 |
TTFC:A Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ellic McCrae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Shula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
189 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellic McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mort Shula!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by McCrae.
A right-left combo lands from Shula.
McCrae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shula.
Jab from McCrae.
Shula misses with a takedown attempt - McCrae sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shula staying out of range there.
Shula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCrae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shula closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCrae circles away.
Ellic McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mort Shula.
Shula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrae throws a hook but Shula avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - McCrae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCrae takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCrae drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrae grinds an elbow into Shula's temple.
McCrae landing strikes.
McCrae looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shula is avoiding damage well.
McCrae passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shula!
McCrae punching from mount but Shula doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Shula wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McCrae.
Poor strikes thrown by McCrae there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McCrae sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCrae cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shula wants to try and get back to his feet.
McCrae with the ground and pound from mount.
Shula looks gassed!
McCrae unloads with some shots from mount but Shula bucks and avoids them well.
Shula holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCrae tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCrae throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McCrae looking to finish with strikes here!
McCrae putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shula is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from McCrae! Shula is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ellic McCrae!
A very excited looking Ellic McCrae 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
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcio Feitosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
19
219 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcio Feitosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Frost!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost misses with a wild combination.
Feitosa misses with an uppercut.
Frost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frost misses with a right hand
and Feitosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Frost's guard now.
Feitosa gets to his feet - Frost follows without any prompting.
Feitosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feitosa swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Feitosa tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Feitosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Feitosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frost displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Feitosa misses with a body shot.
Feitosa misses with an uppercut.
Feitosa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feitosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Feitosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcio Feitosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Frost finds it's target.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Feitosa.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Feitosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frost but Frost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frost.
Feitosa shoots and misses
and Frost counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Feitosa is breathing heavily.
Frost missing with a left hand there. Feitosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Feitosa defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Feitosa.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Feitosa misses.
Feitosa lands with a shot to the body.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost throws a shot to the body.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Feitosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Feitosa throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost connects with a nice looking jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Feitosa.
Frost is trying to buck Feitosa off.
Feitosa trying to control the position but Frost is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitosa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Marcio Feitosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost leaves Feitosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Feitosa moves away and avoids it.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feitosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Feitosa has his takedown stuffed
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Feitosa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frost looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitosa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Feitosa decides to return to a standing position.
Feitosa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Feitosa shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justin Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feitosa dives in and grabs Frost's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes down on Feitosa's head and hops out.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Feitosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
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 Marcio Feitosa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Frost misses with a double jab.
Frost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Feitosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Feitosa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frost sprawls well. Frost wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Feitosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Feitosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Frost tries to sprawl out of it but Feitosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frost manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feitosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Feitosa gets a takedown into half guard.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Feitosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Feitosa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Frost.
Feitosa tries to pass to full mount but Frost defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
Feitosa is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Frost is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcio Feitosa!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Biamonte is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
185 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Fellows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biamonte thuds his right hand into Fellows's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Biamonte clinches up with Fellows and pushes him back against the cage.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Fellows misses.
Fellows will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Biamonte instigates a clinch.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
Biamonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fellows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Fellows blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fellows managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Fellows takes an elbow to the temple.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fellows tries to circle away but Biamonte has him pinned against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows tries to break free but Biamonte pushes him back against the cage.
Fellows tries to break free but Biamonte pushes him back against the cage.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that Fellows shrugs off.
Fellows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Biamonte has him pressed against the cage.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fellows is looking to break free of the clinch but Biamonte has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Fellows's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fellows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biamonte pushes Fellows up against the cage in a clinch.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fellows's defenses.
Fellows is trying to break the clinch but Biamonte is controlling him.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fellows is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fellows's brow.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Fellows blocks it.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fellows tries to circle away but Biamonte has him pinned against the cage.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Fellows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Fellows blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Fellows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fellows wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biamonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped Fellows in his tracks for a moment.
Biamonte prevents Fellows from breaking the clinch.
Fellows tries to break free but Biamonte pushes him back against the cage.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fellows.
Fellows avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Fellows working hard to break the clinch.
Fellows has had enough of the clinch but Biamonte keeps him there for the moment.
Fellows wants to get back to striking at distance but Biamonte won't allow it.
Biamonte is trying to maintain a safe position but Fellows gets an underhook and turns Biamonte into the cage.
Biamonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fellows has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fellows is trying to force a seperation but Biamonte has the dominant position.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fellows wants to break free but Biamonte has control.
Fellows is trying to break free.
Fellows takes an elbow to the temple.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fellows escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fellows tries to keep at a distance but Biamonte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fellows is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Fellows takes an elbow to the temple.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but Fellows blocks with his arms.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Fellows working hard to break the clinch.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Fellows is looking to break free of the clinch but Biamonte has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fellows managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped Fellows in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Fellows blocks it.
Fellows is trying to break the clinch but Biamonte has him pressed against the cage.
Biamonte scores with a knee to the head.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Fellows can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Biamonte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biamonte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fellows.
Biamonte wants to clinch.
Fellows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fellows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biamonte.
Fellows throws a right hand that Biamonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Biamonte also avoids with ease.
Biamonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fellows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biamonte.
Biamonte blocks the body kick.
Biamonte throws a sloppy head kick and Fellows moves out of range easily.
Biamonte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fellows.
Fellows misses with a head kick.
Fellows shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biamonte but Biamonte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fellows throws a right hand that Biamonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Biamonte also avoids with ease.
Fellows moves away from the strike by Biamonte.
Fellows tries to bum rush Biamonte with a series of wild strikes but Biamonte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biamonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biamonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Biamonte slips a jab and a cross from Fellows.
Fellows misses with a looping left.
Fellows throws a series of punches but Biamonte avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Biamonte.
A chopping leg kick lands by Biamonte.
Diego Biamonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biamonte blocks a head kick by Fellows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows throws a head kick but Biamonte moves out of range.
Fellows swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Fellows. Those never looked like landing.
Biamonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biamonte throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows throws a body kick that misses.
Donnie Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biamonte moves into the clinch.
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!
Fellows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fellows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biamonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fellows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biamonte looks to throw the jab but Fellows is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Fellows misses.
Biamonte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fellows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fellows misses with a hook
and Biamonte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fellows's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biamonte lands a good knee to the midsection. Fellows won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fellows takes an elbow to the temple.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Biamonte.
Biamonte looking to throw knees to the head but Fellows is blocking nicely.
Biamonte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diego Biamonte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fellows's defenses.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped Fellows in his tracks for a moment.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
Biamonte lands an elbow just above Fellows 's eye.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows tries to circle away but Biamonte has him pinned against the cage.
Biamonte prevents Fellows from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Fellows tries to circle away but Biamonte has him pinned against the cage.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Donnie Fellows has been cut.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but Fellows blocks with his arms.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biamonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fellows managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Fellows is trying to break the clinch but Biamonte has him pressed against the cage.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Biamonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Fellows's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fellows misses with a few strikes there.
Fellows misses with an uppercut
and Biamonte moves into the clinch.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Fellows blocks it.
Biamonte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Biamonte lands a knee to the body.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow.
Fellows is trying to break the clinch but Biamonte has him pressed against the cage.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
Fellows takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fellows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Fellows blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Fellows avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fellows takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fellows wants to break the clinch but can't.
Biamonte looking to throw knees to the head but Fellows is blocking nicely.
Fellows takes an elbow to the temple.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Fellows wants to get back to striking at distance but Biamonte won't allow it.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Biamonte prevents Fellows from breaking the clinch.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that Fellows shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fellows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Biamonte.
Biamonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Biamonte lands a knee to the head.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Fellows leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fellows blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Biamonte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fellows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fellows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Fellows avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Biamonte.
Biamonte creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fellows's defenses.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Fellows leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Biamonte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fellows's efforts to push away.
Fellows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows dodges an elbow strike from Biamonte.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Biamonte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fellows's brow.
Biamonte throws an elbow that misses.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Fellows leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fellows breaks the clinch.
Biamonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fellows sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fellows misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Biamonte checks a leg kick.
Fellows throws a right hand that Biamonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Biamonte also avoids with ease.
Biamonte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnie Fellows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Biamonte there.
Biamonte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biamonte lands a jab to Fellows's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biamonte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fellows misses with a takedown attempt - Biamonte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses
and Fellows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Biamonte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Biamonte 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Biamonte!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
90% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
21
223 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner moves away from the strike by Malapitan.
Banner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Malapitan's guard.
