 |
DSC STRIKE 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Dikchyi (ranked 6155 p4p, 529 weight class) and Allistar Thorn (ranked 23810 p4p, 659 weight class). Dimitri Dikchyi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Dikchyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn instigates a clinch.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dikchyi misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dikchyi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dikchyi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dikchyi working aggressively here.
Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorn taking a breather.
Thorn slows down the pace here.
Thorn has Dikchyi pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn prevents Dikchyi from breaking the clinch.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
A hook to the body from Thorn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikchyi can't break the clinch.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thorn cracks Dikchyi with a nice body shot.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thorn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dikchyi up against the cage.
Thorn controlling the action here for a moment.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dikchyi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thorn is working Dikchyi over against the cage.
Thorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorn is leaning against Dikchyi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dikchyi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dikchyi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Dikchyi's ribcage. Dikchyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Thorn.
Dikchyi is breathing heavily.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Dikchyi.
Dikchyi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dikchyi backwards.
Thorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thorn.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dikchyi misses with a looping right.
Thorn pushes Dikchyi up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dikchyi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dikchyi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thorn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Thorn cracks Dikchyi with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dikchyi.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Dikchyi's ribcage. Dikchyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn presses Dikchyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Thorn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorn.
Thorn gets through Dikchyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Dikchyi's ribcage. Dikchyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
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!
Thorn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Thorn.
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
Thorn digs a right hand underneath Dikchyi's ribcage. Dikchyi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dikchyi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorn is pushing Dikchyi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dikchyi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Dikchyi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorn.
Thorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorn lands a nice elbow.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thorn.
Thorn has Dikchyi pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allistar Thorn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dikchyi defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Dikchyi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorn.
Dikchyi missing with a left hand there. Thorn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dikchyi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dikchyi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thorn takes a swing at Dikchyi's ribcage but misses.
Thorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dikchyi if he has to take too many more of those.
Dikchyi misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorn! But no joy.
Thorn throws a nice inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thorn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dikchyi moves out of range as Thorn throws a body kick.
Allistar Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikchyi misses the shot to the body.
Dikchyi looks to land a right hand but Thorn moved out of range.
Dikchyi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dikchyi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorn can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dikchyi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thorn eats them both and turns towards Dikchyi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikchyi throws a series of punches but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn lands a big head kick that sends Dikchyi tumbling to the mat! Thorn takes a step backwards and waves Dikchyi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dikchyi is rocked!
Thorn connects with a nice cross there... Dikchyi is looking wobbly and Thorn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Dikchyi to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Thorn jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Allistar Thorn!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Brawler V (ranked 7772 p4p, 629 weight class) and Ola Lundqvist (ranked 6253 p4p, 550 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
183 cm
18
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Brawler V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ola Lundqvist!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler V misses with a series of wild punches.
Lundqvist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brawler V looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Brawler V. No joy for Lundqvist on that attempt.
Brawler V really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brawler V connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Brawler V finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brawler V connects with a solid leg kick.
Brawler V chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brawler V scores with a head kick.
Lundqvist takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brawler V pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brawler V connects with a leg kick. Lundqvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brawler V connects with a leg kick. Lundqvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler V with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brawler V buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brawler V misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Brawler V.
Lundqvist closes the distance and clinches up with Brawler V, looking for a takedown. Lundqvist pushes Brawler V against the cage but Brawler V circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lundqvist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brawler V connects with a leg kick. Lundqvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lundqvist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brawler V throws a sloppy head kick and Lundqvist moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Brawler V.
Brawler V with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lundqvist shoots in looking for a takedown. Brawler V tries to sprawl out of it but Lundqvist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brawler V manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Will Brawler V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Lundqvist.
Brawler V connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundqvist takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lundqvist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Will Brawler V is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brawler V throws a nice head kick!
Brawler V throws a head kick that Lundqvist semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawler V.
Lundqvist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brawler V appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brawler V gets caught flat footed, as Lundqvist shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brawler V has his feet on Lundqvist's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lundqvist looks winded!
