 |
RISE 39: Femme v Gustavsson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 25038 p4p, 25047 weight class) and Timo Lepisto (ranked 715 p4p, 753 weight class). Timo Lepisto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jacques Bonaparte's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
19
205
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
192 cm
19
205
0 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Lepisto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepisto tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lepisto looks to land a right hand but Bonaparte moved out of range.
Bonaparte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonaparte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lepisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lepisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lepisto tries to work over Bonaparte's front leg with a kick but Bonaparte checks it.
Lepisto tries to clinch up but Bonaparte circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lepisto tries to clinch there but Bonaparte circles away.
Bonaparte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bonaparte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lepisto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bonaparte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lepisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonaparte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lepisto throws a head kick that misses.
Lepisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws out a loose jab but Lepisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonaparte lands a big uppercut and Lepisto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lepisto looks OK. Bonaparte waves Lepisto back to his feet!
Bonaparte fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lepisto square on the jaw! Damn, Lepisto is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Bonaparte!
An out of breath Jacques Bonaparte 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
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 21054 p4p, 12990 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 245 p4p, 117 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 205 cm
41
290
20 - 15 - 0 |
|
171 cm
52
153
40 - 67 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 67 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Five scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Five lands a big right hand that sends Bakiyev crashing to the mat! Five stays standing though and waves Bakiyev back to his feet!
 Bakiyev is rocked!
Bakiyev looks winded!
Five scores with a hook to the body. Bakiyev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bakiyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Five finish him?
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!
Five has taken the fight to the clinch.
Five creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bakiyev's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bakiyev drops to his knees and Five pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test Five!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 25145 p4p, 5159 weight class) and Alex Steel Iii (ranked 740 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
19
265
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
18
280
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Steel Iii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritola with the inside leg kick.
Steel Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ritola.
Ritola moves away from the strike by Steel Iii.
Steel Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritola.
Steel Iii blocks a head kick by Ritola.
Steel Iii checks a low kick from Ritola.
Steel Iii misses with a combination
and Ritola counters with a left to the body.
Steel Iii scores with a hook.
Ritola connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritola.
Steel Iii checks a leg kick.
Ritola staying out of range there.
Steel Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ritola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritola misses with a looping left.
Steel Iii scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Steel Iii blocks the low kick.
Ritola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ritola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steel Iii checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritola throws the kick towards the body but Steel Iii avoids it.
Steel Iii throws a hook to the side of Ritola's head but Ritola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ritola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Ritola.
Ritola blocks a jab.
Steel Iii throws a head kick but Ritola moves out of range.
Steel Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steel Iii throws a hook but Ritola avoids it easily.
A jab from Steel Iii misses.
Steel Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritola doesn't seem bothered though.
Steel Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ritola.
Steel Iii throws an off balance right hand
and Ritola counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Ritola finds it's way through Steel Iii's defenses.
Steel Iii throws out a loose jab but Ritola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritola tries to score with a low kick but Steel Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritola misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola throws a wild body kick that Steel Iii sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Ritola misses.
Ritola moves away from the strike by Steel Iii.
Steel Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ritola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Ritola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Steel Iii as he connects with a hook.
Ritola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Iii.
Ritola connects with a looping right hand.
Ritola slips under a jab from Steel Iii.
Ritola slips a jab from Steel Iii.
Ritola looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Steel Iii throws a hook but Ritola avoids it easily.
Ritola feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Steel Iii misses with an uppercut
and Ritola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel Iii thinking.
Ritola throws a head kick but Steel Iii moves out of range.
Ritola connects with a single shot there.
Steel Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steel Iii is out of range and Ritola settles back down.
Steel Iii misses with a left hand
and Ritola counters with an outside leg kick.
Ritola jabs Steel Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steel Iii is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ritola ducks under a wild hook from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel Iii checks a low kick from Ritola.
Steel Iii lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ritola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steel Iii tries to bum rush Ritola with a series of wild strikes but Ritola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ritola throws a body kick that misses.
