 |
RRFC 30: Dilbrandt vs Pandens PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gutierrez (ranked 2911 p4p, 315 weight class) and Darren Woodley (ranked 3977 p4p, 387 weight class). Woodley has chosen Scorpions - Winds Of Change as his entrance music. Alex Gutierrez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
Woodley fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woodley slips a straight right by Gutierrez.
Woodley misses with a combination
and Gutierrez counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Woodley
and Gutierrez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darren Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutierrez slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
Woodley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutierrez. That did some damage!
Gutierrez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woodley throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Woodley connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gutierrez there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutierrez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woodley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutierrez taking a breather.
Gutierrez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gutierrez lands an uppercut.
Woodley manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gutierrez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gutierrez blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Gutierrez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Woodley throws out a leg kick but Gutierrez moves out of range and Woodley only half commits.
Woodley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gutierrez if he has to take too many more of those.
Woodley walks into a stiff left hand from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez cracks Woodley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gutierrez - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodley lands with a good body shot.
Gutierrez catches Woodley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gutierrez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch lands to the side of Gutierrez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gutierrez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woodley at a distance.
A punch combination from Woodley misses.
Woodley looks for the body kick but Gutierrez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley tries to land a leg kick but Gutierrez saw it coming and moves away.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Woodley walks into a jab.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gutierrez scores with a kick to the body.
Woodley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley looks winded!
Gutierrez is looking to clinch but Woodley is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Gutierrez - just one landing.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gutierrez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Woodley.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gutierrez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Darren Woodley has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gutierrez.
Woodley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutierrez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woodley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gutierrez scores with a hook to the body. Woodley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Gutierrez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez delivers a nice body kick.
Gutierrez misses with a kick to the body.
Gutierrez scores with a jab.
Woodley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley thows a leg kick but Gutierrez checks it
letting Gutierrez counter with a right hand.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutierrez. That's going to slow Woodley down.
Woodley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gutierrez moves into range and clinches up with Woodley.
A frustrated look appears on Woodley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gutierrez tries to land a front kick but Woodley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woodley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woodley moves out of range of the body kick from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands a really nice looking cross but Woodley seems unphased.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Gutierrez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woodley throws a chopping leg kick but Gutierrez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Woodley scores with a leg kick.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gutierrez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woodley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Woodley'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.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woodley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woodley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woodley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gutierrez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Woodley blocks a leg kick.
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Woodley throws a leg kick
and Gutierrez counters with a one-two to the body.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Gutierrez misses the target.
We've been informed that Woodley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez misses with the combination.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gutierrez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woodley.
A little feinted left hand from Gutierrez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Woodley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woodley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Woodley delivers a nice body kick.
Woodley tries to keep at a distance but Gutierrez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Woodley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez dodges the punch combination from Woodley.
Woodley digs a good hook to Gutierrez's body.
Woodley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gutierrez.
Woodley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gutierrez can pounce on him.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses.
Woodley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutierrez is just out of range.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Woodley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gutierrez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodley can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from Gutierrez.
Woodley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodley avoids a kick to the body.
Gutierrez thuds his right hand into Woodley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutierrez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woodley. Woodley obviously looking to wear him down.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Woodley avoids it easily.
Woodley throws a push kick but Gutierrez slaps the foot to one side.
As Woodley looks to move away, Gutierrez throws a big counter combo but Woodley just gets out of the way.
Woodley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alex Gutierrez is winning the standup battle so far.
Woodley throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutierrez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gutierrez swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley swinging wildly here.
Alex Gutierrez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Gutierrez. That snapped Woodley's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley misses with a body shot.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gutierrez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley thuds his shin into the meat of Gutierrez's side.
Gutierrez connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodley tries to move into range but Gutierrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gutierrez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gutierrez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gutierrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woodley. Woodley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Gutierrez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodley is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez lands with a right hand.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
Gutierrez lands with a kick to the temple. Woodley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Woodley throws a series of punches but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Gutierrez jabs Woodley right on the nose. Woodley blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gutierrez moves out of range of the leg kick from Woodley.
Gutierrez throwing a counter right hand but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick which misses Woodley's front leg but catches the back leg as Woodley tries to avoid it.
Woodley throws a front kick aimed at Gutierrez's knee but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Woodley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley throws a wild body kick that Gutierrez sees coming a mile off.
Gutierrez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches.
