 |
Highland 136 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gaethje (ranked 24800 p4p, 2620 weight class) and Jack Frost (ranked 671 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
162
6 - 4 - 0 |
|
175 cm
29
165
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Gaethje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Frost!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaethje on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gaethje throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Gaethje lands with a right hand.
 It looks like Jack Frost has been cut.
Gaethje slips under a jab from Frost.
Gaethje throws a big shot that misses.
Gaethje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaethje.
Frost throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaethje was covering up waiting for the punch and Frost finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gaethje is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Frost dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje parries the strikes from Frost easily there. Frost is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gaethje to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Frost.
An elbow from Frost crashes against the mat.
Frost controlling the position from side mount.
Frost is trying to get an arm triangle but Gaethje is defending well.
Frost in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gaethje is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Frost!
Our winner, Jack Frost, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 2646 p4p, 25116 weight class) and Tunzo Fuhn (ranked 160 p4p, 348 weight class). Short comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 151 cm
26
135
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
160 cm
26
140
1 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tunzo Fuhn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short shoots in and gets a takedown into Fuhn's guard.
Short throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuhn wants to sweep but no luck.
Short is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fuhn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fuhn has escaped and now he's on top!
Fuhn trying to control but Short is working from the bottom.
Fuhn has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Short to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fuhn is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Short pulls down on the head and he's put Fuhn to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jerry Short!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinzade Murakami (ranked 2808 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Waramunt Haber Jr (ranked 291 p4p, 371 weight class). Shinzade Murakami could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Waramunt Haber Jr's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
28
155
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
28
150
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waramunt Haber Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami moves in looking to clinch but Haber Jr pushes him off.
Murakami uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haber Jr.
Haber Jr takes a swing at Murakami's ribcage but misses.
Murakami seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murakami scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haber Jr throws a hook but Murakami blocks it.
Haber Jr misses with a body punch
and Murakami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murakami.
Haber Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haber Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murakami's hands.
Murakami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murakami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber Jr throws a lazy right hand but Murakami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haber Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Haber Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haber Jr scores with a hook to the body. Murakami takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Murakami misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Haber Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami scores with a hook to the body. Haber Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murakami ducks under a wild hook from Haber Jr.
Haber Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Murakami slips under a jab from Haber Jr.
Murakami takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haber Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murakami.
Haber Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murakami slips under a jab.
Haber Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Haber Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Murakami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haber Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murakami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haber Jr.
Haber Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Murakami scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murakami is looking to wear down Haber Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two 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!
Haber Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murakami clinches.
Haber Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murakami keeps control of Haber Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murakami lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haber Jr.
Murakami looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murakami lands with a right to the head.
Murakami lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murakami keeps control of Haber Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Haber Jr avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haber Jr is trying to force a seperation but Murakami has the dominant position.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
Haber Jr is trying to break the clinch but Murakami is controlling him.
Haber Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murakami.
A hook to the body from Murakami.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haber Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami pushes Haber Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
Murakami blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Murakami.
Haber Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haber Jr connects with a body shot.
Murakami throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber Jr.
Haber Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Murakami swings for the body but Haber Jr moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haber Jr! But no joy.
Murakami wants to clinch but Haber Jr slips to the side
and Haber Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber Jr avoids the body shot from Murakami.
Murakami tries to clinch up.
Haber Jr swings widly with a right hand
letting Murakami counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murakami throws a hook but Haber Jr avoids it easily.
Haber Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haber Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murakami.
Murakami misses with a jab to the body
enabling Haber Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Haber Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murakami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haber Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haber Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Murakami wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Haber Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murakami manages to avoid it.
Haber Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Waramunt Haber Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Haber Jr slips a jab from Murakami.
Haber Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haber Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murakami scores with a jab to the head.
Murakami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murakami lands a jab to the head.
Haber Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Murakami just misses with a punch to the body.
Murakami steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haber Jr.
Murakami throws a lazy right hand but Haber Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haber Jr throws out a counter right but Murakami avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Haber Jr.
Murakami scores with a jab.
Haber Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murakami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami connects with a looping right hand.
Haber Jr connects with a right that clearly hurt Murakami. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Haber Jr proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Murakami collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waramunt Haber Jr!
