 |
TGC 60: Gagnon vs Maybetter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin McCartney (ranked 4766 p4p, 581 weight class) and Fernando Eduardo (ranked 2772 p4p, 378 weight class). McCartney comes into the arena with Lord of the Boy blaring out of the sound system. Fernando Eduardo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
28
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
|
205 cm
22
224 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin McCartney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo scores with a jab. McCartney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCartney with a poor takedown
and Eduardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eduardo connects with a crisp jab.
McCartney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eduardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Eduardo.
McCartney tries to clinch
and Eduardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eduardo lands with a right that hurts McCartney. McCartney looks to clinch but Eduardo throws a short knee that drops McCartney. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Fernando Eduardo!
In defeat, Austin McCartney stepped up to the mic, saying 'Aw, nuts.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Smith (ranked 3373 p4p, 346 weight class) and Reggie Braga (ranked 3304 p4p, 336 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry. Braga is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snake Pond. On his way into the cage it seems that Aaron Smith has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aaron Smith seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
186 cm
23
247 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Braga!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk. Smith catches Braga right on the button with a cross.
Braga has a takedown stuffed.
Braga shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Braga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a jab when Braga was well out of range.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Braga tries to clinch up.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Braga drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Braga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Reggie Braga has been cut.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Braga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Braga 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.
Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Braga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braga gets slowly back to his feet.
Braga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Braga ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Braga staying out of range there.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga slips a jab from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a hook but Braga avoids it easily.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braga tries to counter by closing the distance.
Braga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Braga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braga looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Braga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braga.
Braga moves into the clinch.
Braga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Braga being controlled against the cage.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Braga seems unphased.
Smith staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Braga slips a jab from Smith.
Smith cracks Braga with an open hand slap.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braga wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Braga walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Braga.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Braga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Braga, as that shot connected.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Braga moves away and avoids it.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Braga blocks it.
Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Nice shot by Smith.
Braga shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Braga slips a straight right by Smith.
Braga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Braga.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around?
Braga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga slips under a jab from Smith.
Braga instigates a clinch.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Braga slips a jab from Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Braga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Braga's head.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith throws a body punch but Braga moves out of range.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Aaron Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith jabs Braga right on the nose. Braga blinks but takes it well.
Braga moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braga.
Braga tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Braga.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Braga.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Braga counters by moving into the clinch.
Braga tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braga jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off.
Braga blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a right hand that Braga ducks under and follows up with a left that Braga also avoids with ease.
Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga is looking to clinch.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Braga.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braga has managed to clinch.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braga blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Braga dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Braga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smith missing with a left hand there. Braga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braga doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Braga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith scores with a jab.
Braga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time.
Braga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Braga wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braga on the side of the head.
Braga slips a straight right by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braga wants to clinch.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braga's head backwards.
Smith misses with a hook. Braga ducked under it nicely.
Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Smith misses.
Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aaron Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braga drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Braga drops back down to his feet.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Braga blocks the elbow strike.
Braga tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braga jumps guard but Smith stands there with Braga around his waist. Braga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braga letting Smith take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Braga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Braga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Braga staying out of range there.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braga counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Braga happy to just control the position for now.
Smith is not content to let Braga control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Braga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Braga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Braga drags him back down.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braga wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is trying to buck Braga off.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reggie Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Smith!
An out of breath Aaron Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Glatt (ranked 2712 p4p, 371 weight class) and Ophelius Ragnar (ranked 2332 p4p, 323 weight class). Glatt comes to the cage accompanied by Killed by death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
23
223 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
191 cm
22
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Glatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ophelius Ragnar!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glatt pushes Ragnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Glatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Glatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragnar.
Glatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnar fails to land.
Glatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Glatt controls his hands.
Glatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnar backwards.
Glatt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glatt lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnar working aggressively here.
Glatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glatt leaning against his opponent.
Ragnar throws a head punch that misses.
Glatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ragnar 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.
Glatt throws a head kick that half lands.
Glatt scores with a head kick. Ragnar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Glatt - that will leave a mark!
Ragnar ducks under a wild hook from Glatt.
Ragnar misses the body punch
and Glatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glatt has Ragnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Glatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glatt breaks the clinch.
Glatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnar on the side of the head.
The fighters circle, before Glatt throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ragnar's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Glatt lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Doug Glatt!
Doug Glatt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwin De Chandler (ranked 997 p4p, 136 weight class) and Akihito Yamato (ranked 2800 p4p, 310 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
|
188 cm
23
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chadwin De Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihito Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Chandler shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamato tries to sprawl out of it but De Chandler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamato is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Chandler with a body shot.
