 |
WeInSyd 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Brandon (ranked 22881 p4p, 630 weight class) and Ferdinand Juluk (ranked 22271 p4p, 631 weight class). Willy Brandon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
200 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Juluk!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon throws a chopping leg kick but Juluk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juluk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brandon as he avoids it easily.
Juluk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Juluk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juluk takes the fight into the clinch.
Juluk jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juluk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brandon throwing strikes from guard but Juluk blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon content to stall in guard here.
Brandon throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juluk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juluk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Juluk's guard.
Brandon landing some decent shots from guard.
Brandon stopping the sweep attempt from Juluk.
Brandon content to stall in guard here.
Brandon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Juluk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Juluk holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Juluk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandon.
Brandon keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Juluk slips under a jab from Brandon.
Brandon throws a nice looking combination but Juluk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juluk moves into the clinch.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Juluk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Juluk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Juluk decides to stand back up.
Brandon looks to land a body kick but Juluk moved away.
Brandon lands with a shot to the body.
Juluk misses with a takedown attempt - Brandon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juluk shoots in looking for a takedown. Brandon tries to sprawl out of it but Juluk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brandon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Juluk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brandon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Willy Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juluk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brandon is looking to clinch.
Juluk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Juluk moves out of range of the body kick.
Juluk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Juluk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brandon throws a head kick but Juluk moves out of range.
Juluk clinches.
Juluk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brandon working aggressively here.
Brandon breaks from the clinch.
Brandon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Juluk's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Juluk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Brandon tenderised Juluk's leg. Juluk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Juluk.
It looked like Brandon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Juluk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon throws a body shot but no joy.
Juluk fails with the takedown.
Brandon swings for the body but Juluk moves out of range.
Brandon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandon stuffs the takedown.
Juluk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown but Juluk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Brandon dominated that 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.
Brandon looks to score with a jab to the body but Juluk is just out of range.
Brandon cracks Juluk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Juluk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juluk's calf.
Brandon's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juluk wants to clinch.
Brandon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon wants to clinch but Juluk slips to the side
and Juluk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Juluk tries to sprawl but Brandon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brandon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brandon misses with a straight right.
Brandon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juluk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juluk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brandon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juluk somewhat.
Willy Brandon is winning the standup battle so far.
Juluk tries to clinch up.
Brandon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juluk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brandon misses with a looping right.
Brandon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juluk.
Juluk tries to clinch there but Brandon circles away.
Brandon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juluk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juluk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandon but Brandon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Juluk.
Juluk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Brandon.
Brandon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juluk unleashes a big counter combination but Brandon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juluk goes for a double leg but Brandon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brandon continues to drive forward.
Juluk shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juluk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandon - the referee stops the clock and Juluk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandon. Juluk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juluk dodges the punch combination from Brandon.
Juluk closes the distance and clinches up with Brandon, looking for a takedown. Juluk pushes Brandon against the cage but Brandon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Juluk is breathing heavily.
Juluk checks a low kick from Brandon.
Juluk throws a counter combo.
Brandon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Brandon.
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!
Brandon goes for a double leg but Juluk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Juluk continues to drive forward.
Brandon has Juluk up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandon misses with the head strike.
Juluk breaks from the clinch.
Brandon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juluk can do to turn this around?
Brandon wants to clinch up but Juluk keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juluk moves out of range of the strikes.
Juluk wants to counter with a clinch but Brandon pushes him away.
Juluk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brandon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Juluk looks for a takedown but Brandon sprawls well.
Brandon pushes Juluk up against the cage in a clinch.
Juluk is looking for a takedown.
Juluk blocking some punches.
Juluk breaks from the clinch.
Brandon scores with the left hand. Juluk knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandon shoots in for a double leg but Juluk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Brandon.
Brandon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brandon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juluk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandon avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Juluk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juluk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
Juluk gets tackled into the cage by Brandon. Brandon maintains the clinch.
Brandon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juluk is looking to break free of the clinch but Brandon has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juluk.
Brandon lands a damaging elbow.
