 |
LEGACY! 57 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
25
343 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
225 cm
35
277 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuigan ducks under a wild hook from Jabneel.
Jabneel tries for a takedown but McGuigan circles away easily
and McGuigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabneel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jabneel throws a lazy body kick
enabling McGuigan to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuigan looks to land a combination but Jabneel avoids it well.
McGuigan throws a lazy right hand but Jabneel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jabneel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McGuigan tries to score with a low kick but Jabneel moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan throws a series of punches but Jabneel avoids them all with ease.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuigan slips a straight right by Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a sloppy head kick
and McGuigan counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jabneel in his tracks.
McGuigan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jabneel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Jabneel tries to land a front kick but McGuigan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jabneel walks into a stiff left hand from McGuigan.
Jabneel scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Jabneel
and McGuigan counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuigan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuigan throws the kick towards the body but Jabneel avoids it.
Jabneel misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jabneel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel misses with a shot to the body
and McGuigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jabneel connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuigan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
McGuigan has a couple of punches blocked by Jabneel.
McGuigan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabneel tries to work over McGuigan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuigan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel prevents a body shot from McGuigan.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
McGuigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabneel.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan prevents a body shot from Jabneel.
A shot in the inside from McGuigan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as McGuigan tries to tie him up.
McGuigan misses with a body punch.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel has McGuigan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McGuigan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McGuigan tries to stall but Jabneel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuigan lands a shoulder strike.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabneel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGuigan scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as McGuigan tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Jabneel misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuigan working aggressively here.
Jabneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jabneel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuigan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGuigan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuigan.
McGuigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
That's time! Jabneel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jabneel.
Jabneel throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuigan.
A punch combination from McGuigan misses.
Jabneel shoots in looking for a takedown. McGuigan tries to sprawl out of it but Jabneel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McGuigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jabneel tries to score with a low kick but McGuigan moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabneel misses with a series of wild punches.
Jabneel lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGuigan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabneel.
McGuigan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuigan moves out of range as Jabneel throws a body kick.
A low kick from Jabneel is predictable there
and McGuigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuigan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jabneel momentarily.
Jabneel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuigan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eamonn McGuigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabneel misses with an uppercut
and McGuigan counters with a nice body shot.
Jabneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jabneel lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jabneel misses
and McGuigan counters with a three punch combo that has Jabneel backing up. Jabneel nods at McGuigan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabneel throws a wild body kick that McGuigan sees coming a mile off.
Jabneel throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGuigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuigan checks a low kick from Jabneel.
Jabneel 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.
McGuigan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jabneel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuigan counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuigan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabneel.
Jabneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards.
A hook to the body from Jabneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Jabneel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McGuigan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jabneel blocks an uppercut.
A short right from McGuigan on the inside.
McGuigan stalling in the clinch but Jabneel improves position.
A short right from Jabneel on the inside.
McGuigan slows down the pace here.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuigan works on Jabneel's body with a couple of short punches.
McGuigan trying to stall but Jabneel improves his position.
Jabneel avoiding damage as McGuigan throws knees to the body.
Eamonn McGuigan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuigan blocking some punches.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
McGuigan misses with some punches.
Jabneel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards.
A short left from Jabneel.
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!
McGuigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabneel presses McGuigan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel lands a shoulder strike.
McGuigan takes a shot to the head.
Jabneel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jabneel blocks a body shot from McGuigan.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
McGuigan pushes Jabneel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuigan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
Jabneel avoiding damage as McGuigan throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jucal Jabneel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jabneel has managed to clinch.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuigan misses with some punches.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan works on Jabneel's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuigan.
McGuigan lands a left hand.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
McGuigan blocks an uppercut.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel lands a takedown into guard.
McGuigan pulls Jabneel in close to his closed guard and prevents Jabneel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jabneel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGuigan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jabneel is one step ahead there.
Jabneel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel postures up.
Jabneel content to stall in guard here.
Jabneel trying to control but McGuigan is working from the bottom.
McGuigan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGuigan tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabneel is retaining full guard.
Jabneel trying to control the position.
McGuigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabneel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGuigan is pushing down on Jabneel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jabneel is fighting to maintain full guard but McGuigan has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuigan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Jabneel is defending the position.
Jabneel is looking to improve his position.
Jabneel blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGuigan.
Jabneel tries to get to full guard but McGuigan has control of the leg.
McGuigan wants to pass to mount but Jabneel is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel is trying to get back to full guard.
McGuigan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuigan wants to pass the guard but Jabneel is defending well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jabneel is refusing to be controlled, as McGuigan sits in half guard.
McGuigan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jabneel is defending against the submission attempts here by McGuigan.
McGuigan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jabneel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGuigan ducks under a wild hook from Jabneel.
Jabneel wants to clinch
enabling McGuigan to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eamonn McGuigan.
I think McGuigan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Liquid Swords. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 166 cm
25
138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
163 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabaisama throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yabaisama flicks out a counter leg kick but Darrow steps away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darrow.
Yabaisama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Yabaisama 's knee.
Darrow catches Yabaisama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut.
Yabaisama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darrow counters with a leg kick.
Yabaisama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darrow clinches up with Yabaisama and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yabaisamas head.
Yabaisama with a knee to the head.
It looks like Balfour Darrow has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yabaisama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've been hearing reports that Darrow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yabaisama wants to take the fight to the mat but Darrow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yabaisama takes a shot to the head.
Yabaisama swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Yabaisama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yabaisama blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yabaisama misses with some punches.
