 |
INY 37 De Souza v Barbery PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belle Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Zound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
176 cm
26
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Belle Sebastian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Zound!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian throws the kick towards the body but Zound avoids it.
Zound throws a head kick that misses.
Zound looks to land a right hand but Sebastian moved out of range.
Zound tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sebastian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zound is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zound throws a right hand that Sebastian ducks under and follows up with a left that Sebastian also avoids with ease.
Sebastian swats away the attempt to clinch by Zound.
Zound misses with a double jab
and Sebastian counters with a low kick, right behind Zound 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sebastian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zound takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sebastian manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastian delivers a nice body kick.
Zound looks winded!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sebastian.
Sebastian throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zound's head.
It looks like David Zound has been cut.
Sebastian throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Zound stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sebastian follows into mount!
Zound is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sebastian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zound is still in real trouble! Can Sebastian finish him?
Sebastian lands a big elbow - Zound is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Zound is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Belle Sebastian!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deji Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bok Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choy has chosen Bling Bling by Cash Money Millionaires as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
20
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
172 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deji Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bok Choy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but Choy has the dominant position.
Aldo manages to break the clinch.
Aldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aldo is looking to score with low kicks.
Choy tries to clinch up.
Aldo looks to throw a body kick
and Choy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aldo misses with the body kick
enabling Choy to counter with a crisp jab.
Choy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choy tries to clinch but Aldo moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aldo throws a push kick but Choy slaps the foot to one side.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a low kick but Choy moves out of range easily.
Aldo walks into a stiff left hand from Choy.
Choy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aldo lands a high kick!
Choy scores with a one two! Aldo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Choy has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aldo gets tackled into the cage by Choy. Choy maintains the clinch.
Choy struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Choy is struggling to control the position.
Aldo tries to break free but Choy pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Choy.
We've been informed that Choy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Choy.
Choy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Choy to work.
Choy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aldo or not.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo tries a low kick but Choy avoids it.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Choy drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
Choy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Choy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Choy breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choy tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Choy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Choy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Choy tries to work over Aldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choy has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Choy.
Choy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo taking a breather.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Choy manages to break the clinch.
Choy moves away from the strike by Aldo.
Choy darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Aldo is trying to push Choy away but Choy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Choy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choy just leaning against Aldo, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Choy lands a left hand.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choy lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.
Choy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aldo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choy lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Aldo crumples to the floor! Choy milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bok Choy!
Bok Choy looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Your pain and suffering is of no consequence to me. You made the mistake of crossing my path, so I have crossed out your future. Now get your raggedy punk ass out my cage bitch!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelson Kawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Sedated. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
170 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
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, Kelson Kawai!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawai throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kawai misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy lands the left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Murphy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawai is rocked!
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawai is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Kawai lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kawai misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kawai avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Kawai seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kawai takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body punch but Kawai moves out of range.
Kawai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawai wants to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch position.
Kawai misses with a head kick.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Kawai.
Kawai misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kawai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kawai throws a body kick that misses.
Kawai connects with a high kick.
Murphy is looking to wear down Kawai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murphy slips a straight right by Kawai.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kawai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Kawai.
Kawai misses with a body shot
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawai misses with a straight left.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kawai.
Murphy throws a big counter combination but Kawai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kawai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kawai. That one must have hurt.
Kawai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kawai misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kawai throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Kawai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai looks to throw a body kick
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy gets in close and tags Kawai with a short punch that almost sends Kawai to the mat! Oh Kawai is in big trouble! He turns his back on Murphy, trying to create some distance but Murphy rushes him, striking wildly and Kawai goes down! The referee tackles Murphy into the cage to end the fight! Murphy is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Murphy!
A very excited looking Eric Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafiki WhoHitYou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WhoHitYou comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs of War. Hugo Guzman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafiki WhoHitYou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman lands with a slapping head kick.
WhoHitYou throws a shot from downtown. Guzman moves away and avoids it.
Guzman thumps WhoHitYou with a low kick.
WhoHitYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
WhoHitYou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
WhoHitYou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guzman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
WhoHitYou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Guzman.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
WhoHitYou throws a combination that misses
and Guzman counters with a slapping leg kick.
WhoHitYou looks to land a left hand but Guzman moved out of range nicely.
Guzman feints and then cracks WhoHitYou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow WhoHitYou down.
WhoHitYou throws a poor cross that misses
and Guzman counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WhoHitYou pushes Guzman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
WhoHitYou tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WhoHitYou takes a shot to the head.
Guzman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has WhoHitYou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Guzman prevents a body shot from WhoHitYou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman blocks the elbow strike.
WhoHitYou pushes off an throws an elbow but Guzman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Guzman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guzman misses with a hook to the ribs.
WhoHitYou managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
WhoHitYou scores with a shot to the side of Guzman's head.
WhoHitYou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from WhoHitYou fails to land.
WhoHitYou misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman dodges an elbow strike from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guzman tries a body shot but WhoHitYou blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guzman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
WhoHitYou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guzman is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Guzman scores with a nice short uppercut.
WhoHitYou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
WhoHitYou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guzman's elbow.
WhoHitYou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guzman breaks the clinch.
WhoHitYou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guzman can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman moves out of range as WhoHitYou strikes.
WhoHitYou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
WhoHitYou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
WhoHitYou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guzman throws a low kick but it's checked well by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Guzman.
Guzman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
WhoHitYou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guzman.
Good exchange - WhoHitYou coming out on top.
WhoHitYou seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
WhoHitYou cracks Guzman with a right hand to the side of the head.
WhoHitYou takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guzman.
Guzman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
WhoHitYou takes one on the button.
WhoHitYou throws a body shot but no joy.
WhoHitYou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from WhoHitYou.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. WhoHitYou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot lands for Guzman.
WhoHitYou thows a left - swing and a miss!
WhoHitYou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guzman.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guzman throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou misses with a body shot.
Guzman lands a really nice looking cross but WhoHitYou seems unphased.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but WhoHitYou moves away.
Guzman throws a leg kick but WhoHitYou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
WhoHitYou lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guzman scoring well with a low kick there.
Guzman lands a nice looking kick to the body. WhoHitYou takes a step back to recover.
WhoHitYou tries a head kick but it misses.
Guzman scoring well with a low kick there.
WhoHitYou blocks the body kick.
WhoHitYou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guzman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed WhoHitYou momentarily.
WhoHitYou is rocked!
Guzman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guzman moves away.
Guzman flicks out a counter leg kick but WhoHitYou steps away.
WhoHitYou throws an overhand right that lands on Guzman's shoulder, as Guzman tries to avoid the shot.
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
WhoHitYou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from WhoHitYou.
Guzman throws a head kick but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
WhoHitYou is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WhoHitYou's calf.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. WhoHitYou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
WhoHitYou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Guzman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
WhoHitYou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman.
WhoHitYou misses the shot to the body.
Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
WhoHitYou misses the shot to the body.
WhoHitYou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guzman. Guzman obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as WhoHitYou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guzman doesn't seem phased though.
Guzman slips a straight right by WhoHitYou.
Guzman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
WhoHitYou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
WhoHitYou appears to be looking for a big counter.
WhoHitYou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
WhoHitYou takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guzman throws a head kick but WhoHitYou moves out of range.
Guzman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
WhoHitYou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
WhoHitYou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
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!
Guzman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
WhoHitYou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guzman checks the leg kick nicely there.
WhoHitYou misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Guzman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman lands a nice looking body shot.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from WhoHitYou.
Guzman throws a nice outside leg kick.
WhoHitYou throws a sloppy head kick and Guzman moves out of range easily.
WhoHitYou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
WhoHitYou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guzman cracks the inside of WhoHitYou's front leg.
Guzman tries to land a front kick but WhoHitYou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
WhoHitYou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guzman.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick.
Guzman misses with a head kick.
