 |
TOF 88 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Hayes (ranked 4627 p4p, 24362 weight class) and Pablo Poblano (ranked 467 p4p, 560 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Poblano was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
20
192
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
183 cm
23
193
1 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Poblano!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poblano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poblano misses with a hook
and Hayes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poblano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poblano looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poblano.
Poblano throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Poblano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poblano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poblano moves out of range of the body kick from Hayes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayes - that will leave a mark!
Hayes throws a hook but Poblano avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Poblano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes is looking to counter punch.
Poblano throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a right hand that Poblano ducks under and follows up with a left that Poblano also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Poblano there.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poblano.
Hayes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hayes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poblano.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poblano.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Poblano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poblano.
Hayes slips a straight right by Poblano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poblano scores with a jab. Hayes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Hayes is rocked!
Poblano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poblano.
Poblano jabs Hayes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes tries to land a leg kick but Poblano saw it coming and moves away.
Poblano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Poblano is just out of range.
Poblano is looking to clinch.
Hayes throwing a counter right hand but Poblano manages to avoid it.
Hayes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poblano throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poblano. Poblano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poblano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poblano throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poblano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Poblano.
Pablo Poblano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poblano looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
It looked like Hayes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poblano.
Some wild striking there from Poblano.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Poblano lands a right hook to the body.
Poblano checks a low kick from Hayes.
Poblano just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Poblano has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Poblano takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayes misses with some punches.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poblano misses with a two punch combination.
Poblano misses with a body punch
and Hayes counters with a good low kick that Poblano was not able to check.
Poblano looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes defending well as Poblano loads up on a big left hand.
Poblano tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poblano clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes is working Poblano over against the cage.
Poblano lands with a right to the head.
Poblano can't break the clinch.
Hayes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hayes manages to break the clinch.
Poblano slips under a jab from Hayes.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poblano misses with a hook
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poblano rushes Hayes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poblano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes keeps control of Poblano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poblano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poblano cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Hayes with a nice cross.
Poblano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Poblano.
Poblano lands a jab-cross combination.
Poblano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poblano misses with a looping left.
Poblano scores with a nice strike.
Hayes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poblano checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab lands there for Poblano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poblano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hayes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poblano wants to clinch.
Poblano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayes throws the left hand but Poblano avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poblano connects with a single shot there.
Hayes takes a swing at Poblano's ribcage but misses.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poblano.
Poblano throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes walks into a stiff left hand from Poblano.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poblano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hayes's hands.
Hayes looks to score with a jab to the body but Poblano is just out of range.
Poblano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hayes.
And Hayes counters with a quick kick to the body but Poblano blocks it.
Poblano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poblano misses with a body shot.
Poblano slips under a jab from Hayes.
Hayes looks to land a body kick but Poblano moved away.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poblano.
Poblano moves out of range as Hayes throws a body kick.
Poblano throws out a loose jab but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Poblano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Hayes.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
Poblano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poblano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.
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!
Hayes throws a head kick but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Good exchange - Poblano coming out on top.
Poblano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poblano catches Hayes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayes slips a jab from Poblano.
Poblano lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Poblano.
Poblano connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poblano.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poblano has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Poblano. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Hayes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Poblano doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Poblano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes misses with a left hand
letting Poblano counter with a right hand.
Hayes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poblano misses with a jab to the body
and Hayes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poblano misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poblano throws a shot to the body.
Poblano lunges at Hayes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayes's hand.
Hayes needs to keep his hands up - Poblano had a free shot at his head there.
Poblano looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Hayes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poblano checks it well.
Hayes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poblano throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hayes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano checks it.
The fighters circling - Poblano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Poblano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano misses the shot to the body.
Poblano misses with a body shot.
Poblano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Poblano darts in trying to clinch
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poblano ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayes throws a big shot that misses.
Poblano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poblano tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Poblano throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Poblano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Hayes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poblano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poblano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poblano is looking to clinch.
Hayes lands a body shot.
Hayes misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poblano! But no joy.
Poblano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayes.
Hayes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poblano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poblano misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Poblano scores with a nice strike.
A punch lands to the side of Poblano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Poblano ducks down to avoid it.
Poblano misses the shot to the body.
Poblano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poblano connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poblano. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayes throws a counter high kick but Poblano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Poblano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poblano at a distance.
Poblano misses with an uppercut. Hayes saw that one coming.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poblano moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poblano.
Poblano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Poblano blocks a body shot from Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hayes.
Poblano lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Poblano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poblano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayes slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poblano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hayes lands a shot to the body.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes lands with a short shot to the head.
Hayes is working Poblano over against the cage.
Poblano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poblano misses with a straight right.
Hayes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poblano throws out the jab.
Hayes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from Poblano.
Hayes misses with a hook to the body
enabling Poblano to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes throws a body punch but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano throws out a powerful jab.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Poblano defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Poblano darts in and clinches Hayes up against the cage.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano blocks a body shot from Hayes.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Poblano receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Poblano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poblano blocking some punches.
Poblano misses with a punch on the inside.