Lundqvist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brawler V as he jumps to the side.
Lundqvist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brawler V defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundqvist clinches.
Brawler V tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundqvist's elbow.
Lundqvist can't break the clinch.
Brawler V landing knees to the body.
Brawler V manages to break the clinch.
Lundqvist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brawler V lands a leg kick that knocks Lundqvist off balance momentarily.
Lundqvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Brawler V cracks Lundqvist with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler V lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lundqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brawler V.
Brawler V jabs at Lundqvist's body.
Brawler V lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lundqvist's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler V scoring well with a low kick there.
Lundqvist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brawler V goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lundqvist chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brawler V can pounce on him.
Will Brawler V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lundqvist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brawler V counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brawler V moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Brawler V.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Brawler V dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brawler V connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler V moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brawler V is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lundqvist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brawler V counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lundqvist's knee momentarily.
Brawler V throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lundqvist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Brawler V.
Brawler V slaps away a takedown attempt from Lundqvist, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brawler V seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lundqvist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lundqvist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundqvist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brawler V breaks the clinch.
Brawler V scores with a head kick. Lundqvist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brawler V.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler V throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brawler V misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Brawler V as Lundqvist shoots in.
Lundqvist is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Brawler V lands but Lundqvist takes it in his stride.
Brawler V throws a right and a left that Lundqvist avoids nicely.
Brawler V throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundqvist moves into the clinch successfully.
Brawler V breaks the clinch.
Lundqvist clinches up against the cage.
Lundqvist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lundqvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Brawler V manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundqvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Lundqvist looks to move away, Brawler V throws a big counter combo but Lundqvist just gets out of the way.
Will Brawler V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Lundqvist.
Brawler V throws a nice inside leg kick.
Will Brawler V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brawler V displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lundqvist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundqvist darts in looking for a takedown but Brawler V gets double underhooks and turns Lundqvist into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lundqvist steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brawler V. That one must have hurt.
Brawler V lands a nice looking body shot.
Will Brawler V is winning the standup battle so far.
Brawler V feints and then cracks Lundqvist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lundqvist down.
Brawler V scores with a one two! Lundqvist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brawler V lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brawler V throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brawler V dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lundqvist. That did some damage!
Brawler V lands a leg kick that knocks Lundqvist off balance momentarily.
Brawler V throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lundqvist.
Brawler V looks to land a combination but Lundqvist avoids it well.
Lundqvist raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brawler V lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundqvist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brawler V wants to get back to his feet but Lundqvist drags him back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lundqvist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lundqvist takes a little break here. Brawler V wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler V is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lundqvist has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brawler V is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundqvist can do to turn this around?
Lundqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brawler V keeps working.
Lundqvist prevents Brawler V from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lundqvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Brawler V manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundqvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good leg kick by Brawler V there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brawler V cracks a nice hook into Lundqvist's ribs.
Lundqvist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brawler V, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Brawler V dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brawler V chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brawler V lands a leg kick that knocks Lundqvist off balance momentarily.
Lundqvist misses with a body kick.
Brawler V buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brawler V connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler V lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lundqvist scores with a takedown into Brawler V's guard.
Lundqvist won't allow Brawler V to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundqvist decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lundqvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left and a right from Brawler V both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundqvist clinches up with Brawler V and pushes him back against the cage.
Lundqvist is working for takedown but Brawler V is calmly controlling the position for now.
Our sources have told us that Brawler V has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lundqvist letting Brawler V take a breather here.
Brawler V keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lundqvist's efforts to push away.
Brawler V looking to stall.
Lundqvist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brawler V pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Brawler V there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brawler V plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler V throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundqvist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brawler V.
Brawler V stuffs the takedown attempt from Lundqvist. Lundqvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Will Brawler V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Lundqvist.
Brawler V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lundqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Brawler V fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brawler V lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler V.