WhoHitYou throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Guzman throws a low kick but it's checked well by WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman slips under a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman scoring well with a low kick there.
WhoHitYou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guzman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
WhoHitYou checks the leg kick.
WhoHitYou tries to counter by clinching up but Guzman breaks away and moves out of range.
Guzman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guzman thuds his shin into the meat of WhoHitYou's side.
WhoHitYou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
WhoHitYou tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
WhoHitYou looks to land a right hand but Guzman moved out of range.
Guzman throws a leg kick which misses WhoHitYou's front leg but catches the back leg as WhoHitYou tries to avoid it.
WhoHitYou misses with a looping left.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
WhoHitYou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook. Guzman ducked under it nicely.
WhoHitYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
WhoHitYou backing away here, and Guzman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Guzman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
WhoHitYou throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
A swing and a miss from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
WhoHitYou checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like WhoHitYou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Guzman tenderised WhoHitYou's leg. WhoHitYou is trying to keep his angry face on.
WhoHitYou scores with a shot to the body.
WhoHitYou throws a jab but it's blocked by Guzman.
Guzman unleashes a big counter combination but WhoHitYou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook to the body
letting Guzman counter with a right hand.
WhoHitYou lands a jab to Guzman's midsection.
WhoHitYou misses with a looping right.
WhoHitYou throws a sloppy head kick and Guzman moves out of range easily.
Guzman thumps WhoHitYou with a low kick.
WhoHitYou checks a low kick from Guzman.
Guzman moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from WhoHitYou misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WhoHitYou moves out of range as Guzman strikes.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
Guzman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and WhoHitYou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guzman feints and then cracks WhoHitYou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow WhoHitYou down.
WhoHitYou throws a jab when Guzman was well out of range.
Guzman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
Hugo Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
WhoHitYou motions for Guzman to come forward. WhoHitYou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guzman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
WhoHitYou looks to land a left hand but Guzman moved out of range nicely.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses.
Guzman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
WhoHitYou misses with a double jab.
WhoHitYou throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman thows a body kick. WhoHitYou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! WhoHitYou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guzman is looking to slow WhoHitYou down with leg kicks.
WhoHitYou scores with a jab.
Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guzman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
WhoHitYou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guzman.
WhoHitYou is looking to chop away at Guzman's legs.
Guzman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou blocks the body kick.
WhoHitYou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guzman can pounce on him.
Guzman throws a sloppy head kick and WhoHitYou moves out of range easily.
WhoHitYou lands with a good body shot.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick.
Guzman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
WhoHitYou just misses with a punch to the body.
Guzman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WhoHitYou looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as WhoHitYou throws out the jab.
Guzman appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
WhoHitYou's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
WhoHitYou stuns Guzman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
WhoHitYou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guzman avoids the body shot from WhoHitYou.
Guzman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guzman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guzman scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by WhoHitYou there.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick.
WhoHitYou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guzman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. WhoHitYou really felt that one!
A slow jab from WhoHitYou misses its intended target.
Guzman dodges the punch combination from WhoHitYou.
WhoHitYou on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guzman. Guzman obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
WhoHitYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
WhoHitYou just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Guzman.
A shot to the liver by Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
Guzman throws a low kick, looking for WhoHitYou's leg but WhoHitYou calmly moves out of range.
Guzman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guzman blocks the body kick.
WhoHitYou will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
WhoHitYou takes a swing at Guzman's ribcage but misses.
WhoHitYou throws a poor cross that misses
and Guzman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guzman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guzman throws a nice inside leg kick.
WhoHitYou throws a lazy uppercut
and Guzman counters with a low kick, right behind WhoHitYou 's knee.
A big left from WhoHitYou misses.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from WhoHitYou.
Guzman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guzman lands a head kick. WhoHitYou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
WhoHitYou throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman scores with a nice right hand.
WhoHitYou throws out a loose jab but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guzman moves out of range of the body kick.
WhoHitYou blocks a head kick by Guzman.
WhoHitYou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guzman moves away.
WhoHitYou misses with a hook.
