 |
EUFC 171 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kooch has chosen Rusko - Tru Powwa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
19
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
194 cm
27
255 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
|
Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Kooch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kooch moves away.
McDonald punishes Kooch's body with a nice straight punch.
Kooch throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Kooch gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kooch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McDonald has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kooch stands up and we're back to a striking position.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kooch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kooch off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Kooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kooch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kooch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Kooch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kooch looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald tries a body shot but Kooch blocks it.
Kooch can't get the takedown.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
Kooch wants to take the fight to the mat but McDonald manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kooch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kooch goes for a takedown in the clinch but McDonald prevents it.
McDonald trying to stall but Kooch improves his position.
McDonald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McDonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koochs head.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
Kooch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kooch drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kooch blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Kooch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McDonald is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kooch takes a shot to the head.
Kooch blocks an uppercut.
Kooch lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald is trying to keep Kooch in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing Kooch from standing up.
Kooch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McDonald, up you get!
McDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Kooch. Kooch gets slowly back to his feet.
Kooch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kooch looks gassed!
Kooch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Kooch's ribs.
Kooch gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kooch drops down looking for an ankle pick but McDonald pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kooch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McDonald sprawls well. McDonald wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kooch gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Kooch pushes him off.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kooch was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Kooch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Kooch is just out of range.
Kooch scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDonald is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kooch looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kooch stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kooch.
Horrible takedown by Kooch or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald which made him look bad.
McDonald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronald McDonald will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald lands the left hand.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Kooch shoots in.
Kooch throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
McDonald works Kooch's body with a nice hook.
McDonald tries to clinch but Kooch is having none of it.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kooch is defended easily by McDonald.
McDonald lands a glancing blow to the side of Kooch's head.
Kooch has a takedown stuffed.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
McDonald clinches up with Kooch and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McDonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kooch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mike Kooch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kooch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kooch scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonald in his tracks.
It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Kooch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald lands a jab to Kooch's midsection.
Kooch throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Kooch is just out of range.
Kooch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kooch fails to land with a series of punches.
Kooch tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kooch.
Kooch is breathing heavily.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kooch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Kooch pushes him off.
Kooch shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kooch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kooch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kooch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Kooch pushes him off.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Kooch's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kooch closes this distance looking for a takedown but McDonald circles away.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kooch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Kooch. Kooch gets slowly back to his feet.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
Kooch has McDonald pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kooch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McDonald tumbling to the mat - Kooch dives into McDonald's guard.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kooch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kooch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kooch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kooch throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
McDonald takes a swing at Kooch's ribcage but misses.
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ronald McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kooch.
McDonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kooch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kooch has clasped his hands together around McDonald's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald tries to bench press Kooch off him but Kooch keeps the position.
Kooch decides to stand back up. Kooch steps back and let's McDonald get back to his feet.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Kooch looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald is looking to wear down Kooch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald throws a hook but Kooch avoids it easily.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kooch manages to avoid it.
Kooch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Kooch saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Kooch's body. Kooch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald tries to clinch but Kooch is having none of it.
Kooch staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronald McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald is looking to clinch but Kooch is avoiding it.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kooch at a distance.
Kooch misses with the combination.
Kooch shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Kooch's belly button to the back.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
McDonald scores with a jab.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kooch keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kooch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kooch shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Kooch's ribs.
Kooch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDonald pinned against the cage. McDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Kooch.
Nice uppercut there from McDonald.
Kooch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kooch shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald connects with a right hand. Kooch shakes it off.
Kooch misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kooch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kooch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kooch wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald is trying to improve his position.
Kooch is trying to get an arm triangle but McDonald is defending well.
Kooch working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard.
Kooch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kooch on the ground.
McDonald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kooch wants to control but McDonald is keeping him busy.
McDonald tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kooch decides to stand up, so the ref orders McDonald to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kooch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kooch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kooch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ronald McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald throws a shot to the body.
Kooch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Kooch fails to land the takedown.
Kooch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kooch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kooch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kooch with that takedown attempt.
Kooch keeps the fight on the outside.
Kooch swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Mike Kooch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald lands with a straight right. Kooch didn't see that one coming.
Kooch shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kooch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kooch swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Kooch fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Kooch pushes him off.
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!
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kooch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Kooch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald McDonald!
Ronald McDonald spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
28
218 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
|
189 cm
30
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Furcal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furcal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Furcal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Furcal works the jab nicely.
Anjos has his takedown stuffed
and Furcal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Furcal lands a really nice looking cross but Anjos seems unphased.
Furcal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anjos on 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!
Anjos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Furcal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anjos misses with a takedown attempt
and Furcal counters with a left to the body.
Furcal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Furcal scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anjos is rocked!
Furcal drops Anjos with a naaaaasty hook - Anjos is in real trouble here! Furcal dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Furcal!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Konge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
205 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaliy Kleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Konge!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleva gets a clinch.
Konge looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kleva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kleva manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kleva wants to stand but Konge is controlling his arm.
Kleva tries to move to mount but Konge blocks the move with his legs.
Kleva working away.
Kleva controls the position.
Kleva wants to control but Konge is keeping him busy.
Konge tries to buck Kleva off but Kleva is having none of it.
Konge wants to control but Kleva postures up.
Kleva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Konge has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kleva working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kleva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kleva moves into the clinch.