De Chandler slips a straight right by Yamato.
De Chandler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Chandler there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been hearing reports that De Chandler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamato throws a big shot that misses.
De Chandler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Chandler 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.
Yamato looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Chandler is one step ahead there.
De Chandler content to stall in guard here.
De Chandler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Chandler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Chandler drops back looking for a leg! Yamato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yamato manages to kick De Chandler off! De Chandler jumps back into Yamato's guard.
Yamato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Chandler.
De Chandler landing with the ground and pound.
De Chandler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamato manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now De Chandler has Yamato in his guard.
De Chandler wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Chandler has his feet on Yamato's thighs here. He's pushed Yamato off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Yamato screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chadwin De Chandler!
During a confident post fight interview, Chadwin De Chandler 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
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 1264 p4p, 65 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 1423 p4p, 74 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Believe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
22
146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
|
162 cm
22
142 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narz takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Clay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
Narz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
Clay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Narz swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narz scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clay.
Clay misses with the combination.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz staying out of range there.
Clay slips under a jab from Narz.
Narz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Narz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from Clay.
Clay avoids the body shot from Narz.
Donk. Clay catches Narz right on the button with a cross.
Clay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Narz checks it well.
Good shot there by Narz.
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narz drops his hands momentarily and Clay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narz is rocked!
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Narz is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
Narz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay staying out of range there.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
Narz seems to have recovered his senses.
Clay is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Narz lands with a nice body punch.
Narz scores with a shot to the body.
Clay moves out of range of the strikes.
Narz connects with a body shot.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clay rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Narz misses.
Clay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clay tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Narz misses.
Narz throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Narz swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Narz lands a body shot.
A big left from Narz misses.
Clay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a hook. Narz ducked under it nicely.
Clay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narz. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz lands a nice looking body shot.
Narz throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Narz misses with a body shot.
Narz throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Narz takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Narz throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay throwing a counter right hand but Narz manages to avoid it.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narz! But no joy.
A jab from Clay misses.
Narz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clay misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Clay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay cracks Narz with a hook to the temple - Narz is on wobbly legs here! Clay swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Narz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Clay wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andre Clay!
Andre Clay bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary The Reaper (ranked 2129 p4p, 259 weight class) and Wet Wild (ranked 1842 p4p, 230 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wet Wild enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
31
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
|
189 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary The Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and The Reaper counters with a single leg into guard. Wild didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wild can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wild trying to control the position.
The Reaper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wild keeping full guard, as The Reaper tries to pass.
The Reaper trying to control the position from guard on top but Wild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Reaper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wild works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper is pushing down on Wild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wild is fighting to maintain full guard but The Reaper has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Reaper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wild is refusing to be controlled, as The Reaper sits in half guard.
The Reaper throwing shots but Wild is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wild felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wild is trying desperately to improve position.
Wild keeps trying to improve his position.
The Reaper looking to control but Wild is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wild avoids a series of strikes thrown by The Reaper.
Wild is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper lands a heavy elbow.
The Reaper throws some wild stikes that Wild manages to avoid easily.
The Reaper content just to control the position here.
The Reaper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wild?
The Reaper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wild blocking the ground and pound.
The Reaper goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wild turns into him and now he's in The Reaper's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Reaper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wild puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild prevents The Reaper from improving his position.
The Reaper is working hard here to advance position.
The Reaper is pressing down on Wild's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Reaper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The Reaper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wild preventing the sweep.
The Reaper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Reaper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Reaper lands with a punch from half guard.
The Reaper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Reaper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wild's head.
Wild desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The Reaper is looking to take a break and control but Wild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Reaper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wild throws a good cross that connects.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and The Reaper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Reaper.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild misses with the head strike.
Wild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild lands with a shot to the body.
Wild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Reaper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
The Reaper changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wild jabs The Reaper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Reaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Reaper tries to counter by clinching up but Wild breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wild throws a hook but The Reaper avoids it easily.
The Reaper attempts a counter takedown but Wild avoids it well and moves away.
Wild swings for the body but The Reaper moves out of range.
Wild misses with a hook.
Wild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wild misses the jab.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Reaper slips under a jab from Wild.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
As Wild tries to get set, The Reaper tries to push him back and clinch up but Wild manages to avoid the attempt.
Wild misses with a wild combination.
The Reaper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wild misses with a hook.