Yabaisama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Yabaisama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow tries to work over Yabaisama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yabaisama working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Yabaisama to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yabaisama has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yabaisama lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Yabaisama blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama misses with a body punch.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yabaisama misses with some punches.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yabaisama throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Yabaisama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow tries to work over Yabaisama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Yabaisama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Darrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Yabaisama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Yabaisama tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Yabaisama back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Yabaisama controls his hands.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Yabaisama backwards.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yabaisama backwards.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabaisama.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow is pressed up against the cage. Yabaisama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Darrow down to the mat. Darrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabaisama was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Yabaisama moves away from the strike by Darrow.
Yabaisama throws a body kick that misses.
Yabaisama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yabaisama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yabaisama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow scoring well with a low kick there.
Yabaisama throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yabaisama manages to circle out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darrow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yabaisama throws a poor cross that misses
and Darrow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yabaisama misses with a straight right.
Yabaisama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balfour Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balfour Darrow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yabaisama cracks a nice hook into Darrow's ribs.
Darrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick by Yabaisama misses
and Darrow counters with a stiff right hand.
Darrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yabaisama lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Darrow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darrow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yabaisama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Yabaisama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabaisama lands the left hand.
Balfour Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Yabaisama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yabaisama misses with a lunging right hand
and Darrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Darrow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yabaisama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Darrow has managed to get both his arms back between Yabaisama's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yabaisama can't keep his opponent in guard - Darrow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yabaisama looking for submissions off his back.
Darrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Darrow trying to control from Yabaisama's half guard. Yabaisama has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Darrow throwing strikes but missing.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Yabaisama keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yabaisama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Yabaisama has wrist control.
Yabaisama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darrow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yabaisama is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yabaisama has escaped and now he's on top!
Yabaisama trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yabaisama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yabaisama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yabaisama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darrow working for a triangle but Yabaisama defends it easily.
Darrow working for a triangle but Yabaisama defends it easily.
Yabaisama trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yabaisama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darrow is keeping the position for now.
Yabaisama stops Darrow from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darrow looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darrow 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.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Balfour Darrow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balfour Darrow'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!
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yabaisama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Yabaisama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
Darrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yabaisama circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Yabaisama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Darrow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yabaisama misses with a head kick.
Darrow throws a sloppy head kick and Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yabaisama or perhaps it was just good defense by Darrow, which made it look bad.
Yabaisama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick
and Darrow counters with a thumping low kick.
Darrow goes for a double leg but Yabaisama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yabaisama continues to drive forward.
Yabaisama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama scores with a nice right hand.
Diagoro Yabaisama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yabaisama.
Darrow throws a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head but Yabaisama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Darrow. Those never looked like landing.
Yabaisama tries to counter with a clinch but Darrow shakes him off and moves away.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Yabaisama circles away.
Darrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Yabaisama pushes him off.
Yabaisama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yabaisama 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.
Yabaisama tries to clinch but Darrow moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yabaisama throws a big shot that misses.
Yabaisama swings widly with a right hand
and Darrow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yabaisama trying to control here.
Balfour Darrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yabaisama keeps working.
Balfour Darrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darrow lands strikes from half guard.
Darrow trying to control the action but Yabaisama is working from the bottom.
Yabaisama works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow trying to control but Yabaisama is working from the bottom.
Yabaisama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yabaisama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Darrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Yabaisama blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Balfour Darrow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balfour Darrow!
Balfour Darrow 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
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky. Judea has chosen I want to be a woman - Monty Python as his entrance music. Stan Judea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
|
189 cm
26
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judea moves out of range of the leg kick from Trujillo.
Judea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trujillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judea swings for the body but Trujillo moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trujillo connects with the punch.
Judea falls off balance throwing a combination
and Judea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judea feints a jab promting Trujillo to slip. Judea then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trujillo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Agustin Trujillo has been cut.
Judea avoids the head kick by Trujillo.
Trujillo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judea blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Judea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A clash of legs there as Judea blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Judea misses
and Trujillo counters with a straight right hand.
Judea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trujillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Judea.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Trujillo cracks Judea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trujillo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Judea slips under a jab from Trujillo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Judea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trujillo throws a chopping leg kick but Judea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judea throws the left hand but Trujillo avoids the punch easily.
Trujillo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Strikers in the buildup to the fight.
Judea lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Trujillo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trujillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judea scores with a nice right hand.
Judea throws a poor cross that misses
and Trujillo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judea scores with a jab to the body.
Judea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Judea misses with a straight right.
Trujillo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Judea manages to circle out of the way.
Trujillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Judea misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea dips to his left and cracks Trujillo with an uppercut!
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Judea misses.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Judea drives through and clinches with Trujillo against the cage.
Judea throws a punch but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Judea tries to throw a body punch but Trujillo avoids it by throwing Judea back against the cage.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the side of Judea's head.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by Judea.
Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo scores with a nice head shot.
Judea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Judea.
Trujillo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a solid leg kick but Judea takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trujillo.
Trujillo cracks Judea with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trujillo blocks a leg kick.
Trujillo moves out of range of the body kick from Judea.
Jab by Judea.
Trujillo is looking to slow Judea down with leg kicks.
Judea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judea misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a body kick that stops Judea in his tracks momentarily.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judea has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Trujillo lands but Judea takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Agustin Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Agustin Trujillo's cut.
That's time! Trujillo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Judea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trujillo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Judea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Judea misses.
Judea connects with the punch.
A jab from Judea does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Trujillo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agustin Trujillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Judea is out of range.
Judea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Judea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judea takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea feints and then cracks Trujillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trujillo down.
Judea lands a front kick.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Trujillo
and Judea counters with a nice body shot.
Judea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judea lands a big uppercut and Trujillo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trujillo looks OK. Judea waves Trujillo back to his feet!
Trujillo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judea cracks Trujillo with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Trujillo tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Judea pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Trujillo is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Judea!
After winning the bout, Stan Judea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (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.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
24
187 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
|
184 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion lands with a shot to the body.
