 |
UCF 2: Demonic Games PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wacco Longbardo (ranked 5702 p4p, 502 weight class) and Mike Cox (ranked 24815 p4p, 604 weight class). Wacco Longbardo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
187 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wacco Longbardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cox!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Longbardo. Those never looked like landing.
Longbardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Longbardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cox counters with a one-two to the body.
Longbardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Longbardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Longbardo moves into range and clinches up with Cox.
Longbardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Mike Cox has been cut.
Longbardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Longbardo clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Longbardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee calls for Longbardo to work.
Longbardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longbardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
Cox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Longbardo has Cox pushed against the cage.
Longbardo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longbardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cox avoids the body shot from Longbardo.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox misses with a combination
and Longbardo counters with a huge left! Cox is in big trouble! He's backing up but Longbardo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Cox from any more damage. A dominating finish by Longbardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wacco Longbardo!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shoot Horn (ranked 4886 p4p, 465 weight class) and Billy Hopkins (ranked 7914 p4p, 560 weight class). Horn comes to the cage accompanied by R.L. Grime - Feel Free. Shoot Horn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shoot Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins digs a good body shot into Horn's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Hopkins. Beautiful body shot.
Horn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hopkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Billy Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn needs to keep his hands up - Hopkins had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Horn is rocked!
Hopkins throws an overhand right that drops Horn like a sack of potatoes! Hopkins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Hopkins!
Billy Hopkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Shoot Horn stepped up to the mic, saying 'NOOOOO, I need to keep practicing....'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Achmed Khan (ranked 4107 p4p, 415 weight class) and Joseph Lowry (ranked 6332 p4p, 514 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
|
| |
|
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 Las Vegas, Achmed Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Lowry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Khan misses.
Lowry moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowry swinging wildly here.
Khan wants to clinch up but Lowry keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowry momentarily.
Khan clinches.
Lowry tries to break free but Khan pushes him back against the cage.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry prevents a body shot from Khan.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Lowry blocks a body shot from Khan.
Lowry prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowry.
Khan has Lowry pressed against the cage, preventing Lowry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lowry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lowry misses with a few strikes there.
Lowry lands with a nice body punch.
Lowry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lowry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowry throws a front kick aimed at Khan's knee but Khan avoids it well.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowry manages to avoid it.
Lowry digs a good body shot into Khan's ribs.
A nice combination there by Lowry.
It looks like Achmed Khan has been cut.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowry lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowry misses with a combination
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Lowry is trying to break free.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Lowry working hard to break the clinch.
Lowry can't break the clinch.
Lowry tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lowry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowry is trying to break the clinch but Khan has him pressed against the cage.
Khan prevents Lowry from breaking the clinch.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowry backwards.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowry avoids the body shot from Khan.
A big right from Khan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan jabs Lowry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Lowry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Khan moves out of range as Lowry throws a body kick.
Lowry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lowry.
Lowry looks winded!
Lowry throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan's corner calls for a 1-2. Khan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lowry throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan avoids the head kick by Lowry.
Khan throws a body punch but Lowry moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph Lowry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Lowry's shoulder, as Lowry tries to avoid the shot.
Khan moves out of range as Lowry throws a body kick.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowry counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowry blocks a jab.
Lowry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Lowry fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Lowry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achmed Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khan avoids the body shot from Lowry.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Lowry is out of range.
Lowry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Lowry lands a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lowry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khan drives through and clinches with Lowry against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry blocks an uppercut.
Lowry prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lowry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lowry breaks from the clinch.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Lowry moves away and avoids it.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowry counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lowry does no damage.
Lowry defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lowry throws a one two combo.
Lowry is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Khan blocks the low kick.
Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lowry.
Lowry moves away from the strike by Khan.
Joseph Lowry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowry misses with a combination
and Lowry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowry.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Lowry is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Lowry wants to break free but Khan has control.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Lowry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowry moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowry avoids the body shot from Khan.