Poblano tries to throw a body punch but Hayes avoids it by throwing Poblano back against the cage.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Poblano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pablo Poblano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poblano avoids the head kick by Hayes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poblano.
Hayes slips a straight right by Poblano.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Poblano's shoulder, as Poblano tries to avoid the shot.
Hayes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Poblano throws out a powerful jab.
Hayes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poblano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
Hayes lands a nice shot that snaps Poblano's head back.
Nice jab there from Poblano.
Poblano misses the jab.
Poblano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Poblano.
Poblano lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Poblano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayes lands with a cross.
Poblano throws a hook but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes misses with a body kick.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Hayes misses the jab.
Poblano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poblano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poblano slips under a jab.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Hayes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes defending well as Poblano loads up on a big left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swinging wildly here.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Hayes tries to land a front kick but Poblano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Hayes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Hayes.
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!
Poblano checks a low kick from Hayes.
Poblano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Poblano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayes under the eye.
Poblano scores with a jab to the body.
Poblano slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Poblano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes avoids the body shot from Poblano.
Poblano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poblano misses with a straight right.
Poblano misses with a looping left.
Poblano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hayes throws the left hand but Poblano avoids the punch easily.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Poblano sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a kick to the body.
Poblano clinches up with Hayes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes pushes Poblano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poblano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poblano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Poblano avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Poblano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Poblano throws a shot to the body.
Poblano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayes throws a head kick but Poblano moves out of range.
Hayes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayes throws a body punch but Poblano moves out of range.
Poblano scores with a jab to the body.
Poblano misses with a right hand
and Hayes counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Poblano misses.
Poblano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes counters with a low kick, right behind Poblano 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes tests Poblano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hayes looks to throw a body kick
letting Poblano counter with a right hand.
Hayes lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hayes.
Poblano takes one on the button.
A left lands for Poblano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poblano. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Poblano tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Poblano lands with a shot to the body.
Poblano throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Poblano's front leg but catches the back leg as Poblano tries to avoid it.
Poblano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poblano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poblano throws an overhand right that lands on Hayes's shoulder, as Hayes tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Poblano ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poblano.
Poblano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poblano misses with an uppercut.
Poblano moves into the clinch.
Poblano swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poblano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poblano tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Poblano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hayes is keeping busy.
Poblano struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Hayes takes a shot to the head.
Hayes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hayes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poblano can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poblano misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Poblano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayes cracks Poblano with a nice body shot.
Hayes prevents a body shot from Poblano.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hayes throws a punch but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayes.
Hayes tries to throw a body punch but Poblano avoids it by throwing Hayes back against the cage.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Poblano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poblano there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Hayes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poblano is out of range and Hayes settles back down.
Poblano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hayes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poblano.
Poblano throws a big shot that misses.
Poblano throws a jab when Hayes was well out of range.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.
Hayes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by Poblano.
Poblano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poblano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
Hayes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poblano.
Poblano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Hayes scores with the left hand. Poblano knows he should have avoided that one.
Hayes scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes punishes Poblano's body with a nice straight punch.
Hayes throws a leg kick that misses.
Quentin Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Poblano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poblano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poblano has Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hayes misses with the head strike.
Hayes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poblano lands with a right to the head.
Poblano breaks from the clinch.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poblano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hayes.
Poblano connects with a crisp jab.
Hayes looks to throw a body kick
and Poblano counters with a beautiful punch that sends Hayes to the canvas!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poblano throwing strikes but missing.
Poblano is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hayes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hayes has escaped and now he's on top!
Poblano looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
Poblano is pulling down on Hayes's head. It's preventing any offense from Hayes, at least for the moment.
Poblano has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hayes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poblano is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poblano has his back to the cage.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poblano just misses with a punch to the body.
Poblano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poblano throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
Poblano looks to land a combination. Hayes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hayes wants to land a leg kick but Poblano is out of range.
It seemed like Poblano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poblano.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poblano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Poblano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Poblano.
An attempted straight right counter from Hayes misses the target.
Poblano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Poblano finds it's way through Hayes's defenses.
Hayes slips a jab from Poblano.
Hayes lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poblano lands a jab to the nose.
Poblano checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
A leg kick checked by Poblano.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Poblano avoids them all with ease.
Poblano looks to land a right hand but Hayes moved out of range.
Poblano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pablo Poblano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poblano ducks under a wild hook from Hayes.
Hayes throws a wild body kick that Poblano sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throws a hook but Poblano avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poblano! But no joy.
Poblano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poblano checks the leg kick.
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Poblano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pablo Poblano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Poblano.
Hayes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hayes fails to land.
Hayes scores with a shot to the side of Poblano's head.
Hayes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Poblano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poblano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Poblano!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Karlsson (ranked 3651 p4p, 24215 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 388 p4p, 554 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
23
188
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
173 cm
23
202
1 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogpeeth scores with a jab to the body.
Yogpeeth blocks a leg kick.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook. Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yogpeeth.
Yogpeeth throws an overhand right that lands on Karlsson's shoulder, as Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Karlsson is looking for a counter combo.