Banner is pushing down on Malapitan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malapitan is fighting to maintain full guard but Banner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Malapitan defend it? Banner steps over the head and cranks it - Malapitan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Banner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lamont Banner!
During a confident post fight interview, Lamont Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sisphar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
188 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Sisphar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisphar checks a leg kick.
Sisphar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar misses with a knee to the head.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Cave is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Sisphar.
Sisphar landing knees to the head.
Cave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Cave is blocking nicely.
Sisphar keeps control of Cave as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sisphar working Cave over with knees to the body.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but Cave blocks with his arms.
Sisphar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar scores with a knee to the head.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Cave is blocking nicely.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sisphar as Cave tries to tie him up.
Sisphar managing to block the knees to the body from Cave.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sisphar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisphar misses with a knee to the head.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Sisphar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Sisphar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sisphar has Cave pressed against the cage, preventing Cave from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sisphar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sisphar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sisphar misses with a knee to the head.
Sisphar looks gassed!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sisphar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cave blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Cave is blocking nicely.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cave blocks it with crossed arms.
Sisphar tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
Cave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sisphar looking to throw knees to the head but Cave is blocking nicely.
Cave is looking to break free of the clinch but Sisphar has double underhooks.
Sisphar misses with a knee strike.
Cave is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cave tries to circle away but Sisphar has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sisphar tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Sisphar prevents Cave from breaking the clinch.
Sisphar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cave blocks it with crossed arms.
Cave tries to circle away but Sisphar has him pinned against the cage.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sisphar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sisphar throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Sisphar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cave lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sisphar backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jimmy Sisphar has been cut.
Sisphar throws a head kick but Cave moves out of range.
Sisphar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sisphar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sisphar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cave lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sisphar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sisphar throws a head kick that misses.
Sisphar moves forwards but Cave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cave lands a head shot.
Sisphar is rocked!
Cave lands a nice looking body shot.
Sisphar is still on wobbly legs! Can Cave finish him?
Cave stuns Sisphar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sisphar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cave.
Sisphar seems to have recovered his senses.
Cave lands a slapping body shot.
Cave lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sisphar will feel that in the morning.
Sisphar is breathing heavily.
Cave lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave throws a head kick that half lands.
Sisphar gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cave gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sisphar is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Cave!
Nick Cave very nearly forgot to thank Ultimate Fighting Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Janek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to run this town. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
24
181 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
179 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
|
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Janek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva checks a leg kick.
Janek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Janek tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva throwing shots but Janek is blocking nicely.
Janek is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Janek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Janek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Janek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Janek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is pushing down on Janek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Janek is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is pressing down on Janek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Janek is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva prevents Janek from improving his position.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janek is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Janek avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Janek defends it well.
Janek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Janek is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Janek tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janek manages to get to full guard.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Janek manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Janek in his guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janek.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Janek is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janek defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Janek is keeping the position for now.
Janek is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Janek has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ivan Janek!
Ivan Janek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Carter Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willams has chosen Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
19
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
186 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Willams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valanciunas slips under a jab.
Willams throws a lazy right hand but Valanciunas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valanciunas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willams manages to avoid it.
Valanciunas tries to close the distance and clinch but Willams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willams throws a jab but it's blocked by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valanciunas looks to land a left hand but Willams moved out of range nicely.
Valanciunas loads up on a big right hand but Willams slips the punch.
Valanciunas throws a nice head kick!
Willams fails to land with a series of punches.
Valanciunas lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valanciunas.
Willams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Willams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Willams throws a lazy uppercut
and Valanciunas counters with a nice body kick.
Valanciunas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Willams misses with a hook.
Valanciunas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willams moves away.
Willams lands with a right hand.
Willams blocks a head kick by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tries to bum rush Willams with a series of wild strikes but Willams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valanciunas.
Sean Carter Willams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valanciunas.
Willams misses with a wild body shot.
Valanciunas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Willams throws a hook but Valanciunas blocks it.
Valanciunas lands the left hand.
Willams thows a body shot but no joy.
Willams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valanciunas.
Willams swats away the attempt to clinch by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tries to clinch but Willams is having none of it.
Valanciunas moves in looking to clinch but Willams pushes him off.
Willams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Willams.
Willams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willams. Valanciunas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valanciunas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valanciunas defending well as Willams loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas doesn't manage to clinch there - Willams circles away.