Our winner, Waramunt Haber Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Shinzade Murakami stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats to my opponent, but I’ll be back.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Regal Montgomery (ranked 1855 p4p, 2737 weight class) and Punchy Cartwright (ranked 232 p4p, 323 weight class). Cartwright has chosen A Pound of Flesh as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
27
165
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
28
168
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Regal Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punchy Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Montgomery is just out of range.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regal Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cartwright.
 It looks like Regal Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery looks to land a right hand but Cartwright moved out of range.
Montgomery closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montgomery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montgomery moves in looking to clinch but Cartwright pushes him off.
Montgomery is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright leaves Montgomery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Montgomery connects with a looping right hand.
Cartwright slips under a jab.
Montgomery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Cartwright looks to land a right hand but Montgomery moved out of range.
Cartwright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
It seemed like Cartwright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cartwright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Montgomery changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright lands a head shot.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Montgomery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Cartwright takes a swing at Montgomery's ribcage but misses.
Cartwright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montgomery has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Cartwright on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cartwright scores with a body shot.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cartwright throws out the jab.
Cartwright lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Montgomery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartwright misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartwright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montgomery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cartwright throws out the jab.
Montgomery shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cartwright sprawls well. Cartwright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Regal Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montgomery looks to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright scores with a nice right hand.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartwright doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montgomery doesn't manage to clinch there - Cartwright circles away.
Montgomery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright throws a good cross that connects.
Montgomery takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montgomery wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright misses with a hook. Montgomery ducked under it nicely.
Montgomery misses with a jab to the body
and Cartwright counters with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright punishes Montgomery's body with a nice straight punch.
Cartwright lands a nice looking body shot.
Montgomery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cartwright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punchy Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartwright misses the target.
Montgomery closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cartwright did well to prevent Montgomery getting side control.
Cartwright is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery slips under a jab from Cartwright.
Montgomery takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cartwright misses with a left hand
and Montgomery counters with a takedown into side control.
Cartwright is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Montgomery is controlling him well.
Montgomery is trying to get an arm triangle but Cartwright is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy Cartwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Regal Montgomery'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.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Montgomery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cartwright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Montgomery.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartwright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Montgomery under the eye.
Cartwright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montgomery.
Montgomery tries to counter with a takedown but Cartwright is quick to defend against it.
Montgomery wants to clinch up but Cartwright keeps it at a distance.
Cartwright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montgomery avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartwright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Montgomery checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Cartwright.
Montgomery tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cartwright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montgomery throws a series of punches but Cartwright moves out of range.
Montgomery fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright with the inside leg kick.
Cartwright misses with a body shot.
Montgomery is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cartwright's half guard.
Montgomery not doing much here.
Montgomery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cartwright has managed to free his arm - good work.
Montgomery prevents Cartwright from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Montgomery misses with a takedown attempt - Cartwright sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montgomery tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright misses the shot to the body.
Cartwright loads up on a big right hand but Montgomery slips the punch.
Montgomery tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montgomery tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cartwright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery scores with a hook to the body. Cartwright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punchy Cartwright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montgomery staying out of range there.
Cartwright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montgomery lunges at Cartwright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartwright's hand.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
Cartwright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartwright misses the target.
Cartwright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montgomery's hands.
Cartwright stuffs the takedown attempt from Montgomery. Montgomery gets slowly back to his feet.
Cartwright throws a body punch but Montgomery moves out of range.
Montgomery is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Cartwright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cartwright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montgomery's hands.
Regal Montgomery's cut is getting worse.
Nice straight punches there by Cartwright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montgomery tries to clinch up.
Cartwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cartwright throws a nice looking combination but Montgomery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cartwright!
 Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery tries to bum rush Cartwright with a series of wild strikes but Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Montgomery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montgomery is looking to clinch but Cartwright is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cartwright! But no joy.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Cartwright has cracked Montgomery with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Cartwright lands another huge swinging hook and Montgomery tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Montgomery, before Cartwright can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Punchy Cartwright!
An out of breath Punchy Cartwright 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
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Goddard (ranked 2788 p4p, 1973 weight class) and Bye Bye (ranked 290 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
28
155
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
179 cm
28
159
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bye Bye!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard shoots in and bounces Bye off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bye throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goddard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goddard preventing the sweep.