Yogpeeth throws a leg kick
and Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karlsson throws a leg kick but Yogpeeth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Yogpeeth throws a series of punches but Karlsson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yogpeeth connects with an inside leg kick.
Karlsson lands a two punch combo.
Karlsson cracks Yogpeeth with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yogpeeth counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Yogpeeth has him pressed against the cage.
Yogpeeth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yogpeeth throws a punch but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Yogpeeth.
Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Yogpeeth scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yogpeeth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yogpeeth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rudra Yogpeeth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yogpeeth misses with a kick to the body.
Karlsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Yogpeeth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Yogpeeth avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yogpeeth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yogpeeth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Yogpeeth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yogpeeth throws a shot from downtown. Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yogpeeth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yogpeeth misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Yogpeeth fails to land.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karlsson.
Yogpeeth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Yogpeeth keeps it at a distance.
Yogpeeth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karlsson is out of range and Yogpeeth settles back down.
Yogpeeth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karlsson momentarily.
Yogpeeth throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yogpeeth has time to react.
 Yogpeeth is rocked!
 It looks like Rudra Yogpeeth has been cut.
Karlsson scores with a body shot.
Yogpeeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Karlsson finish him?
Yogpeeth looks winded!
Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yogpeeth ducks into an uppercut from Karlsson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Karlsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonas Karlsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rabies Raivo (ranked 3753 p4p, 3744 weight class) and Krasimir Mihaylov (ranked 429 p4p, 426 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
24
265
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
215 cm
23
270
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rabies Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krasimir Mihaylov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaylov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mihaylov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihaylov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raivo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raivo's sensitive parts.
Raivo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raivo.
Raivo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Raivo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raivo lands a really nice looking cross but Mihaylov seems unphased.
Raivo jabs Mihaylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Mihaylov misses
enabling Raivo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mihaylov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raivo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaylov avoids the head kick by Raivo.
Mihaylov throws a sloppy body shot
and Raivo counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Krasimir Mihaylov has been cut.
Mihaylov throws a right hand that Raivo ducks under and follows up with a left that Raivo also avoids with ease.
Raivo throws a lazy body kick
and Mihaylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krasimir Mihaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Raivo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mihaylov 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 Raivo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raivo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raivo moves out of range of the strikes.
Raivo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick by Raivo misses
and Mihaylov counters with a body kick.
Mihaylov scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Rabies Raivo has been cut.
Mihaylov swings widly with a right hand
and Raivo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raivo wants to slow Mihaylov down by chopping away at his legs.
Mihaylov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raivo moves away.
Mihaylov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mihaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihaylov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRaivo.
Mihaylov takes a swing at Raivo's ribcage but misses.
Raivo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mihaylov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mihaylov digs a good body shot into Raivo's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov is looking to chop away at Raivo's legs.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raivo.
Mihaylov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raivo on the side of the head.
Mihaylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raivo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo looks for the body kick but Mihaylov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaylov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raivo misses with a body kick.
Mihaylov throws a push kick but Raivo slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Raivo misses its intended target.
Raivo blocks a head kick by Mihaylov.
As Mihaylov looks to move away, Raivo throws a big counter combo but Mihaylov just gets out of the way.
Mihaylov throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mihaylov scores with the left hand. Raivo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mihaylov tries to work over Raivo's front leg with a kick but Raivo checks it.
Raivo is looking for a counter combo.
Raivo forces Mihaylov back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo gets through Mihaylov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raivo can't break the clinch.
Raivo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mihaylov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mihaylov lands with a light punch inside.
Mihaylov misses with a punch to the body.
Mihaylov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raivos head.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raivo breaks the clinch.
Mihaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Raivo throws a counter high kick but Mihaylov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Raivo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mihaylov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a series of punches but Raivo avoids them all with ease.
Mihaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raivo's sensitive parts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raivo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raivo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raivo.
It appears Raivo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mihaylov looks to score with a jab to the body but Raivo is just out of range.
It looks like Raivo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mihaylov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raivo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raivo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mihaylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Raivo.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaylov misses.
Mihaylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raivo throws the kick towards the body but Mihaylov avoids it.
Raivo throws a push kick but Mihaylov slaps the foot to one side.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raivo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raivo walks into a straight right hand from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raivo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mihaylov blocks a head kick by Raivo.
Mihaylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raivo doesn't seem bothered though.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raivo.
A head kick misses from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov swings for the body but Raivo moves out of range.
Raivo is looking to counter with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raivo checks a leg kick.
Raivo looks for the body kick but Mihaylov saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaylov! But no joy.
Raivo moves out of range of the leg kick from Mihaylov.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raivo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raivo misses with a kick to the body.
Mihaylov connects with a leg kick.
Mihaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raivo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Raivo looks for the body kick but Mihaylov saw that one coming.
Mihaylov throws a right hand that misses
and Raivo counters with a one-two to the body.
Mihaylov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raivo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mihaylov cracks Raivo with an open hand slap.
Raivo throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihaylov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raivo wants to clinch up but Mihaylov keeps it at a distance.
Mihaylov misses with a kick to the body.
Raivo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mihaylov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raivo on the side of the head.