Brawler V lands a head kick. Lundqvist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundqvist clinches with his opponent.
Brawler V's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Brawler V.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Lundqvist blocks the leg kick.
Lundqvist drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brawler V defends it well.
Lundqvist pushes Brawler V up against the cage in a clinch.
Lundqvist missing with knees to the body.
Brawler V with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lundqvist is trying to break the clinch but Brawler V has him pressed against the cage.
Brawler V breaks the clinch.
Brawler V lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lundqvist throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brawler V's waist but Brawler V gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lundqvist off to one side.
Brawler V is looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Brawler V.
Lundqvist fails with the takedown.
Brawler V fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lundqvist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler V.
Lundqvist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brawler V tries to avoid it but Lundqvist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brawler V to the ground. Brawler V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brawler V swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lundqvist.
Brawler V lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lundqvist's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundqvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Brawler V manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lundqvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lundqvist has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick lands from Brawler V.
Ola Lundqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Brawler V is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brawler V throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Brawler V showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brawler V, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Brawler V!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Torres (ranked 25126 p4p, 652 weight class) and Boris Beezlebub (ranked 5377 p4p, 489 weight class). Beezlebub has chosen Nobody Speak as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Beezlebub!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Beezlebub sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beezlebub now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Beezlebub.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beezlebub pinned against the cage. Beezlebub gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres tries to clinch but Beezlebub moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beezlebub.
Beezlebub has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Torres is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Beezlebub scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beezlebub is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres clinches with his opponent.
Beezlebub is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beezlebub is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Beezlebub is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beezlebub wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beezlebub in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Beezlebub wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beezlebub breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beezlebub jabs at Torres's body.
Boris Beezlebub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beezlebub throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Beezlebub looks to move away, Torres throws a big counter combo but Beezlebub just gets out of the way.
Beezlebub turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beezlebub tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres tries to clinch but Beezlebub moves out of range.
Beezlebub bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Beezlebub throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Beezlebub scoring well with a low kick there.
Torres fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Beezlebub.
Beezlebub stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Beezlebub punishes Torres's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beezlebub scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Beezlebub scores with a four punch combination!
Beezlebub throws a head kick that misses.
Beezlebub wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beezlebub misses with a body shot.
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Beezlebub sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beezlebub moves away.
A punch combination from Beezlebub misses.
Beezlebub lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Beezlebub misses.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beezlebub is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Beezlebub circles away and we're back to standing.
Boris Beezlebub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beezlebub lands with an overhand left.
Donk. Beezlebub catches Torres right on the button with a cross.
Torres is rocked!
Beezlebub throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beezlebub cracks Torres with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Torres falls to his knees and Beezlebub doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Beezlebub!
After the big win, Boris Beezlebub made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135) and telling the interviewer how much he loves 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
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McGillicutty (ranked 8501 p4p, 615 weight class) and Malcolm Craig (ranked 5160 p4p, 479 weight class). McGillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Head Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
18
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
169 cm
30
147 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McGillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig rushes McGillicutty and presses him up against the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig stalling the fight.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
McGillicutty tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGillicutty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craig throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty breaks from the clinch.
Craig cracks McGillicutty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Craig pushes McGillicutty up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig has McGillicutty pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicutty fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGillicutty.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Craig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGillicutty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGillicutty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
McGillicutty being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicutty fails to land.
Craig has McGillicutty pushed against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
Craig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGillicutty being controlled against the cage.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGillicuttys head.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig is pushing McGillicutty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
McGillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig rushes McGillicutty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craig pushes McGillicutty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Craig.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Craig taking a breather.
Craig digs a right hand into McGillicutty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGillicutty's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craig with a jab.
Craig clinches with his opponent.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
McGillicutty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Craig. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Craig cracks McGillicutty with a nice body shot.
McGillicutty can't break the clinch.