The Reaper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wild misses with an uppercut.
The Reaper changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wet Wild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wild misses the target.
The Reaper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wild misses with a left hand
and The Reaper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wild keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Reaper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wild's head.
The Reaper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Reaper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wild is looking to control The Reaper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wild avoid being mounted?
The Reaper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wild!
The Reaper lands a big shot there that rocks Wild but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Reaper lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! The Reaper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Reaper lands a couple of good shots and Wild has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The Reaper patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The Reaper is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wild defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
A bit of a pause in the action here. The Reaper controlling the positon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Reaper trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wet Wild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Wild misses with a two punch combination.
Wild throws a sloppy body shot
and The Reaper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Reaper advances position into side control!
The Reaper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Reaper tries to score with some ground and pound. Wild controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from The Reaper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've been hearing that The Reaper has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The Reaper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper is looking to take a break and control but Wild is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Reaper throws a strike aimed at the side of Wild's head but Wild avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper throws an elbow but Wild slips to the side and avoids it well.
The Reaper wants to control but Wild is keeping him busy.
The Reaper working the ground and pound.
The Reaper misses with the ground and pound.
The Reaper working the ground and pound but Wild is defending the strikes.
The Reaper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Reaper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from The Reaper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wild taking punishment in the form of punches.
The Reaper advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper lands a couple of good shots and Wild has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The Reaper connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Wild to escape the position.
Wild is keeping busy.
Wild looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wild can do to turn this around?
The Reaper is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The Reaper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wild is defending well though. The Reaper let's go of the attempt for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Reaper thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wild's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The Reaper wants to control the position but Wild frees himself and scrambles - The Reaper manages to regain control in side control.
The Reaper tries to score with some ground and pound. Wild controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Reaper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wild takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Reaper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wild is avoiding damage well.
Wild dodges the ground and pound from The Reaper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wild is avoiding damage well.
Wild gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The Reaper lands a big elbow.
The Reaper unloads with some shots from mount but Wild bucks and avoids them well.
The Reaper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The Reaper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by The Reaper there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The Reaper looking to control but Wild is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Reaper raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary The Reaper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Reaper 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Reaper!
An out of breath Gary The Reaper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Schrijber (ranked 1377 p4p, 155 weight class) and Aaron Washington (ranked 748 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
22
237 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
|
198 cm
24
242 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Schrijber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Washington!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.
Schrijber misses with a jab to the body
and Washington counters with a solid body kick.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Schrijber's shoulder, as Schrijber tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Washington tenderised Schrijber's leg. Schrijber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Washington thuds his shin into the meat of Schrijber's side.
Schrijber cracks Washington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Washington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schrijber with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrijber throws a head kick that misses
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schrijber, right into the meat.
Schrijber throws out a leg kick but Washington moves out of range and Schrijber only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Schrijber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Washington.
Schrijber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schrijber. That's going to slow Washington down.
Schrijber throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schrijber cracks Washington with a good jab.
Washington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Schrijber takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Schrijber.
Schrijber is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Schrijber moved away.
Washington misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schrijber throws a series of strikes that have Washington backpedaling.
Washington misses with a body kick.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schrijber.
Schrijber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Washington.
Schrijber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schrijber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington thinks about the counter body kick.
Washington throws a body punch but Schrijber moves out of range.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrijber.
Washington moves away from the strike by Schrijber.
Washington has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Washington.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schrijber.
Schrijber throws a lazy uppercut
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington defending well as Schrijber loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a two punch combo.
Washington blocks a head kick by Schrijber.
Schrijber misses with a low kick as Washington jumps back.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schrijber throws a body kick that misses.
Schrijber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Washington throws an off balance right hand
and Schrijber counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrijber.
Jan Schrijber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrijber throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Schrijber thuds his right hand into Washington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schrijber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Jan Schrijber 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.
A big left from Washington misses.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schrijber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schrijber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schrijber throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Washington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schrijber blocks a jab.
Schrijber throws a lazy uppercut
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Schrijber misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws an off balance right hand
and Schrijber counters with a series of strikes. Washington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schrijber scores with a shot to the body.
Schrijber throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schrijber scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands with a hook. Schrijber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Washington slips a straight right by Schrijber.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schrijber's calf.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Schrijber half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schrijber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schrijber connects with a solid leg kick.
Schrijber thumps Washington with a low kick.
Schrijber throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Schrijber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schrijber plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber throws a low kick but Washington moves out of range easily.