Little throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orion's coach down at White Eagle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orion's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Little fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Little looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Little with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little looks for the body kick but Orion saw that one coming.
Orion slips under a jab.
Little lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Little counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orion is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion tries a low kick but Little avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Little.
Orion throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Little makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Little connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orion scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Little, right into the meat.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Little checks it.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
Orion wants to slow Little down by chopping away at his legs.
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Little lands a head shot.
Little avoids the head kick by Orion.
Little has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orion.
Orion avoids the head kick by Little.
Little fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Little is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Little has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Little and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Little.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orion motions for Little to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Little sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Little tries to work over Orion's front leg with a kick but Orion checks it.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Little moved away.
Little takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion lands a body shot.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Orion.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion moves away from the strike by Little.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Little is looking to clinch.
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
Orion is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Orion is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Little.
Orion blocks a body shot from Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Little breaks the clinch.
Orion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
Little moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Orion throws a right hand that Little ducks under and follows up with a left that Little also avoids with ease.
Little throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Little lands a front kick.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Little looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Omar Little will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orion.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Little keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Little throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Orion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Little blocks it well.
Little thows a body kick. Orion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orion lands with a nice body kick.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orion throws out the jab.
Little connects with a high kick.
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
Little scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little misses with a straight left.
Orion avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Little blocks the low kick.
Little goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Little gets a clinch.
Orion's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Orion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orion breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Little.
Orion throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
It looked like Little was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orion.
Little scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Little is able to avoid easily.
Orion lands a high kick!
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Little digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion misses with a straight left.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Little checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Little tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orion manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Little.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Little.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Little.
Little throws a wild body kick that Orion sees coming a mile off.
Orion swats away the attempt to clinch by Little.
A big right from Orion misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Little misses with an uppercut.
Orion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Little with a body shot.
Little lands an overhand right.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Little will feel that in the morning.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Good exchange - Little coming out on top.
Good shot there by Little.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Orion
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Orion misses with a straight left.
Orion misses with a hook. Little ducked under it nicely.
And Little counters with a quick kick to the body but Orion blocks it.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Orion should have avoided that one.
Little is looking to chop away at Orion's legs.
Orion slips a jab from Little.
Orion throws the left hand but Little avoids the punch easily.
Orion tries to land a leg kick but Little saw it coming and moves away.
Little forces Orion back against the cage and clinches.
Little escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Orion.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Little dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Orion misses with a leg kick.
Orion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Little misses.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little works Orion's body with a nice hook.
Little throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Little moves away and avoids it.
Little looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Little misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion checks the leg kick.
Little looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Orion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Little slips a straight right by Orion.
Little lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Little throws a leg kick
and Orion counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Little manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orion blocks a head kick by Little.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Little.
Nice straight punches there by Orion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orion.
Orion throws a sloppy body shot
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Orion lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Little misses with a wild body shot.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Orion motions for Little to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orion throws a low kick but Little avoids it.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little misses the shot to the body.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Orion.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Little is looking to counter punch.
Little tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little avoids the body shot from Orion.
Little went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Orion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Little avoids the body shot from Orion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Little, as that shot connected.
Little lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Orion backs away, Little returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
Little dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orion. That did some damage!
Little blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little thuds a left hand into Orion's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Little looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Little thuds a left hand into Orion's body.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Little counters by moving into the clinch.
Orion pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Little crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
Little is stalling here.
Orion tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
Little lands a right hand.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Omar Little.
Well Little 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Omar Little!
In his post fight interview, Omar Little started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Qasi's choice of entrance music: For Whom The Bell Tolls. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Azar Qasi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
26
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
|
180 cm
23
166 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi fails to land with a series of punches.
Qasi avoids the head kick by Jaksinen.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
Jaksinen misses with a straight left.
Jaksinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Qasi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaksinen dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Jaksinen moved out of range.
Jaksinen moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Jaksinen walks into a straight right hand from Qasi.
Jaksinen misses with the combination.
Jaksinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaksinen.
Qasi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaksinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaksinen closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaksinen.
Jaksinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Qasi wants a takedown.
Jaksinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Qasi - that landed with a thud.
Qasi throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi wants a takedown but no success here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Qasi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi misses with a punch to the body.
Jaksinen takes a shot to the head.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen blocking some punches.
Jaksinen blocking some punches.
Qasi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaksinen is defending well.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
Qasi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaksinen obliges.
I was talking to Jaksinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Qasi controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaksinen blocking some punches.
Qasi takes a shot to the head.
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaksinen throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Qasi.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Qasi has a couple of punches blocked by Jaksinen.
Qasi avoids the elbow strike from Jaksinen, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Qasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaksinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jaksinen.
Qasi gets through Jaksinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Qasi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaksinen can't find room to land a body shot as Qasi controls the action.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi scores with a shot to the side of Jaksinen's head.
Qasi avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Qasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Jaksinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Qasi lands a shot to the body.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaksinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Qasi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaksinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaksinen stops a takedown attempt from Qasi.
Qasi dodges an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaksinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qasi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaksinen misses the target.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut.
Qasi misses the jab.
A big right from Qasi misses.
Qasi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Qasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jaksinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Qasi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaksinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Jaksinen lands with a cross.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut.
Qasi slips a jab and a cross from Jaksinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi 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.
Qasi looks to throw the jab but Jaksinen is out of range.
Qasi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jaksinen defends well and Qasi ends up having to push Jaksinen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters circling - Qasi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaksinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Qasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Qasi.
Jaksinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Qasi finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaksinen's head.
Jaksinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jaksinen thumps Qasi with a low kick.
Jaksinen scores with a jab.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Jaksinen's head but Jaksinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Jaksinen misses the target.
