 |
RYZE 98: Illiadis vs Kyoraku PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldomir Zsofka Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
|
191 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elcock swivels and escapes.
Elcock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been informed that Elcock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Elcock lands a nice shot to the body.
Elcock works Zsofka Jr's body with a nice hook.
Elcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Zsofka Jr.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Elcock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zsofka Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Elcock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zsofka Jr looks to land a right hand but Elcock moved out of range.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elcock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zsofka Jr.
Elcock scores with a jab to the head.
Zsofka Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zsofka Jr. Elcock shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elcock checks a leg kick.
Elcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zsofka Jr moves away from the strike by Elcock.
A slow jab from Zsofka Jr misses its intended target.
Elcock throws the left hand but Zsofka Jr avoids the punch easily.
Zsofka Jr loads up on a big right hand but Elcock slips the punch.
Elcock swings for the body but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
Zsofka Jr shoots in for a takedown but Elcock shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldomir Zsofka Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Zsofka Jr moves out of range.
Elcock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zsofka Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elcock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Elcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elcock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zsofka Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Elcock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zsofka Jr.
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!
Elcock lands a nice shot that snaps Zsofka Jr's head back.
Elcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka Jr swinging wildly here.
Zsofka Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elcock tries to avoid it but Zsofka Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elcock to the ground. Elcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Elcock takes a swing at Zsofka Jr's ribcage but misses.
Elcock tries to bum rush Zsofka Jr with a series of wild strikes but Zsofka Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zsofka Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zsofka Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka Jr shoots in for a takedown but Elcock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Zsofka Jr misses the target.
Elcock throws a combination that misses
and Zsofka Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Zsofka Jr's head coaches at My own... that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elcock misses with a double jab.
Elcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zsofka Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zsofka Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elcock's waist but Elcock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zsofka Jr off to one side.
Elcock misses with a few strikes there.
Elcock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Elcock misses with a body shot.
Zsofka Jr avoids the body shot from Elcock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elcock misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elcock jabs Zsofka Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zsofka Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elcock throws a lazy right hand but Zsofka Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elcock throws a shot to the body.
Zsofka Jr throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Zsofka Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elcock throws a series of punches but Zsofka Jr avoids them all with ease.
Zsofka Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock moves out of range as Zsofka Jr throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsofka Jr misses with a body shot.
Zsofka Jr lands an overhand right.
Zsofka Jr avoids the body shot from Elcock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armando Elcock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body punch from Elcock.
Elcock staying out of range there.
Elcock blocks a leg kick.
Zsofka Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zsofka Jr scores with a hook to the body. Elcock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zsofka Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
Elcock throws a good cross that connects.
Elcock cracks Zsofka Jr with a good jab.
Zsofka Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elcock moves away.
Zsofka Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zsofka Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elcock avoids the head kick by Zsofka Jr.
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
Zsofka Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Zsofka Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elcock throws a right and a left that Zsofka Jr avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr throws a series of punches but Elcock avoids them all with ease.
Elcock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zsofka Jr throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Zsofka Jr swings for the body but Elcock moves out of range.
Elcock throws a hook to the side of Zsofka Jr's head but Zsofka Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elcock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka Jr scores with a hook.
Elcock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zsofka Jr.
Armando Elcock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Zsofka Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elcock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zsofka Jr misses with a looping left.
Elcock misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Zsofka Jr misses the target.
Elcock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Armando Elcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elcock digs a good hook to Zsofka Jr's body.
Zsofka Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Elcock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zsofka Jr avoids the body shot from Elcock.
Zsofka Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elcock misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Zsofka Jr.
Elcock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zsofka Jr jabs Elcock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elcock slips under a jab.
Elcock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Elcock misses its intended target.
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elcock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr missing with a left hand there. Elcock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zsofka Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elcock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zsofka Jr.
Elcock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zsofka Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Elcock throws a hook but Zsofka Jr avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zsofka Jr. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsofka Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Elcock there.
Zsofka Jr misses with a straight left.
Zsofka Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zsofka Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elcock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zsofka Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Elcock scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Zsofka Jr.
Elcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zsofka Jr moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armando Elcock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zsofka Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elcock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zsofka Jr.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zsofka Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Elcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elcock moves out of range as Zsofka Jr strikes.
Elcock misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Elcock as he connects with a hook.
