 |
Insanity 56: Paramount PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Get Busy Living. Polo has chosen On The Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
153 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
Polo throws a head kick that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Polo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McDonald fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Polo to the ground. McDonald is now in Polo's guard.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald trying to move into half guard but instead Polo has managed to sweep!
Polo trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McDonald controls Polo momentarily but Polo frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McDonald trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
McDonald seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Polo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Polo is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald controls from within his opponent's guard.
Polo controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Polo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Polo keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDonald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McDonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polo to the mat! Polo manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Polo is keeping the position.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald wants to stand but Polo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Polo.
Polo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDonald's guard.
Polo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo stands and steps away. McDonald gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McDonald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Polo, which made it look bad.
Polo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McDonald swivels and escapes.
Ronnie McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Polo.
Polo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald tries to clinch but Polo moves out of range.
McDonald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polo fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Polo as McDonald shoots in.
Polo with a poor takedown
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polo.
Ronnie McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
McDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Polo is defending well for now.
McDonald gets control of Polo's arms and successfully pulls guard. McDonald will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Polo trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polo won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald controlling Polo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Polo trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polo.
Polo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald looking to score a takedown here. Polo is defending well but McDonald drives through and ends up in Polo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stands up from Polo's guard - McDonald perhaps looking for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDonald.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polo fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Polo circles away.
Polo is trying hard to land a takedown here. McDonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polo can do to turn this around?
McDonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Polo.
McDonald prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDonald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Polo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polo fails to land the takedown.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Polo.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Polo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Polo is letting McDonald control him for a moment.
Polo wants to control but McDonald postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo sneaks back into half guard.
McDonald is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Polo reverses the position - he's now on top in McDonald's guard.
Polo pushes down on McDonald's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McDonald holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Polo wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McDonald clinches up with Polo and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Polo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McDonald is trying to force a seperation but Polo has the dominant position.
McDonald has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Polo uses from the top position.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polo is one step ahead there.
Polo wants to stand and escape but instead McDonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald tries to stand but Polo is controlling from the bottom.
Polo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Polo is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
McDonald is working an open guard so Polo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
McDonald tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Polo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald dives in and scores a takedown into Polo's guard.
McDonald stops Polo from standing up.
Polo controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
McDonald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDonald stands and steps away. Polo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Polo fails with a takedown attempt.
Polo closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Polo.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald gets underhooks to prevent Polo's takedown attempt.
Ronnie McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
McDonald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polo pulls his leg out and moves away.
McDonald shoots in and gets a takedown into Polo's guard.
McDonald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Polo is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
McDonald won't allow Polo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ronnie McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Polo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Polo, which made it look bad.
McDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polo.
Ronnie McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Polo goes for a double leg but McDonald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McDonald continues to drive forward.
Marco Polo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo being controlled against the cage.
Polo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald avoiding damage as Polo throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie McDonald!
An out of breath Ronnie McDonald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Loredo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skip Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
|
168 cm
23
140 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alvin Loredo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skip Torres!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loredo misses with a low kick.
Loredo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Loredo tries to score with a low kick but Torres moves his leg out of the way.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Loredo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres throws the kick towards the body but Loredo avoids it.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Loredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Loredo scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Torres.
Torres thumps Loredo with a low kick.
Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Torres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loredo keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres misses with a body shot.
A jab from Torres misses.
Nice cross by Loredo.
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!
The fighters circling - Loredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loredo.
Loredo lands with a nice body punch.
Loredo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Torres moves forwards but Loredo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loredo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loredo lands the left hand.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loredo circles away.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loredo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loredo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres moves out of range as Loredo strikes.
Loredo keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres clinches.
Loredo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loredo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loredo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Loredo fails to land.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Loredo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loredo lands with a good body shot.
Loredo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Torres is rocked!
Loredo lunges at Torres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torres's hand.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Loredo finish him?
Loredo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loredo lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Torres is looking to close the distance but Loredo sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Torres crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Torres is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alvin Loredo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Gargan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lleyton Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
24
199 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Gargan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lleyton Max!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargan looks to land a left hand but Max moved out of range nicely.
Gargan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gargan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gargan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gargan is rocked!
Gargan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Max gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lleyton Max!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Rington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rington has chosen Strength and Science as his entrance music. Moses Rington has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Rington !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gatsby as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatsby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Moses Rington has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatsby as he connects with a hook.
Rington is rocked!
Gatsby seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rington circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Gatsby. Rington falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Gatsby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Gatsby!