Bye working for a triangle but Goddard defends it easily.
Goddard landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard throws a big right hand that misses.
Goddard trying to control but Bye is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye looking for a sweep. Not yet Bye, not yet.
Bye keeping full guard, as Goddard tries to pass.
Goddard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bye works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goddard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goddard works over Bye with some ground and pound from guard.
Bye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goddard.
Goddard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bye throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goddard uses it to pass to side control.
Bye is not content to let Goddard control the position.
Bye gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bye trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Goddard.
Goddard prevents Bye from improving his position.
Bye actively working from the bottom here.
Bye wants to get back to full guard.
Goddard works his way into full mount!
Bye wants to control but Goddard is having none of it.
Goddard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goddard wants to finish this one by submission but Bye is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Goddard.
Bye gets back to half guard.
Goddard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bye is looking to control Goddard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bye avoid being mounted?
Bye is defending against the submission attempts here by Goddard.
Goddard trying to control the pace.
Goddard uses his free foot to push down on Bye's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bye.
Bye gets back to half guard.
Goddard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goddard is working away from the top position though.
Goddard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bye wants to control but Goddard is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goddard lands a nice short elbow.
Bye looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goddard tries to free his leg and advance position but Bye is retaining full guard.
Goddard works over Bye with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Goddard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Goddard. No joy for Bye on that attempt.
Goddard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goddard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goddard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goddard works over Bye with some ground and pound from guard.
Goddard is pushing down on Bye's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bye is fighting to maintain full guard but Goddard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bye moves into full guard.
Goddard wants to pass the guard but Bye is keeping the position.
Magnus Goddard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard lands a couple of elbows.
Goddard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goddard has managed to get both his arms back between Bye's legs - danger averted.
Goddard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bye can do to turn this around?
Goddard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goddard advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Goddard is trying to control the action in half guard but Bye is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bye trying to hold on to Goddard's head to control him but Goddard postures up.
Bye looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bye trying to control here.
Goddard is trying to control. Bye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goddard is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Goddard seems to be working for a kimura but Bye defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goddard uses his free foot to push down on Bye's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bye.
Goddard content just to control the position here.
Goddard working the ground and pound effectively.
Goddard prevents Bye from getting the reversal.
Goddard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bye looks a forlorn figure.
Bye wants to control but Goddard is having none of it.
Bye is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goddard landing punches.
Bye tries to hold on but Goddard pushes him away.
Goddard controlling from the full mount.
Bye keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goddard working for a submission but Bye is keeping him at bay.
Goddard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goddard lands a nice shot to the head.
Goddard tries to control but Bye wriggling away.
Bye is trying to escape the mount.
Bye stops Goddard from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye wants to hold on but Goddard pushes him away.
Goddard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goddard landing strikes from the mount.
Bye slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bye is trying to get back to full guard.
Goddard wants to take a breather but Bye is having none of it.
Goddard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bye on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bye controlling the position for now.
Goddard is looking for a kimura here.
Bye blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goddard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Goddard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bye tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goddard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bye somewhat.
Goddard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goddard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bye is trying to get back to full guard.
Bye wants to control but Goddard is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goddard is looking to take a break and control but Bye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bye makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bye.
Goddard chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye working a defensive guard here.
Bye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goddard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bye keeping moving, preventing Goddard from controlling successfully.
Goddard advances position into side control!
Bye is looking to reverse the position.
Bye gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bye is not content to let Goddard control the position.
Bye is looking to improve his position.
Bye Bye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goddard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bye trying to hold on to Goddard's head to control him but Goddard postures up.
Bye looking for submissions off his back.
Goddard wants to take a breather but Bye is having none of it.
Goddard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bye tries to get to full guard but Goddard has control of the leg.
Goddard is trying to control the action in half guard but Bye is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goddard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bye's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goddard is working away from the top position though.
Goddard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bye is trying to maintain the position but Goddard is very close to passing his half guard.
Bye moves into full guard.
Goddard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goddard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bye wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goddard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goddard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goddard advances to half guard.
Goddard passes to side control.
Goddard lands a nice forearm strike.
Goddard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bye keeps working.