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock lands a nice shot to the body.
Elcock misses with a body shot
and Zsofka Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elcock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zsofka Jr somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zsofka Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elcock at a distance.
Zsofka Jr misses with an uppercut. Elcock saw that one coming.
Zsofka Jr needs to keep his hands up - Elcock had a free shot at his head there.
Elcock misses with a looping left.
Zsofka Jr misses the shot to the body.
Zsofka Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Zsofka Jr is just out of range.
Elcock lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zsofka Jr. Elcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr with a hook.
Zsofka Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Elcock looks to land a combination. Zsofka Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsofka Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Elcock avoids the body shot from Zsofka Jr.
Zsofka Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elcock's hands.
Elcock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zsofka Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zsofka Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zsofka Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Elcock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zsofka Jr throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Elcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock stuffs the takedown attempt from Zsofka Jr. Zsofka Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Baldomir Zsofka Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldomir Zsofka Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka Jr throws a lazy right hand but Elcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armando Elcock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zsofka Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Elcock is just out of range.
Zsofka Jr throws out a loose jab but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elcock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elcock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zsofka Jr tries to work over Elcock's front leg with a kick but Elcock checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zsofka Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zsofka Jr misses with a low kick.
Zsofka Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zsofka Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elcock.
Elcock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elcock. Zsofka Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zsofka Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zsofka Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Elcock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Elcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elcock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zsofka Jr.
Elcock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zsofka Jr throws the left hand but Elcock avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Elcock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elcock 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Elcock!
Baldomir Zsofka Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Maybe I should not have eaten a pie before 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
98% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvel Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gouken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Gouken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 11 - 1 |
|
179 cm
27
181 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arvel Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Gouken!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Gouken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gouken shoots in looking for a takedown. Garnett tries to sprawl out of it but Gouken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garnett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gouken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott Gouken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gouken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garnett tests Gouken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Scott Gouken has been cut.
Gouken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garnett.
Gouken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garnett lands with a cross.
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!
Gouken tries for a takedown but Garnett circles away easily
and Garnett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gouken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gouken throws the kick towards the body but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Garnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garnett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gouken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garnett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gouken is looking to clinch.
Gouken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gouken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garnett swivels and escapes.
Arvel Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gouken.
Garnett thuds a left hand into Gouken's body.
Gouken lands an overhand right.
Garnett scores with a jab. Gouken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gouken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gouken blocks a jab.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gouken ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Gouken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garnett.
A combination from Garnett does no damage.
Gouken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gouken trying to control but Garnett is working from the bottom.
Garnett is adopting a defensive guard.
Garnett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gouken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garnett's head.
Garnett wants to sweep but no luck.
Garnett working a defensive guard here.
Gouken lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Gouken from controlling successfully.
Garnett working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett pulls Gouken in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garnett scores with the left hand. Gouken knows he should have avoided that one.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gouken manages to avoid it.
Gouken slips a jab from Garnett.
Gouken scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Garnett.
Gouken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gouken connects with a right hand. Garnett shakes it off.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Gouken moved out of range.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Garnett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gouken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gouken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garnett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gouken's calf.
Garnett scores with a decent looking hook.
Garnett stuffs the takedown.
Garnett looks to land a combination. Gouken sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garnett misses with a straight left.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Garnett catches Gouken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garnett cracks Gouken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gouken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Gouken.
Gouken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gouken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gouken avoids the body shot from Garnett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvel Garnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gouken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gouken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Gouken misses its intended target.
Garnett takes a swing at Gouken's ribcage but misses.
Gouken tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garnett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gouken, as that shot connected.
Gouken connects with a nice looking jab.
Gouken misses with a straight right.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett throws a jab when Gouken was well out of range.
Garnett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garnett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gouken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garnett.
Arvel Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Gouken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Gouken throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Gouken lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gouken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garnett is rocked!
Arvel Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gouken tries to clinch but Garnett moves out of range.
Oh Garnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gouken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Gouken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gouken lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Garnett falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gouken dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Gouken!
Scott Gouken managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Elite Canadian Threads, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
|
189 cm
26
222 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra clinches up with Dirty and pushes him back against the cage.
Dirty turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dirty manages to end up in side control.
Ra wants to control but Dirty postures up.