Lowry tries to counter with a clinch but Khan shakes him off and moves away.
Lowry defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Khan finds it's target.
Khan throws a hook but Lowry blocks it.
The fighters circling - Lowry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a hook but Lowry blocks it.
Lowry is looking for the big counter here.
Lowry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lowry swinging wildly here.
Lowry throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowry tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lowry doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowry tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan clinches up against the cage.
Khan lands a body shot.
Lowry tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Lowry.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan digs a right hand into Lowry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lowry's gas tank.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Achmed Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achmed Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan throws a hook to the side of Lowry's head but Lowry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lowry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lowry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Lowry. Those never looked like landing.
Khan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan tries to clinch but Lowry is having none of it.
Khan swings for the body but Lowry moves out of range.
Lowry misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Khan misses.
Lowry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowry tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowry throws out the jab.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Lowry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Lowry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowry.
Lowry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Lowry misses the shot to the body.
Khan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowry.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joseph Lowry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowry throws a head kick that misses.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowry manages to avoid it.
Khan feints and as Lowry raises his hands in defense, Khan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lowry manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan is working for takedown but Lowry is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khan.
Lowry can't break the clinch.
Khan pushes Lowry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowry.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
Lowry wants to break free but Khan has control.
Khan pulls Lowry into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Khan pulls Lowry in to control the position.
Khan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Lowry from controlling successfully.
Lowry stops Khan from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is pulling down on Lowry's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowry tries to stand but Khan is controlling from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lowry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lowry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan misses with a hook.
Lowry throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Lowry. Those never looked like landing.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Lowry saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a body shot that sends Lowry's belly button to the back.
Lowry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Nice defenses there by Lowry.
Khan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowry slips under a jab from Khan.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Lowry throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Lowry ducks right into an uppercut from Khan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Lowry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khan misses the jab.
Lowry throws a body shot but no joy.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lowry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Achmed Khan.
I think Khan 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achmed Khan!
Our winner, Achmed Khan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puncher McBoxingMan (ranked 4927 p4p, 560 weight class) and Toxic Hell (ranked 4342 p4p, 521 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
27
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
188 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher McBoxingMan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toxic Hell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBoxingMan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hell finds it's way round the side to connect with McBoxingMan's head.
Hell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hell cracks McBoxingMan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch but Hell is having none of it.
McBoxingMan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hell.
McBoxingMan drives through with a takedown into Hell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hell pulls McBoxingMan in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBoxingMan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hell is pulling down on McBoxingMan's head to control his posture.
McBoxingMan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell controls McBoxingMan momentarily but McBoxingMan frees himself.
McBoxingMan controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBoxingMan is fighting to break Hell's control of his arms but Hell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hell is trying to control the position but McBoxingMan postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hell looks to land a left hand but McBoxingMan moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - McBoxingMan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Hell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McBoxingMan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan wants to pass the guard but Hell is defending well.
McBoxingMan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hell is trying to get back to full guard.
McBoxingMan passes the guard and advances to mount!
McBoxingMan takes Hell's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hell is in trouble.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell trying to control but not successfully.
What can Hell do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
McBoxingMan avoiding Hell 's attempts to control his hands.
McBoxingMan is riding his opponent, not letting Hell buck him off.
McBoxingMan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hell is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McBoxingMan off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Further stalling from McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hell is trying to break free.
Hell defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McBoxingMan's arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
What can Hell do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puncher McBoxingMan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hell looks to throw the jab but McBoxingMan is out of range.
McBoxingMan is looking to clinch.
Hell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Hell misses.
McBoxingMan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hell circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hell! But no joy.
McBoxingMan pushes Hell up against the cage in a clinch.
McBoxingMan blocks an uppercut.
McBoxingMan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hell prevents it.
Hell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McBoxingMan tries for a takedown but Hell manages to get underhooks.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but McBoxingMan avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hell tries a body shot but McBoxingMan blocks it.