Craig lands a left hand.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
McGillicutty wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty trying to control the position but instead, Craig has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGillicutty into the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig has McGillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing McGillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Craig stalling the fight.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Craig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
McGillicutty lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGillicutty.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
Nice body punch from Craig.
Craig scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Craig stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig avoiding damage.
Craig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGillicutty swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGillicuttys head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Craig slows down the pace here.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of McGillicutty's head.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Craig's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Craig continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
McGillicutty working hard to break the clinch.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craig has McGillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing McGillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Craig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
Craig lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig just leaning against McGillicutty, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Craig.
McGillicutty throws a sloppy body shot
and Craig counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Craig forces McGillicutty back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McGillicutty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but McGillicutty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig lands a jab to McGillicutty's midsection.
Craig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Craig as the two fighters clinch.
Craig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malcolm Craig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig just leaning against McGillicutty, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGillicutty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Craig as the two fighters clinch.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
McGillicutty misses with some punches.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
McGillicutty avoids the elbow strike from Craig, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGillicutty or not.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Malcolm Craig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty misses with the head strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Craig is working McGillicutty over against the cage.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGillicutty wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGillicutty up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGillicutty.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
McGillicutty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
McGillicutty tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
McGillicutty misses with a punch to the body.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGillicutty misses with the head strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Craig.
McGillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John McGillicutty 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!
Craig closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Craig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Craig 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Craig!
Malcolm Craig opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, John McGillicutty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you win. Sometimes you pick a fight with your opponent in the parking garage post-fight.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hizer (ranked 6269 p4p, 553 weight class) and Shjon Luis (ranked 5039 p4p, 475 weight class). Hizer comes to the cage accompanied by Papa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
196 cm
24
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
|
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Hizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shjon Luis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luis looks for a takedown but Hizer sprawls well.
Hizer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luis shoots in but Hizer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hizer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hizer wants to stand but Luis is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis stands up from Hizer's guard - Luis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Luis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luis shoots in but Hizer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hans Hizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shjon Luis.
Nice sprawl there from Hizer as Luis shoots in.
Hizer lands a slapping body shot.
Luis has managed to clinch.
Luis working aggressively here.
Hizer tries to throw a body punch but Luis avoids it by throwing Hizer back against the cage.
Hizer misses with a punch to the body.
Luis fails to pull guard.
Hizer prevents the takedown attempt.
Hizer working hard to break the clinch.
Hizer throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hizer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hizer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luis looks winded!
Hizer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luis is controlling him.
Hizer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luis looking to pass the guard.
Luis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hizer seems keen to control Luis's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hizer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hizer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hizer misses with a straight right.
Luis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hizer just misses with a punch to the body.
Luis needs to keep his hands up - Hizer had a free shot at his head there.
Luis looks to land a combination but Hizer avoids it well.
Hizer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hizer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luis is out of range and Hizer settles back down.
Luis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Hizer.
Luis avoids the body shot from Hizer.
Hizer misses with a body punch
and Luis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hizer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Luis wants to clinch
and Hizer counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 Hans Hizer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hizer defends it nicely.
A combination from Hizer does no damage.
Hizer stuffs the takedown attempt from Luis. Luis gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hizer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hizer won't be happy with that.
Hizer struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hizer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Luis.
Hizer tries to buck Luis off but Luis is having none of it.
Luis is trying to get an arm triangle but Hizer is defending well.
Luis decides to stand back up.
Hizer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Luis misses with a takedown
and Hizer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hans Hizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shjon Luis.
Luis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hizer lunges at Luis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luis's hand.
Luis shoots in for a double leg but Hizer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hizer throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
Luis rushes Hizer and presses him up against the cage.
Luis prevents Hizer from breaking the clinch.
Luis pulls guard.
Hizer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hizer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hizer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Luis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hizer defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luis keeping moving, preventing Hizer from controlling successfully.
Hizer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Luis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hans Hizer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hizer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hizer throws out a loose jab but Luis uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Luis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Luis wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hizer misses its target.