Mihaylov lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Raivo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raivo catches Mihaylov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mihaylov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raivo is able to avoid easily.
Raivo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Raivo clinches.
Raivo taking a breather.
Mihaylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raivo's elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raivo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mihaylov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raivo has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raivo prevents a body shot from Mihaylov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raivo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihaylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raivo's elbow.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihaylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihaylov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raivo.
Raivo scores with a body shot.
Raivo lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krasimir Mihaylov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raivo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raivo ducks under a wild hook from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raivo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mihaylov avoids it.
Raivo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov swings for the body but Raivo moves out of range.
Mihaylov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mihaylov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raivo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raivo tests Mihaylov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihaylov dips to his left and cracks Raivo with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihaylov.
Raivo thows a leg kick but Mihaylov checks it
and Mihaylov counters with a nice body kick.
Raivo throws a front kick aimed at Mihaylov's knee but Mihaylov avoids it well.
Mihaylov misses with a head kick.
Mihaylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raivo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raivo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Raivo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.
Raivo connects with the punch.
Mihaylov throws a leg kick but Raivo checks it.
Good exchange - Raivo coming out on top.
Raivo throws a leg kick
and Mihaylov counters with a leg kick.
Raivo is looking to land body kicks.
Mihaylov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihaylov shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raivo with the inside leg kick.
Mihaylov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raivo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mihaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Mihaylov throws a body punch but Raivo moves out of range.
No joy there for Mihaylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It appears Raivo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mihaylov looks to land a right hand but Raivo moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo lands the left hand.
Mihaylov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mihaylov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raivo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot.
Raivo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mihaylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raivo rushes Mihaylov and presses him up against the cage.
Mihaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mihaylov's efforts to push away.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Raivo.
Mihaylov taking a breather.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Raivo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raivo blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mihaylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Raivo misses.
Raivo has closed the distance and engaged Mihaylov in a clinch.
Mihaylov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raivo's elbow.
Mihaylov lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Mihaylov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raivo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
Mihaylov pushes Raivo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raivo lands a left hand.
Raivo stalling in the clinch but Mihaylov improves position.
Mihaylov tries a body shot but Raivo blocks it.
Mihaylov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mihaylov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raivo prevents a body shot from Mihaylov.
Raivo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raivo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Mihaylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Raivo.
Mihaylov misses with some punches.
Raivo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raivo prevents a body shot from Mihaylov.
Raivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihaylov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raivo.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihaylov tries to circle away but Raivo has him pinned against the cage.
Raivo presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabies Raivo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raivo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mihaylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raivo blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Raivo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mihaylov or not.
Raivo tries to work over Mihaylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raivo presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raivo digs a right hand underneath Mihaylov's ribcage. Mihaylov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raivo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raivo misses with a body kick.
Raivo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raivo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mihaylov.
Mihaylov drops his hands momentarily and Raivo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raivo throws a sloppy head kick and Mihaylov moves out of range easily.
Raivo rushes Mihaylov and presses him up against the cage.
Raivo tries a body shot but Mihaylov blocks it.
Raivo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raivo blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Mihaylov.
Raivo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihaylov.
A short right from Mihaylov on the inside.
Mihaylov digs a right hand into Raivo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raivo's gas tank.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raivo tries to work over Mihaylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mihaylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihaylov throws a body punch but Raivo moves out of range.
Raivo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mihaylov just manages to avoid it.
Raivo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raivo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mihaylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mihaylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raivo manages to avoid it.
Mihaylov moves out of range as Raivo throws a body kick.
Mihaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raivo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mihaylov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raivo scrambles back to his feet.
Mihaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Raivo misses the target.
Raivo moves out of range of the body kick.
Mihaylov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raivo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raivo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mihaylov to score with a decent uppercut.
Mihaylov stuns Raivo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raivo misses with a body shot.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot.
It looked like Raivo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Raivo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Raivo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihaylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raivo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raivo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Rabies Raivo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mihaylov 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 Raivo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raivo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mihaylov avoids a kick to the body.
Mihaylov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raivo counters with a crisp one two that drops Mihaylov! Raivo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mihaylov to his feet! Mihaylov is in big trouble!
Mihaylov is rocked!
Mihaylov connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihaylov is still on wobbly legs! Can Raivo finish him?
A head kick misses from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov seems to have recovered his senses.
Krasimir Mihaylov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihaylov.
Raivo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mihaylov misses with an uppercut. Raivo saw that one coming.
Raivo cracks Mihaylov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Raivo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mihaylov to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihaylov throws a leg kick
and Raivo counters with a solid body kick.
Raivo tries to clinch up.
Mihaylov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raivo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo has Mihaylov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Raivo.
Mihaylov lands a body shot.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mihaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mihaylov manages to break the clinch.
Mihaylov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mihaylov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raivos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mihaylov scores with a leg kick.
Raivo looks to land a body kick but Mihaylov moved away.
Raivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raivo.
Mihaylov dips to his left and cracks Raivo with an uppercut!
Raivo blocks the body kick.
Mihaylov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mihaylov avoids the head kick by Raivo.