Brandon tries a knee to the head but Juluk blocks it.
Brandon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juluk avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Brandon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Juluk ducks right into an uppercut from Brandon.
Willy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Brandon. No joy for Juluk on that attempt.
Juluk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juluk closes the distance and clinches up with Brandon, looking for a takedown. Juluk pushes Brandon against the cage but Brandon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brandon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juluk unleashes a big counter combination but Brandon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brandon cracks Juluk with a good jab.
Juluk darts in and clinches Brandon up against the cage.
Brandon breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Brandon. Those never looked like landing.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Juluk counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juluk is trying to drag Brandon to the mat but Brandon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Willy Brandon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinand Juluk.
Juluk tries to circle away but Brandon has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon effectively controlling the action here.
Willy Brandon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juluk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brandon stalls.
Juluk is trying to pull guard but Brandon has him pressed against the cage.
Brandon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Juluk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Brandon misses its intended target.
Juluk unleashes a big counter combination but Brandon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Juluk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a head kick but Juluk moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brandon. No joy for Juluk on that attempt.
Juluk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Juluk ducks under a wild hook from Brandon.
Juluk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brandon.
Juluk has a takedown stuffed.
Brandon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandon is looking for a counter combo.
Juluk closes the distance and clinches up with Brandon, looking for a takedown. Juluk pushes Brandon against the cage but Brandon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brandon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brandon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juluk blocks a jab.
Brandon misses with a looping left.
Brandon throws a looping overhand right but Juluk ducks down to avoid it.
Juluk dives in and grabs Brandon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes down on Juluk's head and hops out.
Brandon clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juluk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brandon just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juluk wants to get back to striking at distance but Brandon won't allow it.
Brandon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juluk's elbow.
Brandon tries to break the clinch but Juluk is controlling the position.
Brandon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brandon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Juluk.
Brandon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juluk is defending well for now.
Juluk avoids a wild elbow strike from Brandon.
Juluk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brandon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juluk avoids it.
Willy Brandon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juluk is trying to pull guard but Brandon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Juluk can't get the takedown.
Brandon pushes off an throws an elbow but Juluk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juluk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brandon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon lands a jab to Juluk's midsection.
Juluk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brandon tries to avoid it but Juluk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brandon to the ground. Brandon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brandon throwing a counter right hand but Juluk manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juluk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brandon.
Juluk tries for a takedown but Brandon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brandon throws a quick counter head kick but Juluk was just out of range.
Ferdinand Juluk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Brandon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brandon, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Brandon!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bronckhorsten (ranked 5187 p4p, 578 weight class) and George Jonas (ranked 22548 p4p, 682 weight class). Jonas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burnin Up-Jonas Brothers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 5 - 1 |
|
185 cm
24
226 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Jonas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronckhorsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bronckhorsten misses with an uppercut. Jonas saw that one coming.
Bronckhorsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Jonas counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronckhorsten stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonas. Jonas gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronckhorsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bronckhorsten there.
Sloppy strikes from Jonas. Those never looked like landing.
Bronckhorsten connects with a nice looking jab.
Jonas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bronckhorsten avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonas lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronckhorsten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronckhorsten throws a lazy right hand but Jonas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronckhorsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Bronckhorsten.
Bronckhorsten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bronckhorsten lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Bronckhorsten. No joy for Jonas on that attempt.
Benjamin Bronckhorsten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Jonas.
Bronckhorsten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonas is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Bronckhorsten. Beautiful body shot.
Bronckhorsten scores with a shot to the body.
Bronckhorsten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jonas's hands.
Jonas is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronckhorsten finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronckhorsten batters Jonas with a massive right followed by a huge left! Jonas is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Bronckhorsten lands a final crushing right hand to drop Jonas to the mat with a gruesome thud! Bronckhorsten is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benjamin Bronckhorsten!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin Bronckhorsten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, George Jonas stepped up to the mic, saying 'Atleast i'm not in my brothers band making shitty music, FUCK my Brothers i'd rather be Justin Bieber's fluffer sucking his balls and JB is a douche bag...'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Brinks (ranked 3470 p4p, 374 weight class) and Steven Urkel (ranked 4582 p4p, 457 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Urkel enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
20
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
188 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Brinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Urkel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinks lands a nice looking body kick.