Woodley tries to circle away but Gutierrez has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Gutierrez stalling.
Woodley takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gutierrez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Woodley'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!
Gutierrez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woodley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gutierrez moves out of range as Woodley throws a body kick.
Woodley throws a sloppy head kick
and Woodley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woodley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Woodley both land. Nice combination.
Woodley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woodley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley misses the jab.
Woodley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutierrez manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez throwing a counter right hand but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley misses with a head kick.
Gutierrez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Woodley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutierrez closes the distance and pushes Woodley back into the cage.
Gutierrez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woodley backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez scores with a shoulder strike.
Woodley takes an elbow to the temple.
Woodley is looking to break free of the clinch but Gutierrez has double underhooks.
Gutierrez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodleys head.
Gutierrez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Woodley up against the cage.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Woodley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gutierrez scores a nice knee to the body.
Woodley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Gutierrez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gutierrez lands a left hand.
Gutierrez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Woodley up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gutierrez.
Woodley is trying to break the clinch but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage.
Woodley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Woodley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Woodley tries to bum rush Gutierrez with a series of wild strikes but Gutierrez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutierrez scores with a jab. Woodley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gutierrez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woodley.
Gutierrez lunges at Woodley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woodley's hand.
Gutierrez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodley is just out of range.
Woodley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woodley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutierrez back to the cage. Woodley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Woodley misses with a body kick.
Woodley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gutierrez rather than just go for the knockout.
Gutierrez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez digs a good hook to Woodley's body.
Woodley throws a low kick but Gutierrez moves out of range easily.
Gutierrez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woodley throws a right and a left that Gutierrez avoids nicely.
Woodley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gutierrez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woodley wants to break free but Gutierrez has control.
Alex Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woodley breaks the clinch.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woodley misses the shot to the body.
Gutierrez lands a jab to the nose.
Woodley ducks right into an uppercut from Gutierrez.
Nice jab there from Gutierrez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley throws a combination that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutierrez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woodley in his tracks.
Gutierrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Woodley should have avoided that one.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez swings for the body but Woodley moves out of range.
Gutierrez scores with a nice strike.
Woodley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodley replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gutierrez blocks it well.
Woodley throws a combination that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a series of strikes. Woodley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woodley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A leg kick checked by Gutierrez.
Woodley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woodley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gutierrez connects with the punch.
Woodley lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Woodley.
Woodley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gutierrez eats them both and turns towards Woodley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darren Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gutierrez blocks a low kick nicely.
Woodley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gutierrez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gutierrez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gutierrez!
A very excited looking Alex Gutierrez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 2195 p4p, 128 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 1631 p4p, 94 weight class). De Lima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linkin Park - Numb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
|
173 cm
22
142 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Lima slips under a jab.
De Lima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Lima trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Steele tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Lima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Lima trying to control the position but Steele is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steele has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Lima advances to mount.
Steele wants to control but De Lima is having none of it.
De Lima mounts Steele! Really nice guard pass there!
De Lima jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steele manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Lima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Lima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steele, who protects the arm well.
De Lima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steele knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Steele is not content to let De Lima control the position.
Steele tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
De Lima sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Lima tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Lima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steele can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding De Lima's attempts to control the action.
De Lima forces the positional change into back control.
De Lima is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Steele defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Lima is not going to allow Steele to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Lima has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steele stuns De Lima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Lima throws a big shot that misses.
Steele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and De Lima moves out of range easily.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steele misses with a straight right.
De Lima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lima staying out of range there.
Steele lands a slapping body shot.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
De Lima moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
De Lima wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steele tries a head kick but it misses.
De Lima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Lima misses with an uppercut.
Steele missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steele misses with a straight left.
De Lima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Lima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steele throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but De Lima seems unphased.
De Lima defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
De Lima half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steele missing with a left hand there. De Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Lima loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima darts in and clinches Steele up against the cage.
Steele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Lima backwards.
De Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lima is trying to stall.
Steele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
De Lima takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele cracks De Lima with a good jab.
Steele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Lima backs up against the cage.
De Lima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Lima throws a series of strikes that have Steele backpedaling.
De Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a head kick. De Lima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele digs a good body shot into De Lima's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Lima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Lima.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele connects with a solid leg kick.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
De Lima tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steele manages to circle out of the way.
De Lima looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
It looked like De Lima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Lima tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Sami Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws out a loose jab but De Lima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
Steele fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Lima.