Dirty working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dirty fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dirty is working Ra over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dirty working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ra regains half guard, as Dirty was trying to land strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Dirty's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dirty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Dirty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dirty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ra defending well though.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dirty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty wants to control but Ra is keeping him busy.
Ra trying to control from the bottom.
Dirty is looking to take a break and control but Ra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dirty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dirty wants to take a breather but Ra is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dirty lands a nice short elbow.
Dirty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dirty.
Dirty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ra is not content to let Dirty control the position.
Dirty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dirty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dirty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ra's head.
Ra is trying to stand back up but Dirty is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ra is trying to maintain the position but Dirty is very close to passing his half guard.
Dirty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dirty scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dirty prevents Ra from improving his position.
Dirty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to improve his position but Dirty is controlling well.
Dirty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ra won't allow Dirty to pass to mount.
Ra is trying to get back to full guard.
Ra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dirty.
Dirty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ra controls Dirty momentarily but Dirty frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirty postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
Ra 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dirty.
Dirty is in close to Ra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dirty lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ra being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Dirty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dirty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dirty shoots for a double leg takedown but Ra sprawls well. He's pushed Dirty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mac Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ra but Ra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ra scores with a jab. Dirty acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ra throws a body punch but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dirty closes the distance and clinches up with Ra, looking for a takedown. Dirty pushes Ra against the cage but Ra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dirty shoots in and drives through. Ra sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty shoots in but Ra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dirty swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
Dirty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Sun God Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra tests Dirty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ra misses with a series of wild punches.
Ra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ra.
Ra jabs Dirty right on the nose. Dirty blinks but takes it well.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Dirty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ra cracks Dirty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ra looks to land a right hand but Dirty moved out of range.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Dirty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ra defends it nicely.
Dirty slips under a jab.
Ra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mac Dirty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ra to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dirty fails with the takedown
and Ra counters with a nice body shot.
Dirty doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Ra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dirty keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ra landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dirty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ra throws a strike but Dirty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sun God Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dirty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ra counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
Ra is looking to clinch.
The Sun God Ra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ra lands a slapping body shot.
Dirty walks into a jab.
Dirty sizes up Ra with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dirty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Dirty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dirty misses with a takedown
and Ra counters with a series of strikes. Dirty will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty fails with the takedown
and Ra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dirty misses with a takedown attempt
and Ra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dirty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dirty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ra as he avoids it easily.
Ra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dirty on the side of the head.
Dirty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dirty scrambles back to his feet.
Dirty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ra lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ra finds it's way through Dirty's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dirty moves into the clinch successfully.
Ra lands a right hand.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dirty's elbow.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ra controlling the action here for a moment.
Ra is looking to control Dirty's arms but Dirty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ra has his back to the cage.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty tries to score a body lock takedown but Ra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ra can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dirty as Ra tries to tie him up.
Dirty can't get the takedown.
Dirty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dirty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirty goes for a takedown attempt but Ra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ra tests Dirty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dirty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ra did well to prevent Dirty getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is trying to maintain the position but Dirty is very close to passing his half guard.
Dirty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ra has hold of Dirty's hands but Dirty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty slips a nice elbow through Ra's hands, connecting with Ra's forehead.
Ra has one foot on Dirty's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ra slaps away a takedown attempt from Dirty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty avoids the body shot from Ra.
Nice takedown defense from Ra. No joy for Dirty on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Foreman Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman Frazier comes to the cage accompanied by My Inspiration. Cassius Foreman Frazier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
26
194 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
191 cm
26
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassius Foreman Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman Frazier connects with a looping right hand.
Foreman Frazier looks to throw the jab but Habana is out of range.
Foreman Frazier connects with a body shot.
Habana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Foreman Frazier as he avoids it easily.
Foreman Frazier scores with a hook to the body. Habana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Habana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Foreman Frazier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Foreman Frazier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Habana.
Habana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Foreman Frazier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foreman Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Foreman Frazier throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habana slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman Frazier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habana throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana staying out of range there.
Foreman Frazier misses with an uppercut.
Habana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Habana closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Foreman Frazier.
I was talking to Foreman Frazier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Habana takes a shot to the head.
Habana throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foreman Frazier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foreman Frazier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman Frazier is pressed up against the cage. Habana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foreman Frazier down to the mat. Foreman Frazier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cassius Foreman Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Habana.