Valanciunas throws a nice looking combination but Willams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Valanciunas.
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!
Valanciunas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Willams misses its intended target.
Valanciunas doesn't manage to clinch there - Willams circles away.
Valanciunas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willams.
Valanciunas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valanciunas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valanciunas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valanciunas defending well as Willams loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Willams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Willams.
Willams looks to land a right hand but Valanciunas moved out of range.
Willams misses with an uppercut.
Willams throws a body punch but Valanciunas moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Valanciunas. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valanciunas thows a body kick. Willams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Valanciunas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas misses the shot to the body.
Valanciunas scores with a nice body kick.
Valanciunas thows a body kick. Willams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Willams throws a nice looking combination but Valanciunas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valanciunas drops his hands momentarily and Willams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Valanciunas ducks right into an uppercut from Willams.
Willams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valanciunas counters with a two punch combo.
Willams looks gassed!
Valanciunas lands a right hook to the body.
Valanciunas moves away from the strike by Willams.
Valanciunas lands a right hook 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!
Valanciunas clinches with his opponent.
Willams misses with a punch on the inside.
Willams misses with a punch on the inside.
Willams working aggressively here.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willams.
Willams blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
A short uppercut from Valanciunas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willams has a couple of punches blocked by Valanciunas.
Willams misses with a body punch.
Willams throws a head punch that misses.
Willams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
Valanciunas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Willams lands an uppercut.
Valanciunas misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Valanciunas.
A body shot lands from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tries to work over Willams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valanciunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Willams.
Valanciunas lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willams.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valanciunas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Willams missing with a left hand there. Valanciunas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willams throws out a loose jab but Valanciunas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas is looking to wear down Willams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valanciunas has managed to clinch.
Valanciunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Willams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Willams fails to land.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Willams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas misses with a punch on the inside.
Valanciunas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valanciunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Valanciunas back against the cage.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Valanciunas.
A head punch on the inside from Willams fails to land.
Willams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willams blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
Valanciunas tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Valanciunas back against the cage.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Jonas Valanciunas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valanciunas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Willams misses with some punches.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Willams lands a nice uppercut.
Valanciunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willams blocks an uppercut.
Valanciunas working aggressively here.
Willams lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Valanciunas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Valanciunas.
Willams is breathing heavily.
A short right from Valanciunas on the inside.
Valanciunas lands a left hand.
Willams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Valanciunas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Valanciunas.
Willams lands a hook that snaps the head of Valanciunas backwards.
Willams lands an uppercut.
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Willams prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Willams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Willams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willams blocking some punches.
Valanciunas throws a punch but it's blocked by Willams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willams.
Valanciunas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Willams prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Willams has a couple of punches blocked by Valanciunas.
A short body shot lands from Valanciunas as the two fighters clinch.
Valanciunas lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valanciunas tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Valanciunas back against the cage.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Valanciunas lands a right hand.
Valanciunas digs a right hand into Willams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Willams's gas tank.
Willams blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Willams.
A short right from Valanciunas.
A short right from Willams.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
Valanciunas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valanciunas has a couple of punches blocked by Willams.
Willams scores with a shoulder strike.
Willams digs a right hand into Valanciunas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valanciunas's gas tank.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
Valanciunas presses Willams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Valanciunas working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willams.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Willams prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tries to work over Willams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Willams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willams throws a head punch that misses.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Valanciunas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
Willams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willams throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Valanciunas.
Still in the clinch, Willams scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valanciunas.
Willams scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Valanciunas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Willams.
Valanciunas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willams.
Willams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonas Valanciunas is winning the standup battle so far.
Willams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valanciunas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willams's calf.
Valanciunas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willams if he has to take too many more of those.
Willams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Willams misses.
Valanciunas moves into the clinch.
Valanciunas lands an uppercut.
Willams prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Willams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valanciunas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valanciunas pushes Willams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
Willams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Valanciunas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Willams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Valanciunas lands with a right to the head.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Valanciunas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Willams misses with some punches.
Valanciunas working aggressively here.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
Valanciunas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
Valanciunas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valanciunas gets through Willams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valanciunas lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valanciunas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Valanciunas can't find room to land a body shot as Willams controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas lands with a light punch inside.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Willams blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
Willams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valanciunas tries to work over Willams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valanciunas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas throws a head punch that misses.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
Willams struggles to land a body shot inside as Valanciunas controls his hands.