Ritola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel Iii on the side of the head.
Ritola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel Iii throws a lazy right hand but Ritola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ritola.
Steel Iii cracks Ritola with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Iii throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ritola counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Ritola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steel Iii looks winded!
Ritola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ritola throws a leg kick which misses Steel Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel Iii tries to avoid it.
Ritola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ritola misses its target.
Steel Iii uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Ritola.
Ritola misses the shot to the body.
Ritola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritola shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ritola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel Iii on the side of the head.
Steel Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritola.
Ritola wants to land a leg kick but Steel Iii is out of range.
Steel Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritola lands a jab.
Steel Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steel Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Ritola with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Ritola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ritola misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritola 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 Steel Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steel Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel Iii.
Ritola looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ritola scores with a jab.
Ritola throws a front kick aimed at Steel Iii's knee but Steel Iii avoids it well.
Ritola blocks a head kick by Steel Iii.
Ritola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel Iii moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel Iii! But no joy.
Alex Steel Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel Iii 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.
Ritola throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ritola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola scores with a leg kick.
Ritola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel Iii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ritola counters with a straight right hand.
Ritola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Iii.
Ritola defending well as Steel Iii loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritola. Steel Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Iii 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.
Steel Iii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ritola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ritola tries to clinch but Steel Iii moves out of range.
Ritola throws a low kick, looking for Steel Iii's leg but Steel Iii calmly moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Steel Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Iii misses with a hook. Ritola ducked under it nicely.
Ritola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel Iii now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ritola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritola looks to land a left hand but Steel Iii moved out of range nicely.
Steel Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritola moves away.
Steel Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritola sizes up Steel Iii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ritola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel Iii on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritola throws a head kick that Steel Iii semi-blocks.
Ritola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritola wants to clinch.
Steel Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Ritola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel Iii misses with an uppercut.
Steel Iii checks a low kick from Ritola.
Steel Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel Iii is breathing heavily.
Ritola works Steel Iii's body with a nice hook.
Steel Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Steel Iii checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritola 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 Steel Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steel Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steel Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ritola throws out a leg kick but Steel Iii moves out of range and Ritola only half commits.
Tommi Ritola is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola misses with a looping right.
Steel Iii throws out a counter right but Ritola avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steel Iii might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ritola has got the better of the exchanges.
Steel Iii slips under a jab from Ritola.
Steel Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Ritola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ritola misses with a hook.
Steel Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel Iii.
Ritola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel Iii.
Ritola blocks a head kick by Steel Iii.
Ritola is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ritola will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel Iii looks to throw the jab but Ritola is out of range.
Steel Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steel Iii avoids the head kick by Ritola.
Steel Iii defending well as Ritola loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Iii drops his hands momentarily and Ritola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steel Iii 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.
Ritola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ritola scores with a jab to the body.
Ritola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritola throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel Iii.
Nice cross by Ritola.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Ritola.
Ritola lands with an overhand left.
Ritola avoids the body shot from Steel Iii.
Steel Iii missing with a left hand there. Ritola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ritola. Ritola obviously looking to wear him down.
Steel Iii misses with the combination.
Steel Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritola 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.
Ritola throws a chopping leg kick but Steel Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steel Iii looks to land a left hand but Ritola moved out of range nicely.
Steel Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ritola defending well as Steel Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Ritola throws a low kick but Steel Iii moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Ritola misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Ritola dominated that second round.
That's time! Ritola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steel Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ritola counters with an inside leg kick.
Ritola throws a body punch but Steel Iii moves out of range.
Steel Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steel Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steel Iii throws a head kick but Ritola moves out of range.
Ritola throwing a counter right hand but Steel Iii manages to avoid it.
Steel Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ritola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Iii can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick from Ritola, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel Iii swings for the body but Ritola moves out of range.
Ritola throwing a counter right hand but Steel Iii manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Steel Iii misses its intended target.