Habana closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Habana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Foreman Frazier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Habana slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a double jab
and Habana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Foreman Frazier misses.
Habana misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman Frazier tests Habana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foreman Frazier lands a head shot.
Habana is rocked!
Foreman Frazier moves forwards but Habana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Foreman Frazier looks to land a right hand but Habana moved out of range.
Foreman Frazier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Habana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Foreman Frazier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Habana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Habana is trying desperately to land a takedown but Foreman Frazier is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Habana.
Habana closes the distance and clinches.
Foreman Frazier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Habana will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Foreman Frazier up against the cage.
Foreman Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Habana wants to clinch.
Habana misses the shot to the body.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Habana moves away from the strike by Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier lands with a straight right. Habana didn't see that one coming.
Foreman Frazier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Habana. Habana obviously looking to wear him down.
Habana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman Frazier scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman Frazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Habana is still on wobbly legs! Can Foreman Frazier finish him?
Habana gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman Frazier.
Habana walks into a stiff left hand from Foreman Frazier.
A swing and a miss from Foreman Frazier.
A punch combination from Foreman Frazier misses.
Foreman Frazier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassius Foreman Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier misses with a looping right.
Habana defending well as Foreman Frazier loads up on a big left hand.
Habana seems to have recovered his senses.
Foreman Frazier swings widly with a right hand
and Habana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman Frazier throws a big shot that misses.
Cassius Foreman Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana staying out of range there.
Foreman Frazier avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Foreman Frazier dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman Frazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Habana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foreman Frazier can't find room to land a body shot as Habana controls the action.
Foreman Frazier works on Habana's body with a couple of short punches.
Foreman Frazier tries to break free but Habana pushes him back against the cage.
Habana keeps control of Foreman Frazier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman Frazier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Habana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman Frazier tries a body shot but Habana blocks it.
Foreman Frazier swings wildly with an uppercut but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habana has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Habana there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foreman Frazier punishes Habana's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman Frazier swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman Frazier. Habana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman Frazier misses with a double jab.
Habana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foreman Frazier is fending him off so far but Habana persists. Nope, Foreman Frazier circles away and we're back to standing.
Habana slips under a jab from Foreman Frazier.
Foreman Frazier lands with a hook. Habana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Foreman Frazier lands with a nice combination. Habana backs away looking to recover.
Foreman Frazier throws the left hand but Habana avoids the punch easily.
Foreman Frazier misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habana wants to clinch up but Foreman Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Habana walks straight into a right hand from Foreman Frazier - that's dropped him! Foreman Frazier jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Habana from any more punishment! Habana complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cassius Foreman Frazier!
Post fight, Cassius Foreman Frazier stared into the camera and said 'C'mon, I'm going back!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
94% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muse - Knights Of Cydonia . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
27
150 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
|
170 cm
25
151 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
Little lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Little but Little pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Little catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little's coach down at Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Little's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
A jab lands there for Little.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Little wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Little avoids it really well and circles away.
Little lands a nice shot to the body.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Little tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Little manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Little lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a body shot.
Little scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Little.
Little dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Little throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gonzalez feints and as Little raises his hands in defense, Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez forces his way into half guard.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Devon Gonzalez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Little clinches with his opponent.
Little can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Little forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Little to keep the fight standing.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Little pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Little to the mat but Little just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Little manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Little both land. Nice combination.
Little is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Little finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Little dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Little connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Little defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Dalton Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez dives in and grabs Little's left leg, looking for a takedown. Little pushes down on Gonzalez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dalton Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Little manages to get underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Little!
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Little is trying to stand up.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonzalez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Little is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Devon Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Little gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little wanted to stand there but Gonzalez had control of the position.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Little in close.
Gonzalez pulls Little in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Little, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Little against the cage but Little circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Little as Gonzalez shoots in.
Little misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Little.
Little misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Little then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Little throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dalton Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Little stuffs the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Little - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Little.
Little rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez tightens his grip and picks Little up, before dumping him to the ground. Little manages to land in guard.
Little keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Little wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Little sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Little throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Little misses with a head kick.