WhoHitYou misses with a few strikes there.
WhoHitYou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guzman connects with a right hand. WhoHitYou shakes it off.
Oh WhoHitYou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guzman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guzman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to WhoHitYou's calf.
Guzman lands with a kick to the temple. WhoHitYou shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guzman digs a good hook to WhoHitYou's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
WhoHitYou walks straight into a right hand from Guzman - that's dropped him! Guzman jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save WhoHitYou from any more punishment! WhoHitYou complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hugo Guzman!
The defeated Rafiki WhoHitYou had this to say: 'I know EXACTLY what I did wrong'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
97% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dilashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg has chosen Detroit's Ghetto by FloFloSounds as his entrance music. TJ Dilashaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
179 cm
27
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Dilashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Bragg!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilashaw blocks a jab.
It looked like Dilashaw was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dilashaw blocks a jab.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilashaw looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bragg closes the distance and clinches up with Dilashaw, looking for a takedown. Bragg pushes Dilashaw against the cage but Dilashaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Bragg misses.
As Bragg looks to move away, Dilashaw throws a big counter combo bu Bragg just gets out of the way.
Bragg misses with a hook.
As Bragg looks to move away, Dilashaw throws a big counter combo bu Bragg just gets out of the way.
Dilashaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bragg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilashaw gets caught flat footed, as Bragg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bragg throws a big elbow that misses.
Bragg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bragg tries to free his leg and advance position but Dilashaw is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dilashaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bragg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dilashaw wants to stand but Bragg is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bragg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dilashaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bragg on the ground.
That's two 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.
Bragg throws an elbow that misses. Dilashaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bragg's guard. Nice move by Dilashaw!
Dilashaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bragg is trying to keep Dilashaw in close.
Bragg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bragg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bragg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilashaw is just out of range.
Dilashaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bragg.
Bragg throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dilashaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bragg is in Dilashaw's guard.
Bragg wants to pass the guard but Dilashaw is keeping the position.
Bragg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bragg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bragg looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Dead North MMA inform me that Bragg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bragg prevents Dilashaw from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bragg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bragg tries to break free but Dilashaw pushes him back against the cage.
Dilashaw lands a good knee to the midsection. Bragg won't want to take too many of those.
Bragg misses with a body punch.
Bragg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dilashaw after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Bragg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bragg has closed the distance and engaged Dilashaw in a clinch.
Dilashaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dilashaw stalling.
Bragg is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dilashaw is defending well.
Dilashaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bragg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dilashaw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dilashaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bragg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dilashaw scores a nice knee to the body.
Dilashaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dilashaw lands a damaging elbow.
Dilashaw landing knees to the body.
Dilashaw prevents the takedown attempt.
TJ Dilashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donny Bragg.
Dilashaw manages to break the clinch.
Dilashaw tries to clinch but Bragg is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bragg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dilashaw.
It looks like Donny Bragg has been cut.
Bragg with a poor takedown
and Dilashaw counters with a left to the body.
Bragg is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilashaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donny Bragg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilashaw leaves Bragg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dilashaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bragg.
Dilashaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bragg after a bit of a struggle.
Dilashaw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dilashaw lands an elbow inside.
Dilashaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dilashaw.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dilashaw.
Dilashaw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dilashaw.
Bragg takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bragg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dilashaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bragg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Bragg's ribcage.
Dilashaw lands a nice elbow.
Dilashaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dilashaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dilashaw landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dilashaw.
Dilashaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dilashaw wants a takedown but no success here.
Bragg is looking for a takedown.
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Bragg's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dilashaw.
Dilashaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dilashaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bragg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilashaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilashaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dilashaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Bragg's ribcage.
Dilashaw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dilashaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bragg's face.
Bragg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dilashaw taking a breather.
Dilashaw tries for a takedown but Bragg manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Dilashaw.
Bragg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Bragg's ribcage.
Dilashaw lands an elbow just above Bragg 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bragg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bragg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dilashaw lands an elbow inside.
