge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cubbedge tries to clinch but Rize is having none of it.
Rize lands a jab to the head.
Rize lands a two punch combo.
Rize slips under a jab from Cubbedge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rize misses
and Cubbedge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cubbedge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rize to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Cubbedge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cubbedge moves into the clinch.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cubbedge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rize misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge stalling against the cage.
Cubbedge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rize.
Cubbedge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cubbedge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cubbedge tries a body shot but Rize blocks it.
Rize throws a punch but it's blocked by Cubbedge.
Cubbedge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cubbedge works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Cubbedge tries to work over Rize's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cubbedge misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cubbedge prevents Rize from breaking the clinch.
Cubbedge tries to land knees in the clinch but Rize avoids the damage to the body.
Cubbedge scores with a shoulder strike.
Cubbedge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rize managing to block the knees to the body from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge digs a right hand underneath Rize's ribcage. Rize let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cubbedge scores with a knee to the head.
Rize's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cubbedge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cubbedge scores with a hook to the body.
Rize is breathing heavily.
Cubbedge landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cubbedge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cubbedge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rize or not.
Cubbedge lands an uppercut.
Cubbedge landing knees to the head.
Cubbedge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rize avoids it.
Rize tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cubbedge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rize is trying to force a seperation but Cubbedge has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Rize is rocked!
Cubbedge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Rize is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cubbedge landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cubbedge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cubbedge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cubbedge lands a knee to the body.
Cubbedge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cubbedge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cubbedge instigates a clinch.
Cubbedge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rize or not.
Cubbedge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rize backwards.
Cubbedge unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Rize out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Rize off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Billy Cubbedge!
Billy Cubbedge is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Billy Cubbedge thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