Raivo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mihaylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Mihaylov there.
Raivo looks to land a left hand but Mihaylov moved out of range nicely.
Mihaylov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Mihaylov.
Raivo slips a jab from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov avoids the body shot from Raivo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mihaylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Raivo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raivo slips a straight right by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a lazy right hand but Raivo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaylov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mihaylov checks a leg kick.
Mihaylov misses with a kick to the body.
Raivo wants to clinch up but Mihaylov keeps it at a distance.
Mihaylov thuds his shin into the meat of Raivo's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raivo's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Mihaylov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mihaylov.
Mihaylov circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raivo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raivo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raivo misses with a low kick.
Mihaylov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raivo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mihaylov with the inside leg kick.
Raivo tries to land a leg kick but Mihaylov saw it coming and moves away.
Raivo dodges the punch combination from Mihaylov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Mihaylov.
Mihaylov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mihaylov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mihaylov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mihaylov connects with a single shot there.
Mihaylov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raivo checks a leg kick nicely.
Raivo misses with the combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raivo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mihaylov.
Raivo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mihaylov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raivo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mihaylov is looking to chop away at Raivo's legs.
Mihaylov throws a wild body kick that Raivo sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaylov throws a leg kick which misses Raivo's front leg but catches the back leg as Raivo tries to avoid it.
Raivo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raivo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mihaylov. Mihaylov obviously looking to wear him down.
Mihaylov lands a jab to Raivo's midsection.
Raivo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raivo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Raivo misses the target.
A shot to the body from Mihaylov misses
and Raivo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Raivo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raivo.
Raivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mihaylov circles away.
Mihaylov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaylov moves out of range as Raivo throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Mihaylov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mihaylov 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 Raivo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raivo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mihaylov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raivo lands the left hand.
Mihaylov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raivo at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mihaylov.
Raivo misses with a hook
and Mihaylov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raivo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raivo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihaylov.
Raivo tried to counter with a leg kick but Mihaylov avoided it.
Mihaylov throws a sloppy body shot
and Raivo counters with a good, hard body kick but Mihaylov shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raivo.
Raivo looks to land a left hand but Mihaylov moved out of range nicely.
Mihaylov counters with a body kick.
Mihaylov lands a body shot.
Mihaylov connects with a looping right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Raivo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mihaylov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mihaylov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Raivo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raivo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mihaylov scores with a shot to the body.
Mihaylov pushes Raivo away with a front kick.
Mihaylov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mihaylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mihaylov gets tackled into the cage by Raivo. Raivo maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mihaylov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mihaylov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krasimir Mihaylov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mihaylov 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Krasimir Mihaylov!
A very excited looking Krasimir Mihaylov 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 2611 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Jai Patel (ranked 294 p4p, 357 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
193
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
188 cm
23
192
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai Patel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Patel.
Shay turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shay manages to end up in side control.
Shay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shay postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shay throwing strikes but Patel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shay gets back to half guard.
Shay wants to get back to full guard.
Patel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shay has a hand on Patel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Patel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patel controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel avoids the attempt from Shay to control.
Shay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patel avoids the attempt from Shay to control.
Shay 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay is looking to get to half guard.
Patel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shay can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay wants to hold on but Patel pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Patel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shay trying to control but Patel postures up.
Patel tries to pass to full mount but Shay defends it.
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.
Shay looking for submissions off his back.
Patel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Shay there.
Shay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel.
Patel takes one to the chin there.
Patel lands a jab to Shay's midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses the shot to the body.
Shay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tevin Shay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patel misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Shay misses.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shay lands with an uppercut that bounces Patel off the cage and back into range.
Shay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Shay there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patel tries to clinch up.
Shay swinging wildly here.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Shay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patel blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shay misses with a hook.
Shay thuds his right hand into Patel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patel counters with a straight right hand.
Jai Patel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patel slips under a jab from Shay.
Shay misses with a body punch
and Patel counters with a thumping low kick.
Patel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shay checks the leg kick.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Shay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Shay has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shay throws a hook to the side of Patel's head but Patel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patel moves into the clinch successfully.
Patel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Patel misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Shay misses its target.
A shot to the body from Shay misses
and Patel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shay looks to land a right hand but Patel moved out of range.
Patel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shay counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patel tries to bench press Shay off him but Shay keeps the position.
Shay misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Shay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Patel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shay connects with a decent elbow.
Shay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shay working the ground and pound but Patel is defending the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shay tries to score with some ground and pound. Patel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Patel dodges the ground and pound from Shay.
Patel can't do much from the bottom here.
Shay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shay tries to move into full mount but can't pass Patel's legs.
Shay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shay trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom.
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 Tevin Shay will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shay shoots in but Patel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A punch lands to the side of Patel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shay. That did some damage!
Patel tries to sprawl but Shay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay is just content to waste time from the top position. Patel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Patel pulls Shay in close to prevent any damage.
Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patel!
Patel is looking to take a break and control but Shay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shay wants to sweep but Patel has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it.
Shay is working hard here to advance position.
Shay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Patel easily slips into full mount!
Patel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shay tries to hold on but Patel postures up.