Ritola throws an overhand right that lands on Steel Iii's shoulder, as Steel Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Ritola jabs Steel Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritola is looking to slow Steel Iii down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel Iii misses the target.
Steel Iii ducks under a wild hook from Ritola.
Steel Iii swings for the body but Ritola moves out of range.
Steel Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ritola manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Iii throws a shot from downtown. Ritola moves away and avoids it.
Ritola misses with a straight right.
Steel Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritola lands a nice hook to Steel Iii's body. Steel Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steel Iii moves away from the strike by Ritola.
Ritola moves out of range as Steel Iii strikes.
Ritola slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ritola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steel Iii throws a sloppy head kick
and Ritola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ritola slips a jab and a cross from Steel Iii.
Ritola lands a jab to the nose.
Steel Iii defending well as Ritola loads up on a big left hand.
Ritola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steel Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Ritola, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Ritola as he connects with a hook.
Ritola throws a jab when Steel Iii was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritola throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Ritola.
Ritola 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.
Steel Iii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steel Iii tries a head kick but it misses.
Ritola connects with a looping right hand.
Ritola ducks under a wild hook from Steel Iii.
Ritola cracks a nice hook into Steel Iii's ribs.
Steel Iii throws a nice looking combination but Ritola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ritola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ritola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel Iii misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ritola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Steel Iii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ritola connects with a single shot there.
Ritola slips a straight right by Steel Iii.
Ritola clobbers Steel Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steel Iii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritola thuds his shin into the meat of Steel Iii's side.
Ritola cracks Steel Iii with a good jab.
Steel Iii blocks a head kick by Ritola.
As Ritola backs off Steel Iii throws a huge counter combo but Ritola manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Steel Iii misses.
Steel Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritola misses with a hook.
Steel Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ritola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel Iii. That did some damage!
Ritola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steel Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steel Iii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ritola with a nice calf kick.
Tommi Ritola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel Iii.
Ritola scores with a jab.
Steel Iii throws a hook to the side of Ritola's head but Ritola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ritola wants to land a leg kick but Steel Iii is out of range.
Ritola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ritola throws out the jab.
Ritola staying out of range there.
A big right from Ritola misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ritola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Steel Iii.
Ritola cracks Steel Iii with an open hand slap.
Steel Iii tries to move into range but Ritola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ritola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Steel Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Steel Iii blocks the low kick.
Steel Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritola.
Ritola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alex Steel Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritola lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Ritola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ritola 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Ritola!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 25073 p4p, 6639 weight class) and Android Seventeen (ranked 689 p4p, 667 weight class). Seventeen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limit break x survivor. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
19
182
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
150 cm
26
174
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite 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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Android Seventeen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seventeen forces Dickus back against the cage and clinches.
Dickus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seventeen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seventeen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Dickus is breathing heavily.
Seventeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seventeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickus misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Dickus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Seventeen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dickus's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seventeen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seventeen drops Dickus with a big knee straight up the middle! Dickus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Dickus is rocked!
Seventeen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickus, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Dickus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seventeen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Seventeen stalling.
Seventeen lands a nice knee to the body.
Dickus seems to have got his legs back now.
Seventeen tries a knee to the head but Dickus blocks it.
Dickus blocks an elbow strike from Seventeen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seventeen lands a nice knee to the body.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickus blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seventeen drops Dickus with a big knee straight up the middle! Dickus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 It looks like Biggus Dickus has been cut.
Dickus tries to keep at a distance but Seventeen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seventeen scores with a knee to the head.
Seventeen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seventeen.
Seventeen working Dickus over with knees to the body.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickus blocks it with crossed arms.
Seventeen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dickus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seventeen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dickus won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen landing knees to the head.
Seventeen with a knee to the head.
Seventeen working Dickus over with knees to the body.
Seventeen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Seventeen.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickus blocks it with crossed arms.
Seventeen tries a body shot but Dickus blocks it.
Seventeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Seventeen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seventeen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dickus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seventeen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickus misses with a punch to the body.
Seventeen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dickus's face.