Qasi misses with a takedown attempt - Jaksinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen connects with a crisp jab.
Jaksinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jaksinen misses with a low kick.
Jaksinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Jaksinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaksinen throws out a loose jab but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen misses with a few strikes there.
Qasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaksinen.
A punch combination from Qasi misses.
A combination from Jaksinen does no damage.
Jaksinen blocks a jab.
Jaksinen wants to clinch up but Qasi keeps it at a distance.
Qasi connects with a jab.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
Jaksinen looks to throw the jab but Qasi is out of range.
Qasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaksinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Jaksinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jaksinen lands a head kick. Qasi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick
and Jaksinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qasi tries to bum rush Jaksinen with a series of wild strikes but Jaksinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaksinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Qasi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jaksinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaksinen walks into a straight right hand from Qasi.
Qasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Qasi throws a hook but Jaksinen blocks it.
Jaksinen dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Jaksinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaksinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen stuns Qasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaksinen takes a swing at Qasi's ribcage but misses.
Qasi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Jaksinen's shoulder, as Jaksinen tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jaksinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
Qasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen forces Qasi back against the cage and clinches.
Jaksinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Qasi's efforts to push away.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Jaksinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Qasi misses.
Qasi blocks a leg kick.
Jaksinen slips a jab from Qasi.
Jaksinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Qasi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaksinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Qasi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Qasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaksinen tries to land a front kick but Qasi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Qasi unleashes a big counter combination but Jaksinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jaksinen dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Qasi throws a hook but Jaksinen avoids it easily.
Jaksinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qasi.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qasi.
Qasi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jaksinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaksinen tries to counter by clinching up but Qasi breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaksinen stuns Qasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jaksinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Jaksinen does no damage.
A slow jab from Qasi misses its intended target.
Qasi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jaksinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Qasi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Qasi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
Jaksinen slips a straight right by Qasi.
Jaksinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jaksinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qasi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaksinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Qasi circles away.
Qasi feints the counter takedown.
Jaksinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaksinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Qasi throws a hook but Jaksinen avoids it easily.
Jaksinen is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Qasi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaksinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaksinen moves forwards but Qasi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Jaksinen's head but Jaksinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaksinen walks into a jab.
Qasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaksinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi scores with a punch to the head.
Qasi slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Qasi misses with a hook. Jaksinen ducked under it nicely.
Qasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jaksinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Jaksinen throws a body punch but Qasi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen tries to clinch there but Qasi circles away.
Qasi throws out a counter right but Jaksinen avoids it with no problem.
Qasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaksinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
A big right from Qasi misses.
Qasi moves in looking to clinch but Jaksinen pushes him off.
Jaksinen connects with a body shot.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen clobbers Qasi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azar Qasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaksinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Jaksinen ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Jaksinen moves in looking to clinch but Qasi pushes him off.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen cracks the inside of Qasi's front leg.
Jaksinen misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaksinen, as that shot connected.
Jaksinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qasi tries for a takedown but Jaksinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Qasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaksinen working aggressively here.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Jaksinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Qasi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Qasi takes a shot to the head.
Qasi lands a shoulder strike.
Qasi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Qasi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Qasi controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen gets underhooks to prevent Qasi's takedown attempt.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azar Qasi.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qasi working aggressively here.
Qasi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaksinen lands a body punch.
Qasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaksinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaksinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaksinen blocks a body shot from Qasi.
Qasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside that Qasi shrugs off.
Qasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Qasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaksinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Qasi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Qasi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Qasi.
Qasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaksinen is leaning against Qasi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Jaksinen - that landed with a thud.
Jaksinen lands a right hand.
Qasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaksinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaksinen throws a series of punches but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi misses with a wild combination.
Jaksinen feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Qasi slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaksinen.
Qasi loads up on a big right hand but Jaksinen slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Espo Jaksinen.
I think Jaksinen 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Espo Jaksinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Espo Jaksinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulsara comes into the arena with Bohemian Rhapsody blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
25
283 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
|
195 cm
33
265 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farrokh Bulsara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eeazy Ee!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulsara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ee momentarily.
It looks like Eeazy Ee has been cut.
Ee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bulsara on the side of the head.
Bulsara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ee. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulsara.
Ee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bulsara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bulsara.
Bulsara throws an overhand right that lands on Ee's shoulder, as Ee tries to avoid the shot.
Ee throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bulsara to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulsara catches Ee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bulsara takes a swing at Ee's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulsara misses the shot to the body.
Bulsara moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bulsara.
That has opened up Eeazy Ee's cut even more.
Bulsara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ee blocks a body shot from Bulsara.
Bulsara breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulsara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ee.
Bulsara throws a head kick that misses.
Ee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ee takes one to the chin there.
Bulsara misses with a body shot.
Bulsara sends Ee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bulsara is motioning to the referee to let Ee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ee throws a leg kick that misses.
Bulsara misses with a wild body shot.
Bulsara throws an overhand right that drops Ee like a sack of potatoes! Bulsara dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farrokh Bulsara!
Farrokh Bulsara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Pereira acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
24
222 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
|
190 cm
27
218 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Gloom is predictable there
and Pereira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gloom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Gloom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Pereira is looking to land body kicks.
Gloom feinted with a counter takedown.
Gloom feints and then cracks Pereira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pereira down.
Gloom throws a leg kick but Pereira checks it.
Pereira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gloom takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Gloom blocks the leg kick.
Pereira looks to throw a body kick
and Gloom counters with a single leg into guard. Pereira didn't expect that.
Gloom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gloom in side control, throwing shots but Pereira defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira can't do much from the bottom here.
Pereira tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira wants to control but Gloom postures up.
Gloom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gloom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pereira prevents Gloom from improving position.