Hizer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hizer misses with a wild body shot.
Hizer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luis.
Hizer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Hizer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hizer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hizer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luis manages to avoid it.
Luis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hizer is trying to break free.
Hizer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hizer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hizer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hizer's waist but Hizer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luis off to one side.
Hizer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Donk. Hizer catches Luis right on the button with a cross.
Shjon Luis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hizer gets caught flat footed, as Luis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Luis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luis 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.
Luis stopping the sweep attempt from Hizer.
Luis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Luis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Luis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick by Hizer misses
and Luis counters with a left and a right that stings Hizer.
Luis blocks a jab.
Luis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hizer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luis is in Hizer's guard.
Luis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luis wants to control from the top but Hizer keeps moving.
Hizer wants to get back to his feet but Luis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hizer controlling the position.
Luis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luis has a takedown stuffed.
Hans Hizer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shjon Luis.
Hizer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luis manages to avoid it.
Luis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hizer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hizer slips a jab and a cross from Luis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luis slips under a jab from Hizer.
Luis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hizer.
Luis is looking for the big counter here.
Hizer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luis moves to clinch but Hizer breaks away
and Hizer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the liver by Hizer. Beautiful body shot.
Shjon Luis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans Hizer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hizer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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 Hans Hizer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hizer, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Hizer!
Hans Hizer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between May Floydweather (ranked 4461 p4p, 436 weight class) and Franco Crisp (ranked 7905 p4p, 613 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
17
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, May Floydweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Crisp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crisp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Floydweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Floydweather misses with the combination.
Crisp unleashes a big counter combination but Floydweather bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Floydweather.
Floydweather throws a nice looking combination but Crisp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Floydweather drops Crisp with a beautiful combination! Crisp stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Floydweather is looking for the KO!
Crisp is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crisp gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Floydweather points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Crisp wakes up just in time to hear Floydweather thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). May Floydweather!
May Floydweather decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Franco Crisp stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect to my opponent. Going to go back to the gym and get to work. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Roots (ranked 4133 p4p, 407 weight class) and Edwin Marquez (ranked 7586 p4p, 618 weight class). Levi Roots could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edwin Marquez's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
18
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Levi Roots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwin Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez slips a jab and a cross from Roots.
It seemed like Marquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Roots is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Roots takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Levi Roots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roots tries to bum rush Marquez with a series of wild strikes but Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roots moves into the clinch.
Marquez breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Marquez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Roots.
A combination from Roots does no damage.
Marquez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marquez throws a sloppy head kick and Roots moves out of range easily.
Roots appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roots thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roots throws a lazy right hand but Marquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roots throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roots throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marquez counters with a low kick, right behind Roots 's knee.
Roots instigates a clinch.
Roots breaks from the clinch.
Roots takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marquez misses with a body kick.
Marquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Roots misses.
A little jabbing left from Marquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roots clinches up against the cage.
Marquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roots fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez tries a quick counter leg kick but Roots is wise to it.
Roots is breathing heavily.
Marquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roots throws a combination. Marquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roots tests Marquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roots throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marquez.
Marquez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Roots misses with a left hand
and Marquez counters with a straight right hand.
Marquez is looking to slow Roots down with leg kicks.
Roots throws a right hand that Marquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Marquez also avoids with ease.
Marquez connects with a jab.
Roots is rocked!
Marquez lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Marquez!
Edwin Marquez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I hate your face. But, like, really. I really hate your face.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kyle (ranked 3835 p4p, 509 weight class) and Nigel Fury (ranked 8611 p4p, 778 weight class). Kyle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Barbie Girl. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel Fury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle drives through with a takedown into Fury's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kyle wants to stand but Fury has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kyle preventing the sweep.
Fury is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kyle defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kyle drops back looking for a leg! Fury is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fury manages to kick Kyle off! Kyle jumps back into Fury's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury wants to stand but Kyle is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nigel Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fury looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fury has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kyle has passed into side control.