Urkel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been told by Brinks's head coaches at XFighter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That kick from Brinks tenderised Urkel's leg. Urkel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brinks ducks under a wild hook from Urkel.
A quick step to the side and Brinks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urkel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brinks.
Urkel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brinks manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Urkel misses its intended target.
Urkel staying out of range there.
Brinks throws a leg kick which misses Urkel's front leg but catches the back leg as Urkel tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Brinks. Beautiful body shot.
Brinks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Urkel looks winded!
Urkel misses with a hook
and Brinks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 thudding body kick lands there by Brinks!
Good leg kick by Brinks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urkel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brinks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brinks scores with a kick to the body.
Brinks fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Urkel to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Urkel looks to clinch but Brinks throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Urkel taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cody Brinks!
A victorious Cody Brinks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Peter (ranked 4199 p4p, 385 weight class) and Benjamin Mostert (ranked 3958 p4p, 375 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
185 cm
21
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George St Peter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benjamin Mostert!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostert forces St Peter back against the cage and clinches.
Mostert swings wildly with an uppercut but St Peter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mostert will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning St Peter up against the cage.
Mostert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mostert has St Peter pushed against the cage.
St Peter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mostert misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert tries to work over St Peter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mostert working aggressively here.
Mostert prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mostert takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mostert scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peter blocking some punches.
Mostert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mostert misses with a series of wild punches.
St Peter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mostert has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as St Peter is landing a low percentage of strikes.
St Peter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mostert is trying to defend but St Peter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mostert looks like he's trying to stand up.
St Peter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Peter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mostert's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mostert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mostert taking some punishment here, with St Peter in his half guard.
Mostert wants to get back to his feet.
St Peter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Peter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Peter trying to control from half guard but Mostert is working away.
St Peter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mostert defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Peter passes to side control.
St Peter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Peter is trying to get an arm triangle but Mostert is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mostert is rocked!
St Peter has hold of Mostert's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mostert seems comfortable defending it but St Peter has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mostert is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mostert is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but St Peter couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Peter!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Lazzyie (ranked 4061 p4p, 349 weight class) and Maicon Kuster (ranked 2978 p4p, 277 weight class). Alfie Lazzyie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
22
240 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
|
190 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfie Lazzyie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maicon Kuster!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lazzyie.
Lazzyie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kuster defends well and Lazzyie ends up having to push Kuster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Kuster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lazzyie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuster counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfie Lazzyie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuster throws a body punch but Lazzyie moves out of range.
Lazzyie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lazzyie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lazzyie shoots in but Kuster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Kuster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzyie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuster as he jumps to the side.
Kuster misses with a looping right.
Lazzyie moves away from the strike by Kuster.
Kuster scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Kuster finds it's way through Lazzyie's defenses.
Lazzyie closes the distance and clinches up with Kuster, looking for a takedown. Lazzyie pushes Kuster against the cage but Kuster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazzyie.
Lazzyie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kuster sprawls and moves away.
Lazzyie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuster just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lazzyie is defended easily by Kuster.
Lazzyie dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kuster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuster throws a series of punches but Lazzyie avoids them all with ease.
Kuster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazzyie shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lazzyie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lazzyie is looking for a counter combo.
Lazzyie has his takedown stuffed
and Kuster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lazzyie attempts a counter takedown but Kuster avoids it well and moves away.
Kuster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lazzyie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kuster to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuster throws a looping overhand right but Lazzyie ducks down to avoid it.
Kuster has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lazzyie misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuster counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuster misses with a looping right.
Maicon Kuster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lazzyie tries for a takedown but Kuster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lazzyie needs to keep his hands up - Kuster had a free shot at his head there.
Kuster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lazzyie on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lazzyie tries to counter with a takedown but Kuster is quick to defend against it.