Pereira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gloom off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has the hooks in. Gloom is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gloom is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Pereira lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gloom is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gloom defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pereira has the hooks in. Gloom is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gloom looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pereira.
Pereira has the hooks in. Gloom is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gloom is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gloom hold on?
Gloom covers up after that shot from Pereira.
Gloom trying to control but not successfully.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Pereira. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pereira is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gloom is trying to break free.
Pereira doesn't have the hooks in and Gloom manages to turn into his guard.
Gloom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gloom throws a big right hand that misses.
Gloom trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gloom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pereira dives on top into guard.
Gloom is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
Gloom wants to sweep here but Pereira controlling him for the moment.
Gloom working for a triangle but Pereira defends it easily.
Pereira scoring with some ground and pound.
Pereira trying to control but Gloom is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Pereira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gloom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gloom throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Gloom moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
Pereira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Gloom attempts a counter takedown but Pereira avoids it well and moves away.
Gloom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pereira was well out of range. Poor timing from Gloom.
Gloom ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gloom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gloom checks a leg kick.
Gloom feinted with a counter takedown.
Gloom throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gloom's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Pereira.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gloom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pereira.
A jab from Pereira does it's job there.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gloom tries to counter with a takedown but Pereira is quick to defend against it.
Pereira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pereira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gloom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Gloom.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gloom feinted with a counter takedown.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Pereira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira throws a lazy right hand but Gloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brian Pereira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gloom throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gloom.
Gloom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gloom avoids a kick to the body.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Gloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pereira. Gloom shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Gloom feinted with a counter takedown.
Gloom scores with a nice body kick.
Gloom misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gloom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pereira was covering up waiting for the punch and Gloom finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gloom looking to pass the guard.
Gloom trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Gloom with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Gloom is fighting to break Pereira's control of his arms but Pereira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pereira keeping full guard, as Gloom tries to pass.
Gloom has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gloom's guard.
Pereira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pereira postures up and lands a big shot to Gloom's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pereira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gloom throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
Gloom moves out of range of the body kick from Pereira.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Gloom connects with an inside leg kick.
Pereira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pereira wants to land a leg kick but Gloom is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Gloom.
A slow jab from Pereira misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gloom.
Gloom moves out of range of the body kick.
Pereira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Gloom moves out of range easily.
Gloom is looking to counter the offense by Pereira and move into the clinch.
Gloom ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
Pereira lands a front kick.
Gloom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
Gloom throws out a leg kick but Pereira moves out of range and Gloom only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Gloom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pereira can pounce on him.
Pereira misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Pereira misses
and Gloom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pereira's guard.
Gloom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pereira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pereira has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira postures up and lands a big shot to Gloom's brow.
Pereira advances position into side control!
Pereira landing strikes.
Pereira lands an elbow.
Pereira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gloom keeps working.
Gloom tries to improve position but can't.
Gloom manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pereira's best efforts.
Brian Pereira has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira winds up and cracks Gloom with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pereira trying to control the action but Gloom is working from the bottom.
Guido Gloom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pereira lands with a punch from half guard.
Gloom gets full guard.
Gloom is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pereira defends well.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but Gloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom is looking for a triangle here but Pereira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gloom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pereira connects with a decent elbow.
Pereira lands some shots froms side control.
Gloom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gloom tries to roll over but Pereira keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pereira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Pereira!
After winning the bout, Brian Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bronson's choice of entrance music: Harmonica. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
26
140 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
|
174 cm
26
142 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch scores with a shot to the body.
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.
Oketch cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oketch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Oketch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Oketch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oketch wants to clinch
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oketch slips a jab from Bronson.
Oketch misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Bronson.
Oketch shoots in and drives through. Bronson sprawls well.
Oketch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronson. Bronson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oketch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oketch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oketch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Oketch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Oketch scores with a jab to the head.
Oketch closes the distance and pushes Bronson back into the cage.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a left hand.
Oketch pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oketch trying to control the position here.
Bronson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oketch can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is controlling the pace.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but Oketch defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
Bronson works his way into side control.
Bronson wants to control but Oketch is keeping him busy.
Oketch is trying to escape the position but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronson tries to score with a low kick but Oketch moves his leg out of the way.
Bronson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
Oketch misses with an uppercut.
Bronson throws a leg kick
and Oketch counters with a stiff right hand.
Oketch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Oketch misses with a head kick.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson cracks Oketch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson 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.
Oketch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oketch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oketch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.
Bronson walks into a stiff left hand from Oketch.
Oketch throws a push kick but Bronson slaps the foot to one side.
Oketch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oketch wants to take the fight to the mat but Bronson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bronson slows down the pace here.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Oketch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oketch working aggressively here.
Bronson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oketchs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch lands a right hand.
Oketch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oketch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oketch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oketch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Oketch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oketch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oketch presses Bronson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oketch wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oketch.
Oketch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
Oketch takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Oketch.
Bronson tries a body shot but Oketch blocks it.
Vincent Oketch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bronson.
Bronson is working Oketch over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Oketch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oketch.
Oketch misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Oketch can't break the clinch.
Oketch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronson.
Bronson gets through Oketch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oketch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oketch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oketch is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oketch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oketch is defended easily by Bronson.
Oketch is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Oketch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Oketch misses with a straight right.
Bronson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oketch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
A big left from Oketch misses.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oketch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it.
Oketch moves into the clinch.
Oketch tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oketch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Bronson - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oketch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oketch has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oketch.
Oketch has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson presses Oketch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Bronson.
Bronson tries a body shot but Oketch blocks it.
Oketch working aggressively here.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Oketch controls the action.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Oketch.
Oketch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oketch backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Oketch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Bronson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Oketch throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson tries to counter with a clinch but Oketch shakes him off and moves away.