Kyle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fury is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle decides to stand back up.
Kyle gets caught flat footed, as Fury shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fury wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Kyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kyle keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle working a defensive guard here.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Kyle.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kyle fails to land the takedown.
Kyle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kyle showed some decent athleticism there.
Kyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fury regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Kyle wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Fury is wriggling around but Kyle manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyle trying to control from Fury's half guard. Fury has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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 Mike Kyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kyle lands a head kick!
It looks like Nigel Fury has been cut.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fury is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fury gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fury looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kyle is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fury holds on and takes a little breather.
Kyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kyle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fury has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kyle has managed to get both his arms back between Fury's legs - danger averted.
Kyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Kyle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kyle lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Kyle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Fury trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fury closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kyle did well to prevent Fury getting side control.
Kyle has one foot on Fury's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Kyle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fury throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Fury finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kyle pushes Fury off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury feints and then cracks Kyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyle down.
Kyle fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kyle was covering up waiting for the punch and Fury finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fury has managed to get both his arms back between Kyle's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kyle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kyle moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Fury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fury wants to clinch.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Fury shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fury was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fury taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyle tries to buck Fury off but Fury is having none of it.
Kyle throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kyle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury stands up.
Fury misses with a kick to the body.
Kyle gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Fury just leaning against Kyle, taking a breather.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Kyle is controlling the position.
Kyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fury to keep the fight standing.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Fury lands a takedown into guard.
Kyle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle gets caught flat footed, as Fury shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury controlling from the top position.
Fury trying to control but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle trying to keep a closed guard but Fury is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fury is controlling him.
Kyle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fury wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fury closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kyle explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kyle.
Kyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Kyle. Kyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kyle gets tackled into the cage by Fury. Fury maintains the clinch.
Nigel Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Kyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nigel Fury.
I think Kyle 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Kyle!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mike Kyle waved his t-shirt featuring Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)'s logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomy Di Pietro (ranked 1556 p4p, 45 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 1355 p4p, 41 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
25
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
182 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomy Di Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Pietro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Di Pietro sets himself, and Trump steps forward looking for the clinch! Di Pietro avoids it this time.
Di Pietro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trump sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trump moves into range and clinches up with Di Pietro.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump tries to throw a body punch but Di Pietro avoids it by throwing Trump back against the cage.
Di Pietro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trump checks a leg kick.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di Pietro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trump.
Di Pietro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trump takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trump struggles to land a body shot inside as Di Pietro controls his hands.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Di Pietro blocking some punches.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
Di Pietro looking to stall.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Di Pietro misses with a body punch.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
Trump letting Di Pietro take a breather here.
Trump scores with a nice hook to the head.
Di Pietro is trying to break the clinch but Trump has him pressed against the cage.
Di Pietro has had enough of the clinch but Trump keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
It looks like Tomy Di Pietro has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Trump.
Trump keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Di Pietro's efforts to push away.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump misses with a punch on the inside.
Di Pietro can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Di Pietro working aggressively here.
Di Pietro stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Di Pietro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trump up against the cage.
Di Pietro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Di Pietro slowing the pace effectively.
Di Pietro stalling in the clinch but Trump improves position.
Trump cracks Di Pietro with a nice body shot.
Trump lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Pietro looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomy Di Pietro.
Di Pietro throws a leg kick but Trump moved away.
Good work by Trump as he checks the leg kick.
Trump closes the distance and pushes Di Pietro back into the cage.
Trump misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di Pietro wants to get back to striking at distance but Trump won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trump scores with a shoulder strike.
Di Pietro is breathing heavily.
Trump gets through Di Pietro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Di Pietro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Pietro swats away the attempt to clinch by Trump.
Di Pietro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Di Pietro misses with an uppercut. Trump saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trump tries to clinch up but Di Pietro circles away and keeps his distance.
Trump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Di Pietro wants to break free but Trump has control.
Trump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Di Pietro backwards.