Dilashaw lands a damaging elbow.
Bragg trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilashaw.
Dilashaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dilashaw lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Dilashaw.
Bragg takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg looking for a takedown.
Dilashaw lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Dilashaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donny Bragg's cut.
That's time! Dilashaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dilashaw tries to clinch there but Bragg circles away.
Dilashaw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bragg sprawls well. Bragg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dilashaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Bragg shoots in for a takedown but Dilashaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dilashaw scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bragg throws an off balance right hand
and Dilashaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bragg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dilashaw.
Dilashaw lands an elbow that stopped Bragg in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dilashaw obliges.
Bragg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Dilashaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg being controlled against the cage.
Dilashaw tries to stall but Bragg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dilashaw breaks from the clinch.
Bragg looks to land a right hand but Dilashaw moved out of range.
Bragg throws a hook but Dilashaw blocks it.
Bragg throws a body punch but Dilashaw moves out of range.
Dilashaw moves in looking to clinch but Bragg pushes him off.
Dilashaw tries to clinch but Bragg moves out of range.
Bragg rushes Dilashaw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dilashaw working Bragg over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dilashaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bragg's defenses.
Dilashaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dilashaw'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.
Dilashaw is trying to maintain a safe position but Bragg gets an underhook and turns Dilashaw into the cage.
Dilashaw scores a nice knee to the body.
Dilashaw working Bragg over with knees to the body.
Dilashaw lands an elbow inside.
TJ Dilashaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Bragg's ribcage.
Dilashaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dilashaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bragg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bragg looking to slow down the pace here.
Dilashaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dilashaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bragg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dilashaw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dilashaw.
Dilashaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Bragg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dilashaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bragg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dilashaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Come on Dilashaw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dilashaw lands a nice elbow.
Bragg takes an elbow to the temple.
Bragg wants a takedown but no success here.
Dilashaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dilashaw effectively controlling the action here.
Bragg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilashaw has him pressed against the cage.
Bragg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dilashaw avoiding damage.
Dilashaw lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dilashaw gets underhooks to prevent Bragg's takedown attempt.
Dilashaw effectively controlling the action here.
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!
Bragg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bragg has clasped his hands together around Dilashaw's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bragg wants to control but Dilashaw is keeping him busy.
Bragg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bragg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bragg with the ground and pound but Dilashaw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Dilashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dilashaw has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Dilashaw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Gomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
20
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Gomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomas.
Gomas lands a body shot.
A jab from Queen misses.
Gomas throws a series of punches but Queen moves out of range.
Gomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Queen.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Queen avoids the body shot from Gomas.
Queen slips a jab and a cross from Gomas.
The fighters circling - Queen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Queen avoids the body shot from Gomas.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gomas connects with a body shot that sends Queen's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Gomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Queen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomas moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Queen swings for the body but Gomas moves out of range.
Gomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Queen misses with a looping right.
Gomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Queen tries to clinch up but Gomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomas throws a combination that misses
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Gomas misses with a body shot.
Gomas lands a right hook to the body.
Gomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomas jabs at Queen's body.
Queen tries to clinch but Gomas moves out of range.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomas moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomas throws a shot to the body.
Gomas misses the shot to the body.
Gomas lands a head shot.
Queen avoids the body shot from Gomas.
It looked like Queen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomas on the side of the head.
Queen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Queen.
Queen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Queen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomas's hands.
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Gomas.
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomas off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Queen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Queen tries to circle away but Gomas has him pinned against the cage.
Gomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Queen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Queen won't allow it.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Queen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomas or not.
Gomas pulls guard successfully.
Gomas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Queen defends it easily.
Gomas working for a triangle but Queen defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen slips nicely into half guard.
Queen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Queen is thwarting Gomas's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Gomas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Queen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Queen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Gomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Gomas avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Queen throws a head punch that misses.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomas controls his hands.
Queen lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomas fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Queen fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen letting Gomas take a breather here.
Gomas blocks a body shot from Queen.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Queen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen has a couple of punches blocked by Gomas.