Steele instigates a clinch.
Steele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele cracks the inside of De Lima's front leg.
Steele throws a low kick but De Lima avoids it.
De Lima is looking for a counter combo.
Sami Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lima avoids the head kick by Steele.
De Lima throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
De Lima fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Steele misses.
Nice defenses there by De Lima.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and De Lima counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but De Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steele breaks from the clinch.
De Lima has a takedown stuffed.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Lima's hands.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele motions for De Lima to come forward. Steele throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for De Lima.
Steele misses with a low kick.
De Lima blocks a jab.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
De Lima goes for a double leg but Steele avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steele continues to drive forward.
Steele let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steele lands a glancing blow to the side of De Lima's head.
Steele cracks the inside of De Lima's front leg.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
De Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
An attempted straight right counter from De Lima misses the target.
Steele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Lima counters with a straight right hand.
De Lima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele looks to land a right hand but De Lima moved out of range.
Steele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lima defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
De Lima is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from De Lima misses its intended target.
De Lima lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Steele misses with a looping right.
De Lima drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steele sprawls and moves away.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele throws a lazy uppercut
and De Lima counters with a left and a right that stings Steele.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Lima slips under a jab.
De Lima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
De Lima lands with a straight right. Steele didn't see that one coming.
De Lima checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Lima's head backwards.
Steele connects with an inside leg kick.
Steele gets tackled into the cage by De Lima. De Lima maintains the clinch.
Steele manages to break the clinch.
De Lima is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
De Lima ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Lima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Lima slips a straight right by Steele.
De Lima throwing a counter right hand but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lima.
De Lima connects with a single shot there.
De Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a leg kick but De Lima sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Lima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Lima drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steele is looking to stand back up but De Lima counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Steele.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Lima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steele sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steele has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Steele!
During a confident post fight interview, Sami Steele 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
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiu BangYou (ranked 1370 p4p, 149 weight class) and Eddie Miller (ranked 1607 p4p, 170 weight class). Miller has chosen Not Falling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 209 cm
28
285 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
|
194 cm
31
283 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangYou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BangYou throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiu BangYou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from BangYou.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BangYou.
It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
BangYou tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BangYou misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from BangYou misses its intended target.
BangYou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by BangYou. Beautiful body shot.
BangYou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
BangYou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings BangYou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
BangYou gets cracked there but stands up to it.
BangYou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BangYou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
A left lands for BangYou.
BangYou misses with a combination
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BangYou misses with a looping left.
BangYou misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but BangYou has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
BangYou wants a takedown.
BangYou blocking some punches.
BangYou breaks the clinch.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
BangYou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet.
BangYou throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - BangYou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BangYou fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
BangYou misses with a straight right.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
BangYou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
BangYou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
BangYou misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BangYous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BangYou shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiu BangYou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BangYou moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BangYou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
BangYou misses with a looping left.
BangYou lands a head kick!
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and BangYou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
BangYou throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller misses with a body shot.
BangYou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
BangYou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. BangYou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BangYou thows a left - swing and a miss!
BangYou is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
BangYou misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Aiu BangYou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
BangYou fails to land with a series of punches.
BangYou throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That has opened up Eddie Miller's cut even more.
BangYou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. BangYou gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - BangYou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BangYou misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
BangYou misses with a double jab
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
BangYou closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miller did well to prevent BangYou getting side control.
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. BangYou connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Miller keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
BangYou is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of BangYou's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take BangYou's back!
BangYou tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Miller is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
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!
BangYou is really stuck here.
Miller looking to hold on to the position here but BangYou rolls and ends up regaining guard.
BangYou keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is trying to keep Miller in close.
BangYou wants to improve his position but instead Miller has moved into half guard.
BangYou is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for BangYou!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but BangYou manages to avoid the submission attempt.
BangYou is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
BangYou can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BangYou gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
BangYou throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller throws a series of punches but BangYou avoids them all with ease.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BangYou throws out the jab.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Miller throws a hook to the side of BangYou's head but BangYou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BangYou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou misses with a wild body shot.
BangYou throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BangYou moves away from the strike by Miller.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
BangYou misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
BangYou throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at BangYou.
A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses.
BangYou ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
BangYou throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
A big left from Miller misses.
BangYou dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on BangYou's head and hops out.
BangYou dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on BangYou's head and hops out.