Kleva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kleva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Konge's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kleva trying to control the position from guard on top but Konge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleva wants to stand but Konge is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kleva defends it easily.
Kleva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kleva wanted to stand there but Konge had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konge working for a triangle but Kleva defends it easily.
Konge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kleva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Konge's head.
Konge working for a triangle but Kleva defends it easily.
Kleva wanted to stand there but Konge had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Konge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Konge keeping moving, preventing Kleva from controlling successfully.
Kleva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Konge's guard.
Kleva wants to stand and escape but instead Konge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kleva has closed the distance and engaged Konge in a clinch.
Konge gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kleva regains guard.
Kleva is pulling down on Konge's head. It's preventing any offense from Konge, at least for the moment.
Konge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kleva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Konge is aware though and is defending well.
Vitaliy Kleva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konge stops Kleva from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Konge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Konge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Konge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Konge drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kleva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kleva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kleva!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kleva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Konge takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kleva throws a leg kick that misses.
Konge tries to sprawl but Kleva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva is keen to just control but Konge is a slippery customer.
Konge is trying to maintain the position but Kleva is very close to passing his half guard.
Konge looking for submissions off his back.
Kleva is thwarting Konge's attempts to control the position.
Kleva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Konge trying to hold on to Kleva's head to control him but Kleva postures up.
Konge looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva is looking for a kimura here.
Kleva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kleva is pressing down on Konge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Konge is holding on for now.
Kleva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kleva tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva dominated that second round.
That's time! Kleva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kleva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kleva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kleva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kleva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kleva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Konge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kleva looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Konge has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kleva has managed to get both his arms back between Konge's legs - danger averted.
Kleva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Konge's guard.
Konge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Konge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kleva defends it easily.
Konge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Konge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kleva is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kleva is one step ahead there.
Kleva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konge on the ground.
Kleva wants to get up but he can't break Konge's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Konge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kleva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Konge is working an open guard so Kleva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vitaliy Kleva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kleva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kleva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Konge wants to control but Kleva postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleva is trying to get an arm triangle but Konge is defending well.
Konge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kleva working the head and body with strikes.
Konge can't do much from the bottom here.
Konge is being controlled here.
Konge is trying to control Kleva's posture but Kleva avoids it.
Kleva tries to advance to mount but Konge denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva wants to stand but Konge has his arm trapped.
Konge struggling a bit here.
Kleva trying to control the action but Konge is working from the bottom.
Kleva in side control, throwing shots but Konge defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konge is trying to control Kleva's posture but Kleva avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Kleva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kleva 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Kleva!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satan Hurcule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ameno. Satan Hurcule has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
28
275 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
|
187 cm
19
266 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Satan Hurcule!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon lands a jab to the head.
Hurcule throws a right hand that misses
and Hardon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hurcule wants to clinch up but Hardon keeps it at a distance.
Hardon lands with a right hand.
Hurcule takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Hurcule misses its intended 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!
Hurcule gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hardon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hurcule's head.
Hardon controlling from the top position.
Hardon 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.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon working some strikes from top position.
Hurcule is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardon is aware though and is defending well.
Hardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurcule is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurcule working for submissions but it's allowed Hardon to get to half guard.
Hardon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hardon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hurcule!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon trying to control but Hurcule is having none of it.
BOOM! Hardon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hardon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hurcule has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Hardon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hurcule is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hurcule and Hardon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hurcule takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hardon is chipping away with strikes.
Hardon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hurcule's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurcule is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hardon connects with a decent elbow.
Hardon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hurcule is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hurcule is looking to regain half guard here but Hardon keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardon cracks Hurcule with a big elbow.
Hurcule really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurcule sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hardon is nestled in close to Hurcule, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hurcule looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hardon is taking a breather. Hurcule says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurcule taking some punishment here, with Hardon in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hurcule tries to hold on but Hardon postures up.
Hardon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hurcule wants to control but Hardon is having none of it.
Hardon with shots to the head and body - Hurcule looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardon working Hurcule over with strikes here.
Hardon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hardon looking to control but Hurcule is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Satan Hurcule has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardon slips under a jab from Hurcule.
Hurcule misses with a few strikes there.
Hardon fails to land with a series of punches.
Hurcule throws a right hand that misses
and Hardon counters with a solid body kick.
Hardon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hurcule quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hurcule sees it coming and defends easily.
Hardon wants to control but Hurcule is keeping him busy.
Hardon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurcule is refusing to be controlled, as Hardon sits in half guard.
Hardon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hardon passes to full mount!
Hardon tries to control but Hurcule wriggling away.
Hurcule is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hardon stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hurcule misses with a straight left.
Hardon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Satan Hurcule is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon staying out of range there.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hurcule but Hurcule pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hurcule misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardon throws a hook but Hurcule blocks it.
Hardon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardon moves away from the strike by Hurcule.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardon!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurcule takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Hardon tenderised Hurcule's leg. Hurcule is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurcule digs a good body shot into Hardon's ribs.
Hardon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hurcule's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hurcule scrambles back to his feet.
Hardon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurcule.
Hurcule takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurcule is breathing heavily.
Hardon lands a right hook to the body.
Hurcule throws a combination that misses
and Hardon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurcule shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hardon. Those never looked like landing.
Hardon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardon uses his free foot to push down on Hurcule's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hurcule.