Goddard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goddard wants to control but Bye is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bye is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goddard off and has taken his back!
Magnus Goddard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goddard manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bye's guard. Nice work there by Goddard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Goddard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goddard 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Goddard!
Magnus Goddard 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
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Necmettin Hoca (ranked 2442 p4p, 763 weight class) and Shug Skinner (ranked 296 p4p, 101 weight class). Shug Skinner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
29
162
13 - 9 - 0 |
|
175 cm
29
153
9 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Necmettin Hoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner avoids the body shot from Hoca.
Skinner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skinner looks to throw the jab but Hoca is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hoca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoca is just out of range.
Hoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinner is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hoca fails to land.
Skinner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoca is trying to break free.
Hoca breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner ducks under a wild hook from Hoca.
Hoca lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Hoca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skinner steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoca.
Skinner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoca misses with a few strikes there.
Skinner lands a head shot.
Skinner misses with a wild body shot.
Skinner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skinner lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Necmettin Hoca has been cut.
Hoca has had enough of the clinch but Skinner keeps him there for the moment.
Skinner misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca misses with a body punch.
Hoca blocks an elbow strike from Skinner.
Hoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skinner's elbow.
Hoca misses with some punches.
Hoca misses with a body punch.
Hoca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skinner looks to land a combination. Hoca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hoca throws a lazy right hand but Skinner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skinner looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoca is just out of range.
Skinner slips a jab and a cross from Hoca.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
Hoca throws an overhand right that lands on Skinner's shoulder, as Skinner tries to avoid the shot.
Hoca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skinner to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoca takes a swing at Skinner's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoca.
A jab from Hoca misses.
Skinner instigates a clinch.
Skinner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Hoca misses.
Skinner misses with an uppercut. Hoca saw that one coming.
Hoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoca counters with a straight right hand.
Skinner lands with a straight right. Hoca didn't see that one coming.
Hoca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skinner's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinner wants to counter with a clinch but Hoca pushes him away.
Hoca keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoca loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
Skinner clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skinner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoca's brow.
Skinner lands an elbow that stopped Hoca in his tracks for a moment.
Hoca manages to break the clinch.
Skinner stuns Hoca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Hoca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skinner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shug Skinner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Skinner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoca, as that shot connected.
Skinner closes the distance and pushes Hoca back into the cage.
Hoca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skinner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoca's defenses.
Skinner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skinner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoca rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca needs to keep his hands up - Skinner had a free shot at his head there.
Hoca keeps the fight on the outside.
Skinner thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hoca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skinner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner misses with a right hand
enabling Hoca to counter with a crisp jab.
Skinner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skinner swings widly with a right hand
and Hoca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoca throws a jab when Skinner was well out of range.
Hoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Hoca misses with a hook. Skinner ducked under it nicely.
Hoca misses with an uppercut.
Hoca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skinner.
Skinner lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoca misses with a body shot.
Skinner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoca.
Skinner misses with a wild combination.
Skinner throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Hoca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skinner moves out of range as Hoca strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner lands a head shot.
Skinner scores with a jab. Hoca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoca defending well as Skinner loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoca's head.
Skinner moves away from the strike by Hoca.
Jab by Skinner.
Skinner lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Skinner coming out on top.
Skinner clinches up with Hoca and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoca is trying to break free.
Hoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoca blocks an elbow strike.
Skinner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca has a couple of punches blocked by Skinner.
Hoca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoca misses with an uppercut. Skinner saw that one coming.
Skinner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoca on the side of the head.
Skinner throws a hook but Hoca blocks it.
Skinner takes a swing at Hoca's ribcage but misses.
Hoca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoca misses with a double jab.
Skinner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skinner throws an off balance right hand
and Hoca counters with a nice body shot.
Skinner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hoca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skinner has closed the distance and engaged Hoca in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shug Skinner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Necmettin Hoca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Skinner misses with a few strikes there.
Skinner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoca looks to throw the jab but Skinner is out of range.
Hoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Hoca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skinner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skinner clinches up with Hoca and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoca stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoca tries to break free but Skinner pushes him back against the cage.
Skinner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Skinner throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Necmettin Hoca is winning the standup battle so far.