BangYou misses with an uppercut.
BangYou moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from BangYou does no damage.
BangYou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BangYou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
BangYou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BangYou.
Miller throws out a counter right but BangYou avoids it with no problem.
BangYou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
BangYou wants to clinch.
BangYou just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a right and a left that BangYou avoids nicely.
BangYou misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
BangYou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller slips under a jab from BangYou.
A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses.
BangYou misses the jab.
BangYou misses with a right hand
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Eddie Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BangYou pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
BangYou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
BangYou misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BangYou blocks a body shot from Miller.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
BangYou is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiu BangYou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BangYou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from BangYou.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but BangYou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Miller!
Eddie Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lokee Hyde (ranked 1218 p4p, 149 weight class) and Mario Diaz (ranked 1604 p4p, 196 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Troublesome '96 - 2pac. Mario Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 166 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
|
183 cm
28
168 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lokee Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Diaz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Hyde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Hyde will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hyde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diaz swivels and escapes.
Diaz throws a counter combo.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Diaz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Hyde counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Diaz wants to control but Hyde postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Hyde's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hyde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hyde.
Hyde working away.
Diaz is trying to buck Hyde off.
Hyde tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz being controlled for a moment.
Hyde throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hyde 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.
Hyde in side control, throwing shots but Diaz defends.
Diaz prevents Hyde from moving into mount.
Hyde is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
Hyde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hyde.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde controls the position.
Hyde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Hyde misses with the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Hyde throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hyde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz tries to bench press Hyde off him but Hyde keeps the position.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Hyde working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hyde wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz wants to control but Hyde postures up.
Hyde wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diaz, who protects the arm well.
Hyde throwing strikes but Diaz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hyde tries to improve position but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Diaz decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyde tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diaz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hyde somewhat.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Hyde changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Hyde remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hyde prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
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 Lokee Hyde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hyde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz cracks Hyde with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyde looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Hyde blocks a jab.
Hyde throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Hyde will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lokee Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Hyde slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyde needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Hyde misses with a double jab.
Hyde throws a leg kick that misses.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyde drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hyde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Hyde from controlling successfully.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hyde controls the pace.
Hyde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hyde wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hyde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hyde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hyde looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Hyde managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde trying to control the position.
Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hyde has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Hyde.
Hyde drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Hyde tries to clinch up.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Hyde shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hyde content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Hyde trying to control from Diaz's half guard. Diaz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lokee Hyde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hyde wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hyde misses the jab.
Hyde gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyde turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hyde manages to end up in side control.
A lull in the action here as Hyde stalls from top position.
Hyde wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Hyde moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hyde wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz pushes Hyde away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hyde gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hyde moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hyde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Hyde throws an elbow but Diaz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Hyde keeps moving and retains side control.
Hyde wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hyde is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hyde.
Hyde trying to control here.
Diaz tries to stand and escape but Hyde actually recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Hyde keeps moving.
Diaz gets to his feet. Hyde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Hyde jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to stand but Hyde is controlling the position.
Hyde wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Hyde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hyde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hyde trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyde throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz pulls Hyde in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lokee Hyde.
I think Hyde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lowry (ranked 1141 p4p, 152 weight class) and Daana Wyte (ranked 1273 p4p, 174 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
30
212 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daana Wyte!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowry under the eye.
Lowry throws a body punch but Wyte moves out of range.
Wyte keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wyte connects with a body shot.
Lowry swings for the body but Wyte moves out of range.
Lowry wants to clinch up but Wyte keeps it at a distance.
Wyte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wyte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wyte has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lowry tries to clinch
and Wyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wyte staying out of range there.
Wyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowry scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowry throws a big counter combination but Wyte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daana Wyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyte lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Wyte does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowry. Wyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowry counters with a three punch combo that has Wyte backing up. Wyte nods at Lowry to acknowledge the strikes.
Lowry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wyte finds it's way round the side to connect with Lowry's head.
Lowry is looking to wear down Wyte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lowry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Daana Wyte has been cut.
A big left from Wyte misses.
It looked like Lowry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowry moves into the clinch.
Wyte takes a shot to the head.
Lowry avoiding damage.
Lowry taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyte is trying to force a seperation but Lowry has the dominant position.
Wyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte swinging wildly here.
Lowry drops his hands momentarily and Wyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lowry tries to clinch there but Wyte circles away.