Shay is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Patel controlling from the full mount.
Shay is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Patel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Patel is continuing to stall.
Patel prevents Shay from getting the reversal.
Shay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Patel keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Shay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shay throws a strike but Patel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shay working for a triangle but Patel defends it easily.
Shay looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Patel has picked Shay up and slammed him! Shay can't keep hold of the triangle and Patel manages to pass to side control!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it.
Patel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Shay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it.
That's eight 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.
Shay looks to move to half guard but instead Patel has passed into mount! Damn!
Shay tries to hold on but Patel pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel controlling from mount.
Shay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shay throwing strikes but missing.
Shay is looking to work some ground and pound but Patel has wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shay looking to sit in guard and control but Patel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shay keeping full guard, as Patel tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jai Patel 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!
Shay digs a good hook to Patel's body.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Patel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Patel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patel throws a hook but Shay avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay slips a jab from Patel.
Patel digs a good body shot into Shay's ribs.
Patel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patel wants to land a leg kick but Shay is out of range.
Shay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shay throws a body punch but Patel moves out of range.
Patel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patel stuns Shay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patel's head backwards.
Shay falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Patel to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shay's head backwards.
Patel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fighters circling - Patel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patel misses with a few strikes there.
Patel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shay closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shay trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom.
Shay is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patel is concentrating on defense, preventing Shay from advancing position.
Shay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Shay seems to be looking for submissions.
Patel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patel.
Shay postures up and lands a big shot to Patel's brow.
Shay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shay throws an elbow that misses. Patel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shay's guard. Nice move by Patel!
Shay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shay is tightening it up a little... Patel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Patel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Patel taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tevin Shay!
Tevin Shay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Burlaka (ranked 1976 p4p, 2715 weight class) and Johannes Korhonen (ranked 204 p4p, 263 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
25
169
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
177 cm
23
170
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Burlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Korhonen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burlaka scores with a jab. Korhonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Korhonen moves to clinch but Burlaka breaks away
enabling Burlaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Korhonen looks to throw the jab but Burlaka is out of range.
Korhonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burlaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Burlaka does no damage.
Burlaka slips a straight right by Korhonen.
Korhonen misses with a body shot.
Burlaka lunges at Korhonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Korhonen's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burlaka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Burlaka.
Burlaka connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Burlaka.
Korhonen swings widly with a right hand
and Burlaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Burlaka's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Korhonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burlaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burlaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korhonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Burlaka.
Korhonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Burlaka.
Burlaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Korhonen connects with a body shot that sends Burlaka's belly button to the back.
Burlaka lands with a nice combination. Korhonen backs away looking to recover.
Korhonen is rocked!
Burlaka cracks Korhonen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Korhonen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Burlaka pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Korhonen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Burlaka!
Denis Burlaka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vic Romano (ranked 1416 p4p, 1065 weight class) and Gerald Phoenix (ranked 146 p4p, 111 weight class). Romano comes to the cage accompanied by MXC Most Extreme Challenge. Gerald Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
22
168
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
167 cm
24
162
10 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phoenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romano throws out the jab.
Phoenix drops his hands momentarily and Romano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phoenix. Phoenix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Good shot there by Romano.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Romano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Romano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano misses with a wild body shot.
Romano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Romano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Romano misses.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Romano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano blocks the body kick.
Romano moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Romano lands a nice looking body shot.
Phoenix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romano scores with a hook.
A head kick by Phoenix misses
and Romano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vic Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Romano moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Romano avoids the punch easily.
Romano throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Romano had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Romano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phoenix on the side of the head.
Romano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Phoenix.
Romano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Romano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phoenix has time to react.
Phoenix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Romano.
Phoenix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Romano blocks a jab.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Romano's head but Romano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Romano.
Phoenix tries to land a front kick but Romano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Romano cracks Phoenix with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romano misses with a hook to the body
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Romano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romano punishes Phoenix's body with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Romano misses its target.
A jab from Romano finds it's way through Phoenix's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Romano finds it's way through Phoenix's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Romano misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Romano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
A big right from Romano misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Romano is trying to pull guard but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix scores a nice knee to the body.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romano.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Romano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gerald Phoenix has been cut.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Romano dodges an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romano.
Romano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romano tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romano.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Romano pulls Phoenix into guard.
Phoenix preventing the sweep.
Romano trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romano's guard.
Phoenix controlling from the top position.
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!
Romano is working an open guard so Phoenix takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Romano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romano decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Phoenix puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Phoenix is trying to control the action in half guard but Romano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like Phoenix is going to stand back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix prevents Romano from improving his position.
Phoenix stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Romano to get to his feet.
Romano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romano misses with an uppercut
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Romano digs a good hook to Phoenix's body.
Phoenix takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Phoenix jabs at Romano's body.
Romano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix clobbers Romano with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Romano.
Romano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Romano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
Romano tries to pull guard but Phoenix won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romano tries to pull guard but Phoenix forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
Romano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phoenix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romano up against the cage.
Romano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phoenix just stands there and leans against the cage.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phoenix walks away with a smile on his face. Romano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Romano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romano misses with a hook.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Romano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Phoenix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Romano connects with a body shot that sends Phoenix's belly button to the back.