In his post fight interview, Jay Gatsby gave a big smile as he said 'My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Angelo Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory has chosen Brain Scan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
22
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
186 cm
23
209 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Baptista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baptista lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baptista moves out of range of the strikes.
Bathory punishes Baptista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bathory misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Bathory.
Baptista does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bathory takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baptista throws a body shot but no joy.
Baptista connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baptista moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Baptista slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baptista.
Bathory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Baptista does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Bathory lands.
Baptista stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bathory.
Baptista misses with a combination
enabling Bathory to counter with a crisp jab.
Baptista tries to land a leg kick but Bathory saw it coming and moves away.
Baptista walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bathory checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baptista throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baptista on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baptista moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Baptista misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Baptista.
Baptista throws a looping overhand right but Bathory ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baptista throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baptista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baptista tried to score with a low kick but Bathory checks it.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baptista tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bathory on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Bathory is predictable there
and Baptista counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bathory slips a straight right by Baptista.
Bathory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baptista has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baptista there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baptista on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baptista's head backwards.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Baptista misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baptista feints and then cracks Bathory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bathory down.
Bathory throws a body punch but Baptista moves out of range.
Baptista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baptista smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Baptista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baptista looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baptista had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baptista throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Baptista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baptista blocks a leg kick.
Bathory takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baptista was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bathory misses.
Bathory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baptista scores with a hook to the body. Bathory takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baptista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bathory.
Bathory throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baptista counters with a nice kick to the body.
Baptista throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bathory throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baptista counters with an outside leg kick.
Bathory on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baptista throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baptista's hands.
Bathory wants to slow Baptista down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory throws a right hand that misses
and Baptista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arzlan Bathory's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baptista takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baptista swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory is looking to slow Baptista down with leg kicks.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baptista misses with a leg kick
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baptista.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Baptista is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Baptista down.
Baptista misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bathory.
Bathory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baptista is looking to slow Bathory down with leg kicks.
Good work by Bathory as he checks the leg kick.
Bathory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baptista.
Bathory scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bathory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baptista's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bathory throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baptista. That's going to slow Bathory down.
Baptista throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Bathory throws a body punch but Baptista moves out of range.
Bathory throws a body punch but Baptista moves out of range.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Baptista sees coming a mile off.
Bathory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Baptista's shoulder, as Baptista tries to avoid the shot.
Baptista throws a jab but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory lands a nice looking kick to the body. Baptista takes a step back to recover.
A swing and a miss from Baptista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bathory moves in looking to clinch but Baptista pushes him off.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bathory rushes Baptista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bathory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baptista backwards.
Baptista is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baptista throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baptista as Bathory tries to tie him up.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baptista misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bathory as Baptista tries to tie him up.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Baptista.
Bathory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Baptista controls his hands.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baptista's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baptista swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Bathory scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bathory takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bathory lands a body shot.
Bathory lands a hook that snaps the head of Baptista backwards.
Baptista fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baptista tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bathory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Baptista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Bathory.
Bathory lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baptista.
Bathory drops Baptista with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Baptista is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arzlan Bathory!
A relieved looking Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom has chosen Here Comes the BOOM by: POD as his entrance music. Gabriel Whitaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bada Boom's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bada Boom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom dives in for a single leg takedown but Whitaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whitaker wants the takedown. Boom is fighting it off but Whitaker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boom's guard against the cage.
Whitaker stopping the sweep attempt from Boom.
Whitaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boom 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.
Whitaker scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitaker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boom working for a triangle but Whitaker defends it easily.
Whitaker won't allow Boom to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whitaker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker with a nice head shot there.
Whitaker scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Whitaker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whitaker 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.
Whitaker is in close to Boom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boom is rocked!
Whitaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boom is still in real trouble! Can Whitaker finish him?
Whitaker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitaker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Whitaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Whitaker is pushing down on Boom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boom is fighting to maintain full guard but Whitaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whitaker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boom tries to get to full guard but Whitaker has control of the leg.
Boom seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitaker seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Boom is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Whitaker!
In defeat, Bada Boom stepped up to the mic, saying 'First I want to give praise to my Lord and savior Jesus Christ! Next I want to thank my fans. I will get better and come back stronger and I will grow from this loss!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauline Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Steinburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pauline Pantsdown - I Don't Like It. Steinburg has chosen Under and Over It - Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
190 cm
30
223 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauline Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Steinburg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson feints and then cracks Steinburg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Steinburg down.
Steinburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Steinburg throws a leg kick but Hanson moved away.