A jab lands there for Wyte.
Wyte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Wyte does it's job there.
Wyte misses with a two punch combination.
Wyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowry.
Wyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyte slips a jab and a cross from Lowry.
Lowry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wyte's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Lowry.
Wyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lowry's head.
Wyte throws a looping overhand right but Lowry ducks down to avoid it.
Lowry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wyte swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowry.
Lowry throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyte.
Wyte connects with a crisp jab.
Lowry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyte swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowry.
A slow jab from Wyte misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry misses with a series of wild punches.
Wyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowry on the side of the head.
Wyte sizes up Lowry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wyte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowry takes one to the side of the head.
Lowry is looking to clinch.
Wyte misses with a combination
and Lowry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lowry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyte misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daana Wyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daana Wyte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lowry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wyte.
Wyte scores with the left hand. Lowry knows he should have avoided that one.
Wyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Wyte there.
Wyte scores with a punch to the head.
Lowry misses with a combination
and Wyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowry moves away from the strike by Wyte.
Wyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowry throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Wyte misses.
No joy there for Wyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowry ducks under a wild hook from Wyte.
Lowry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wyte stalks Lowry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lowry's face. Lowry staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowry throws a right hand that Wyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyte also avoids with ease.
Wyte misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Lowry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fred Lowry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Wyte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daana Wyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowry wants to clinch up but Wyte keeps it at a distance.
Wyte lands a nice hook to Lowry's body. Lowry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lowry moves out of range as Wyte strikes.
Wyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowry.
Wyte scores with a nice right hand.
Lowry dodges the punch combination from Wyte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte swings for the body but Lowry moves out of range.
It looked like Lowry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lowry wants to clinch.
Wyte clobbers Lowry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wyte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lowry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lowry keeps control of Wyte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowry throws an elbow that misses.
Wyte working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Wyte.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Wyte misses.
Wyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wyte misses with an uppercut
and Lowry counters with a nice uppercut.
Wyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wyte lands a glancing blow to the side of Lowry's head.
Wyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowry drops his hands momentarily and Wyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lowry tries to clinch but Wyte moves out of range.
Lowry throws a hook but Wyte avoids it easily.
Lowry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wyte throws an off balance right hand
and Lowry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyte misses with a wild combination.
Wyte misses with a double jab
letting Lowry counter with a right hand.
Lowry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wyte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lowry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wyte.
Lowry misses with a double jab
and Wyte counters with a one-two to the body.
Wyte misses with a hook. Lowry ducked under it nicely.
Wyte tries to bum rush Lowry with a series of wild strikes but Lowry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wyte 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.
Wyte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wyte scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daana Wyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daana Wyte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wyte throws a series of strikes that have Lowry backpedaling.
Lowry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyte.
Wyte swats away the attempt to clinch by Lowry.
Wyte connects with a single shot there.
Lowry moves out of range as Wyte strikes.
Lowry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wyte connects with a jab.
Lowry is rocked!
Wyte cracks Lowry with a hook to the temple - Lowry is on wobbly legs here! Wyte swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lowry falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wyte wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daana Wyte!
Daana Wyte took some time post fight to say the following; 'God is good... So good. I'm heading back to Thailand. My drug use and no condom sex with prostitutes in Pattaya worries me but it feels so good'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Pereira (ranked 840 p4p, 111 weight class) and Tom Creature (ranked 2110 p4p, 251 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by J.Balvin, Willy William - Mi Gente. On his way into the cage it seems that Michel Pereira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michel Pereira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
190 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michel Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Creature!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creature throws a series of punches but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Creature avoids nicely.
Creature displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Creature appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pereira tries to clinch but Creature is having none of it.
Creature takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Creature moves out of range easily.
Pereira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Creature pushes him off.
Creature swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creature doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Creature moved away.
Creature throws a shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Creature swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creature throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pereira counters with a body kick that stops Creature in his tracks momentarily.
Creature swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creature swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pereira counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creature digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pereira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pereira thuds his shin into the meat of Creature's side.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira scores with a leg kick.
Creature lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creature.
Creature's coach down at 3Band MMA ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Creature's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira moves in looking to clinch but Creature pushes him off.
Pereira connects with a high kick.
Pereira works Creature's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Creature looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creature blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Creature will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creature throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Pereira tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creature counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pereira lands a head shot.
Creature works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Creature misses with a wild combination.