Hardon cracks Hurcule with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hardon looking to control but Hurcule is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardon lands a big elbow - Hurcule is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Hurcule is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Big Hardon!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrales has chosen Merfolk Theme as his entrance music. Chico Corrales acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
29
193 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
|
187 cm
31
194 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
ADCC Champion
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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Corrales!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corrales tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Corrales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baddabing lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corrales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baddabing rushes Corrales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddabing.
Baddabing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baddabing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corrales avoids it.
Corrales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddabing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corrales misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddabing misses with the head strike.
Corrales blocks an uppercut.
Corrales managing to block the knees to the body from Baddabing.
Baddabing is looking for a takedown.
Baddabing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Corrales backwards.
Baddabing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddabing.
Corrales is working Baddabing over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baddabing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corrales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baddabing's elbow.
Baddabing can't find room to land a body shot as Corrales controls the action.
Baddabing struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrales controls his hands.
Corrales misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Baddabing.
Baddabing scores with a shot to the side of Corrales's head.
Baddabing struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrales controls his hands.
Baddabing lands a takedown into guard.
Corrales manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Corrales looking to control but Baddabing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is looking to improve his position but Corrales isn't that keen on the idea.
Corrales throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Corrales postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baddabing looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baddabing gets back to half guard.
Corrales throwing shots but Baddabing is blocking nicely.
Corrales moves into full mount! Baddabing won't be happy about that!
Baddabing is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrales lands with some strikes.
Baddabing avoids a series of strikes thrown by Corrales.
Baddabing tries to reverse the position but Corrales maintains control.
Corrales wants to control the pace but Baddabing is squirming around nicely.
Corrales working Baddabing over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baddabing is looking to improve his position but Corrales isn't that keen on the idea.
Corrales thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corrales trying to control but Baddabing is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrales content just to control the position here.
Corrales prevents Baddabing from getting the reversal.
Corrales avoids the attempt from Baddabing to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddabing gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baddabing trying to hold on to Corrales's head to control him but Corrales postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Baddabing will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Corrales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baddabing tries to clinch but Corrales is having none of it.
Baddabing wants to clinch up but Corrales keeps it at a distance.
Baddabing misses with the combination.
Baddabing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Baddabing. Those never looked like landing.
Corrales throws a leg kick but Baddabing sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corrales lands a head shot.
It looks like Manny Baddabing has been cut.
Corrales attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baddabing finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baddabing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing lands a nice shot that snaps Corrales's head back.
Baddabing lands with a nice combination. Corrales backs away looking to recover.
Baddabing ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baddabing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baddabing checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Baddabing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corrales doesn't seem phased though.
Baddabing has managed to clinch.
Baddabing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baddabing struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrales controls his hands.
Baddabing misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddabing can't find room to land a body shot as Corrales controls the action.
Corrales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baddabing struggles to land a body shot inside as Corrales controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corrales blocking some punches.
Baddabing misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddabing tries a body shot but Corrales blocks it.
Baddabing is looking for a takedown.
Corrales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baddabings head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddabing lands an uppercut.
Baddabing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Chico Corrales has been cut.
Baddabing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manny Baddabing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baddabing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corrales prevents a body shot from Baddabing.
Baddabing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corrales taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corrales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baddabing fails to land.
Baddabing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrales misses with a knee to the head.
Baddabing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baddabing.
Corrales prevents a body shot from Baddabing.
Baddabing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corrales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baddabing blocks it with crossed arms.
Corrales tries a body shot but Baddabing blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Baddabing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baddabing lands an elbow inside.
Corrales landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corrales.
Corrales blocks an uppercut.
Baddabing throws a head punch that misses.
Corrales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baddabing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baddabing throws a punch but it's blocked by Corrales.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Corrales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing tries a body shot but Corrales blocks it.
Baddabing has a couple of punches blocked by Corrales.
A frustrated look appears on Corrales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corrales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baddabing backwards.
Baddabing misses with some punches.
Corrales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corrales presses Baddabing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Corrales avoiding damage as Baddabing throws knees to the body.
Baddabing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corrales is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Baddabing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baddabing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corrales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baddabing blocks it with crossed arms.
Baddabing is working for takedown but Corrales is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corrales wants to break free but Baddabing has control.
Corrales breaks from the clinch.
Baddabing throws a leg kick
and Corrales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chico Corrales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Corrales 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 Baddabing has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baddabing and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Corrales blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Baddabing.
Corrales moves out of range as Baddabing strikes.
Baddabing moves in looking to clinch but Corrales pushes him off.
Corrales scores with a jab to the body.
Baddabing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corrales tries to bum rush Baddabing with a series of wild strikes but Baddabing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baddabing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corrales.
Baddabing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baddabing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Corrales counters with an inside leg kick.
Corrales throws a poor cross that misses
and Baddabing makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baddabing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baddabing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corrales misses with a few strikes there.
Corrales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baddabing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corrales.
Manny Baddabing is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Baddabing scores with a four punch combination!
Baddabing looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Baddabing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Corrales had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baddabing defends it easily.
Chico Corrales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Baddabing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Corrales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baddabing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baddabing controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baddabing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Corrales keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baddabing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manny Baddabing has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Baddabing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corrales misses with a looping left.
Corrales misses with an uppercut. Baddabing saw that one coming.
Baddabing jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baddabing lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing blocks a jab.
Baddabing fails with the takedown.
Corrales throws a low kick but Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Manny Baddabing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corrales throws a hook to the side of Baddabing's head but Baddabing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corrales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baddabing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Corrales to the mat! Corrales manages to get full guard.