Steinburg lands a jab to the head.
Hanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steinburg thuds his shin into the meat of Hanson's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinburg. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanson, right into the meat.
Steinburg scores with a punch to the head.
Steinburg is looking to score with low kicks.
Steinburg slips a jab from Hanson.
Steinburg tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Steinburg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinburg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steinburg throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Steinburg dodges the punch combination from Hanson.
Hanson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburg wants to clinch but Hanson slips to the side
and Hanson counters by moving into the clinch.
Steinburg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steinburg prevents a body shot from Hanson.
Hanson misses with the head strike.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson presses Steinburg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanson has a couple of punches blocked by Steinburg.
Steinburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steinburg misses with the head strike.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Steinburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steinburg has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson presses Steinburg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanson.
Steinburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steinburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steinburg looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steinburg's efforts to push away.
Hanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steinburg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Hanson.
Steinburg blocks a body shot from Hanson.
Hanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steinburg backwards.
Hanson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steinburg pushes Hanson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Steinburg's head.
Hanson lands an uppercut.
Steinburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanson.
Hanson prevents a body shot from Steinburg.
Steinburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson misses with a punch on the inside.
Steinburg prevents a body shot from Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson blocks an uppercut.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Steinburg.
Hanson has Steinburg pressed against the cage, preventing Steinburg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steinburg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steinburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steinburg throws an elbow but misses.
Hanson lands a shot to the body.
Steinburg can't break the clinch.
Hanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steinburg backwards.
It looks like Billy Steinburg has been cut.
Steinburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steinburg misses with the head strike.
Steinburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steinburg tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Steinburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to work over Steinburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steinburg misses with the head strike.
Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steinburg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson tries to throw a body punch but Steinburg avoids it by throwing Hanson back against the cage.
Steinburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
Hanson digs a right hand into Steinburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steinburg's gas tank.
Hanson pushes Steinburg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hanson lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Hanson digs a right hand into Steinburg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steinburg's gas tank.
Hanson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanson lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanson drops Steinburg onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steinburg is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Steinburg is rocked!
Hanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steinburg backwards.
Steinburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Steinburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Hanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauline Hanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Steinburg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Steinburg seems to have recovered his senses.
Hanson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hanson lands a right hook to the body.
Hanson has Steinburg up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Hanson.
Hanson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steinburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Steinburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steinburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steinburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Steinburg is trying to push Hanson away but Hanson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hanson throws a head punch that misses.
Steinburg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steinburg tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Steinburg is breathing heavily.
Steinburg can't break the clinch.
Hanson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Hanson as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanson.
Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanson lands a left hand.
Hanson pushes Steinburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Hanson.
Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pauline Hanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hanson lands a nice uppercut.
Steinburg working aggressively here.
Hanson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanson works on Steinburg's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanson lands a left hand.
Hanson throws a big uppercut that drops Steinburg! More strikes from Hanson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Steinburg lies dazed against the cage as Hanson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauline Hanson!
Pauline Hanson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I don’t like a puppet without strings,
There's a muppet in the wings and it's saying racist things, I wont cop that, no way. I don't like it. '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Percy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
23
171 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
23
176 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Henry Percy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Percy.
Percy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Percy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Percy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Percy throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Team Beta Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Percy works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Percy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Percy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Percy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Percy, pushing him back against the cage.
Percy manages to break the clinch.
Percy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeremy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Percy there.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith moves to clinch but Percy breaks away
and Percy counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Percy lands a nice shot to the body.
Percy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Percy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Percy.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Percy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith tries to clinch up but Percy circles away and keeps his distance.
Percy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Percy.
Percy tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Percy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Percy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Percy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Smith.
Smith letting Percy take a breather here.
Percy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Percy gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Percy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Percy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Percy.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents a body shot from Percy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Percy.
Percy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working aggressively here.
Percy tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Percy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Percy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Percy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Percy stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Percy.
Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith gets through Percy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Smith clinches up with Percy and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Percy trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Percy is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Percy misses with a punch to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A hook to the body from Percy.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Percy's efforts to push away.
Smith is leaning against Percy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jeremy Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a right hand.
Percy blocking some punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Percy is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Percy prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
Percy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Percy backwards.
Percy misses with some punches.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Percy.
Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith tries a body shot but Percy blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Percy misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Percy backwards.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Percy lands with a light punch inside.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Percy working aggressively here.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Percy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Percy tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Percy blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Percy blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Percy swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Percy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Percy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Percy pressed against the cage, preventing Percy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Percy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Percy wants to stall.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Percy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Percy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Percy keeps the fight on the outside.