Kuster misses with a hook. Lazzyie ducked under it nicely.
Kuster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lazzyie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuster stuns Lazzyie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuster looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazzyie is just out of range.
Lazzyie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kuster with a hook.
Kuster throws a hook but Lazzyie avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lazzyie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kuster lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maicon Kuster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazzyie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuster lands with a hook. Lazzyie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lazzyie might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kuster lands an overhand right.
Kuster connects with a jab.
Kuster stuffs the takedown attempt from Lazzyie. Lazzyie gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Kuster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuster misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuster sizes up Lazzyie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuster misses with an uppercut. Lazzyie saw that one coming.
Lazzyie has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuster throws out a loose jab but Lazzyie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazzyie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kuster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazzyie manages to avoid it.
Lazzyie attempts a counter takedown but Kuster avoids it well and moves away.
Kuster just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lazzyie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfie Lazzyie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazzyie shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuster looks to land a left hand but Lazzyie moved out of range nicely.
Kuster connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuster misses with an uppercut. Lazzyie saw that one coming.
Lazzyie shoots in for a takedown but Kuster shows good takedown defense.
Lazzyie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuster defends it nicely.
A nice side step and Kuster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice straight punches there by Kuster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuster.
Lazzyie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuster connects with the punch.
Lazzyie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuster throws a body shot but no joy.
Lazzyie has a takedown stuffed.
Lazzyie tries for a takedown but Kuster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuster tests Lazzyie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lazzyie shoots in for a takedown but Kuster shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuster! But no joy.
Kuster punishes Lazzyie's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzyie closes the distance and clinches up with Kuster, looking for a takedown. Lazzyie pushes Kuster against the cage but Kuster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazzyie attempts a counter takedown but Kuster avoids it well and moves away.
Maicon Kuster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazzyie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuster's waist but Kuster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lazzyie off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Kuster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lazzyie dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuster works the jab nicely.
Kuster misses with a looping left.
Lazzyie shoots and misses
and Kuster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lazzyie's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maicon Kuster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lazzyie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuster avoids it really well and circles away.
Lazzyie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kuster wants to improve his position but Lazzyie is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazzyie winds up and cracks Kuster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzyie working over Kuster with some ground and pound. Kuster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kuster trying to control here.
Kuster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lazzyie pulls his head out easily.
Lazzyie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kuster tries to roll over but Lazzyie keeps him under control.
Kuster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lazzyie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lazzyie lands strikes from half guard.
Lazzyie working over Kuster with some ground and pound. Kuster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lazzyie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lazzyie there.
Lazzyie working Kuster over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Lazzyie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuster trying to control but Lazzyie postures up.
Lazzyie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuster wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lazzyie connects with a nice short shot to Kuster's temple.
Ground and pound from Lazzyie.
Kuster taking some punishment here, with Lazzyie in his half guard.
Kuster is rocked!
Lazzyie lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kuster! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lazzyie jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Lazzyie!
Alfie Lazzyie 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
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bente Log (ranked 2784 p4p, 248 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 3186 p4p, 271 weight class). Edson Bidon Barbosa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bente Log's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
20
150 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
178 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bente Log!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Log looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa shapes to counter with a head kick.
Log avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Log moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa lands a high kick to the side of Log's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Barbosa dives into guard, looking to finish.
Log is rocked!
It looks like Bente Log has been cut.
Log looking for a sweep. Not yet Log, not yet.
Oh Log is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Log. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Log not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barbosa wants to stand but Log has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Log seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa gets to his feet. Log looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Log wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Log is looking to clinch.
Log gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barbosa counters with a head kick.
Log shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barbosa but Barbosa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edson Bidon Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Log will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barbosa, as that shot connected.
Log gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Baroni (ranked 3224 p4p, 348 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 2438 p4p, 285 weight class). DeMar DeRozan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
20
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
201 cm
21
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeRozan moves out of range as Baroni strikes.