Baddabing seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Baddabing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Baddabing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baddabing, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Baddabing!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 John Doet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blixt Boxlund will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
22
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
30
165 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Doet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blixt Boxlund!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxlund throws a head kick that half lands.
Boxlund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxlund is looking to slow Doet down with leg kicks.
Doet misses with a left hand
and Boxlund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxlund scores with the left hand. Doet knows he should have avoided that one.
Doet throws an overhand right that lands on Boxlund's shoulder, as Boxlund tries to avoid the shot.
Boxlund looks to land a left hand but Doet moved out of range nicely.
Doet avoids the body shot from Boxlund.
Boxlund lands an overhand right.
Doet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boxlund.
Doet shoots for a double leg takedown but Boxlund sprawls well. He's pushed Doet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund misses with a straight right.
Doet throws out a leg kick but Boxlund moves out of range and Doet only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Boxlund there.
Boxlund jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boxlund throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doet counters with a low kick, right behind Boxlund 's knee.
Boxlund darts in and clinches Doet up against the cage.
Boxlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Doet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doet blocks an uppercut.
Doet prevents a body shot from Boxlund.
Boxlund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doet is trying to trip Boxlund. He has hold of a leg but Boxlund is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doet persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Doet looking to sit in guard and control but Boxlund gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boxlund avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doet is looking for a triangle but Boxlund pushes his legs off easily.
Boxlund throws a big right hand that misses.
Doet is working an open guard so Boxlund takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Doet throws a leg kick
and Boxlund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxlund lands with a nice body punch.
Boxlund takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxlund misses with a hook. Doet ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boxlund as he jumps to the side.
Boxlund lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxlund scores with the left hand. Doet knows he should have avoided that one.
Doet misses with the body kick
and Boxlund counters with a low kick, right behind Doet 's knee.
Doet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Doet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxlund. Doet does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doet throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxlund counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Doet.
A big right from Boxlund misses.
Boxlund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blixt Boxlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxlund connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boxlund scores with a nice head shot.
Doet misses with a takedown attempt - Boxlund sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blixt Boxlund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doet misses with a body kick.
Boxlund cracks Doet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxlund.
Boxlund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doet. Doet circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boxlund swings widly with a right hand
and Doet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doet slips a straight right by Boxlund.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doet. Boxlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxlund scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxlund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doet throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Boxlund to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxlund takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxlund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doet's hands.
Doet fails with a takedown attempt.
Boxlund jabs Doet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boxlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boxlund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boxlund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doet on the side of the head.
Boxlund lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Boxlund.
Doet pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boxlund is out of range and Doet settles back down.
Boxlund thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxlund thumps Doet with a low kick.
Boxlund moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund checks a leg kick.
Doet thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxlund.
Doet misses with a body shot.
Doet moves away from the strike by Boxlund.
Doet thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxlund looks to throw the jab but Doet is out of range.
Boxlund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doet swings for the body but Boxlund moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Boxlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blixt Boxlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doet misses with a body shot
and Boxlund makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxlund.
Boxlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doet.
Doet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Doet.
Doet 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 are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxlund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doet slips a straight right by Boxlund.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blixt Boxlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxlund tries to close the distance and clinch but Doet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boxlund.
Boxlund tries to clinch but Doet is having none of it.
A low kick from Doet is predictable there
and Boxlund counters with a crisp one two that drops Doet! Boxlund thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Doet to his feet! Doet is in big trouble!
Doet is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxlund misses with an uppercut.
Boxlund gets caught napping as Doet dives in and scores a takedown. Boxlund manages to retain guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boxlund looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxlund, not yet.
Doet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxlund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doet trying to control but Boxlund is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxlund is keeping the position for now.
Doet won't allow Boxlund to sweep him here.
Boxlund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxlund looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doet is one step ahead there.
Boxlund keeping full guard, as Doet tries to pass.
Boxlund wants to stand and escape but Doet is having none of it.
John Doet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Doet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxlund.
Boxlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boxlund throws a jab when Doet was well out of range.
Doet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxlund throws out the jab.
Doet drops his hands momentarily and Boxlund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boxlund lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund lands with a shot to the body.
Doet misses with a leg kick
and Boxlund counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Doet.
Doet tries a low kick but Boxlund avoids it.
Boxlund feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doet's calf.
Doet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Boxlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doet misses
and Boxlund counters with a nice right hand that sends Doet toppling to the canvas! Doet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boxlund finish him?!
Oh Doet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doet misses with a kick to the body
and Boxlund counters with a crisp right hand that drops Doet! Boxlund lets Doet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Boxlund cracks a nice hook into Doet's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxlund connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Doet! He's out on his feet! Boxlund rushes in and drops Doet with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blixt Boxlund!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zook's entrance music is God's Gonna Cut You Down. A fine choice. Solomon Zook could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tsatsu Gomi's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
30
196 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
|
170 cm
29
195 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
ADCC Champion
Excellent 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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Zook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and Zook counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zook.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zook trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to control the position but Zook postures up.
Zook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zook is one step ahead there.
Gomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zook defends it easily.
Gomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zook defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomi working for submissions but it's allowed Zook to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Zook.
Gomi trying to control but Zook postures up.
Gomi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomi trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Zook seems content to control.
Zook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Zook.
Zook is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Zook there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zook's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zook's back!
Well, with Gomi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Zook is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gomi looking for the RNC.
Gomi avoiding Zook 's attempts to control his hands.