Hell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBoxingMan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hell can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Hell - that landed with a thud.
Hell misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBoxingMan has Hell pressed against the cage.
Hell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puncher McBoxingMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Hell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hell stalling against the cage.
Hell lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McBoxingMan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell working aggressively here.
McBoxingMan has Hell pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hell.
A head punch on the inside from Hell fails to land.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBoxingMan successfully pulls guard.
McBoxingMan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hell is one step ahead there.
McBoxingMan has Hell pulled in close to control his posture.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because McBoxingMan is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McBoxingMan wants to sweep here but Hell controlling him for the moment.
McBoxingMan pulls Hell in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McBoxingMan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
McBoxingMan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Puncher McBoxingMan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBoxingMan walks into a stiff left hand from Hell.
McBoxingMan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hell throws a jab but it's blocked by McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Hell finds it's way through McBoxingMan's defenses.
McBoxingMan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hell.
Hell throws a shot from downtown. McBoxingMan moves away and avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch up but Hell circles away and keeps his distance.
McBoxingMan 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.
Toxic Hell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McBoxingMan wants to clinch up but Hell keeps it at a distance.
McBoxingMan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hell circles away.
Hell throws a lazy right hand but McBoxingMan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hell looks to throw the jab but McBoxingMan is out of range.
McBoxingMan feinted with a counter takedown.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hell throws out a counter right but McBoxingMan avoids it with no problem.
McBoxingMan moves away from the strike by Hell.
McBoxingMan tries to clinch up.
Hell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hell misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell throws the left hand but McBoxingMan avoids the punch easily.
McBoxingMan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell misses with a hook.
McBoxingMan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McBoxingMan darts in looking for a takedown but Hell gets double underhooks and turns McBoxingMan into the cage.
Hell throws a hook to the side of McBoxingMan's head but McBoxingMan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Hell.
Hell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan fails to land the takedown.
Hell throws a hook but McBoxingMan avoids it easily.
McBoxingMan is looking to counter the offense by Hell and move into the clinch.
McBoxingMan slips under a jab from Hell.
McBoxingMan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hell, pushing him back against the cage.
McBoxingMan is pushing Hell 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 on the inside from Hell fails to land.
The referee calls for McBoxingMan to work.
Hell tries to work over McBoxingMan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McBoxingMan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McBoxingMan prevents Hell from breaking the clinch.
McBoxingMan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBoxingMan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Puncher McBoxingMan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hell prevents a takedown attempt there.
McBoxingMan wants to stall.
Hell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBoxingMan backwards.
McBoxingMan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Toxic Hell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Hell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McBoxingMan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for McBoxingMan to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Puncher McBoxingMan.
McBoxingMan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hell as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell scores with a jab. McBoxingMan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McBoxingMan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBoxingMan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hell throws an overhand right that lands on McBoxingMan's shoulder, as McBoxingMan tries to avoid the shot.
Hell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McBoxingMan.
Hell throws a big shot that misses.
McBoxingMan forces Hell back against the cage and clinches.
Hell gets underhooks to prevent McBoxingMan's takedown attempt.
McBoxingMan is trying to pull guard but Hell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hell being controlled against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBoxingMan stalling in the clinch but Hell improves position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toxic Hell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toxic Hell!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
30% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lothbrok (ranked 3707 p4p, 332 weight class) and Dimitri Petrovich (ranked 6087 p4p, 447 weight class). Lothbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Vikings. Petrovich has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Dimitri Petrovich looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
20
221 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrovich!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok connects with a body shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Petrovich has eaten all the pies!
Petrovich looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Lothbrok as he connects with a hook.
Petrovich has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lothbrok cracks Petrovich with a big right hand and Petrovich goes down!
It looks like Dimitri Petrovich has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lothbrok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lothbrok is pushing down on Petrovich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrovich is fighting to maintain full guard but Lothbrok has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lothbrok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lothbrok content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Petrovich taking some punishment here, with Lothbrok in his half guard.