Pereira pushes Creature away with a front kick.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creature sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creature is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pereira with a body shot.
Creature on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pereira scores with a push kick.
Creature looks winded!
Pereira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereira tries to clinch but Creature is having none of it.
Pereira throws a front kick that sends Creature stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira moves into the clinch.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Pereira has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Creature's face.
Creature is rocked!
It looks like Tom Creature has been cut.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Creature is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him?
Pereira lands a big knee to the head and Creature goes down! Pereira pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Pereira!
In his post fight interview, Michel Pereira started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1303 p4p, 178 weight class) and Darko Milicic (ranked 1531 p4p, 200 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vidal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scarface OST - The world is yours. Milicic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. THCF - GDE SI POŠ'O kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
178 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darko Milicic!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milicic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vidal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Milicic misses with a double jab
enabling Vidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Milicic lands a two punch combo.
Vidal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vidal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vidal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milicic.
Milicic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vidal swivels and escapes.
As Milicic looks to move away, Vidal throws a big counter combo but Milicic just gets out of the way.
Milicic throws a low kick but Vidal avoids it.
Vidal is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milicic misses with a hook. Vidal ducked under it nicely.
Vidal throwing a counter right hand but Milicic manages to avoid it.
A combination from Vidal does no damage.
Vidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milicic circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic dodges the punch combination from Vidal.
Milicic throws a body kick that misses
and Vidal counters with a series of strikes that sends Milicic to the canvas! Vidal follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Vidal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milicic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Milicic keeping moving, preventing Vidal from controlling successfully.
Milicic wants to stand but Vidal is controlling the position.
Milicic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vidal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Milicic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vidal, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicic wanted to stand there but Vidal had control of the position.
Vidal looking for a guillotine here but Milicic defends easily.
Milicic wants to stand but Vidal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vidal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milicic tries to free his leg and advance position but Vidal is retaining full guard.
Milicic wants to stand and escape but instead Vidal has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milicic can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vidal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vidal postures up in Milicic's guard and throws a big left but Milicic blocks it.
Vidal drops back looking for a leg! Milicic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milicic manages to kick Vidal off! Vidal jumps back into Milicic's guard.
Milicic wants to stand but Vidal is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal tries to free his leg and advance position but Milicic is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vidal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Milicic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Milicic has escaped and now he's on top!
Vidal has his foot on Milicic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Milicic works his way back into a safe position though.
Milicic stands up from Vidal's guard - Milicic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vidal misses with a double jab.
Vidal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Milicic both land. Nice combination.
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 Jorge Vidal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vidal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Milicic misses.
Milicic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milicic.
Milicic connects with a right hand. Vidal shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal misses with the combination.
Milicic misses with a looping left.
A jab lands there for Vidal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic slips a jab and a cross from Vidal.
Vidal dodges the punch combination from Milicic.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
Vidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milicic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Milicic misses.
Vidal is looking for a counter combo.
Milicic takes the fight into the clinch.
Milicic manages to break the clinch.
Milicic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vidal circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicic misses with a double jab
and Vidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Milicic as he connects with a hook.
Jorge Vidal is winning the standup battle so far.
Milicic is looking to land body kicks.
Milicic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vidal counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milicic throws a hook to the side of Vidal's head but Vidal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jorge Vidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vidal catches Milicic napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Milicic to the canvas!
Milicic is rocked!
Vidal drops back looking for a leg! Milicic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milicic manages to kick Vidal off! Vidal jumps back into Milicic's guard.
Milicic is still in real trouble! Can Vidal finish him?
Milicic keeping moving, preventing Vidal from controlling successfully.
Milicic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vidal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vidal is pushing down on Milicic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Milicic is fighting to maintain full guard but Vidal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vidal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vidal is just content to waste time from the top position. Milicic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vidal tries to free his leg and advance position but Milicic is retaining full guard.
Jorge Vidal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milicic wants to get back to his feet but Vidal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vidal throws a big right hand that misses.
Vidal trying to control but Milicic is working from the bottom.
Vidal is looking to work some ground and pound but Milicic has wrist control.
Vidal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milicic can do to turn this around?
Vidal throws a strike but Milicic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Milicic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vidal is looking to stand up but Milicic isn't so interested in that idea.
Vidal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Milicic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Vidal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vidal misses with a double jab.
Milicic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vidal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milicic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milicic dips to his left and cracks Vidal with an uppercut!