Schrijber throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington misses with a hook. Schrijber ducked under it nicely.
Schrijber misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
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!
Schrijber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Washington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schrijber avoids the body shot from Washington.
Schrijber throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schrijber backing away here, and Washington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schrijber moves away from the strike by Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber motions for Washington to come forward. Schrijber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schrijber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Washington keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Washington scores with a punch to the head.
Washington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schrijber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schrijber is looking to score with low kicks.
Washington throws a combination that misses
and Schrijber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schrijber.
Schrijber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schrijber takes a shot to the head.
Washington tries to throw a body punch but Schrijber avoids it by throwing Washington back against the cage.
Schrijber manages to break the clinch.
Schrijber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington avoids the head kick by Schrijber.
Crunch! Washington slams his shin into Schrijber's torso.
Schrijber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Washington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schrijber throws a sloppy head kick
and Washington counters with a solid body kick.
Schrijber blocks a jab.
As Washington looks to move away, Schrijber throws a big counter combo but Washington just gets out of the way.
Washington misses the jab.
Schrijber tries to land a leg kick but Washington saw it coming and moves away.
Washington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 Jan Schrijber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Schrijber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Aaron Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schrijber throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Schrijber throws a leg kick
and Washington counters with a stiff right hand.
Schrijber lands a right hook to the body.
Schrijber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Schrijber is out of range.
Schrijber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schrijber. Washington shrugs it off though.
Jan Schrijber is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington lands with an overhand left.
Washington is looking to slow Schrijber down with leg kicks.
Schrijber lands a leg kick that knocks Washington off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrijber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Schrijber.
Washington misses with a looping left.
Schrijber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schrijber. Schrijber obviously looking to wear him down.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Washington blocks the body kick.
Schrijber throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Schrijber is out of range.
A jab from Schrijber misses.
Schrijber backing away here, and Washington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Schrijber throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Washington misses.
Schrijber misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schrijber is looking to chop away at Washington's legs.
Schrijber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schrijber was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrijber thuds a left hand into Washington's body.
Washington swings for the body but Schrijber moves out of range.
Schrijber misses with a leg kick.
Schrijber misses with a hook
and Washington counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington takes a swing at Schrijber's ribcage but misses.
Schrijber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Washington momentarily.
Schrijber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Schrijber blocks it well.
Washington lands a leg kick that knocks Schrijber off balance momentarily.
Washington scores with a nice body kick.
Washington drops Schrijber with a beautiful combination! Schrijber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Washington is looking for the KO!
Schrijber is rocked!
It looks like Jan Schrijber has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Schrijber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Schrijber misses.
Washington moves in close and cracks Schrijber with a massive right hand! Schrijber, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Washington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Washington!
Aaron Washington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Shakhbulatov (ranked 1881 p4p, 225 weight class) and Jeff Hudson (ranked 1704 p4p, 204 weight class). Shakhbulatov comes to the cage accompanied by Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
30
167 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
|
183 cm
23
165 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Shakhbulatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shakhbulatov enables Hudson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shakhbulatov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shakhbulatov working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shakhbulatov trying to keep a closed guard but Hudson is proving a slippery customer.
Shakhbulatov working for submissions but it's allowed Hudson to get to half guard.
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson wants to work for an arm triangle but Shakhbulatov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shakhbulatov tries to get to full guard but Hudson has control of the leg.
Shakhbulatov is not content to let Hudson control the position.
Hudson stalling.
Shakhbulatov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Hudson controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Shakhbulatov wants to improve his position but Hudson is controlling well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hudson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shakhbulatov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hudson!
Shakhbulatov cracks Hudson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shakhbulatov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Shakhbulatov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov tries for a kimura but Hudson is defending well.
Shakhbulatov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hudson tries to buck Shakhbulatov off but Shakhbulatov is having none of it.
Shakhbulatov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shakhbulatov is working Hudson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shakhbulatov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hudson to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson tries to bench press Shakhbulatov off him but Shakhbulatov keeps the position.
Hudson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shakhbulatov off and has taken his back!
Shakhbulatov is trying to break free.
Shakhbulatov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hudson gets his way!
Shakhbulatov rolls, trying to escape but Hudson keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson is not going to allow Shakhbulatov to sit and survive in this position.
Shakhbulatov holding both Hudson 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Hudson 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.
Shakhbulatov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hudson.
Hudson shoots in and drives through. Shakhbulatov sprawls well.
Shakhbulatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shakhbulatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hudson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakhbulatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Hudson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hudson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hudson throws a series of strikes that have Shakhbulatov backpedaling.