Devon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Little leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Little's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Little manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Little wants to stand and escape but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzalez trying to control but Little is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Little is keeping the position for now.
Little wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Little is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez stands and throws Little's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Little is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but Little is defending the strikes.
Dalton Little is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Little defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Little has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
30
168 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
|
170 cm
26
161 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira walks into a straight right hand from McLaren.
It looks like Rafinha Capoeira has been cut.
McLaren tries to keep at a distance but Capoeira has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLaren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Capoeira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McLaren swings wildly with an uppercut but Capoeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McLaren fails to land.
Capoeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Capoeira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Capoeira lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLaren misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLaren misses with the head strike.
Capoeira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaren misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Capoeira blocking some punches.
Capoeira lands a shot to the body.
Capoeira blocks an uppercut.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow.
Capoeira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLaren has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Capoeira uses from the top position.
Capoeira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Capoeira is posturing up here but McLaren has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Capoeira tries to roll out but it's too tight and Capoeira has to tap! Slick submission there by McLaren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colt McLaren!
Colt McLaren 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
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Keinänen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Osmo Keinänen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
24
187 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
|
182 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Keinänen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keinänen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pourramenazanali is fending him off so far but Keinänen persists. Nope, Pourramenazanali circles away and we're back to standing.
Pourramenazanali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keinänen.
Pourramenazanali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Keinänen struggles to land a body shot inside as Pourramenazanali controls his hands.
Pourramenazanali gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keinänen.
Pourramenazanali trying to land knees to the body.
Keinänen being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keinänen.
Pourramenazanali lands with a light punch inside.
Keinänen swings wildly with an uppercut but Pourramenazanali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pourramenazanali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keinänen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pourramenazanali's guard.
Pourramenazanali has control of Keinänen's left arm, preventing Keinänen from doing any damage.
Pourramenazanali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keinänen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keinänen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pourramenazanali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keinänen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pourramenazanali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pourramenazanali throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pourramenazanali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pourramenazanali connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pourramenazanali lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keinänen is trying to escape the mount.
Pourramenazanali with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pourramenazanali can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keinänen is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen wants to control but Pourramenazanali is having none of it.
Keinänen taking shots to the head.
Pourramenazanali lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Keinänen hang on?
Keinänen is looking to get to half guard.
Keinänen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Keinänen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Keinänen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pourramenazanali.
Keinänen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keinänen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Keinänen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pourramenazanali stands up over Keinänen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keinänen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pourramenazanali trying to control the position.
Pourramenazanali wants to stand but Keinänen is controlling the position.
Keinänen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pourramenazanali throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pourramenazanali is trying to control the position but Keinänen postures up.
Keinänen trying to control but Pourramenazanali is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keinänen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pourramenazanali takes a step back to recover.
Pourramenazanali walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook.
Pourramenazanali misses with a wild body shot.
Pourramenazanali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Keinänen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pourramenazanali's half guard.
Pourramenazanali manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pourramenazanali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pourramenazanali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keinänen is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keinänen wants to control from the top but Pourramenazanali keeps moving.
Pourramenazanali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keinänen scores with the left hand. Pourramenazanali knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Pourramenazanali.
Keinänen tries to clinch there but Pourramenazanali circles away.
Pourramenazanali throws a series of punches but Keinänen avoids them all with ease.
Keinänen motions for Pourramenazanali to come forward. Keinänen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pourramenazanali throws a lazy right hand but Keinänen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pourramenazanali avoids the body shot from Keinänen.
Keinänen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keinänen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Pourramenazanali misses
and Keinänen counters with a takedown into side control.
Pourramenazanali is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Keinänen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pourramenazanali is desperately trying to improve his position but Keinänen has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pourramenazanali bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pourramenazanali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Keinänen's head.
We've been hearing that Pourramenazanali has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Keinänen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pourramenazanali is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pourramenazanali scoring with some ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pourramenazanali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pourramenazanali is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pourramenazanali preventing the sweep.
Keinänen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali is sitting in close to Keinänen's body. Keinänen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pourramenazanali is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pourramenazanali is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Keinänen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Osmo Keinänen!
Osmo Keinänen 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
27
192 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
|
193 cm
27
203 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phraya Phichai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phichai sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finkle. That's going to slow Phichai down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
We've been informed that Finkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phichai manages to avoid it.