Skinner jabs Hoca right on the nose. Hoca blinks but takes it well.
Skinner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoca in his tracks.
Skinner misses with an uppercut.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Skinner.
Skinner slips under a jab.
Skinner lunges at Hoca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoca's hand.
Skinner closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner lands a shoulder strike.
Skinner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skinner tries to clinch but Hoca moves out of range.
A left lands for Skinner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoca misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Skinner as he connects with a hook.
Skinner throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hoca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skinner misses with an uppercut.
Skinner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Necmettin Hoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skinner darts in and clinches Hoca up against the cage.
Shug Skinner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoca dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Hoca manages to break the clinch.
Hoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Shug Skinner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Hoca misses.
Skinner tries to counter with a clinch but Hoca shakes him off and moves away.
Skinner stuns Hoca with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoca loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
A jab from Hoca does it's job there.
Hoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoca looks to land a right hand but Skinner moved out of range.
Hoca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skinner.
Skinner tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoca moves forwards but Skinner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Skinner there.
Skinner closes the distance and clinches.
Hoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skinner's elbow.
Hoca struggles to land a body shot inside as Skinner controls his hands.
Skinner has Hoca pressed against the cage, preventing Hoca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoca misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoca.
Hoca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoca misses with the head strike.
Hoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoca misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shug Skinner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skinner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shug Skinner!
A victorious Shug Skinner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramesses Rei (ranked 913 p4p, 869 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 21 p4p, 126 weight class). Marlin Paschal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
27
260
10 - 7 - 0 |
|
220 cm
29
270
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramesses Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paschal misses with a kick to the body.
Paschal swinging wildly here.
Rei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paschal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paschal lands a head kick. Rei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paschal blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Paschal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paschal misses with the combination.
Rei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paschal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paschal moves away from the strike by Rei.
Rei throws a hook but Paschal avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Rei.
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!
Rei throws a lazy right hand but Paschal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rei throws a body shot but no joy.
Paschal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rei dips to his left and cracks Paschal with an uppercut!
Paschal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rei circles away quickly and effectively.
Paschal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paschal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Rei.
Rei lands with an overhand left.
Rei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paschal throws a counter combo.
Rei misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Paschal misses.
Rei scores with a sloppy right hand. Paschal should have avoided that one.
Paschal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rei.
Paschal looks to land a left hand but Rei moved out of range nicely.
Rei throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Rei does no damage.
No joy there for Paschal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paschal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paschal throws a right and a left that Rei avoids nicely.
Paschal misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei with a jab.
Paschal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rei throws a right hand that Paschal ducks under and follows up with a left that Paschal also avoids with ease.
Rei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paschal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paschal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paschal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paschal misses with a looping left.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick.
Paschal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rei counters with a straight right hand.
Paschal looks winded!
Rei lands a jab to Paschal's midsection.
Paschal slips a jab from Rei.
Paschal lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Paschal.
A little feinted left hand from Rei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paschal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paschal throws a combination that misses
letting Rei counter with a right hand.
Rei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paschal throws a series of punches but Rei moves out of range.
Paschal seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Rei shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Paschal is backing up but Rei catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Paschal covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Rei Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramesses Rei!
Ramesses Rei 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
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Luciano (ranked 374 p4p, 371 weight class) and Enzo Williams (ranked 23 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
29
146
19 - 6 - 0 |
|
180 cm
29
145
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Luciano.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Luciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano scores with a push kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano slips under a jab from Williams.
Luciano dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams staying out of range there.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ricky Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luciano keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
As Williams backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Luciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Luciano misses with a body punch.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Luciano tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Williams throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
It appears Luciano was looking to counter with a kick there.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams has Luciano up against the cage in a clinch.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams misses with some punches.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with some punches.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Luciano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams digs a good body shot into Luciano's ribs.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Luciano lands with a right to the head.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Luciano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Good body shot from Luciano.
Luciano pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Luciano gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Luciano lands with a right to the head.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luciano scores with a hook.
 Williams is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Ricky Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Williams.
Luciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Luciano 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.
Williams darts in and clinches Luciano up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Luciano.
Ricky Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
A lazy left from Luciano finds it's target.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Luciano finds it's target.