Hudson misses with a double jab
and Shakhbulatov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hudson's guard.
Hudson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hudson throws an overhand right that lands on Shakhbulatov's shoulder, as Shakhbulatov tries to avoid the shot.
Hudson feints a jab promting Shakhbulatov to slip. Hudson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shakhbulatov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hudson shoots in and drives through. Shakhbulatov sprawls well.
Hudson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hudson's guard.
Hudson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Shakhbulatov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Shakhbulatov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Shakhbulatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakhbulatov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hudson is defending well.
Hudson tries to break free but Shakhbulatov pushes him back against the cage.
Shakhbulatov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shakhbulatov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hudson to keep the fight standing.
Shakhbulatov gets underhooks to prevent Hudson's takedown attempt.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Shakhbulatov has the dominant position.
Shakhbulatov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hudson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hudson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shakhbulatov checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shakhbulatov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hudson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Hudson misses.
Shakhbulatov attempts a counter takedown but Hudson avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hudson. Those never looked like landing.
Hudson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Jeff Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shakhbulatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shakhbulatov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shakhbulatov slips a jab from Hudson.
Shakhbulatov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shakhbulatov moves into the clinch.
Shakhbulatov successfully pulls guard.
Hudson looking to sit in guard and control but Shakhbulatov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hudson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shakhbulatov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Shakhbulatov from controlling successfully.
Hudson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shakhbulatov has picked Hudson up and slammed him! Hudson can't keep hold of the triangle and Shakhbulatov manages to pass to side control!
Jeff Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson can't do much from the bottom here.
Shakhbulatov wants to control but Hudson is keeping him busy.
Shakhbulatov is really struggling to control Hudson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hudson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shakhbulatov connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov working away.
Hudson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakhbulatov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Shakhbulatov working the head and body with strikes.
Shakhbulatov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hudson is looking for a sweep.
Hudson stops Shakhbulatov from passing to mount.
Hudson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shakhbulatov is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shakhbulatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hudson off the cage and back into range.
Shakhbulatov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shakhbulatov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hudson is just riding it out for now. Shakhbulatov eventually gives up the hold.
Shakhbulatov 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.
Hudson tries to roll over but Shakhbulatov keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakhbulatov tries to pass to full mount but Hudson defends it.
Hudson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shakhbulatov pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakhbulatov seems to be looking for submissions.
Shakhbulatov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hudson defending well though.
Shakhbulatov is looking for a kimura here.
Hudson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shakhbulatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hudson trying to control here.
Hudson is defending against the submission attempts here by Shakhbulatov.
Shakhbulatov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hudson reverses the position - he's now on top in Shakhbulatov's guard.
Hudson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Shakhbulatov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson preventing the sweep.
Hudson trying to control but Shakhbulatov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shakhbulatov trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shakhbulatov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shakhbulatov 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.
Shakhbulatov wants to control from the top but Hudson keeps moving.
Rustam Shakhbulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jeff Hudson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hudson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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 Rustam Shakhbulatov.
I think Hudson 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Hudson!
Jeff Hudson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Screw Ewe (ranked 844 p4p, 95 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 538 p4p, 63 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
22
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phetboonme, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phetboonme.
Ewe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ewe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
Ewe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ewe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Ewe working aggressively here.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
Phetboonme stalling in the clinch.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Ewe has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Ewe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewe has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Ewe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Ewe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ewe misses with a body punch.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Ewe.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewe.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Ewe is working Phetboonme over against the cage.
Ewe lands with a short shot to the head.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ewe tries to work over Phetboonme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Ewe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
A shot in the inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Ewe.
Phetboonme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ewe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phetboonme can turn it around.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Ewe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewe working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ewe.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Ewe working aggressively here.
Ewe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ewe.
Ewe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
Ewe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme has a couple of punches blocked by Ewe.
Ewe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ewe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ewe takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Ewe misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Ewe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ewes head.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ewe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ewe lands a nice uppercut.
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ewe blocks an uppercut.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewe gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewe blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ewe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ewe as Phetboonme tries to tie him up.
Ewe misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Screw Ewe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ewe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Ewe's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ewe.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Ewe.
Phetboonme bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab lands there for Ewe.
Phetboonme tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ewe is able to avoid easily.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Ewe.
Ewe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Phetboonme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ewe clinches up with Phetboonme and pushes him back against the cage.