Queen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oliver Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Gomas.
A shot in the inside from Queen.
Gomas tries to pull guard but Queen holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomas drops back down to his feet.
Gomas looking for a takedown.
Gomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Queen is defending well for now.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomas.
Queen pushes Gomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Queen lands an uppercut.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen cracks Gomas with a nice body shot.
A short left from Queen.
Gomas is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomas or not.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Queen.
Gomas is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Gomas controls the action.
Queen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Queen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomas takes a shot to the head.
Gomas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Queen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gomas can turn it around.
Queen digs a right hand into Gomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomas's gas tank.
Queen tries to work over Gomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomas stalling in the clinch but Queen improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Gomas is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Queen.
Queen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomas's elbow.
Queen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Gomas misses.
Gomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Queen rather than just go for the knockout.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomas.
Queen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomas can do to turn this around?
Queen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomas off the cage and back into range.
Queen tries to clinch but Gomas is having none of it.
Queen moves in looking to clinch but Gomas pushes him off.
Vincent Gomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen tries to clinch but Gomas moves out of range.
Gomas throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen clinches with his opponent.
Queen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Queen misses with a punch on the inside.
Queen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Queen misses with a body punch.
Gomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Queen prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Queen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Queen.
Queen closes the distance and pushes Gomas back into the cage.
Queen tries to throw a body punch but Gomas avoids it by throwing Queen back against the cage.
Gomas blocks a body shot from Queen.
Gomas is working for takedown but Queen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Queen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomas lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Queen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomas.
Gomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Queen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vincent Gomas has been cut.
Gomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Queen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomas tests Queen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Gomas is looking for the big counter here.
Queen looks to land a combination but Gomas avoids it well.
Gomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomas slips a straight right by Queen.
Queen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomas's head.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomas.
Queen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gomas throws out a loose jab but Queen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen wants to clinch up but Gomas keeps it at a distance.
Gomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomas.
Gomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomas takes one to the chin there.
Gomas is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Queen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Queen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Queen darts in and clinches Gomas up against the cage.
Gomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Gomas controls the action.
Gomas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Queen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Queen trying to control but Gomas is working from the bottom.
Gomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Gomas trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomas looking for a guillotine here but Queen defends easily.
Gomas keeping moving, preventing Queen from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Queen tries to clinch but Gomas moves out of range.
Queen takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomas blocking some punches.
Gomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Queen keeps control of Gomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Queen lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Queen.
Gomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Queen on the inside.
Queen lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Queen is defending well.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Queen.
Gomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Queen scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen has Gomas pressed against the cage, preventing Gomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Queen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Queen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Queen!
A victorious Oliver Queen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
27
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
203 cm
20
282 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Parker slams his shin into Tamlin's torso.
Tamlin checks the leg kick.
Parker connects with a leg kick. Tamlin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
It looks like Brick Tamlin has been cut.
Tamlin walks into a straight right hand from Parker.
Tamlin throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Tamlin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scott Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker thumps Tamlin with a low kick.
Parker scores with the left hand. Tamlin knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a nice looking body kick.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamlin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamlin's sensitive parts.
Tamlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Parker as he connects with a hook.
Brick Tamlin's cut is getting worse.
Parker drops Tamlin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tamlin looks back up at him and smiles so Parker waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tamlin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker pushes Tamlin away with a front kick.
Tamlin is breathing heavily.
Parker throws a right and a left that Tamlin avoids nicely.
Parker cracks Tamlin with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Parker!
Scott Parker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yarik Succom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Judas Priest / Killing Machine. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
27
212 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yarik Succom!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machine.
Machine throws a nice head kick!
Machine lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Yarik Succom has been cut.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Machine digs a good body shot into Succom's ribs.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Succom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Succom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machine counters with a stiff right hand.
Machine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Succom. That did some damage!
Machine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Succom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Succom manages to avoid it.
Succom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Machine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machine swings for the body but Succom moves out of range.
Succom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Machine is looking to clinch but Succom is avoiding it.