Percy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Percy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Percy.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Percy.
Smith looks for the body kick but Percy saw that one coming.
Percy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Percy throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Percy.
Smith throws a leg kick but Percy checks it.
A head kick by Percy misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Percy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henry Percy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Percy.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Percy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Percy.
Percy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Percy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Percy.
Percy looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Percy checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Percy ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Percy avoids it easily.
Percy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Smith tries to clinch but Percy is having none of it.
Percy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Percy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith clinches up with Percy and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Percy can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Percy.
Percy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Percy.
Percy lands with a left to the head.
Percy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Percy manages to break the clinch.
Percy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Percy checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Percy.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Percy counter with a right hand.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Percy in his tracks.
Percy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Percy manages to avoid it.
Percy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Percy gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Percy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Percy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Percy scores with a head kick.
Smith is rocked!
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Percy.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Percy drops Smith with a huge uppercut! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Percy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Percy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Perosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Maruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perosh comes to the cage accompanied by Danny Brown - Grown Up. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
23
240 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
30
260 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Perosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miroslav Maruska!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perosh avoids the body shot from Maruska.
Maruska fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maruska tries for a takedown but Perosh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perosh with a hook.
Perosh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Perosh blocks a head kick by Maruska.
Perosh connects with a jab.
Perosh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maruska on the side of the head.
Maruska has a takedown stuffed.
Jeremy Perosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miroslav Maruska.
Perosh doesn't manage to clinch there - Maruska circles away.
Maruska throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maruska moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Perosh does it's job there.
Perosh misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruska dodges the punch combination from Perosh.
Maruska shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perosh defends it nicely.
Perosh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maruska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perosh cracks Maruska with a good jab.
Maruska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perosh pinned against the cage. Perosh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maruska throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Perosh counter with a right hand.
It looks like Miroslav Maruska has been cut.
Maruska moves into the clinch.
Perosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruska.
Maruska takes a shot to the head.
Maruska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perosh is keeping busy.
Perosh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perosh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maruska's elbow.
Perosh has Maruska pressed against the cage, preventing Maruska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maruska blocks a body shot from Perosh.
Maruska has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perosh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maruska prevents a body shot from Perosh.
Maruska leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maruska wants a takedown.
Maruska is trying to drag Perosh to the mat but Perosh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Perosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perosh just leaning against Maruska, taking a breather.
Maruska is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perosh to keep the fight standing.
Perosh can't find room to land a body shot as Maruska controls the action.
Perosh lands an uppercut.
Perosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Maruska gets an underhook and turns Perosh into the cage.
Perosh digs a right hand into Maruska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maruska's gas tank.
Perosh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maruska drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perosh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perosh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maruska looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Perosh.
Still in the clinch, Perosh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perosh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maruska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perosh lands a nice uppercut.
Perosh lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Perosh.
A short right from Perosh on the inside.
Perosh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Perosh lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perosh lands with a light punch inside.
Perosh lands a shoulder strike.
Perosh misses with some punches.
Maruska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Perosh walks away with a smile on his face. Maruska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Perosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perosh lands with an overhand left.
We've been told by Perosh's head coaches at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jeremy Perosh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perosh wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Perosh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Maruska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perosh lands with a nice combination. Maruska backs away looking to recover.
Perosh takes the fight into the clinch.
Perosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perosh gets underhooks to prevent Maruska's takedown attempt.
Perosh tries to throw a body punch but Maruska avoids it by throwing Perosh back against the cage.
Perosh throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruska.
Maruska looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perosh gets through Maruska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perosh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perosh.
Maruska is working for takedown but Perosh is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Perosh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruska has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perosh after a bit of a struggle.
Jeremy Perosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miroslav Maruska.
Perosh lands with a short shot to the head.
Perosh works on Maruska's body with a couple of short punches.
Perosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maruska can do to turn this around?
Maruska is breathing heavily.
Maruska tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perosh just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Perosh.
Stalling in the clinch from Perosh.
Perosh lands a nice uppercut.
Perosh lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Perosh.
Perosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perosh lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Perosh.
A nice left hand lands by Perosh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perosh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maruska takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Perosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Perosh on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Perosh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Perosh misses with the head strike.
Perosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maruska is trying to pull guard but Perosh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maruska or not.
Perosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maruska prevents a body shot from Perosh.
Perosh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perosh has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Perosh lands with a short shot to the head.