Gomi looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking for the RNC.
Gomi tightening his grip on Zook, looking for the choke.
Gomi working for a choke but Zook reverses nicely into Gomi 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zook is sitting in close to Gomi's body. Gomi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Zook is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Zook is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gomi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tsatsu Gomi!
Tsatsu Gomi took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soleil might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Solitaire Unraveling. Wilson has chosen I am Immortal as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
31
192 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
|
189 cm
26
198 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soleil looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Soleil throws a chopping leg kick but Wilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soleil misses with a hook.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soleil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soleil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soleil's calf.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Soleil shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Soleil tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
A left lands for Soleil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Soleil throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soleil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Soleil keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Soleil throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Soleil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilson.
Soleil ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Soleil.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson misses with a leg kick
letting Soleil counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soleil.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wilson has Soleil up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Soleil in his tracks for a moment.
Soleil taking a breather.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soleil is defending well for now.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Soleil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soleil.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Soleil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soleil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soleil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soleil throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Soleil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Soleil keeps the fight on the outside.
Soleil moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson motions for Soleil to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Soleil. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Soleil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soleil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Soleil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a wild body kick that Soleil sees coming a mile off.
Soleil blocks a head kick by Wilson.
A head kick from Wilson lands but Soleil takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Soleil.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Soleil moves out of range easily.
Soleil checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soleil takes a step back to recover.
Soleil throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soleil swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Soleil avoids a kick to the body.
Soleil checks a low kick from Wilson.
Soleil thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soleil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good work by Soleil as he checks the leg kick.
Soleil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Soleil was not able to check.
Soleil walks into a left hand.
Soleil misses the jab.
Wilson cracks Soleil with a good jab.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Soleil circles away.
A big left from Soleil misses.
A big right from Soleil misses.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Soleil's head but Soleil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soleil tries to work over Wilson's front leg with a kick but Wilson checks it.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Soleil avoids it.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a looping left.
A big left from Soleil misses.
Soleil tried to score with a low kick but Wilson checks it.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Wilson sizes up Soleil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soleil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soleil just misses with a punch to the body.
Soleil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilson's sensitive parts.
Wilson tries to clinch but Soleil is having none of it.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soleil misses with a head kick.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Soleil's sensitive parts.
Soleil walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick but Soleil moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Soleil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soleil.
Soleil walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
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!
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Soleil.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Soleil misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Wilson tenderised Soleil's leg. Soleil is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Soleil moved out of range.
Soleil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soleil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soleil throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Soleil cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soleil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soleil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Soleil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Wilson motions for Soleil to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soleil. That did some damage!
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Soleil circles away.
Soleil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soleil blocks a head kick by Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson landing knees to the body.
Soleil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Soleil tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Soleil lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Soleil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soleil misses with a body punch.
Wilson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Soleil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soleil works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soleil has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Soleil keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Wilson misses.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilson throws a front kick aimed at Soleil's knee but Soleil avoids it well.
Soleil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soleil.
Wilson throws a head kick but Soleil moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch but Soleil moves out of range.
Soleil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson scores with a kick to the body.
Soleil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soleil's head.
Wilson throws a hook but Soleil blocks it.
Soleil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Soleil moved out of range.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soleil.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Soleil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Soleil to counter with a crisp jab.
Soleil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soleil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Soleil works Wilson's body with a nice hook.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wilson 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 Soleil has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soleil and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wilson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Soleil to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soleil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Soleil's head.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses
and Soleil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soleil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soleil keeps the fight on the outside.
Soleil misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Soleil.
Soleil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson darts in and clinches Soleil up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soleil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soleil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Soleil.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Soleil.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soleil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soleil breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Soleil's head but Soleil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Soleil does no damage.
Soleil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luna Soleil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson leaves Soleil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soleil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Soleil throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson motions for Soleil to come forward. Wilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soleil misses the jab.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Soleil's front leg but catches the back leg as Soleil tries to avoid it.
Soleil just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Soleil counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soleil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soleil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilson checks it well.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Soleil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soleil doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wade Wilson thanked Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent 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
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes into the arena with Art of War blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
28
193 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
27
204 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Nova Uniao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uniao.
Uniao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Distacio counters with a solid body kick.
Uniao avoids the head kick by Distacio.
Uniao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Distacio.
Uniao thows a body shot but no joy.
Uniao swings widly with a right hand
and Distacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Distacio throws a body punch but Uniao moves out of range.
Distacio clinches up with Uniao and pushes him back against the cage.
Distacio lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nova Uniao has been cut.
Uniao dodges an elbow strike from Distacio.
Uniao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uniao misses with the head strike.
Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Distacio misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uniao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao tries to throw a body punch but Distacio avoids it by throwing Uniao back against the cage.
Distacio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uniao blocks it with crossed arms.
Distacio manages to break the clinch.
Distacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uniao.
Uniao avoids the head kick by Distacio.
Distacio misses with a wild body shot.
Distacio looks to land a body kick but Uniao moved away.
Harry Distacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Distacio avoids the body shot from Uniao.
Uniao dives in and scores a takedown into Distacio's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Distacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uniao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Distacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Uniao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uniao wants to control from the top but Distacio keeps moving.
Distacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Distacio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uniao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uniao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao slips nicely into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uniao wants to work for an arm triangle but Distacio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Distacio trying to hold on to Uniao's head to control him but Uniao postures up.
Distacio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Distacio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uniao.