Oketch throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
A jab from Bronson does it's job there.
Oketch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Bronson catches Oketch right on the button with a cross.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Oketch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oketch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.
Oketch moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
Oketch tries to pull guard but Bronson holds him up against the cage and eventually Oketch drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Oketch.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch misses with a knee to the head.
Oketch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oketch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Oketch is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oketch has his back to the cage.
Bronson looking to stall.
Bronson lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson blocks an elbow strike.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oketch backwards.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oketch blocking some punches.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson moves into range and clinches up with Oketch.
Oketch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oketch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oketch.
Oketch lands a high kick!
A big left from Bronson misses.
Oketch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oketch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Oketch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oketch thinking.
Oketch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oketch blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a really nice looking cross but Oketch seems unphased.
Oketch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oketch tried to counter with a leg kick but Bronson avoided it.
Bronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oketch.
Oketch with a hook.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oketch.
Oketch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oketch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Oketch misses the target.
Bronson slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oketch.
A little jabbing left from Bronson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Oketch's body. Oketch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oketch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson tries a quick counter leg kick but Oketch is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oketch throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Oketch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oketch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Oketch moves away and avoids it.
Oketch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oketch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oketch gets a clinch.
Oketch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oketch lands a left hand.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
A very excited looking Charles Bronson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
25
177 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
177 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Damhuis misses the target.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damhuis.
Maneno takes a swing at Damhuis's ribcage but misses.
Damhuis cracks the inside of Maneno's front leg.
Damhuis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Damhuis lands in his opponent's guard.
Maneno has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Damhuis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Damhuis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis scores with a hook to the body.
Maneno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damhuis manages to break the clinch.
Damhuis lands with a nice body kick.
Maneno lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis avoids the body shot from Maneno.
Damhuis throws a wild body kick that Maneno sees coming a mile off.
Damhuis lands a front kick.
Damhuis pushes Maneno up against the cage in a clinch.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damhuis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maneno lands a body shot.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damhuis moves away.
Damhuis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damhuis slips a jab from Maneno.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chiku Maneno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damhuis throws out the jab.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Damhuis lands a nice shot to the body.
Damhuis throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Damhuis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Maneno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damhuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Maneno throws out a counter right but Damhuis avoids it with no problem.
Maneno swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
Damhuis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Damhuis is looking to chop away at Maneno's legs.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Damhuis tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Damhuis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maneno defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damhuis.
Maneno misses with a hook. Damhuis ducked under it nicely.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses.
Maneno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Damhuis tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Damhuis slips a jab from Maneno.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maneno lands a nice looking body shot.
Damhuis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damhuis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damhuis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Damhuis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damhuis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maneno misses with a left hand
and Damhuis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maneno's guard.
Damhuis stops Maneno from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Damhuis is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a hook but Damhuis blocks it.
Maneno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maneno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Maneno throws a hook but Damhuis blocks it.
Damhuis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Damhuis shoots in looking for a takedown but Maneno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Damhuis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maneno swings for the body but Damhuis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maneno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damhuis staying out of range there.
Damhuis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis feinted with a counter takedown.
Damhuis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damhuis throws a chopping leg kick but Maneno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis scores with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Damhuis.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damhuis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Damhuis drops his hands momentarily and Maneno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maneno is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Damhuis rather than just go for the knockout.
Damhuis scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Damhuis tenderised Maneno's leg. Maneno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Damhuis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damhuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis trying to control but Maneno is working from the bottom.
Damhuis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damhuis postures up in Maneno's guard and throws a big left but Maneno blocks it.
Maneno wants to get back to his feet but Damhuis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maneno is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Maneno is looking to stand back up but Damhuis counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maneno.
Damhuis controlling the action here.
Maneno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damhuis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damhuis prevents Maneno from standing back up.
Maneno scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Damhuis manages to mount him!
Maneno is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damhuis looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Maneno really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Damhuis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damhuis looking to finish Maneno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maneno!
Maneno is in a horrible position here. Damhuis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maneno is trying to stand up.
Damhuis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maneno's face.
Maneno is trying to stand up.
Damhuis raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis misses with a head shot.
Damhuis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maneno is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Damhuis raining down shots from the mount!
Damhuis landing shots from mount.
Maneno is in a horrible position here. Damhuis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that second round.
That's time! Damhuis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Damhuis tries to clinch up.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damhuis moves away.
Maneno misses with a looping left.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maneno. That did some damage!
Damhuis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maneno's calf.
Maneno misses with a hook. Damhuis ducked under it nicely.
Maneno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Damhuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Damhuis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maneno sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maneno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maneno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damhuis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maneno manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Damhuis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a shoulder strike.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damhuis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maneno can do to turn this around?
Damhuis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheers as Maneno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Damhuis doesn't seem phased though.
Damhuis blocks a jab.
Maneno missing with a left hand there. Damhuis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damhuis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Damhuis connects with a body shot that sends Maneno's belly button to the back.
Damhuis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damhuis tries to counter with a takedown but Maneno is quick to defend against it.
Damhuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maneno moves away.
Damhuis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Damhuis staying out of range there.
Damhuis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maneno.
Damhuis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maneno counters with a nice uppercut.
Damhuis misses with a kick to the body.
Maneno throws a lazy uppercut
and Damhuis counters with a takedown into side control.
Maneno sneaks out the side door and pushes Damhuis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno takes a swing at Damhuis's ribcage but misses.
Damhuis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Damhuis throws a jab but it's blocked by Maneno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Damhuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maneno.
Damhuis cracks Maneno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maneno misses with a straight left.
Chiku Maneno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis clinches.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Damhuis misses.
Maneno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maneno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Maneno misses.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno scores with a shot to the body.