Phichai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finkle, right into the meat.
Phichai sizes up Finkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phichai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phichai instigates a clinch.
Phichai tries a knee to the head but Finkle blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phichai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Finkle lands with a light punch inside.
Phichai lands an elbow just above Finkle 's eye.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phichai gets through Finkle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phichai avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle lands an elbow just above Phichai 's eye.
It looks like Phraya Phichai has been cut.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Finkle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Phichai in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Phichai as the two fighters clinch.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai pushes Finkle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finkle connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Phichai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai lands a shoulder strike.
Finkle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phichais head.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Phichai throws an elbow that misses.
Phichai is working Finkle over against the cage.
Phichai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finkle.
Finkle managing to block the knees to the body from Phichai.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finkle's face.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Phichai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Finkle misses with a knee strike.
Phichai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai scores with a shot to the side of Finkle's head.
Phichai blocks an elbow strike.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Finkle.
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Finkle, against the cage.
Phichai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Finkle.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle lands an elbow that stopped Phichai in his tracks for a moment.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai throws a head punch that misses.
Phichai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Finkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finkle connects with a knee to the head.
Phichai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finkle trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
Phichai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phraya Phichai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phichai lands with a nice body punch.
Finkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle tries to clinch there but Phichai circles away.
Phichai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phichai throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Phichai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phichai lands with a cross.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Phichai.
Phichai works Finkle's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Phichai.
A jab from Finkle misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Phichai.
Phichai throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle takes a swing at Phichai's ribcage but misses.
Phichai just misses with a punch to the body.
Phichai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Phichai avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Phichai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finkle under the eye.
Phichai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finkle walks into a straight right hand from Phichai.
Finkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phichai moves into the clinch successfully.
Phichai lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phichai looking to throw knees to the head but Finkle is blocking nicely.
Finkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Phichai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Finkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Phichai.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Finkle.
Phichai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Phichai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phichai blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Phichai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Phichai.
Finkle is breathing heavily.
Finkle tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Phichai scores with a shot to the side of Finkle's head.
Phichai presses Finkle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Finkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Phichai lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phichai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finkle's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Finkle missing with knees to the body.
Phichai lands a shot to the body.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phichai.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkle's elbow.
Phichai misses with a body punch.
Phichai lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Finkle.
Phichai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phichai works on Finkle's body with a couple of short punches.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Phichai.
A short right from Phichai.
A short left from Phichai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Phichai.
Phichai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Finkle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phichai.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Finkle avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Finkle misses with an elbow over the top.
Phichai blocks the elbow strike.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finkle blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Phichai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finkle backwards.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finkle misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Finkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Phichai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Phichai avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phraya Phichai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phraya Phichai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Finkle tries to clinch up but Phichai circles away and keeps his distance.
Finkle walks into a left hand.
Phichai misses with a hook.
Phichai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkle throws a head kick but Phichai moves out of range.
Phichai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phichai's head.
Phichai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phichai throws a shot to the body.
Phichai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle misses with a leg kick.
Phichai misses the shot to the body.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phichai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phichai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkle. That did some damage!
Phichai throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai checks a leg kick nicely.
Phichai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finkle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Phichai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finkle throws a leg kick but Phichai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phichai with a hook.
Phichai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Phichai throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Finkle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Phichai throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle looks to land a right hand but Phichai moved out of range.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phichai. Phichai obviously looking to wear him down.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phichai.
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!
Phichai throws a shot from downtown. Finkle moves away and avoids it.
Phichai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finkle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phichai misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finkle scores with a push kick.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Nice jab there from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a looping right.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phichai manages to avoid it.
Phichai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phichai throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Sloppy strikes from Finkle. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phichai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Phichai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Phichai.
Phichai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle throws the left hand but Phichai avoids the punch easily.
Phichai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finkle slips under a jab from Phichai.
Phichai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phichai lands the left hand.
Phichai throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Phichai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phichai looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Finkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Finkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Phichai slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phichai tries a head kick but it misses.
Phichai tries to clinch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle swings widly with a right hand
and Phichai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finkle misses with an uppercut.
Finkle misses with a few strikes there.
Phichai misses with a looping left.