Petrovich is rocked!
Lothbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrovich is still in real trouble! Can Lothbrok finish him?
Lothbrok is nestled in close to Petrovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lothbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lothbrok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lothbrok sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Lothbrok seems content to control.
Lothbrok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lothbrok not doing much here.
Petrovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Lothbrok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lothbrok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrovich's head.
Well, if Lothbrok is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Lothbrok moves nicely into side control.
Lothbrok looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Petrovich is avoiding damage well.
Lothbrok looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Petrovich is avoiding damage well.
Lothbrok grinds an elbow into Petrovich's temple.
An elbow from Lothbrok crashes against the mat.
Lothbrok tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrovich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lothbrok misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Lothbrok crashes against the mat.
Lothbrok throws an elbow but Petrovich slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lothbrok is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lothbrok throws an elbow but Petrovich slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok controls the position from side control.
Lothbrok tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrovich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lothbrok in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lothbrok controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lothbrok creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Petrovich 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.
Lothbrok remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Petrovich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lothbrok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok is trying to get an arm triangle but Petrovich is defending well.
Lothbrok in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lothbrok controls the position from side control.
Lothbrok postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lothbrok moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lothbrok is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petrovich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Lothbrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Petrovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lothbrok lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrovich gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lothbrok gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Lothbrok!
Bjorn Lothbrok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Roach (ranked 3264 p4p, 342 weight class) and Oskar Klavan (ranked 4219 p4p, 416 weight class). The key to victory for Roy Roach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oskar Klavan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach fails to land with a series of punches.
Klavan takes one to the side of the head.
Roach tries to bum rush Klavan with a series of wild strikes but Klavan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Klavan misses.
We've been told by Roach's head coaches at 805 Beast's House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
No joy there for Roach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klavan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Roach missing with a left hand there. Klavan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Roach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klavan doesn't seem phased though.
Klavan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roach sprawls well. Roach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klavan gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klavan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roach.
Klavan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Roach lands a right hand from hell, dropping Klavan. Roach pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Roach!
Roy Roach bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahed Tamimi (ranked 3031 p4p, 145 weight class) and Seamus MacNamara (ranked 2275 p4p, 116 weight class). MacNamara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ramones - I Wanna Live. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
26
134 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
150 cm
20
111 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahed Tamimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara moves out of range as Tamimi strikes.
Tamimi throws an overhand right that lands on MacNamara's shoulder, as MacNamara tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Tamimi misses.
Tamimi throws out a loose jab but MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tamimi misses the target.
Tamimi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tamimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Tamimi.
MacNamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacNamara connects with a body shot that sends Tamimi's belly button to the back.
Tamimi looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
Tamimi misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Tamimi finds it's target.
Tamimi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamimi misses the jab.
Tamimi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNamara moves away from the strike by Tamimi.
MacNamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tamimi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamimi throws a looping overhand right but MacNamara ducks down to avoid it.
Tamimi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara counters with a thumping low kick.
MacNamara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
MacNamara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tamimi tries to bum rush MacNamara with a series of wild strikes but MacNamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamimi blocks a jab.
Tamimi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tamimi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
MacNamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamimi. MacNamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by MacNamara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamimi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacNamara throws a head kick but Tamimi moves out of range.
Tamimi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tamimi misses with an uppercut.
Tamimi shoots in looking for a takedown but MacNamara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tamimi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
MacNamara tries a quick counter leg kick but Tamimi is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamimi ducks right into an uppercut from MacNamara.
Tamimi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamimi scores with a sloppy right hand. MacNamara should have avoided that one.
Tamimi misses with a left hand
and MacNamara counters with a low kick, right behind Tamimi 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
Tamimi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacNamara. MacNamara obviously looking to wear him down.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
A swing and a miss from Tamimi.
Tamimi shoots in for a takedown but MacNamara shows good takedown defense.