Perosh digs a right hand into Maruska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maruska's gas tank.
Perosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maruska backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perosh tries to work over Maruska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perosh can't find room to land a body shot as Maruska controls the action.
Maruska wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Maruska controls his hands.
Perosh lands a shot to the body.
Jeremy Perosh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perosh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perosh is stalling here.
Perosh digs a right hand into Maruska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maruska's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Perosh.
Perosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perosh lands a shoulder strike.
Maruska is trying to pull guard but Perosh has him pressed against the cage.
Perosh tries to work over Maruska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perosh lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Perosh.
A shot in the inside from Perosh.
Perosh controlling the action here for a moment.
Perosh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Maruska gets an underhook and turns Perosh into the cage.
Maruska is trying to pull guard but Perosh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perosh can't find room to land a body shot as Maruska controls the action.
Perosh tries to work over Maruska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Perosh.
Maruska is trying to break the clinch but Perosh has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Perosh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Maruska's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perosh tries to clinch but Maruska is having none of it.
Perosh just misses with a punch to the body.
Perosh scores with a jab to the body.
Maruska walks into a jab.
Perosh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maruska is rocked!
Perosh lands with a nice body punch.
Maruska tries to clinch there but Perosh circles away.
Maruska throws a push kick but Perosh slaps the foot to one side.
Perosh connects with a body shot.
Maruska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perosh moves into the clinch successfully.
Maruska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Perosh on the inside.
Perosh tries to throw a body punch but Maruska avoids it by throwing Perosh back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perosh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maruska being controlled against the cage.
Perosh is looking to control Maruska's arms but Maruska gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perosh has his back to the cage.
Perosh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perosh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Maruska controls his hands.
Maruska missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perosh.
Maruska tries to score a body lock takedown but Perosh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Perosh has a couple of punches blocked by Maruska.
Perosh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maruska.
Perosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeremy Perosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perosh being controlled against the cage.
Maruska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perosh tries a body shot but Maruska blocks it.
Maruska has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Perosh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jeremy Perosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miroslav Maruska.
Maruska drops down looking for an ankle pick but Perosh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Perosh lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perosh cracks a nice hook into Maruska's ribs.
Perosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maruska's sensitive parts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perosh. Maruska shrugs it off though.
That kick from Perosh tenderised Maruska's leg. Maruska is trying to keep his angry face on.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maruska.
Maruska tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perosh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perosh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perosh, right into the meat.
Maruska shoots in for a takedown but Perosh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab from Perosh.
Maruska fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perosh lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Perosh.
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!
Perosh swinging wildly here.
Perosh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maruska's calf.
Perosh moves away from the strike by Maruska.
Maruska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maruska's sensitive parts.
Maruska throws a low kick but Perosh avoids it.
Maruska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miroslav Maruska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perosh takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Perosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Perosh 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Perosh!
A relieved looking Jeremy Perosh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz has chosen JEW FLOW as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
|
171 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Zombie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie misses with a hook. Donowitz ducked under it nicely.
Zombie tries to bum rush Donowitz with a series of wild strikes but Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zombie punishes Donowitz's body with a nice straight punch.
Zombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zombie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donowitz moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
I was talking to Zombie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Donowitz.
Zombie dodges an elbow strike from Donowitz.
Zombie blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie is looking to break free of the clinch but Donowitz has double underhooks.
Donowitz works on Zombie's body with a couple of short punches.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie blocks an elbow strike from Donowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie pushes Donowitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Zombie tries to throw a body punch but Donowitz avoids it by throwing Zombie back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donowitz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Donowitz.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
A head punch on the inside from Donowitz fails to land.
Zombie lands a right hand.
Zombie prevents a body shot from Donowitz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zombie.
Zombie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zombie pushes Donowitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donowitz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zombie keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
Donowitz won't allow Zombie to get back to his feet.
Donowitz is stalling in the full guard.
Zombie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Donowitz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Donowitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zombie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Donowitz pushing down on Zombie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Donowitz is trying to control. Zombie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zombie keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Donowitz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zombie to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donowitz wants to control from the top but Zombie keeps moving.
Donowitz tries to free his leg and advance position but Zombie is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fighters circling - Zombie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zombie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Zombie.
Zombie throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Zombie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zombie misses with a body shot.
Zombie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russian Zombie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zombie throws a looping overhand right but Donowitz ducks down to avoid it.
Donowitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz works Zombie's body with a nice hook.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Zombie's body.
Donowitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Zombie slips under a jab.
Zombie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie misses with a few strikes there.