Valanciunas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Willams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valanciunas or not.
Willams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willams lands an uppercut.
Willams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Willams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valanciunas works on Willams's body with a couple of short punches.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas misses with a punch to the body.
Valanciunas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willams's elbow.
Willams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Valanciunas.
Valanciunas blocking some punches.
Valanciunas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Valanciunas fails to land.
Willams prevents a body shot from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Willams has a couple of punches blocked by Valanciunas.
Valanciunas blocks an uppercut.
Willams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Willams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Valanciunas or not.
Willams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valanciunas tries a body shot but Willams blocks it.
Willams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Willams misses with the head strike.
Willams can't find room to land a body shot as Valanciunas controls the action.
A hook to the body from Valanciunas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valanciunas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valanciunas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Willams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valanciunas presses Willams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valanciunas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Valanciunas as the two fighters clinch.
Valanciunas tries to throw a body punch but Willams avoids it by throwing Valanciunas back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Valanciunas - that landed with a thud.
Willams tries to throw a body punch but Valanciunas avoids it by throwing Willams back against the cage.
Sean Carter Willams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willams blocking some punches.
Valanciunas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willams backwards.
A short right from Valanciunas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willams.
Willams blocks a body shot from Valanciunas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valanciunas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willams controls his hands.
Valanciunas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valanciunas misses with a body punch.
Valanciunas throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Valanciunas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valanciunas 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Valanciunas!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Chestnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chestnut comes to the cage accompanied by Albatross, Albatross, Albatross. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
28
191 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
|
183 cm
20
190 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Chestnut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chestnut scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Chestnut moves out of range easily.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Chestnut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas lands an overhand right.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestnut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chestnut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chestnut thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chestnut throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Chestnut.
Chestnut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Chestnut misses with a hook.
Chestnut tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Chestnut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chestnut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Chestnut off balance momentarily.
Chestnut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chestnut.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chestnut.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Chestnut's head back.
Chestnut is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas tried to score with a low kick but Chestnut checks it.
Chestnut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut lands with a right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chestnut moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chestnut throws a big shot that misses.
Chestnut lands with a shot to the body.
Chestnut throws a low kick but Thomas moves out of range easily.
Chestnut lands a nice looking body shot.
Chestnut lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thomas misses with a right hand
enabling Chestnut to counter with a crisp jab.
Chestnut works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Chestnut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chestnut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
letting Chestnut counter with a right hand.
Chestnut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Chestnut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Chestnut scores with a hook.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Chestnut keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chestnut misses with a looping left.
Chestnut is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chestnut misses with a looping right.
Chestnut's corner calls for a 1-2. Chestnut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Chestnut is out of range.
Chestnut throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chestnut scores with a hook.
Thomas is rocked!
A jab from Chestnut misses.
Thomas throws a body punch but Chestnut moves out of range.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Chestnut finish him?
Thomas misses with a hook. Chestnut ducked under it nicely.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Chestnut shrugs it off though.
Chestnut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chestnut misses with a low kick.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chestnut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Chestnut dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chestnut on the side of the head.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Chestnut's shoulder, as Chestnut tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chestnut looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Chestnut dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas defending well as Chestnut loads up on a big left hand.
Chestnut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chestnut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping left.
Chestnut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas misses the body punch
and Chestnut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter Chestnut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a hook but Chestnut avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chestnut changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestnut wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Chestnut avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Chestnut.
Chestnut shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chestnut was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chestnut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Chestnut's head back.
Chestnut moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook but Chestnut avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chestnut checks a leg kick.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chestnut's calf.
Chestnut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thomas is able to avoid easily.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Chestnut moved away.
A jab from Chestnut does it's job there.
Walter Chestnut is winning the standup battle so far.
Chestnut thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Chestnut looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Chestnut moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A jab from Thomas misses.
A jab from Chestnut finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Chestnut dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Chestnut does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Chestnut.
Chestnut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chestnut checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas jabs at Chestnut's body.
Chestnut misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a body kick.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Chestnut.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chestnut.
Chestnut throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Chestnut moved out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Chestnut scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chestnut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Chestnut misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chestnut.