Baroni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Baroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DeRozan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baroni takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
DeRozan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baroni misses with a hook to the body
and DeRozan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeRozan lands a big head kick that sends Baroni tumbling to the mat! DeRozan takes a step backwards and waves Baroni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Phillip Baroni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRozan thows a body kick. Baroni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. DeRozan saw that one coming.
DeRozan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
DeRozan connects with a solid leg kick.
DeRozan is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Baroni thuds a left hand into DeRozan's body.
Baroni swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling DeRozan to counter with a crisp jab.
DeRozan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baroni.
DeRozan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baroni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baroni misses with a hook
and DeRozan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeRozan walks into a straight right hand from Baroni.
DeRozan throws a big shot that misses.
Baroni throws a shot from downtown. DeRozan moves away and avoids it.
Baroni avoids a kick to the body.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRozan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
DeRozan lands a jab to Baroni's midsection.
DeRozan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeRozan walks into a left hand.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but DeRozan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeRozan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
DeRozan scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Baroni misses.
DeRozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeRozan scores with a punch to the head.
DeRozan is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeRozan throws out a counter right but Baroni avoids it with no problem.
DeRozan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeRozan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from DeRozan misses the target.
Baroni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeRozan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeRozan moves out of range as Baroni strikes.
Baroni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
DeRozan scores with a kick to the midsection.
DeRozan throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeRozan looks to throw the jab but Baroni is out of range.
DeRozan throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for DeRozan.
DeRozan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from DeRozan.
Baroni takes a swing at DeRozan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baroni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy.
DeRozan throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeRozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeRozan throws a poor cross that misses
and Baroni counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by DeRozan.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DeRozan misses with a head kick.
Baroni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baroni throws out a loose jab but DeRozan uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRozan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni throws a hook but DeRozan avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baroni.
DeRozan cracks Baroni with a right hand to the side of the head.
DeRozan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from DeRozan.
Baroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
DeRozan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni cracks DeRozan with a good jab.
DeRozan misses with a hook.
DeRozan scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by DeRozan.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Baroni connects with a good right hand that stumbles DeRozan. DeRozan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baroni swings for the body but DeRozan moves out of range.
DeRozan thinks about the counter body kick.
Baroni blocks a jab.
Baroni looks to score with a jab to the body but DeRozan is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeRozan moves out of range as Baroni strikes.
DeRozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeRozan misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMar DeRozan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phillip Baroni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baroni moves out of range of the strikes.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
DeRozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from DeRozan, right into the meat.
Baroni jabs at DeRozan's body.
Baroni's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
DeRozan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baroni. Baroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
DeRozan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
DeRozan scores with a jab to the jaw.
DeRozan misses with a kick to the body.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeRozan lands with a nice body kick.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from DeRozan lands but Baroni takes it in his stride.
DeRozan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Baroni does it's job there.
DeRozan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baroni under the eye.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeRozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeRozan looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRozan was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeRozan counters with a body kick that stops Baroni in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeRozan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeRozan scores with a push kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baroni might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DeRozan - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeRozan.
DeRozan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan scores with a jab.
DeRozan connects with a high kick.
Baroni takes one to the chin there.
Baroni is rocked!
Baroni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Baroni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeRozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni seems to have got his legs back now.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
Baroni looks to land a left hand but DeRozan moved out of range nicely.
DeRozan throws a big shot that misses.
Baroni throws a lazy uppercut
and DeRozan counters with a nice body shot.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baroni throws a hook but DeRozan blocks it.
DeRozan lands a nice looking body kick.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeRozan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRozan was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan misses with a hook.
DeRozan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
DeRozan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from DeRozan.
Baroni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
DeRozan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeRozan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeRozan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeRozan connects with a leg kick. Baroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
DeRozan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baroni throws out the jab.
Baroni walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeRozan.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni slips a jab from DeRozan.
DeRozan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRozan throws a head kick that half lands.
Baroni slips under a jab from DeRozan.
Baroni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeRozan.
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeRozan. Baroni shrugs it off though.
DeRozan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeRozan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeRozan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baroni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeRozan. DeRozan obviously looking to wear him down.