Phraya Phichai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finkle looks to throw the jab but Phichai is out of range.
Finkle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phichai. That one must have hurt.
Finkle avoids a kick to the body.
Phichai loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phraya Phichai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phichai looks to land a body kick but Finkle moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
Phichai moves out of range of the strikes.
Phichai thumps Finkle with a low kick.
Phichai slips a straight right by Finkle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phraya Phichai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phichai 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phraya Phichai!
Our winner, Phraya Phichai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
27
186 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illiadis throws a body shot but no joy.
Illiadis digs a good body shot into Kyoraku's ribs.
Kyoraku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Illiadis moves away.
Kyoraku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Illiadis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Illiadis.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Illiadis is pushing down on Kyoraku's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kyoraku is fighting to maintain full guard but Illiadis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Illiadis is looking to pass Kyoraku's guard but actually Kyoraku recovers to full guard.
Kyoraku keeping moving, preventing Illiadis from controlling successfully.
Kyoraku pulls Illiadis in close to prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Illiadis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoraku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Illiadis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku pulls Illiadis in close to his closed guard and prevents Illiadis from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kyoraku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyoraku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kyoraku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kyoraku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Illiadis. That did some damage!
Illiadis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyoraku manages to avoid it.
Illiadis swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Illiadis ducks under a wild hook from Kyoraku.
A jab from Illiadis misses.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Illiadis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis is looking to clinch.
Illiadis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kyoraku throws a series of punches but Illiadis moves out of range.
Kyoraku throws a body punch but Illiadis moves out of range.
Illiadis scores with a hook to the body. Kyoraku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Illiadis - just one landing.
Illias Illiadis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyoraku throws a hook but Illiadis blocks it.
Kyoraku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kyoraku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Illiadis dives in and scores a takedown into Kyoraku's guard.
Kyoraku keeping full guard, as Illiadis tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Illiadis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Illiadis looking to sit in guard and control but Kyoraku gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Illiadis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Illiadis is looking for a triangle but Kyoraku pushes his legs off easily.
Illiadis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kyoraku wants to get up but he can't break Illiadis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyoraku avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Illiadis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kyoraku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kyoraku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Illiadis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyoraku wants to pass the guard but Illiadis is keeping the position.
Kyoraku keeps trying to improve his position.
Illiadis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illiadis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku trying to control the position from guard on top but Illiadis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Illias Illiadis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Illiadis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Illiadis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Illiadis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoraku.
Illiadis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyoraku as he avoids it easily.
Illiadis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyoraku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Illiadis shoots for a takedown but Kyoraku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Illiadis misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Illiadis. Kyoraku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Illias Illiadis is winning the standup battle so far.
Illiadis scores with a leg kick.
Illiadis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku connects with an inside leg kick.
Kyoraku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Illiadis.
Kyoraku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Illiadis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Illiadis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kyoraku defends well and Illiadis ends up having to push Kyoraku into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
Kyoraku lands an uppercut.
Illiadis misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Illiadis's efforts to push away.
Illiadis jumps guard but Kyoraku turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Illiadis - that landed with a thud.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Illiadis controls his hands.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Illiadis controls the action.
Illiadis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Illiadis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis working aggressively here.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Illiadis avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Kyoraku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Illiadis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
Illiadis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kyoraku fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Illiadis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Illiadis takes a swing at Kyoraku's ribcage but misses.
Illiadis connects with a crisp jab.
Kyoraku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kyoraku tests Illiadis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Illiadis tenderised Kyoraku's leg. Kyoraku is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a right hand that Illiadis ducks under and follows up with a left that Illiadis also avoids with ease.
Illiadis throws a low kick but Kyoraku moves out of range easily.
Illiadis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Illiadis wants to pass to mount but Kyoraku is defending the position.
Kyoraku is looking to improve his position.
Kyoraku wants to control but Illiadis is keeping busy.
Kyoraku tries to roll over but Illiadis keeps him under control.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain the position but Illiadis is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Illiadis is working for a submission of some sort.
Illiadis wants to control but Kyoraku is keeping him busy.
Kyoraku wants to control but Illiadis is keeping busy.
Kyoraku is refusing to be controlled, as Illiadis sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illiadis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kyoraku doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Illiadis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Illias Illiadis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kyoraku keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kyoraku scores with a leg kick.