Seventeen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seventeen landing knees to the body.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seventeen.
Seventeen landing knees to the body.
Seventeen lands a knee to the body.
Seventeen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickus up against the cage.
Seventeen's coach down at Bloody death gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seventeen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seventeen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seventeen connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seventeen lands a knee to the body.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen misses with a knee strike.
Seventeen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickus blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Dickus fails to land.
Dickus throws a punch but it's blocked by Seventeen.
Seventeen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dickus up against the cage.
Dickus throws an elbow that misses.
Seventeen avoiding damage as Dickus throws knees to the body.
Seventeen tries to land a knee to the head but Dickus blocks with his arms.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head.
Seventeen throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickus wants to break free but Seventeen has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seventeen looking to throw knees to the head but Dickus is blocking nicely.
Dickus throws a punch but it's blocked by Seventeen.
A knee to the head by Seventeen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Android Seventeen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biggus Dickus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seventeen walks into a straight right hand from Dickus.
Dickus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seventeen clinches up against the cage.
Dickus is looking to break free of the clinch but Seventeen has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seventeen drops Dickus with a big knee straight up the middle! Dickus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Seventeen clinches.
Dickus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seventeen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Seventeen maintains plum control as Dickus tries to back straight out! Seventeen connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Dickus blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Android Seventeen!
During a confident post fight interview, Android Seventeen 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ildefonso Jaquez (ranked 5953 p4p, 5519 weight class) and Mental Midget (ranked 675 p4p, 646 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.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
19
250
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
204 cm
19
288
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ildefonso Jaquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Midget!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaquez ducks under a wild hook from Midget.
Midget lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Midget thuds his right hand into Jaquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Midget swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mental Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses.
Midget looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaquez misses with an uppercut. Midget saw that one coming.
Midget scores with a hook to the body. Jaquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Midget's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaquez ducks under a wild hook from Midget.
Midget misses with a jab to the body
and Jaquez counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Midget.
Jaquez throws a body punch but Midget moves out of range.
Midget is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Midget shuts the power down on Jaquez. Lights out, game over! Midget is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mental Midget!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between First Name (ranked 2229 p4p, 3557 weight class) and Moncontour Chevrolet (ranked 313 p4p, 479 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
19
190
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
19
190
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moncontour Chevrolet!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Name lands a left hand.
Name misses with the head strike.
Chevrolet breaks from the clinch.
Name tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chevrolet was well out of range. Poor timing from Name.
Chevrolet digs a good body shot into Name's ribs.
Name moves into the clinch successfully.
Chevrolet struggles to land a body shot inside as Name controls his hands.
Name tries to throw a body punch but Chevrolet avoids it by throwing Name back against the cage.
Chevrolet works on Name's body with a couple of short punches.
Name lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Name throws a punch but it's blocked by Chevrolet.
Name misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Name creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Name fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Chevrolet.
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!
Name misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chevrolet manages to break the clinch.
Name moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chevrolet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Name's head.
It looks like First Name has been cut.
Chevrolet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevrolet is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Name like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Name from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moncontour Chevrolet!
A victorious Moncontour Chevrolet 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
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 1442 p4p, 2315 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 190 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
26
165
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
184 cm
19
166
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
|
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Fast |
|
| |
|
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 Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomes.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alvarez defends it nicely.
Jackson Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Gomes.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvarez's waist but Alvarez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
Jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez cracks Gomes with an open hand slap.
Gomes is rocked!
Alvarez Throws a clean left jab. Alvarez Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Gomes's chin! Gomes crumbles to the ground and Alvarez follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Alvarez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jackson Alvarez!
A victorious Jackson Alvarez 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
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 1675 p4p, 1815 weight class) and Benny The Bouncer (ranked 37 p4p, 39 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benny The Bouncer enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
32
178
11 - 6 - 0 |
|
182 cm
28
178
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benny The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munson can pounce on him.
The Bouncer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munson was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
Munson misses with the combination.