Distacio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Distacio is trying to get back to full guard.
Distacio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio keeping moving, preventing Uniao from controlling successfully.
Uniao stands up over Distacio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Uniao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Distacio is keeping the position for now.
Uniao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uniao wants to control from the top but Distacio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uniao with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Distacio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Distacio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio landing strikes from the mount.
Distacio tries to control but Uniao wriggling away.
Uniao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Uniao is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Uniao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Uniao in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Distacio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Uniao's face.
Uniao is rocked!
Uniao sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Uniao is still in real trouble! Can Distacio finish him?
Distacio wants to take a breather but Uniao is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uniao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uniao seems to have recovered his senses.
Distacio works over Uniao with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Distacio - that will leave a mark!
Distacio misses with a body kick.
Distacio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Distacio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uniao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Distacio.
Distacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uniao.
Uniao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uniao stuns Distacio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uniao.
Distacio scores with a one two! Uniao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Uniao.
Distacio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Distacio!
Uniao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Distacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Uniao.
Uniao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Distacio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uniao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Distacio. Distacio obviously looking to wear him down.
Distacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Distacio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uniao.
Distacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Distacio misses with a body kick.
Uniao checks a leg kick nicely.
Distacio scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Uniao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Uniao tries for a takedown but Distacio circles away easily
and Distacio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Uniao is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Distacio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Distacio darts in and clinches Uniao up against the cage.
Distacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Distacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uniao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uniao throws a body punch but Distacio moves out of range.
Uniao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Distacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uniao.
Distacio throws a solid leg kick but Uniao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Distacio.
Distacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Uniao is just out of range.
Uniao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Distacio.
Distacio looks to land a body kick but Uniao moved away.
Uniao misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Distacio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Distacio is looking to wear down Uniao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Distacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Distacio slaps away a takedown attempt from Uniao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Distacio gets a clinch.
Distacio pushes off an throws an elbow but Uniao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Distacio lands an elbow inside.
Uniao has a couple of punches blocked by Distacio.
Uniao lands a left hand.
Distacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uniao.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Distacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Distacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao fails to land the takedown.
Uniao looks for the body kick but Distacio saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Uniao.
Uniao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Distacio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Uniao shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uniao fails with a takedown attempt.
Distacio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uniao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uniao blocks a head kick by Distacio.
Harry Distacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Distacio throws a low kick, looking for Uniao's leg but Uniao calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Distacio catches Uniao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Distacio connects with a crisp jab.
Uniao throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio's shoulder, as Distacio tries to avoid the shot.
Uniao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Distacio pushes Uniao up against the cage in a clinch.
Uniao managing to block the knees to the body from Distacio.
Uniao is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Distacio is defending well.
Uniao tries a body shot but Distacio blocks it.
Distacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Distacio can't break the clinch.
Uniao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Distacio's elbow.
A body shot lands from Distacio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uniao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Distacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Uniao controls his hands.
Distacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uniao throws a lazy right hand but Distacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Distacio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio throws a push kick but Uniao slaps the foot to one side.
Distacio avoids the body shot from Uniao.
Uniao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Uniao moves out of range of the leg kick from Distacio.
Uniao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Distacio's calf.
Distacio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uniao.
Distacio misses with a head kick.
Uniao misses the shot to the body.
Uniao is looking to clinch but Distacio is avoiding it.
No luck for Uniao with that takedown attempt.
Uniao tries to clinch up
and Distacio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Uniao really felt that one!
Uniao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uniao. Distacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uniao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Distacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Distacio drives through and clinches with Uniao against the cage.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uniao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Uniao misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uniao misses with the head strike.
Distacio tries a body shot but Uniao blocks it.
Uniao misses with the head strike.
Distacio manages to break the clinch.
Distacio slaps away a takedown attempt from Uniao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Uniao checks a low kick from Distacio.
Distacio scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao misses with a body punch
and Distacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uniao blocks a head kick by Distacio.
Uniao fails with a takedown attempt.
Uniao lands with a nice body punch.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch but Distacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uniao lands a jab to Distacio's midsection.
Distacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uniao throws a push kick but Distacio slaps the foot to one side.
Distacio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Uniao has time to react.
Distacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uniao.
Distacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uniao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Distacio.
Uniao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Distacio is out of range and Uniao settles back down.
Distacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Uniao is just out of range.
Uniao avoids the body shot from Distacio.
Distacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uniao manages to avoid it.
Uniao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uniao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uniao tries for a takedown but Distacio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uniao misses with the combination.
Uniao slips under a jab from Distacio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Distacio punishes Uniao's body with a nice straight punch.
Uniao blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nova Uniao's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uniao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Distacio throws out the jab.
Uniao throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Distacio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Uniao is in Distacio's guard.
Distacio keeping moving, preventing Uniao from controlling successfully.
Distacio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uniao stopping the sweep attempt from Distacio.
Distacio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uniao accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uniao trying to control but Distacio is working from the bottom.
Distacio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uniao is aware though and is defending well.
Uniao has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Distacio to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Uniao is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Distacio pulls down on the head and he's put Uniao to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harry Distacio!
Harry Distacio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardar's entrance music is Trial by Fire. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
33
205 lbs
25 - 5 - 0 |
|
192 cm
28
213 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dardar throws the left hand but Juggernaut avoids the punch easily.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardar moves away.
Dardar walks into a left hand.
Juggernaut wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dardar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dardar misses with a straight right.