Damhuis blocks a jab.
Damhuis misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maneno looks to score with a jab to the body but Damhuis is just out of range.
Damhuis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maneno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damhuis somewhat.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manolito Damhuis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maneno thuds a left hand into Damhuis's body.
Damhuis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maneno.
Maneno throws a right hand that misses
and Damhuis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maneno won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno pushes Damhuis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Damhuis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Damhuis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maneno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chiku Maneno.
I think Maneno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno 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
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malik Al-Khaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Bashorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al-Khaldi comes to the cage accompanied by Razihel - Legends (feat. TeamMate) Zatox Remix. Bashorov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hangar 18. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
26
188 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
30
194 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Al-Khaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karim Bashorov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Bashorov - just one landing.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al-Khaldi connects with a single shot there.
Bashorov avoids the head kick by Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bashorov lands with a shot to the body.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashorov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al-Khaldi misses the body punch
and Bashorov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bashorov throws a hook to the side of Al-Khaldi's head but Al-Khaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al-Khaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bashorov throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi avoids them all with ease.
Karim Bashorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Bashorov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al-Khaldi walks into a stiff left hand from Bashorov.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al-Khaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al-Khaldi at a distance.
Al-Khaldi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashorov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bashorov dips to his left and cracks Al-Khaldi with an uppercut!
Al-Khaldi throws a wild body kick that Bashorov sees coming a mile off.
Bashorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Al-Khaldi counters with a quick kick to the body but Bashorov blocks it.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bashorov throws a lazy right hand but Al-Khaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al-Khaldi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bashorov is out of range and Al-Khaldi settles back down.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Al-Khaldi avoids it easily.
Bashorov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al-Khaldi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
A telegraphed right hand from Al-Khaldi misses the target.
Al-Khaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Al-Khaldi avoids it easily.
Bashorov connects with a jab.
Al-Khaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Al-Khaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al-Khaldi misses with a low kick.
Bashorov moves into the clinch.
Bashorov can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Bashorov misses with a punch to the body.
Al-Khaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Al-Khaldi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al-Khaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al-Khaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al-Khaldi scores with a shoulder strike.
Al-Khaldi tries a body shot but Bashorov blocks it.
Al-Khaldi gets through Bashorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bashorov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al-Khaldis head.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al-Khaldi working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bashorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bashorov can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Bashorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al-Khaldi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al-Khaldi backwards.
Bashorov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Al-Khaldi can't fight it off and eventually Bashorov manages to take the fight to the floor. Al-Khaldi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bashorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al-Khaldi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Al-Khaldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al-Khaldi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al-Khaldi is looking to stand up but Bashorov isn't so interested in that idea.
Bashorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al-Khaldi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi is looking to score with low kicks.
Al-Khaldi throws out a powerful jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Bashorov.
Bashorov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Al-Khaldi to the ground. Bashorov is now in Al-Khaldi's guard.
Al-Khaldi kicks Bashorov off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Al-Khaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al-Khaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bashorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashorov gets a double leg takedown into Al-Khaldi's guard.
Bashorov passes into half guard.
Bashorov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al-Khaldi is trying to stand up here but Bashorov is controlling him well.
Bashorov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bashorov can't control as he wanted to and Al-Khaldi manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Bashorov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bashorov is looking to take a break and control but Al-Khaldi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov controlling the action here.
Bashorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bashorov working the head and body with strikes.
Bashorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Al-Khaldi trying to control here.
Bashorov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashorov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bashorov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bashorov is looking to advance position but Al-Khaldi won't allow it.
Al-Khaldi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bashorov.
Bashorov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov stalling away here and it's allowed Al-Khaldi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bashorov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Al-Khaldi wants to get back to his feet but Bashorov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malik Al-Khaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a push kick but Bashorov slaps the foot to one side.
Bashorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al-Khaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. Al-Khaldi saw that one coming.
A low kick from Al-Khaldi is predictable there
and Bashorov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Al-Khaldi won't be happy with that.
Bashorov wants to control but Al-Khaldi is keeping him busy.
Bashorov working away.
Bashorov landing strikes.
Bashorov throws an elbow but Al-Khaldi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bashorov tries to advance position but instead Al-Khaldi slips a leg back in to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashorov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bashorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi misses with an uppercut
and Bashorov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bashorov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al-Khaldi throws a front kick aimed at Bashorov's knee but Bashorov avoids it well.
Al-Khaldi lands with a shot to the body.
Bashorov misses with a hook
and Al-Khaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a front kick aimed at Bashorov's knee but Bashorov avoids it well.
Bashorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Bashorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al-Khaldi manages to avoid it.
Bashorov misses with a few strikes there.
Al-Khaldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bashorov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov scores with a nice right hand.
Bashorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al-Khaldi as he avoids it easily.
Bashorov throws a hook but Al-Khaldi blocks it.
Al-Khaldi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Al-Khaldi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Al-Khaldi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al-Khaldi misses with an uppercut. Bashorov saw that one coming.
Al-Khaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al-Khaldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bashorov throws out a counter right but Al-Khaldi avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Al-Khaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bashorov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bashorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Bashorov blocks the body kick.
Al-Khaldi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashorov looks to land a right hand but Al-Khaldi moved out of range.
Bashorov lands a nice shot that snaps Al-Khaldi's head back.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashorov tries to clinch there but Al-Khaldi circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov works Al-Khaldi's body with a nice hook.
Al-Khaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body kick.
Bashorov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashorov duly obliges.
Al-Khaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashorov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bashorov duly obliges.
A big right from Bashorov misses.
Al-Khaldi connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Al-Khaldi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bashorov moves out of range as Al-Khaldi strikes.
Al-Khaldi misses the jab.
Bashorov throws a series of punches but Al-Khaldi avoids them all with ease.