DeRozan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeRozan throws a front kick that sends Baroni stumbling back into the cage.
DeRozan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DeRozan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baroni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeMar DeRozan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phillip Baroni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
DeRozan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baroni. Baroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
DeRozan throws a sloppy head kick and Baroni moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Baroni misses the target.
DeRozan thuds his shin into the meat of Baroni's side.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut
and Baroni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
DeRozan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
DeRozan lands with a kick to the temple. Baroni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A kick lands to the mid section there for DeRozan.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but DeRozan slips the punch.
Baroni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeRozan. DeRozan obviously looking to wear him down.
DeRozan throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeRozan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baroni's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRozan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baroni.
DeRozan throws the left hand but Baroni avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Baroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from DeRozan finds it's way through Baroni's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan scores with a nice right hand.
Baroni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
DeRozan cracks Baroni with an open hand slap.
DeRozan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baroni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeRozan thuds his shin into the meat of Baroni's side.
Baroni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeRozan.
Baroni misses with an uppercut. DeRozan saw that one coming.
DeRozan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baroni throws a body punch but DeRozan moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by DeRozan.
DeRozan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeRozan misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRozan looks to land a combination but Baroni avoids it well.
Baroni misses with a hook
and DeRozan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
DeRozan lands a front kick.
Baroni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeRozan can pounce on him.
DeRozan feints and then cracks Baroni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baroni down.
DeRozan is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
A big left from Baroni misses.
DeRozan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
DeRozan throws a leg kick which misses Baroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Baroni tries to avoid it.
DeRozan scores with a kick to the midsection.
A left lands for DeRozan.
DeRozan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeRozan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeRozan throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeRozan scores with a head kick. Baroni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut
and Baroni counters with a nice uppercut.
Baroni takes one to the side of the head.
Baroni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and DeRozan counters with a body kick that stops Baroni in his tracks momentarily.
Baroni looks up at the clock. Bad move! DeRozan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Baroni. DeRozan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeMar DeRozan!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 TJ Goodard (ranked 1865 p4p, 229 weight class) and Mickey Flannerry (ranked 2232 p4p, 267 weight class). Goodard comes to the cage accompanied by Rise of the Titans by-DIMMU BORGIR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
29
184 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
188 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Goodard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Flannerry!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodard slips under a jab from Flannerry.
Goodard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Flannerry defends well and Goodard ends up having to push Flannerry into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goodard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goodard shoots in looking for a takedown. Flannerry tries to sprawl out of it but Goodard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flannerry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flannerry takes a swing at Goodard's ribcage but misses.
Flannerry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Flannerry misses with a few strikes there.
Goodard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flannerry throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Goodard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flannerry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodard misses with a takedown attempt
and Goodard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Flannerry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Flannerry. Those never looked like landing.
Goodard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flannerry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goodard scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like TJ Goodard has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannerry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mickey Flannerry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flannerry loads up on a big right hand but Goodard slips the punch.
Goodard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Goodard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Goodard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flannerry defends it nicely.
Goodard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flannerry throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Flannerry both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Flannerry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goodard doesn't seem phased though.
Goodard is rocked!
Goodard walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Flannerry! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Flannerry!
Mickey Flannerry 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.
In defeat, TJ Goodard stepped up to the mic, saying 'Eh....you win some,you lose some I'm not done yet!!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Just Whymer (ranked 1792 p4p, 277 weight class) and Atreyu Nakamotto (ranked 1295 p4p, 205 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
22
209 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
29
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Atreyu Nakamotto!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer swinging wildly here.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto jabs Whymer right on the nose. Whymer blinks but takes it well.
Whymer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer misses with a body shot.
Whymer keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakamotto throws a shot from downtown. Whymer moves away and avoids it.
Nakamotto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nakamotto doesn't manage to clinch there - Whymer circles away.
Nakamotto connects with a looping right hand.
Whymer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakamotto throws a right hand that misses
and Whymer counters with a left to the body.
Nakamotto slips a straight right by Whymer.