Juggernaut wants to clinch.
Juggernaut thuds a left hand into Dardar's body.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick
and Juggernaut counters with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dardar checks a leg kick.
Dardar throws a head kick but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Juggernaut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnny Juggernaut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick
and Dardar counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Dardar.
Juggernaut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Dardar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
Juggernaut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dardar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juggernaut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dardar.
Dardar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Juggernaut moves out of range easily.
Juggernaut cracks a nice hook into Dardar's ribs.
Dardar misses with a body kick.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick as Dardar jumps back.
A left and a right from Dardar both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Johnny Juggernaut has been cut.
Dardar throws the kick towards the body but Juggernaut avoids it.
Juggernaut tried to score with a low kick but Dardar checks it.
Dardar checks a leg kick nicely.
Juggernaut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juggernaut misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardar throws a looping overhand right but Juggernaut ducks down to avoid it.
Johnny Juggernaut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut scores with a leg kick.
Juggernaut scoring well with a low kick there.
Dardar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juggernaut's sensitive parts.
Dardar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juggernaut scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dardar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Juggernaut's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dardar lands a front kick.
Juggernaut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juggernaut forces Dardar back against the cage and clinches.
Dardar is trying to break free.
Juggernaut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juggernaut tries a body shot but Dardar blocks it.
Juggernaut lands with a right to the head.
Dardar decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dardar is working an open guard so Juggernaut takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dardar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Juggernaut misses with the combination.
Juggernaut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Juggernaut misses with a leg kick
and Dardar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dardar throws a push kick but Juggernaut slaps the foot to one side.
Juggernaut is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dardar rather than just go for the knockout.
Dardar throws a body kick that misses.
Dardar tries a head kick but it misses.
Dardar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juggernaut scores with a hook to the body. Dardar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juggernaut gets caught flat footed, as Dardar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Juggernaut is working an open guard so Dardar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Juggernaut tries a low kick but Dardar avoids it.
Juggernaut wants to clinch up but Dardar keeps it at a distance.
Juggernaut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Good leg kick by Dardar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dardar slips under a jab from Juggernaut.
Dardar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dardar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dardar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dardar. Juggernaut does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dardar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juggernaut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut stuns Dardar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Dardar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juggernaut thows a body kick. Dardar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Juggernaut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dardar.
Dardar missing with a left hand there. Juggernaut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dardar throws a head kick but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Juggernaut misses the shot to the body.
Juggernaut lands the left hand.
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Dardar blocks the leg kick.
Juggernaut throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dardar blocks the body kick.
Juggernaut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dardar throws a nice looking combination but Juggernaut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juggernaut misses with a wild body shot.
Juggernaut misses with an uppercut. Dardar saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Juggernaut coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut scores with a head kick.
Juggernaut tries to bum rush Dardar with a series of wild strikes but Dardar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick that misses.
Juggernaut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juggernaut scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnny Juggernaut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dardar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dardar misses with a kick to the body.
Juggernaut scores with a shot to the body.
Dardar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardar throws an overhand right that lands on Juggernaut's shoulder, as Juggernaut tries to avoid the shot.
Juggernaut loads up on a big right hand but Dardar slips the punch.
Juggernaut throws a low kick but Dardar moves out of range easily.
Juggernaut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dardar.
Juggernaut fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut feints and then cracks Dardar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dardar down.
Dardar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dardar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dardar lands with a nice combination. Juggernaut backs away looking to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juggernaut.
Dardar keeps the fight on the outside.
Dardar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juggernaut pushes Dardar away with a front kick.
Juggernaut connects with a body shot that sends Dardar's belly button to the back.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juggernaut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick as Dardar jumps back.
Juggernaut lands a nice shot to the body.
Dardar walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut looks to score with a jab to the body but Dardar is just out of range.
Juggernaut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dardar is able to avoid easily.
Juggernaut swings for the body but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar throws a solid leg kick but Juggernaut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dardar.
Dardar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
Juggernaut connects with a crisp jab.
Juggernaut chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice cross by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dardar doesn't seem bothered though.
Juggernaut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but Dardar is having none of it.
Juggernaut thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dardar if he has to take too many more of those.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick that knocks Dardar off balance momentarily.
Dardar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut thows a leg kick but Dardar checks it
and Dardar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juggernaut throws a leg kick which misses Dardar's front leg but catches the back leg as Dardar tries to avoid it.
Dardar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
Dardar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dardar 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.
Juggernaut lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dardar at a distance.
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juggernaut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Juggernaut clobbers Dardar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dardar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Juggernaut.
Dardar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dardar checks it well.
Dardar throws the kick towards the body but Juggernaut avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Juggernaut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dardar swings for the body but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Juggernaut jabs Dardar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dardar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juggernaut throws a low kick but Dardar avoids it.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Juggernaut moves out of range easily.
Dardar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Juggernaut throws a low kick but Dardar avoids it.
Dardar moves out of range as Juggernaut strikes.
That kick from Juggernaut tenderised Dardar's leg. Dardar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juggernaut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dardar.
Juggernaut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dardar.
Dardar swings widly with a right hand
and Juggernaut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut connects with a body shot.
Juggernaut throws a lazy body kick
and Dardar counters with a big head kick but Juggernaut shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dardar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juggernaut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses.
Dardar cracks the inside of Juggernaut's front leg.
Juggernaut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dardar.
Dardar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juggernaut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dardar tests Juggernaut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dardar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Juggernaut is looking to chop away at Dardar's legs.