Milicic closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milicic manages to break the clinch.
Milicic misses with a low kick.
Milicic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vidal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milicic scores with a hook.
Milicic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidal manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Milicic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jorge Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milicic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Milicic misses with an uppercut.
Vidal throwing a counter right hand but Milicic manages to avoid it.
Milicic misses with a double jab
and Milicic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milicic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Milicic.
Vidal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Vidal misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milicic misses with a double jab.
Vidal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darko Milicic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vidal scores with a hook to the body. Milicic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vidal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milicic throws a sloppy head kick and Vidal moves out of range easily.
Milicic misses with a looping right.
Milicic throws a combination. Vidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Milicic throws a right and a left that Vidal avoids nicely.
Vidal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milicic misses with a looping left.
Vidal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milicic shoots for a takedown but Vidal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Vidal does it's job there.
A combination from Vidal does no damage.
Milicic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milicic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Milicic tries to close the distance and clinch but Vidal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milicic throws a combination that misses
and Vidal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal throws a nice looking combination but Milicic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milicic is looking for the big counter here.
Milicic throws out a loose jab but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milicic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Vidal and sends Milicic crashing to the mat! Vidal follows him down to the mat - Milicic regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Darko Milicic has been cut.
Milicic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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!
Vidal is looking to take a break and control but Milicic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Milicic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Milicic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vidal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Vidal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vidal, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Vidal!
An out of breath Jorge Vidal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bergstrem (ranked 1252 p4p, 157 weight class) and Luke Neil (ranked 1391 p4p, 174 weight class). Bergstrem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Cranberries - Zombie. Neil has chosen Linkin Park - In the end as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bergstrem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergstrem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bergstrem tries to bum rush Neil with a series of wild strikes but Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Bergstrem does no damage.
Bergstrem has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neil.
Bergstrem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bergstrem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neil.
Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bergstrem.
Neil misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Bergstrem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bergstrem clinches with his opponent.
Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neil manages to break the clinch.
Neil throws a series of punches but Bergstrem moves out of range.
Bergstrem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neil throws out the jab.
Bergstrem defending well as Neil loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Bergstrem misses.
Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergstrem circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neil slips a jab and a cross from Bergstrem.
Bergstrem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergstrem throws a nice looking combination but Neil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Bergstrem as he checks the leg kick.
Bergstrem ducks right into an uppercut from Neil.
Bergstrem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Bergstrem does no damage.
Bergstrem blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Bergstrem misses.
Neil swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Bergstrem.
Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergstrem needs to keep his hands up - Neil had a free shot at his head there.
Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrem misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Bergstrem misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bergstrem 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bergstrem moves out of range as Neil strikes.
Bergstrem looks to score with a jab to the body but Neil is just out of range.
Bergstrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergstrem blocks a leg kick.
Neil scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bergstrem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergstrem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bergstrem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bergstrem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bergstrem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neil.
Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bergstrem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergstrem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
Neil throws a front kick that sends Bergstrem stumbling back into the cage.
Bergstrem throws a series of punches but Neil avoids them all with ease.
Bergstrem throws a right hand that Neil ducks under and follows up with a left that Neil also avoids with ease.
Bergstrem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bergstrem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Neil.
Bergstrem throws a big counter combination but Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big left from Neil misses.
Bergstrem throwing a counter right hand but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil lands with a good body shot.
Neil misses with a wild combination.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bergstrem misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergstrem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergstrem throws a series of punches but Neil avoids them all with ease.
Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergstrem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil looks to land a combination. Bergstrem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bergstrem clinches up with Neil and pushes him back against the cage.
Bergstrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neil's face.
Bergstrem looking to throw knees to the head but Neil is blocking nicely.
Neil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bergstrem had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bergstrem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bergstrem is rocked!
Neil rushes Bergstrem and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Bergstrem is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Neil piles on the pressure and Bergstrem crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Neil!
Luke Neil thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 779 p4p, 97 weight class) and Darren Weeks (ranked 1024 p4p, 123 weight class). Landon Ford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
23
161 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
168 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks moves into the clinch successfully.
Weeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weeks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ford's defenses.
Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ford lands a nice looking body shot.
Weeks drives through and clinches with Ford against the cage.
Weeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford avoids the elbow strike from Weeks, against the cage.
Ford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weeks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darren Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weeks moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Weeks avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Weeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Weeks blocks a body shot from Ford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
Weeks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks drives through and clinches with Ford against the cage.