Tamimi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacNamara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tamimi misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tamimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamimi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
MacNamara feints a counter leg kick.
Tamimi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacNamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamimi scores with a shot to the body.
Tamimi takes one to the chin there.
Tamimi looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
Tamimi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
Tamimi avoids the body shot from MacNamara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamimi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
MacNamara has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tamimi is on him like a limpet, forcing MacNamara back against the cage.
MacNamara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Tamimi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacNamara is working Tamimi over against the cage.
MacNamara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamimi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacNamara.
MacNamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tamimi manages to avoid it.
Tamimi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tamimi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacNamara.
Ahed Tamimi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacNamara slips a jab from Tamimi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamimi throws a looping overhand right but MacNamara ducks down to avoid it.
Tamimi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tamimi looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
MacNamara stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahed Tamimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacNamara looks to land a right hand but Tamimi moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara moves into range and connects with a jab.
MacNamara stuffs the takedown.
Seamus MacNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body punch but Tamimi moves out of range.
MacNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tamimi rather than just go for the knockout.
Tamimi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacNamara's hands.
Tamimi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tamimi misses with a body shot.
Tamimi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamimi misses with a looping right.
MacNamara looks to land a left hand but Tamimi moved out of range nicely.
Tamimi throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacNamara feints and then cracks Tamimi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamimi down.
Tamimi misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacNamara! But no joy.
MacNamara moves out of range as Tamimi strikes.
Tamimi throws a lazy uppercut
and MacNamara counters with a straight right hand.
MacNamara throws a hook but Tamimi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamimi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tamimi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacNamara throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus MacNamara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tamimi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
MacNamara throws a right hand that Tamimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tamimi also avoids with ease.
MacNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Tamimi misses.
Tamimi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacNamara.
Tamimi shoots in but no luck this time.
MacNamara throws a counter combo.
Tamimi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamimi misses with a hook. MacNamara ducked under it nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacNamara 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.
Tamimi throws a hook but MacNamara avoids it easily.
Tamimi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamimi looks to throw the jab but MacNamara is out of range.
MacNamara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tamimi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacNamara moves out of range as Tamimi strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamimi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacNamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamimi misses with the combination.
Tamimi misses with a two punch combination.
Tamimi shoots for a double leg takedown but MacNamara sprawls well. He's pushed Tamimi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
MacNamara feints and then cracks Tamimi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamimi down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamimi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
MacNamara moves out of range as Tamimi strikes.
MacNamara fakes the leg kick and cracks Tamimi in the body.
Tamimi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
MacNamara throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamimi.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacNamara misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamimi throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
MacNamara lands with a shot to the body.
Tamimi blocks a jab.
Tamimi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamimi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamimi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tamimi misses.
MacNamara is looking to land body kicks.
Tamimi throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tamimi works over MacNamara's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Tamimi both land. Nice combination.
Tamimi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamimi is looking to counter punch.
MacNamara tries to bum rush Tamimi with a series of wild strikes but Tamimi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacNamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
Tamimi throws a hook but MacNamara avoids it easily.
MacNamara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
MacNamara lands a leg kick that knocks Tamimi off balance momentarily.
MacNamara misses with a two punch combination.
Tamimi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamimi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tamimi throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara feints and then cracks Tamimi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tamimi down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamimi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Tamimi.
Tamimi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamimi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacNamara.
A slapping body kick lands there for MacNamara.
Tamimi throws a hook but MacNamara blocks it.
MacNamara throws a sloppy head kick and Tamimi moves out of range easily.
Tamimi misses with a straight right.
Tamimi misses with an uppercut.
MacNamara misses with an uppercut. Tamimi saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacNamara. Tamimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacNamara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tamimi misses with a straight right.
Tamimi throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacNamara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tamimi throws a poor cross that misses
and MacNamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamimi throws a hook to the side of MacNamara's head but MacNamara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tamimi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacNamara ducks under a wild hook from Tamimi.