Russian Zombie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donowitz counters with a good low kick that Zombie was not able to check.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donowitz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Zombie!
Donowitz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Zombie rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Donowitz's guard! Nice work there by Zombie!
Donowitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donowitz has his foot on Zombie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zombie works his way back into a safe position though.
Our spies down at at Convicted - Redemption inform us that Donowitz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Zombie content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zombie stays in close to Donowitz's body and controls the position.
Donowitz wants to sweep but no luck.
Donowitz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zombie manages to get himself to full guard.
Donowitz stops Zombie from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
Donowitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zombie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donowitz controls the pace.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Donowitz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Donowitz moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donowitz motions for Zombie to come forward. Donowitz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zombie pushes Donowitz up against the cage in a clinch.
Donowitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Zombie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zombie lands with a right to the head.
Zombie has had enough of the clinch but Donowitz keeps him there for the moment.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zombie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donowitz lands with a left to the head.
Zombie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zombie tries to clinch but Donowitz is having none of it.
Zombie misses with a left hand
and Donowitz counters with a takedown into side control.
Zombie struggling a bit here.
Donowitz scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donowitz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zombie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donowitz scrambles back to his feet.
Donowitz slips a straight right by Zombie.
Zombie misses with a looping right.
Zombie sizes up Donowitz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donowitz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donowitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zombie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Donowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Zombie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zombie is looking to improve his position.
Donowitz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zombie defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Zombie is desperately trying to improve his position but Donowitz has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zombie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands a big elbow.
Zombie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Donowitz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zombie is bucking up trying to escape but Donowitz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zombie tries to hold on but Donowitz pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie is working to get back to half guard.
Donowitz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zombie has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Donowitz's lack of action.
Donowitz wants to work for an arm triangle but Zombie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Donowitz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zombie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is working for a kimura but Zombie is defending it quite comfortably.
Donowitz is taking a breather. Zombie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Donowitz wants to control but Zombie is keeping him busy.
Zombie wants to get back to his feet.
Donowitz is keen to just control but Zombie is a slippery customer.
Zombie tries to kick Donowitz off but Donowitz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donowitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Zombie off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from Zombie finds it's target.
Zombie just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a shoot takedown. Zombie fights it but they end up in guard.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz looking to sit in guard and control but Zombie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Donowitz working for a triangle but Zombie defends it easily.
Donowitz looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zombie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donowitz's head backwards.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Zombie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zombie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donowitz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zombie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz throws a push kick but Zombie slaps the foot to one side.
Zombie swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Donowitz counters with a low kick, right behind Zombie 's knee.
Donowitz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zombie rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie lands the left hand.
Donowitz tries to clinch there but Zombie circles away.
Zombie jabs at Donowitz's body.
Donowitz defending well as Zombie loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a body shot.
Zombie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zombie misses with a lunging right hand
and Donowitz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Donowitz winds up and cracks Zombie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Donowitz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zombie's head.
Donowitz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Donowitz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Donowitz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zombie is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zombie to regain full guard.
Donowitz trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Donowitz stands and throws Zombie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Donowitz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Donowitz wants to control but Zombie is keeping him busy.
Donowitz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zombie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Donowitz but great work by Zombie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie happy to just control the position for now.
Abraham Donowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donowitz is trying to improve his position.
Donowitz trying to remain calm as Zombie controls from the top position.
Zombie wants to control for a moment but Donowitz uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Zombie not doing much here.
Zombie is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donowitz trying to hold on to Zombie's head to control him but Zombie postures up.
Zombie controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Donowitz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donowitz is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Zombie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zombie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donowitz misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Zombie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
Zombie scores with a body shot.
Zombie cracks a nice hook into Donowitz's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a double jab
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zombie swats away the attempt to clinch by Donowitz.
Zombie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zombie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Zombie misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Donowitz. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zombie. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Zombie.
Nice shot by Zombie.
Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donowitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donowitz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looks to land a combination but Donowitz avoids it well.
Donowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zombie misses with a wild combination.
Zombie throws a solid leg kick but Donowitz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zombie.
Russian Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zombie throws a right hand that misses
and Donowitz counters with a shoot takedown. Zombie fights it but they end up in guard.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Donowitz is pressing down on Zombie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zombie is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zombie keeps working.
Donowitz wants to advance to full mount but Zombie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zombie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donowitz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zombie keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Russian Zombie.
I think Donowitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Donowitz! Abraham Donowitz retains his featherweight title!
An intense looking Abraham Donowitz took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'After another dominant victory in the name of Jewsus, I'm taking some time off.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