Dardar throws a hook but Juggernaut blocks it.
Juggernaut throws a low kick but Dardar moves out of range easily.
Juggernaut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar avoids the head kick by Juggernaut.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Juggernaut moves out of range easily.
Juggernaut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dardar.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dardar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Juggernaut - the referee stops the clock and Dardar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Juggernaut. Dardar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juggernaut dodges the punch combination from Dardar.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Juggernaut lands but Dardar takes it in his stride.
Juggernaut works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dardar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries to clinch there but Dardar circles away.
Juggernaut lands a nice looking body shot.
Juggernaut scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut lands a lovely overhand right.
Juggernaut comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dardar looks to throw a body kick
and Juggernaut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dardar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Juggernaut tests Dardar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dardar avoids a kick to the body.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick.
Juggernaut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juggernaut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dardar.
Juggernaut throws a solid leg kick but Dardar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Juggernaut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Juggernaut!
Dardar looks to land a body kick but Juggernaut moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar avoids the body shot from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dardar throws out the jab.
Juggernaut thows a body shot but no joy.
Dardar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juggernaut is out of range.
Dardar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juggernaut throws a looping overhand right but Dardar ducks down to avoid it.
Dardar misses with a double jab.
Dardar staying out of range there.
Juggernaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dardar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juggernaut. That's going to slow Dardar down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Juggernaut.
Dardar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juggernaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Juggernaut really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut looks to land a combination. Dardar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dardar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juggernaut looks to land a right hand but Dardar moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juggernaut. Dardar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dardar swinging wildly here.
Dardar is looking to chop away at Juggernaut's legs.
Dardar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut is looking to clinch but Dardar is avoiding it.
Juggernaut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dardar was well out of range. Poor timing from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut slips a jab and a cross from Dardar.
Juggernaut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dardar's calf.
Juggernaut delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juggernaut has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dardar breaks the clinch.
Juggernaut tries a low kick but Dardar avoids it.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juggernaut connects with a solid leg kick.
Juggernaut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Juggernaut slips under a jab.
Dardar lands a jab.
A left lands for Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Juggernaut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juggernaut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Juggernaut throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut lands a head shot.
Dardar throws a hook but Juggernaut blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juggernaut. That's going to slow Dardar down.
Juggernaut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dardar misses the jab.
Dardar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juggernaut.
Dardar misses with a looping left.
Juggernaut lands with a hook. Dardar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Dardar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juggernaut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Juggernaut wants to land a leg kick but Dardar is out of range.
Juggernaut checks the leg kick.
Juggernaut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juggernaut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juggernaut lands a leg kick that knocks Dardar off balance momentarily.
Dardar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juggernaut under the eye.
Dardar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juggernaut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dardar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Juggernaut keeps Dardar at a distance using the push kick.
Juggernaut moves out of range of the strikes.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dardar is out of range and Juggernaut settles back down.
Juggernaut fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dardar checks it well.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dardar throws out the jab.
Juggernaut ducks right into an uppercut from Dardar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dardar throws a hook but Juggernaut blocks it.
Juggernaut fakes the leg kick and cracks Dardar in the body.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dardar checks a leg kick.
Juggernaut works the jab nicely.
Dardar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Juggernaut dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Dardar misses with a takedown attempt - Juggernaut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juggernaut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juggernaut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dardar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dardar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juggernaut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dardar was well out of range. Poor timing from Juggernaut.
Dardar moves out of range of the body kick from Juggernaut.
Dardar dives in and grabs Juggernaut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Juggernaut pushes down on Dardar's head and hops out.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut cracks a nice hook into Dardar's ribs.
Dardar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch but Dardar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juggernaut 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.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut throws a front kick aimed at Dardar's knee but Dardar avoids it well.
Dardar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut lands a right hook to the body.
Juggernaut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dardar is out of range and Juggernaut settles back down.
Juggernaut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Juggernaut misses with a wild body shot.
Dardar is looking to land body kicks.
Dardar checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Juggernaut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jesse Dardar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar avoids a kick to the body.
Juggernaut throws a push kick but Dardar slaps the foot to one side.
Juggernaut throws a front kick aimed at Dardar's knee but Dardar avoids it well.
Dardar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dardar missing with a left hand there. Juggernaut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juggernaut misses with a body kick.
Dardar misses with an uppercut. Juggernaut saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dardar.
Juggernaut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dardar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dardar throws a leg kick but Juggernaut checks it.
Jab by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dardar misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut's corner calls for a 1-2. Juggernaut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juggernaut lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut drops his hands momentarily and Dardar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juggernaut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dardar avoids the body shot from Juggernaut.
Dardar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Juggernaut lands a jab to the head.
Juggernaut checks a low kick from Dardar.
Juggernaut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juggernaut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Dardar thuds his right hand into Juggernaut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dardar manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut connects with a leg kick. Dardar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dardar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardar throws a right and a left that Juggernaut avoids nicely.
Juggernaut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dardar 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.
Dardar needs to keep his hands up - Juggernaut had a free shot at his head there.
Dardar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juggernaut tries to clinch but Dardar is having none of it.
Juggernaut lands with a hook. Dardar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juggernaut, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dardar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juggernaut cracks Dardar with an open hand slap.
Johnny Juggernaut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Dardar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Juggernaut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juggernaut 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Juggernaut! Johnny Juggernaut retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Johnny Juggernaut 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