Chestnut misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chestnut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas swings widly with a right hand
and Chestnut counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Chestnut. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chestnut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas slips a jab from Chestnut.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Chestnut's shoulder, as Chestnut tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Chestnut dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chestnut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Chestnut ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chestnut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chestnut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chestnut misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chestnut throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chestnut misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Chestnut scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Chestnut swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chestnut connects with a body shot that sends Thomas's belly button to the back.
Chestnut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chestnut misses with a straight left.
Chestnut tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas closes the distance and pushes Chestnut back into the cage.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Chestnut.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Walter Chestnut has been cut.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Chestnut avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chestnut working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chestnut dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chestnut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chestnut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chestnut blocks an uppercut.
Chestnut tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Chestnut avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas cracks Chestnut with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Chestnut scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas tries a body shot but Chestnut blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Chestnut.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Chestnut shrugs off.
Chestnut can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Chestnut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chestnut's defenses.
Chestnut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chestnut takes an elbow to the temple.
Walter Chestnut's cut is getting worse.
Chestnut blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Chestnut 's eye.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Chestnut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chestnut misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A short right from Chestnut on the inside.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Chestnut shrugs off.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Chestnut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Chestnut is rocked!
Chestnut takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Chestnut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walter Chestnut's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chestnut is pressed against the cage. Thomas pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Chestnut! Two more big strikes from Thomas and Chestnut crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gage Thomas! Gage Thomas retains his middleweight title!
Gage Thomas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** for their support in the buildup to the fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
|
196 cm
26
269 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns misses with a combination
and Dammon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carl Burns has been cut.
Dammon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns throws a hook but Dammon avoids it easily.
Carl Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dammon does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dammon is able to avoid easily.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dammon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Dammon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns clobbers Dammon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dammon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Dammon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dammon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dammon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
Dammon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dammon wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burns stopping the sweep attempt from Dammon.
Dammon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
Dammon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dammon is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dammon trying to control but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dammon 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.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Dammon throws an elbow that misses. Burns uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dammon's guard. Nice move by Burns!
Dammon wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Dammon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Dammon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dammon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns postures up.
Dammon keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Dammon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Dammon wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dammon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
Dammon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Matt Dammon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dammon misses with a straight right.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Dammon loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns.
Dammon throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dammon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dammon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dammon as he jumps to the side.
Dammon digs a good hook to Burns's body.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dammon misses with the combination.
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!
Dammon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dammon misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dammon connects with a looping right hand.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Dammon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Burns digs a good hook to Dammon's body.
Nice defenses there by Dammon.
Burns defending well as Dammon loads up on a big left hand.
Dammon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Dammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dammon scores with a shot to the body.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dammon throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Burns misses.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matt Dammon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dammon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dammon throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
letting Dammon counter with a right hand.
Dammon walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dammon looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon connects with a right hand. Burns shakes it off.
Carl Burns's cut is getting worse.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Dammon's leg but Dammon calmly moves out of range.
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Dammon avoids it.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dammon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Dammon's leg but Dammon calmly moves out of range.
Dammon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Dammon shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Dammon misses the target.
Burns misses with a hook
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Burns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Burns tenderised Dammon's leg. Dammon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burns throws a series of strikes that have Dammon backpedaling.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Dammon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns tries to move into range but Dammon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Dammon does no damage.
Burns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt
and Dammon counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon lands a slapping body shot.
Dammon lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dammon scores with a punch to the head.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Dammon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dammon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dammon staying out of range there.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Dammon moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Burns throws a low kick but Dammon moves out of range easily.
Burns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dammon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dammon throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Burns.
Dammon cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dammon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dammon.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Dammon counters with a one-two to the body.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy left from Dammon finds it's target.
Carl Burns's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dammon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
Dammon misses with a double jab.
Burns lands a jab to Dammon's midsection.
Dammon lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dammon as he avoids it easily.
Dammon scores with a nice right hand.
Dammon scores with a nice strike.
Burns is rocked!
Nice sprawl there from Dammon as Burns shoots in.
Dammon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carl Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dammon.
Burns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matt Dammon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns needs to keep his hands up - Dammon had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Dammon. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Burns shoots in and drives through. Dammon sprawls well.
Dammon misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Dammon as he connects with a hook.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dammon.
Burns fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dammon is out of range.
Dammon scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dammon scores with a body shot.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dammon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dammon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dammon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dammon!
Matt Dammon 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