Whymer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Whymer scores with a four punch combination!
Nakamotto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whymer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
A swing and a miss from Nakamotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamotto throws the left hand but Whymer avoids the punch easily.
Nakamotto misses with a left hand
and Whymer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nakamotto misses with a looping left.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamotto.
Whymer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakamotto lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Whymer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nakamotto 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.
Nakamotto looks to land a left hand but Whymer moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Whymer does it's job there.
Nakamotto throws a combination. Whymer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whymer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto is looking to clinch but Whymer is avoiding it.
No joy there for Nakamotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamotto tries to clinch but Whymer is having none of it.
Nakamotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Whymer defending well as Nakamotto loads up on a big left hand.
Nakamotto misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer lands a nice looking body shot.
Whymer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamotto.
It seemed like Nakamotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nakamotto throws a sloppy head kick and Whymer moves out of range easily.
Nakamotto moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Nakamotto throws a fast counter high kick but Whymer manages to duck under it in time.
Whymer throws a series of punches but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Whymer throws a jab when Nakamotto was well out of range.
Nakamotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
A jab lands there for Nakamotto.
We've been told by Whymer's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nakamotto throws a series of strikes that have Whymer backpedaling.
Nakamotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakamotto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Nakamotto.
Whymer with a hook.
Whymer misses with a straight left.
Nakamotto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Nakamotto misses.
Whymer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakamotto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whymer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamotto moves away.
A jab from Nakamotto misses.
Whymer throws a shot from downtown. Nakamotto moves away and avoids it.
Whymer avoids the head kick by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Nakamotto misses with a straight right.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamotto is just out of range.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakamotto.
Whymer digs a good body shot into Nakamotto's ribs.
Whymer throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws a nice head kick!
Nakamotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
Whymer closes the distance and clinches.
Whymer tries a body shot but Nakamotto blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamotto.
Nakamotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamotto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atreyu Nakamotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Nakamotto - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Whymer misses the target.
Nakamotto throws a right and a left that Whymer avoids nicely.
Whymer misses with a straight right.
Nakamotto throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Whymer misses its target.
A big right from Whymer misses.
Nakamotto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nakamotto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whymer is looking to counter the offense by Nakamotto and move into the clinch.
Whymer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakamotto tries to keep at a distance but Whymer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakamotto tries to work over Whymer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamotto misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Whymer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nakamotto.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Nakamotto.
Nakamotto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whymer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Nakamotto blocks it.
Nakamotto looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamotto throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whymer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whymer swings for the body but Nakamotto moves out of range.
Whymer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A lazy left from Nakamotto finds it's target.
Nakamotto looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Whymer is looking to clinch.
Nakamotto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whymer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
Nakamotto throws a hook but Whymer blocks it.
Nakamotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whymer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamotto.
It looked like Whymer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nakamotto.
Whymer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nakamotto back to the cage. Whymer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamotto tries to clinch but Whymer is having none of it.
Nakamotto misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Whymer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whymer lands with a kick to the temple. Nakamotto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Whymer.
Nakamotto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whymer's head.
Whymer cracks Nakamotto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nakamotto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Whymer finish him?
Nakamotto is rocked!
Whymer cracks Nakamotto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Whymer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nakamotto to stand back up!
Nakamotto is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whymer throws a series of punches but Nakamotto avoids them all with ease.
Whymer throws a monster overhand right that drops Nakamotto! Whymer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Just Whymer!
After winning the bout, Just Whymer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
82% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Duchene (ranked 965 p4p, 108 weight class) and Derek Payne (ranked 572 p4p, 64 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
27
269 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
195 cm
28
245 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rene Duchene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Payne!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duchene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duchene throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duchene moves away.
Duchene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Rene Duchene has been cut.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rene Duchene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duchene throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Duchene loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Duchene takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duchene misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne wants to counter with a clinch but Duchene pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne has managed to clinch.
Duchene wants to break free but Payne has control.