Romano moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
Romano backing away here, and Phoenix unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romano moves away.
Romano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romano tries to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix fails to land with a series of punches.
Romano with a jab.
Romano misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano scores with the left hand. Phoenix knows he should have avoided that one.
Romano throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Romano misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romano jumps guard but Phoenix turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Romano lands a right hand.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Romano tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romano scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanos head.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Phoenix is stalling here.
Phoenix lands a good knee to the midsection. Romano won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with an elbow over the top.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romano.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Phoenix.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Romano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Romano's gas tank.
Romano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Romano's head.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from Romano.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Romano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
Romano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romano lands a left hand.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Gerald Phoenix's cut even more.
Romano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Romano pushes off an throws an elbow but Phoenix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Phoenix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phoenix's defenses.
Phoenix blocks an elbow strike from Romano.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phoenix lands an elbow inside that Romano shrugs off.
It looks like Vic Romano has been cut.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phoenix to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Romano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Phoenix dodges an elbow strike from Romano.
Romano tries to pull guard but Phoenix holds him up against the cage and eventually Romano drops back down to his feet.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Romano successfully pulls guard.
Romano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Phoenix's guard.
Phoenix has control of Romano's left arm, preventing Romano from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Romano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phoenix has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Romano from controlling successfully.
Phoenix wants to stand up but Romano is controlling him.
Romano trying to control but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Romano is working Phoenix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romano trying to control but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phoenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Romano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Phoenix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romano.
Romano wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Phoenix working a defensive guard but Romano passes into half guard.
Romano trying to pass the guard but Phoenix defending well.
Phoenix wants to improve his position but Romano is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Romano tries to pass to full mount but Phoenix defends it.
Romano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phoenix's head.
Romano prevents Phoenix from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Romano looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Romano.
Phoenix lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Phoenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix looks to land a combination but Romano avoids it well.
Romano throws a body shot but no joy.
Phoenix throws out a counter right but Romano avoids it with no problem.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Romano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romano.
Phoenix takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phoenix lands with a kick to the ribs.
Romano misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Romano sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Romano avoids it this time.
Romano throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix throws a body kick that misses
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano misses with a left hand
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Vic Romano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Romano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Romano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix tries a quick counter leg kick but Romano is wise to it.
Romano takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano wants to clinch
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phoenix.
Romano misses with a body punch
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Romano.
Romano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Romano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phoenix. Phoenix obviously looking to wear him down.
Romano tries to clinch up
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Romano misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vic Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Romano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Romano misses.
Phoenix throws a big counter head kick but Romano avoids it with no problem.
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phoenix can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Romano shakes it off.
Romano looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Romano throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romano takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Romano lands a jab to Phoenix's midsection.
Phoenix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romano.
A big left from Romano misses.
Phoenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix throws a series of strikes that have Romano backpedaling.
Romano misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Phoenix tenderised Romano's leg. Romano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Phoenix's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romano throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Romano throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano needs to keep his hands up - Phoenix had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano looks to land a combination. Phoenix sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix swings for the body but Romano moves out of range.
Romano missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romano throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix wants to counter the offense by Romano and move into the clinch position.
Phoenix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romano is out of range.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Phoenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Romano avoids the body shot from Phoenix.
Romano scores with a nice right hand.
Phoenix throws a good cross that connects.
Romano dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Romano sets himself, and Phoenix steps forward looking for the clinch! Romano avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Romano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano misses with a wild combination.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix jabs Romano right on the nose. Romano blinks but takes it well.
Phoenix with a hook.
Romano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romano at a distance.
Romano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romano looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a jab when Romano was well out of range.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Romano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romano lands an overhand right.
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Phoenix swats away the attempt to clinch by Romano.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Romano lands a body shot.
Phoenix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romano is out of range.
Donk. Phoenix catches Romano right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Phoenix.
Romano misses with a few strikes there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Phoenix both land. Nice combination.
Romano is rocked!
Romano tries to clinch there but Phoenix circles away.
Oh Romano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Romano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romano seems to have got his legs back now.
Romano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Phoenix. Those never looked like landing.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Phoenix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romano scores with a jab to the head.
Phoenix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Phoenix lands the left hand.
Phoenix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a straight right.
Romano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Phoenix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Romano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Romano slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Romano misses the target.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Romano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romano on the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
Romano clinches.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Romano is leaning against Phoenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romano presses Phoenix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
Romano misses with an elbow over the top.
Romano is trying to pull guard but Phoenix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romano is defending well for now.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Gerald Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano misses with some punches.
Phoenix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix blocks the elbow strike.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vic Romano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romano presses Phoenix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Romano pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romano pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald Phoenix.
Well Romano 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Romano!
Vic Romano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 721 p4p, 1696 weight class) and Danny Stewart (ranked 84 p4p, 194 weight class). Stewart has chosen Tupac - Hit 'Em Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
24
190
13 - 7 - 1 |
|
185 cm
29
190
8 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stewart wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Stewart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Stewart lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Stewart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Stewart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stewart has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart misses with a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Stewart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Stewart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Stewart as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Stewart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Stewart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart misses with a body shot.