Machine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Succom.
The Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yarik Succom.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Succom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Succom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machine misses with a series of wild punches.
Machine works the jab nicely.
Succom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Succom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Succom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Succom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Succom controlling from the top position.
Succom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machine managing to control the position.
Machine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Succom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Succom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Succom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Machine works Succom's body with a nice hook.
We've been told by Machine's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Succom avoids the body shot from Machine.
Succom avoids the body shot from Machine.
Succom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Machine throws a body punch but Succom moves out of range.
Succom feints the counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machine misses with a leg kick.
Succom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Machine defends it well.
Succom misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yarik Succom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Succom gets a double leg takedown into Machine's guard.
Machine being controlled here, momentarily.
Machine trying to keep a closed guard but Succom is proving a slippery customer.
Machine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Succom controlling from the top position.
Machine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Succom working some strikes from top position.
Machine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Succom can do to turn this around?
Succom connects with a couple of short punches.
Machine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Succom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machine misses with a lunging right hand
and Succom counters with a single leg into guard. Machine didn't expect that.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Succom from controlling successfully.
Succom lands a couple of elbows.
Machine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Succom.
Machine controls Succom momentarily but Succom frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Succom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Succom won't allow Machine to sweep him here.
Machine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Machine cracks the inside of Succom's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Succom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Succom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machine.
Succom moves out of range of the body kick.
Machine is looking to wear down Succom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Machine misses.
Succom misses with a takedown
and Machine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Succom is just out of range.
Succom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Succom blocks a head kick by Machine.
Succom walks into a jab.
Machine rushes Succom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machine has Succom pushed against the cage.
Succom tries for a takedown but Machine manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine stalls.
Succom prevents a body shot from Machine.
Machine wants to stall.
Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Succom can't get the takedown.
The Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yarik Succom.
Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yarik Succom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yarik Succom's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Succom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Succom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machine counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Machine.
Machine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Succom backwards.
A shot in the inside from Machine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine is pushing Succom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Machine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Succom backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machine stalling.
Machine tries to throw a body punch but Succom avoids it by throwing Machine back against the cage.
Machine misses with a body punch.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Succom blocks an uppercut.
Machine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Succom backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machine tries to work over Succom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Succom.
Machine stalls.
Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Succom.
Machine lands a hook that snaps the head of Succom backwards.
Machine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine breaks from the clinch.
Machine throws the left hand but Succom avoids the punch easily.
Succom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Machine pushes Succom up against the cage in a clinch.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Succom controls his hands.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Machine misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine trying to control the position but instead, Succom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Machine into the cage.
Succom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yarik Succom.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Succom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Machine defends it well.
Machine has Succom up against the cage in a clinch.
Succom looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Succom controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Machine!
A relieved looking The Machine 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
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Barbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Alex De Souza. Alexsandro De Souza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zach Barbery's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
18
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach Barbery!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbery checks a leg kick.
Barbery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbery throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Souza counters with a body kick that stops Barbery in his tracks momentarily.
Barbery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbery.
De Souza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zach Barbery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Barbery.
De Souza takes a swing at Barbery's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Barbery has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbery's sensitive parts.
Barbery throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbery scores with a jab.
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
Barbery misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a good low kick that Barbery was not able to check.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbery.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barbery looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Barbery takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
De Souza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barbery. That did some damage!
Barbery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Souza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Barbery misses
and De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbery works De Souza's body with a nice hook.
Barbery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza throws out a leg kick but Barbery moves out of range and De Souza only half commits.
Barbery misses the jab.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Souza counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbery is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Souza rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbery misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Barbery thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Souza slips a jab and a cross from Barbery.
And De Souza counters with a quick kick to the body but Barbery blocks it.
Barbery takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbery blocks a head kick by De Souza.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbery moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
De Souza scores with a hook to the body. Barbery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbery throws a right and a left that De Souza avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Barbery's leg. Barbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Souza. Barbery shrugs it off though.
Barbery takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbery off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Barbery.