Duchene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duchene wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne scores with a shot to the side of Duchene's head.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duchene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payne.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payne lands with a light punch inside.
Duchene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duchene blocks a body shot from Payne.
Duchene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne prevents Duchene from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Duchene is trying to push Payne away but Payne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duchene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duchene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payne tries to work over Duchene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duchene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duchene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duchene lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Duchene tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Duchene misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duchene misses with some punches.
Payne lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Duchene is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne prevents Duchene from breaking the clinch.
Duchene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duchene has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Duchene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Duchene blocks an uppercut.
Payne keeps control of Duchene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Duchene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne prevents Duchene from breaking the clinch.
Payne has Duchene pressed against the cage, preventing Duchene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duchene is trying to break free.
Duchene tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Payne.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duchene's efforts to push away.
Duchene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch but Payne keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Duchene is trying to force a seperation but Payne has the dominant position.
Duchene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Payne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duchene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Duchene is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne keeps control of Duchene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duchene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Payne - that landed with a thud.
Payne keeps control of Duchene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne lands a shot to the body.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Duchene.
Duchene tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
Duchene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duchene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duchene tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Duchene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne prevents Duchene from breaking the clinch.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duchene wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
Duchene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Duchene's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payne takes a swing at Duchene's ribcage but misses.
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duchene connects with a single shot there.
Payne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payne clinches with his opponent.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payne works on Duchene's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Payne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne scores with a hook to the body.
Duchene tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duchene backwards.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Duchene controls his hands.
Duchene wants to break free but Payne has control.
Payne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duchene.
Duchene lands an uppercut.
Duchene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duchene wants to break free but Payne has control.
Payne presses Duchene against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payne scores with a shot to the side of Duchene's head.
Duchene blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duchene up against the cage.
Duchene tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duchene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duchene wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duchene tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Duchene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne tries a body shot but Duchene blocks it.
Duchene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duchene's efforts to push away.
Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Duchene backwards.
Payne misses with some punches.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duchenes head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duchene wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duchene misses with some punches.
Payne lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Payne.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Payne has Duchene pressed against the cage, preventing Duchene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Payne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duchene.
Payne is leaning against Duchene and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duchene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duchene throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duchene wants to break free but Payne has control.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duchene working hard to break the clinch.
Payne misses with some punches.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Duchene controls his hands.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duchene is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duchene or not.
Duchene misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duchene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duchene is trying to break the clinch but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Duchene tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Duchene tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Payne pushes Duchene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Payne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duchene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne.
Derek Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Duchene is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
Payne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duchenes head.
Duchene tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Payne lands with a light punch inside.
Payne prevents a body shot from Duchene.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rene Duchene's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duchene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Payne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duchene with a body shot.
Duchene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne avoids the body shot from Duchene.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duchene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne blocks a jab.
Duchene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne drives through and clinches with Duchene against the cage.
Duchene breaks the clinch.
Rene Duchene is winning the standup battle so far.
Duchene keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duchene throws an off balance right hand
and Payne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duchene is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Payne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Duchene up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duchene throws a head punch that misses.
Duchene working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Payne as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Duchene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duchene takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Payne.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Payne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Duchene controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Payne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duchene swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne is working Duchene over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Payne.
Derek Payne 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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne scores with a shot to the side of Duchene's head.
Duchene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Duchene blocking some punches.
Duchene is trying to force a seperation but Payne has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Duchene misses with some punches.
Payne lands a body punch.
Duchene has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Duchene misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Payne.
Rene Duchene's cut is getting worse.
Payne working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchene wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Payne.
Duchene blocks a body shot from Payne.
Duchene tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Duchene is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duchene swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne misses with some punches.
Duchene is trying to break free.
Duchene throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Payne.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four 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.
A frustrated look appears on Duchene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duchene breaks the clinch.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duchene rather than just go for the knockout.
Donk. Payne catches Duchene right on the button with a cross.
Duchene misses with a hook.
Payne is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duchene throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duchene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duchene misses with some punches.
Duchene has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Derek Payne 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
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