MacNamara lands a leg kick that knocks Tamimi off balance momentarily.
Tamimi throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Tamimi.
Tamimi dodges the punch combination from MacNamara.
Tamimi throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tamimi throws a shot from downtown. MacNamara moves away and avoids it.
Tamimi misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
Tamimi darts in looking for a takedown but MacNamara gets double underhooks and turns Tamimi into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahed Tamimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacNamara lands a nice hook to Tamimi's body. Tamimi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacNamara swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seamus MacNamara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Tamimi looks to land a left hand but MacNamara moved out of range nicely.
Tamimi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacNamara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
MacNamara misses with a wild combination.
Tamimi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacNamara counters with an inside leg kick.
MacNamara is looking to slow Tamimi down with leg kicks.
MacNamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamimi.
MacNamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamimi.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Tamimi throws a hook but MacNamara blocks it.
MacNamara swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tamimi misses.
Tamimi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tamimi looks to throw the jab but MacNamara is out of range.
MacNamara misses the shot to the body.
Tamimi is looking to counter punch.
Tamimi misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and MacNamara releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamimi misses with an uppercut. MacNamara saw that one coming.
Tamimi misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacNamara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
MacNamara scores with a body shot.
Tamimi throws a hook but MacNamara avoids it easily.
Tamimi misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Tamimi.
MacNamara scores with a shot to the body.
MacNamara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamimi's sensitive parts.
MacNamara slips a jab from Tamimi.
Tamimi misses with an uppercut
and MacNamara counters with a nice body kick.
MacNamara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacNamara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamimi.
Tamimi thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacNamara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ahed Tamimi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacNamara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
MacNamara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tamimi.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
MacNamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
MacNamara throws a counter combo.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
MacNamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamimi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacNamara defends it nicely.
MacNamara looks to throw the jab but Tamimi is out of range.
Tamimi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tamimi blocks a head kick by MacNamara.
Tamimi misses with a takedown attempt
and MacNamara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahed Tamimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamimi throws the left hand but MacNamara avoids the punch easily.
MacNamara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamimi.
MacNamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Tamimi misses.
MacNamara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacNamara slips under a jab from Tamimi.
MacNamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamimi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from MacNamara misses.
MacNamara misses with a wild body shot.
Tamimi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacNamara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacNamara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
MacNamara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamimi takes a step back to recover.
Tamimi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacNamara thows a body kick. Tamimi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacNamara staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by MacNamara.
Tamimi looks to land a right hand but MacNamara moved out of range.
MacNamara blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamimi throws a jab but it's blocked by MacNamara.
MacNamara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
MacNamara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tamimi will feel that in the morning.
Tamimi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacNamara lands a nice shot that snaps Tamimi's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamimi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tamimi misses with a looping left.
MacNamara scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamimi throws a right hand that misses
and MacNamara counters with a nice body shot.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Tamimi's body.
MacNamara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tamimi on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacNamara, right into the meat.
Tamimi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacNamara thows a body kick. Tamimi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacNamara jabs Tamimi right on the nose. Tamimi blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacNamara 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
During a confident post fight interview, Seamus MacNamara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Happy (ranked 2231 p4p, 253 weight class) and Brian Sonn (ranked 3683 p4p, 360 weight class). Happy comes into the arena with Tequila vs Mr Happy blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Happy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Sonn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy has closed the distance and engaged Sonn in a clinch.
Happy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonn backwards.
Happy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Happy misses with some punches.
Sonn is trying to push Happy away but Happy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Happy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sonn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sonn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Happy.
Sonn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Happy.
Happy lands an uppercut.
Sonn is rocked!
Happy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sonn with a big uppercut! Sonn tries to clinch up but Happy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sonn to the mat! Sonn covers up and Happy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mister Happy!
Mister Happy is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mister Happy thanked Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent 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
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