Al-Khaldi slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bashorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Karim Bashorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a solid leg kick but Bashorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al-Khaldi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bashorov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Al-Khaldi misses with a body punch
and Bashorov counters with a straight right hand.
Al-Khaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Bashorov tests Al-Khaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bashorov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bashorov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al-Khaldi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bashorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bashorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov throws a jab when Al-Khaldi was well out of range.
Bashorov shoots in for a takedown but Al-Khaldi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al-Khaldi clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bashorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al-Khaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al-Khaldi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bashorov as Al-Khaldi tries to tie him up.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashorov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al-Khaldis head.
Bashorov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al-Khaldi blocks an uppercut.
Al-Khaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bashorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karim Bashorov just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bashorov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick from Al-Khaldi lands but Bashorov takes it in his stride.
Bashorov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al-Khaldi momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bashorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bashorov scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Al-Khaldi finds it's target.
Bashorov jabs at Al-Khaldi's body.
Bashorov thuds a left hand into Al-Khaldi's body.
Bashorov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al-Khaldi throws a front kick aimed at Bashorov's knee but Bashorov avoids it well.
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!
Bashorov clobbers Al-Khaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Al-Khaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al-Khaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bashorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al-Khaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Al-Khaldi is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al-Khaldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashorov scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
Al-Khaldi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bashorov stuns Al-Khaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al-Khaldi rushes Bashorov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al-Khaldi gets through Bashorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bashorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice uppercut.
Bashorov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bashorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malik Al-Khaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bashorov misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov tries to throw a body punch but Al-Khaldi avoids it by throwing Bashorov back against the cage.
Bashorov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al-Khaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al-Khaldi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bashorov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov ducks under a wild hook from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Al-Khaldi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Bashorov avoids it.
Al-Khaldi throws a shot from downtown. Bashorov moves away and avoids it.
Al-Khaldi clinches up with Bashorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Al-Khaldi swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bashorov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al-Khaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bashorov can't find room to land a body shot as Al-Khaldi controls the action.
Al-Khaldi breaks from the clinch.
Bashorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Al-Khaldi's head.
Al-Khaldi connects with a looping right hand.
Bashorov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al-Khaldi. Al-Khaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bashorov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al-Khaldis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Bashorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al-Khaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashorov.
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al-Khaldi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Bashorov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bashorov.
A jab from Bashorov finds it's way through Al-Khaldi's defenses.
Al-Khaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Al-Khaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Bashorov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al-Khaldi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al-Khaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Bashorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al-Khaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Bashorov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi staying out of range there.
Al-Khaldi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bashorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Al-Khaldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Bashorov misses the target.
Al-Khaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al-Khaldi connects with a right hand. Bashorov shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Bashorov.
Bashorov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashorov. Al-Khaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashorov with a nice cross.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashorov blocks a jab.
Bashorov wants to clinch up but Al-Khaldi keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bashorov throws an off balance right hand
and Al-Khaldi counters with a solid body kick.
Al-Khaldi wants to land a leg kick but Bashorov is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Bashorov dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Al-Khaldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bashorov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bashorov blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Bashorov catches Al-Khaldi right on the button with a cross.
Al-Khaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashorov misses with a double jab.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashorov checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Bashorov misses.
Bashorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al-Khaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bashorov checks it well.
Al-Khaldi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi is looking to counter punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Al-Khaldi tries to move into range but Bashorov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al-Khaldi works over Bashorov's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Al-Khaldi throws a low kick but Bashorov avoids it.
Al-Khaldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bashorov doesn't seem bothered though.
Bashorov moves forwards but Al-Khaldi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bashorov blocks the leg kick.
Al-Khaldi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bashorov counters with a stiff right hand.
Al-Khaldi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashorov throws out the jab.
Al-Khaldi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook.
Bashorov misses with a straight left.
Bashorov moves out of range of the leg kick from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
Bashorov's corner calls for a 1-2. Bashorov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bashorov avoids the body shot from Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi tries to score with a low kick but Bashorov moves his leg out of the way.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al-Khaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Al-Khaldi lands.
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al-Khaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Bashorov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al-Khaldi.
Al-Khaldi slips a straight right by Bashorov.
Bashorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov tries to counter with a clinch but Al-Khaldi shakes him off and moves away.
Al-Khaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Al-Khaldi feints and then cracks Bashorov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bashorov down.
Bashorov scores with a jab.
Al-Khaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bashorov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al-Khaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bashorov checks it well.
And Bashorov tries to counter it with a takedown but Al-Khaldi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Al-Khaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bashorov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al-Khaldi's head.
Bashorov misses with an uppercut. Al-Khaldi saw that one coming.
As Bashorov backs away, Al-Khaldi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Al-Khaldi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al-Khaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al-Khaldi lands a jab to the nose.
Bashorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al-Khaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Al-Khaldi counters with a quick kick to the body but Bashorov blocks it.
Al-Khaldi leaves Bashorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Al-Khaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bashorov slips a jab and a cross from Al-Khaldi.
Bashorov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al-Khaldi with a body shot.
Bashorov throws a combination that misses
and Al-Khaldi counters with an outside leg kick.
Karim Bashorov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashorov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al-Khaldi avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al-Khaldi misses with a hook. Bashorov ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al-Khaldi defends it nicely.
Malik Al-Khaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Al-Khaldi throws a hook but Bashorov avoids it easily.
Bashorov throws a lazy uppercut
and Al-Khaldi counters with a two punch combo.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Al-Khaldi is just out of range.
Al-Khaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al-Khaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al-Khaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Bashorov seems unphased.
Al-Khaldi throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Bashorov as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malik Al-Khaldi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashorov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Bashorov!
A victorious Karim Bashorov 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
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