Johnson cracks Stewart with an open hand slap.
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Stewart staying out of range there.
Stewart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Stewart ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Marcus Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Stewart throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Stewart with an uppercut!
That has opened up Danny Stewart's cut even more.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stewart.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Stewart in the body.
Stewart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Stewart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
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!
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Stewart wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stewart misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Stewart connects with a body shot.
Johnson works Stewart's body with a nice hook.
Stewart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Stewart's head.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stewart to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcus Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stewart throws out the jab.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Stewart misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Nice shot lands for Stewart.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Stewart was not able to check.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Stewart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Stewart.
Jeez, Marcus Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Stewart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
Stewart misses with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stewart works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stewart misses with a left hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stewart misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above Danny Stewart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Stewart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stewart's head backwards.
Johnson moves out of range as Stewart strikes.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stewart.
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 Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stewart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Stewart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stewart unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart lands a lovely overhand right.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stewart backs up against the cage.
Stewart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Danny Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Stewart manages to avoid it.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stewart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Stewart staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
Stewart throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Stewart!
A very excited looking Danny Stewart 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
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 843 p4p, 2379 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 100 p4p, 265 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
24
190
12 - 7 - 1 |
|
182 cm
22
195
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Bayarmaa is looking to escape.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Bayarmaa's temple.
Bayarmaa is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Bayarmaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
King trying to pass the guard but Bayarmaa defending well.
Bayarmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
King 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.
King is looking to advance position but Bayarmaa won't allow it.
Bayarmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bayarmaa but Bayarmaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from Bayarmaa misses
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bayarmaa pushes King off but King dives into side control.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bayarmaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.
Bayarmaa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
Bayarmaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King throws the left hand but Bayarmaa avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bayarmaa.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King advances nicely into full mount.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Bayarmaa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Bayarmaa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King breaks from Bayarmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King with shots to the head and body - Bayarmaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bayarmaa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up Gan Bayarmaa's cut even more.
King throws some wild stikes that Bayarmaa manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King raining down shots from the mount!
Bayarmaa is rocked!
Gan Bayarmaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gan Bayarmaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur King!
Arthur King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawson (ranked 1067 p4p, 954 weight class) and David Goldberg (ranked 133 p4p, 116 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Goldberg was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
30
190
8 - 4 - 0 |
|
176 cm
23
190
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg lands the left hand.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldberg takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dawson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goldberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dawson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dawson's guard now, I'm sure.
Goldberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dawson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawson trying to control but Goldberg postures up.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg seems to be working for a kimura but Dawson defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dawson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Goldberg!
A very excited looking David Goldberg rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 541 p4p, 631 weight class) and Hamed Juniorss (ranked 75 p4p, 90 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
24
212
13 - 7 - 1 |
|
190 cm
24
220
12 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juniorss misses with a left hand
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juniorss throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juniorss misses with a looping right.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juniorss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juniorss throws out a counter right but Price avoids it with no problem.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juniorss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Juniorss misses with a looping right.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Juniorss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price looks to land a combination but Juniorss avoids it well.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Price has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Juniorss throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juniorss instigates a clinch.
Juniorss throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Juniorss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price avoiding damage as Juniorss throws knees to the body.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juniorss's elbow.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juniorss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Juniorss tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Juniorss tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Juniorss back against the cage.
Price breaks the clinch.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Juniorss counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price jabs Juniorss right on the nose. Juniorss blinks but takes it well.
Price defending well as Juniorss loads up on a big left hand.
Price lands with an overhand left.
Juniorss walks into a stiff left hand from Price.
Juniorss looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price drops down looking for a counter takedown but Juniorss sprawls and moves away.
Price blocks a jab.
Juniorss drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Price is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price cracks Juniorss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pete Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juniorss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Price in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to land a front kick but Juniorss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juniorss lands with an overhand left.
Juniorss throws a big shot that misses.
Price slips a straight right by Juniorss.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Juniorss counters with a left to the body.
Price misses with a hook. Juniorss ducked under it nicely.
Hamed Juniorss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price misses with an uppercut
letting Juniorss counter with a right hand.
Juniorss throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Price on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Juniorss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juniorss misses the shot to the body.
Price dips to his left and cracks Juniorss with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juniorss has time to react.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown but Juniorss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Price's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Juniorss lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Price.
Juniorss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Juniorss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Price at a distance.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Juniorss moves away and avoids it.
Juniorss throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Juniorss. Beautiful body shot.
Juniorss connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Pete Price has been cut.
Juniorss pushes Price up against the cage in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Juniorss.
Juniorss lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Price is breathing heavily.
Juniorss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Juniorss missing with knees to the body.
Price wants to take the fight to the mat but Juniorss manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Juniorss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juniorss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Juniorss cracks Price with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Price looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Juniorss finish him?
Price is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juniorss scores with a body shot.
Oh Price is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juniorss drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Price's head, knocking him out cold! Juniorss is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamed Juniorss!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