Di Pietro breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Pietro keeps the fight on the outside.
Di Pietro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro is having none of it.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Di Pietro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trump is looking to clinch.
Di Pietro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro moves out of range.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Pietro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Pietro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trump takes the fight into the clinch.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomy Di Pietro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Di Pietro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trump avoids the head kick by Di Pietro.
Trump fails in his attempt to clinch.
Di Pietro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Di Pietro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Trump ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Pietro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di Pietro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trump drops his shoulder and cracks Di Pietro with a huge uppercut! Di Pietro goes down! Can Trump finish him?
Di Pietro is rocked!
Di Pietro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Di Pietro tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Pietro keeping moving, preventing Trump from controlling successfully.
Trump is stalling in the full guard.
Trump drops back looking for a leg! Di Pietro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Di Pietro manages to kick Trump off! Trump jumps back into Di Pietro's guard.
Trump keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Di Pietro's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Pietro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trump passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Di Pietro is not content to let Trump control the position.
Trump is trying to get an arm triangle but Di Pietro is defending well.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Di Pietro keeps working.
Trump misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trump is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Di Pietro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Di Pietro dodges the ground and pound from Trump.
Trump is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Di Pietro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trump in side control, throwing shots but Di Pietro defends.
Trump working the ground and pound but Di Pietro is defending the strikes.
Trump tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Trump throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Di Pietro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tomy Di Pietro's cut is getting worse.
Di Pietro is trying to escape the position but Trump is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trump misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Trump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trump tries for a kimura but Di Pietro is defending well.
Trump controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Di Pietro keeps working.
Trump postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Trump seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trump tries to score with some ground and pound. Di Pietro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Di Pietro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trump is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Di Pietro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Trump tries to score with some ground and pound. Di Pietro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Di Pietro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trump working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomy Di Pietro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trump fails with an attempt to clinch.
Di Pietro is looking to chop away at Trump's legs.
Di Pietro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trump has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Pietro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trump tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Pietro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trump blocks a jab.
Trump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Pietro. Di Pietro obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomy Di Pietro is winning the standup battle so far.
Di Pietro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trump clinches up with Di Pietro and pushes him back against the cage.
Di Pietro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Di Pietro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trump.
Di Pietro manages to break the clinch.
Di Pietro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Di Pietro misses with a low kick.
Trump clinches with his opponent.
Di Pietro misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Pietro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Di Pietro backwards.
Trump tries to work over Di Pietro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trump misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trump tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Pietro.
Nice body punch from Di Pietro - that landed with a thud.
Di Pietro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Di Pietro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trump lands with a left to the head.
Trump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Di Pietro tries to break the clinch but Trump is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro is trying to stall.
Trump lands a nice uppercut.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Di Pietro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump lands a nice shot to the body.
Di Pietro can't break the clinch.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trump misses with some punches.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Di Pietro.
Trump misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Trump.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Di Pietro manages to break the clinch.
Di Pietro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trump is looking to clinch but Di Pietro is avoiding it.
Di Pietro motions for Trump to come forward. Di Pietro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trump darts in and clinches Di Pietro up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Di Pietro.
Di Pietro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Trump fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trump.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomy Di Pietro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di Pietro tries to break free but Trump pushes him back against the cage.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Trump working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donald Trump is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Di Pietro tries to break free but Trump pushes him back against the cage.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Di Pietro wants to break free but Trump has control.
Di Pietro tries to work over Trump's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Di Pietro is trying to push Trump away but Trump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Pietro is trying to break free.
Di Pietro taking a breather.
Di Pietro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Trump blocks a body shot from Di Pietro.
Trump lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trump prevents a body shot from Di Pietro.
Di Pietro looking to slow down the pace here.
Di Pietro breaks from the clinch.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro is having none of it.
Trump tries to clinch but Di Pietro moves out of range.
Trump rushes Di Pietro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Trump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trump winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Trump!
In his post fight interview, Donald Trump started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