Weeks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ford walks away with a smile on his face. Weeks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Weeks darts in trying to clinch
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Weeks.
Ford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Weeks takes the fight into the clinch.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Weeks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weeks clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weeks's elbow.
Weeks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ford to keep the fight standing.
Ford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford connects with a solid leg kick.
Ford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Weeks has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Ford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weeks jumps guard and drags Ford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Weeks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ford manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weeks stands up over Ford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at McGrady FT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Weeks postures up in Ford's guard and throws a big left but Ford blocks it.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weeks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Weeks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ford's head.
Weeks scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weeks lands a couple of elbows.
Ford is rocked!
Ford wants to sweep here but Weeks controlling him for the moment.
Oh Ford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Ford trying to control the position.
Weeks works over Ford with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford trying to keep a closed guard but Weeks is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Weeks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weeks lands a couple of digs.
Weeks forces his way into half guard.
Ford moves into full guard.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Weeks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Weeks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weeks landing some decent shots from guard.
Ford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ford controls Weeks momentarily but Weeks frees himself.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Ford blocks nicely.
Ford has momentary wrist control but Weeks slips an elbow through the middle.
Weeks won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ford lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ford postures up in Weeks's guard and throws a big left but Weeks blocks it.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weeks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Weeks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford looking to slow down the pace here.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weeks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford looking to stall.
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weeks blocks a body shot from Ford.
Weeks breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Weeks moves out of range easily.
Weeks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weeks clinches up with Ford and pushes him back against the cage.
Ford breaks from the clinch.
Ford throws a sloppy head kick and Weeks moves out of range easily.
Weeks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeks postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Weeks postures up in Ford's guard and throws a big left but Ford blocks it.
Weeks prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ford is looking to stand up but Weeks isn't so interested in that idea.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weeks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Weeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ford wants to sweep but no luck.
Ford scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Weeks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Weeks throws an elbow but misses.
Weeks misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks lands a nice elbow.
Weeks lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Ford.
Ford breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weeks walks into a straight right hand from Ford.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weeks.
Weeks tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ford, right into the meat.
Weeks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ford.
Weeks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darren Weeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weeks tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ford connects with an inside leg kick.
Weeks closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Weeks avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands a left hand.
Weeks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weeks throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weeks.
Weeks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Weeks has the dominant position.
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
Ford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weeks darts in and clinches Ford up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weeks.
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford dodges an elbow strike from Weeks.
Ford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ford can't find room to land a body shot as Weeks controls the action.
Weeks breaks from the clinch.
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weeks. That did some damage!
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weeks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weeks is able to avoid easily.
Landon Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ford throws a chopping leg kick but Weeks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Weeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
Weeks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weeks doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Ford scoring well with a low kick there.
Weeks moves into the clinch.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Weeks avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Weeks throws an elbow that misses.
Ford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weeks has him pressed against the cage.
Ford digs a right hand into Weeks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weeks's gas tank.
Weeks pulls Ford into guard.
Darren Weeks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Weeks looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ford is defending well. Weeks quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ford has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Weeks celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darren Weeks!
Darren Weeks is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Darren Weeks thanked Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Dilbrandt (ranked 406 p4p, 26 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 379 p4p, 23 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ is Here. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
|
|
 |
| 173 cm
20
148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
173 cm
22
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Domonic Dilbrandt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens misses with a low kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens cracks Dilbrandt with a good jab.
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandens looks to land a left hand but Dilbrandt moved out of range nicely.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dilbrandt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandens scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Dilbrandt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandens tries to land a front kick but Dilbrandt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pandens 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Dilbrandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilbrandt slips a jab and a cross from Pandens.
Dilbrandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandens feints a counter leg kick.
Pandens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandens throws a hook but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dilbrandt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandens looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a good cross that connects.
Pandens lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Dilbrandt. That snapped Pandens's head back.
A big left from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilbrandt.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut.
Pandens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a two punch combo.
Pandens is rocked!
Dilbrandt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
Pandens is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilbrandt finish him?
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens throws out a loose jab but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dilbrandt throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Dilbrandt.
BOOM! Dilbrandt lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pandens. Pandens tries to recover but Dilbrandt is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pandens lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domonic Dilbrandt!
Domonic Dilbrandt retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Domonic Dilbrandt waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