Luciano with a nice calf kick.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a hook.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to clinch
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Luciano only half commits.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams tries to clinch but Luciano moves out of range.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano throws a good cross that connects.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luciano moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Luciano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
A good leg kick by Luciano.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luciano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Williams has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Williams and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Luciano.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Luciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luciano lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano lands a left hand.
Luciano pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Luciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano.
Williams misses with some punches.
Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luciano presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano lands a shoulder strike.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick from Luciano, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano drops Williams with a straight right hand, right on the button! Luciano follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano is the new bantamweight champion!
Ricky Luciano very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Trollslayer (ranked 162 p4p, 668 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 31 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
29
265
19 - 4 - 0 |
|
188 cm
29
275
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira punishes Trollslayer's body with a nice straight punch.
Vieira wants to clinch up but Trollslayer keeps it at a distance.
Trollslayer tries to counter by clinching up but Vieira breaks away and moves out of range.
Vieira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Vieira - that landed with a thud.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira presses Trollslayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vieira fails to land.
Vieira throws an elbow but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Trollslayer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.
Vieira pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Trollslayer controls his hands.
Trollslayer tightens his grip and picks Vieira up, before dumping him to the ground. Vieira manages to land in guard.
Vieira doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Trollslayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vieira wants to stand but Trollslayer is controlling the position.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Trollslayer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trollslayer stands up over Vieira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira has momentary wrist control but Trollslayer slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer landing with the ground and pound.
Vieira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vieira wants to get back to his feet but Trollslayer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vieira thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Trollslayer postures up in Vieira's guard and throws a big left but Vieira blocks it.
Trollslayer works over Vieira with some ground and pound from guard.
Vieira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trollslayer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira wants to stand up but Trollslayer is controlling him.
Trollslayer 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.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vieira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Trollslayer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trollslayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trollslayer landing some decent shots from guard.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer prevents Vieira from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trollslayer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Trollslayer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vieira's head.
Vieira looking for a guillotine here but Trollslayer defends easily.
Trollslayer connects with a couple of short punches.
Vieira is rocked!
Trollslayer passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trollslayer throwing shots but Vieira is blocking nicely.
Vieira tries to kick Trollslayer off but Trollslayer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Vieira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Trollslayer there.
Vieira is looking to escape.
Trollslayer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Trollslayer slips a nice elbow through Vieira's hands, connecting with Vieira's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vieira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vieira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer slips a nice elbow through Vieira's hands, connecting with Vieira's forehead.
Vieira is still in real trouble! Can Trollslayer finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trollslayer stops Vieira from getting back to his feet.
Trollslayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Trollslayer lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vieira quite badly. Vieira pulls Trollslayer in close trying to recover. Trollslayer postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vieira on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vieira doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Shalashaska (ranked 31 p4p, 372 weight class) and Ottaa Koppia (ranked 5 p4p, 50 weight class). 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.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
29
187
21 - 4 - 0 |
|
183 cm
29
182
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Shalashaska!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottaa Koppia!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shalashaska slips under a jab from Koppia.
Shalashaska on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shalashaska 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.
Ottaa Koppia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalashaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koppia.
Shalashaska was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koppia 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.
Shalashaska throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Koppia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koppia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Koppia misses.
Koppia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shalashaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koppia! But no joy.
Koppia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shalashaska counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shalashaska throws a right hand that Koppia ducks under and follows up with a left that Koppia also avoids with ease.
Shalashaska has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koppia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shalashaska throws a body punch but Koppia moves out of range.
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!
Koppia lands a slapping body shot.
Koppia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shalashaska misses with a leg kick
and Koppia counters with a nice right hand that sends Shalashaska toppling to the canvas! Shalashaska scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Koppia finish him?!
Shalashaska is rocked!
Shalashaska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Shalashaska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shalashaska is breathing heavily.
Koppia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Koppia has cracked Shalashaska with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Koppia lands another huge swinging hook and Shalashaska tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Shalashaska, before Koppia can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ottaa Koppia!
Ottaa Koppia is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ottaa Koppia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Adam Shalashaska was interviewed post fight and said 'You're pretty 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