Barbery lands a two punch combo.
Barbery throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Barbery's belly button to the back.
Barbery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza lunges at Barbery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbery's hand.
De Souza lands with a nice body kick.
Barbery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbery misses with a looping right.
De Souza clobbers Barbery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
It looks like De Souza has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barbery misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Barbery's legs.
Barbery throws a counter combo.
De Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Barbery misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barbery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Souza dips to his left and cracks Barbery with an uppercut!
Barbery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. De Souza catches Barbery right on the button with a cross.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbery is rocked!
That kick from De Souza tenderised Barbery's leg. Barbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Souza. Barbery shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from De Souza misses its intended target.
De Souza blocks a jab.
Barbery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbery misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barbery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
Barbery moves away from the strike by De Souza.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbery swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Souza cracks the inside of Barbery's front leg.
De Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barbery takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by De Souza as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza 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.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Barbery stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Souza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbery checks a leg kick.
Barbery takes a swing at De Souza's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Souza.
Barbery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexsandro De Souza is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbery lands with a straight right. De Souza didn't see that one coming.
Barbery scores with the left hand. De Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
De Souza scores with a leg kick.
Barbery blocks the body kick.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbery throws an off balance right hand
and De Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbery tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barbery might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Souza has got the better of the exchanges.
Barbery 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.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Barbery.
It looked like De Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
De Souza feints and then cracks Barbery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbery down.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Barbery moved out of range nicely.
Barbery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Souza blocks a jab.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Barbery manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by De Souza.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Souza. That's going to slow Barbery down.
De Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbery avoids the head kick by De Souza.
De Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbery can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Barbery throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from De Souza.
Barbery throws a hook but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barbery feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Souza lands with a nice body kick.
Barbery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Souza throwing a counter right hand but Barbery manages to avoid it.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbery misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbery. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a nice looking body kick.
De Souza slips under a jab from Barbery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbery momentarily.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbery.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Barbery's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbery tries to avoid it.
Barbery blocks a leg kick.
Barbery cracks De Souza with an open hand slap.
De Souza lands with a slapping head kick.
Barbery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Barbery misses with an uppercut.
Barbery misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza scores with a jab to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barbery crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Souza - the referee stops the clock and Barbery gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Souza. Barbery manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbery misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Barbery misses.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
Barbery misses with a straight left.
De Souza slips under a jab.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbery.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbery moves away.
Barbery misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and De Souza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbery looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Barbery misses with a body shot.
Barbery takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbery lands a head shot.
De Souza throws a jab when Barbery was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Barbery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
De Souza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbery's head.
De Souza slips a jab from Barbery.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Souza.
De Souza slips under a jab from Barbery.
De Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbery.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Barbery just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbery avoided it.
Barbery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbery.
Barbery throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Souza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbery thinking.
De Souza lands a high kick!
Barbery is still on wobbly legs! Can De Souza finish him?
The fighters circling - Barbery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 - Barbery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbery steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
De Souza scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Barbery's leg. Barbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbery takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbery seems to have recovered his senses.
Barbery swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Souza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barbery's knee momentarily.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbery has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Souza.
Barbery lands a slapping body shot.
Barbery misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a good low kick that Barbery was not able to check.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Barbery's leg. Barbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbery.
De Souza with a hook.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Barbery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barbery misses with a left hand
and De Souza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza connects with a body shot that sends Barbery's belly button to the back.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbery.
De Souza lands a slapping body shot.
Barbery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbery throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
De Souza quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Barbery's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbery tries to avoid it.
De Souza throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Barbery catches De Souza right on the button with a cross.
De Souza scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Souza misses with a hook. Barbery ducked under it nicely.
Barbery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Souza. De Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
De Souza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
De Souza throws a low kick but Barbery moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barbery.
Barbery slips a straight right by De Souza.
Barbery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
You can see that Barbery has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Barbery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbery avoided it.
Zach Barbery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Souza 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
An out of breath Alexsandro De Souza 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
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