Kyoraku feints and then cracks Illiadis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Illiadis down.
Illiadis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Illiadis.
Kyoraku tests Illiadis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Illiadis checks a low kick from Kyoraku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick but Illiadis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Illiadis tries to clinch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Illiadis fails with the takedown.
Illiadis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Illiadis.
Illiadis connects with an inside leg kick.
Illiadis lands a jab to Kyoraku's midsection.
Kyoraku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Illiadis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kyoraku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a nice looking body shot.
Illiadis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Illiadis misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyoraku tries to clinch up.
Illiadis just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Illiadis lands with a hook. Kyoraku tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Illiadis is looking to clinch.
Illiadis is looking to wear down Kyoraku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kyoraku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kyoraku throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyoraku checks a leg kick.
Illiadis throws a body shot but no joy.
Illiadis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Illiadis looking to score a takedown here. Kyoraku is defending well but Illiadis drives through and ends up in Kyoraku's guard.
Illiadis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyoraku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyoraku trying to control the position here.
Kyoraku's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Illiadis trying to control but Kyoraku is working from the bottom.
Illias Illiadis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis controlling from the top position.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shunsui Kyoraku wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Kyoraku. Those never looked like landing.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Illiadis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Illiadis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illiadis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illiadis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kyoraku.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shunsui Kyoraku.
I think Illiadis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illias Illiadis!
Illias Illiadis 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
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
27
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
|
168 cm
26
140 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Moroba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moroba. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Moroba slips the punch.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez tries to move into range but Moroba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moroba.
Perez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perez scores with a jab to the body.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Moroba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moroba to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez clobbers Moroba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moroba slips a straight right by Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moroba somewhat.
Moroba tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marvin Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Moroba saw that one coming.
Perez misses with a hook. Moroba ducked under it nicely.
Moroba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moroba rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moroba lands a damaging elbow.
Perez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moroba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jun Moroba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Perez.
Moroba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moroba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Moroba's head but Moroba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Moroba was covering up waiting for the punch and Perez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez wants to control from the top but Moroba keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perez postures up and lands a big shot to Moroba's brow.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perez trying to control but Moroba is working from the bottom.
Perez cracks Moroba with a solid left hand.
Perez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Moroba.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Moroba is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez stands up over Moroba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perez tries a low kick but Moroba avoids it.
A big right from Perez misses.
Moroba shoots for a double leg takedown but Perez sprawls well. He's pushed Moroba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moroba thumps Perez with a low kick.
Perez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moroba counters with a single leg into guard. Perez didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moroba trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Perez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moroba has his hands on Perez's head, controlling the position.
Perez chips away with some ground and pound.
Moroba controls Perez momentarily but Perez frees himself.
Perez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moroba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moroba is controlling him.
Perez 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.
Moroba trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moroba wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jun Moroba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Moroba counters with a shoot takedown. Perez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Moroba slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moroba manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moroba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moroba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Perez is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba misses with a head shot.
Moroba dominating with strikes here.
Moroba looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez is trying to escape the mount.
Moroba landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moroba working Perez over with strikes here.
Moroba tries to control but Perez wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Moroba dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marvin Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez swings for the body but Moroba moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Perez misses.
Perez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moroba throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Moroba only half commits.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Moroba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perez thuds his right hand into Moroba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moroba misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Moroba jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Perez misses
and Moroba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moroba.
Perez has momentary wrist control but Moroba slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
Moroba stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.
Perez keeps trying to improve his position.
Moroba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jun Moroba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moroba throws an elbow that misses. Perez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moroba's guard. Nice move by Perez!
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Moroba 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moroba pulls Perez in close to his closed guard and prevents Perez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jun Moroba just wasn't active enough.
Perez connects with a looping right hand.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moroba as he avoids it easily.
Moroba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Moroba saw that one coming.
Perez misses with a combination
and Moroba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Perez won't be happy with that.
Moroba is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Moroba connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez is letting Moroba control him for a moment.
Perez tries to improve position but can't.
Moroba trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
Moroba in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Moroba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Moroba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moroba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Moroba!
During a confident post fight interview, Jun Moroba 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