Phetboonme swings wildly with an uppercut but Ewe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Ewe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ewe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewe misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Ewe scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme is leaning against Ewe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ewe gets through Phetboonme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phetboonme pushes Ewe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phetboonme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
Phetboonme is leaning against Ewe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a punch but it's blocked by Ewe.
A right handed body shot lands from Phetboonme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Ewe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Phetboonme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phetboonme has a couple of punches blocked by Ewe.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Ewe.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Screw Ewe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phetboonme can't find room to land a body shot as Ewe controls the action.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme pushes Ewe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Phetboonme.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ewes head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the head.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Ewe controls his hands.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Ewe avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Ewe lands a shot to the body.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
Ewe lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Phetboonme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ewe's elbow.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Ewe.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ewe is rocked!
Phetboonme pushes Ewe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ewe moves into the clinch.
Ewe has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Nice body punch from Phetboonme - that landed with a thud.
Ewe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Ewe.
Ewe letting Phetboonme take a breather here.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ewe.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phetboonme pushes Ewe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Ewe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Ewe seems to have got his legs back now.
Ewe lands a body punch.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Phetboonme.
Ewe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ewe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Ewe blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ewe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Ewe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe throws a punch but it's blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ewe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ewe.
Phetboonme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ewe's elbow.
Phetboonme tries to work over Ewe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ewe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ewe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Phetboonme backwards.
Ewe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phetboonme or not.
Ewe misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Ewe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ewe.
Phetboonme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phetboonme lands with a left to the head.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ewe can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Ewe backwards.
Ewe tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Phetboonme.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ewe scores with a shot to the side of Phetboonme's head.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewe misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Ewe swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Ewe misses with a punch to the body.
Ewe works on Phetboonme's body with a couple of short punches.
Ewe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Ewe tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Ewe back against the cage.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Ewe's ribcage. Ewe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ewe misses with some punches.
Ewe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ewe's elbow.
Ewe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Phetboonme presses Ewe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Ewe.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Ewe's ribcage. Ewe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme digs a right hand underneath Ewe's ribcage. Ewe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with a light punch inside.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ewe or not.
Phetboonme lands a shot to the body.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Ewe prevents a body shot from Phetboonme.
Ewe throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike.
Phetboonme pushes Ewe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Ewe fails to land.
A short uppercut from Phetboonme.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongchai Phetboonme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phetboonme 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 244 p4p, 25 weight class) and Floyd Maybetter (ranked 388 p4p, 42 weight class). Gagnon comes to the cage accompanied by Annihilator - King of the Kill. Maybetter has chosen Don't Stop The Funk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Floyd Maybetter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
199 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Maybetter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gagnon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Maybetter's head but Maybetter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Maybetter misses.
Maybetter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Maybetter.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gagnon digs a good body shot into Maybetter's ribs.
Maybetter tries to bum rush Gagnon with a series of wild strikes but Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maybetter misses with a straight left.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Maybetter.
Gagnon cracks a nice hook into Maybetter's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Maybetter misses its intended target.
Gagnon is looking for a counter combo.
Gagnon clinches up with Maybetter and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Gagnon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Gagnon scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maybetter misses with a punch on the inside.
Maybetter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gagnon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maybetter being controlled against the cage.
Maybetter prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maybetter lands an uppercut.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
A short right from Gagnon on the inside.
Gagnon pulls guard.
Gagnon managing to control the position.
Maybetter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maybetter manages to get himself to full guard.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Maybetter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gagnon forces his way into half guard.
Gagnon wants to advance to full mount but Maybetter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maybetter wants to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gagnon throwing strikes from guard but Maybetter blocks nicely.
Gagnon stands and throws Maybetter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maybetter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gagnon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gagnon advances to full mount.
Gagnon looking to control but Maybetter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gagnon fails to take his opponent's back.
Maybetter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Maybetter tries to lock up and control but Gagnon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maybetter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gagnon working for a guillotine from mount but Maybetter is in no mood to give up.
Maybetter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gagnon forces the positional change into back control.
Gagnon working for the choke.
Gagnon just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Maybetter trying to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maybetter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon is looking to wear down Maybetter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheers as Gagnon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maybetter doesn't seem phased though.
Gagnon throws the left hand but Maybetter avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Gagnon.
Gagnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gagnon is trying to move to mount but Maybetter reverses beautifully and ends up in Gagnon's guard.
Maybetter is fighting to break Gagnon's control of his arms but Gagnon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gagnon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Maybetter is defending well. Gagnon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Maybetter has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gagnon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Luc Gagnon 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
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