Munson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Bouncer looks to throw the jab but Munson is out of range.
A nice leg kick from The Bouncer, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Bouncer throws a body punch but Munson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Munson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Bouncer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Munson is just out of range.
The Bouncer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Munson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
The Bouncer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bouncer misses with a straight right.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Bouncer just misses with a punch to the body.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
Munson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Munson slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Munson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Bouncer works the jab nicely.
No joy there for The Bouncer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Bouncer misses with a combination
and Munson counters with a straight right hand.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Munson takes a swing at The Bouncer's ribcage but misses.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Munson is looking for a counter combo.
The Bouncer misses with a lunging right hand
and Munson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munson tries to work over The Bouncer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Bouncer lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson prevents a body shot from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munson breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Munson wants to clinch.
Munson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Bouncer avoids the head kick by Munson.
Munson tries to bum rush The Bouncer with a series of wild strikes but The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Bouncer slips a jab and a cross from Munson.
The Bouncer lands the left hand.
The Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
Munson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Munson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson blocks a jab.
The Bouncer jabs Munson right on the nose. Munson blinks but takes it well.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Bouncer 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.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Munson blocks it.
Munson appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Bouncer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Bouncer throws a front kick aimed at Munson's knee but Munson avoids it well.
Munson tries to clinch but The Bouncer is having none of it.
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Bouncer throws a series of punches but Munson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Munson.
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 Bouncer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Bouncer misses with a wild body shot.
The Bouncer misses with a straight left.
The Bouncer scores with a jab. Munson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Bouncer tried to score with a low kick but Munson checks it.
Munson throws a big counter combination but The Bouncer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Munson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer digs a good body shot into Munson's ribs.
The Bouncer misses with a double jab.
Munson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Bouncer avoids the head kick by Munson.
The Bouncer blocks a head kick by Munson.
Munson tries to clinch up.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bouncer is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Bouncer manages to break the clinch.
The Bouncer misses with a straight left.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged The Bouncer in a clinch.
Munson pushes The Bouncer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Munson throws a punch but it's blocked by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Bouncer loads up on a big right hand but Munson slips the punch.
Munson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Munson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Bouncer throws a jab when Munson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson checks a low kick from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer cracks Munson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Bouncer misses with a looping left.
Munson clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson gets through The Bouncer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Munson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
The Bouncer throws a punch but it's blocked by Munson.
The Bouncer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Bouncer throws a head punch that misses.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munson, as that shot connected.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Bouncer can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Bouncer, as that shot connected.
Munson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munson closes the distance and clinches.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
The Bouncer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Munson.
Munson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Bouncer looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Munson moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Munson is looking to counter punch.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on Munson's shoulder, as Munson tries to avoid the shot.
The Bouncer tests Munson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Bouncer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munson tries to clinch up but The Bouncer circles away and keeps his distance.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Munson moves out of range.
The Bouncer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Munson dodges the punch combination from The Bouncer.
Munson misses with a hook. The Bouncer ducked under it nicely.
Munson walks into a straight right hand from The Bouncer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Munson moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick
and Munson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Munson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Bouncer connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Bouncer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robert Munson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Bouncer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Bouncer throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Bouncer throws a nice looking combination but Munson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
Munson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Bouncer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Bouncer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. The Bouncer catches Munson right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson throws a right and a left that The Bouncer avoids nicely.
Munson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Munson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Bouncer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munson moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munson drives through and clinches with The Bouncer against the cage.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munson on the side of the head.
Munson darts in and clinches The Bouncer up against the cage.
Munson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Munson moves into the clinch successfully.
The Bouncer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Bouncer misses with the head strike.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bouncer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Bouncer with the inside leg kick.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Bouncer lands with a cross.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munson momentarily.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson lands a head kick!
Munson slips a jab from The Bouncer.
Munson avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
Munson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Bouncer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Munson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bouncer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bouncer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer slips under a jab from Munson.
A countering left hand to the body from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer throws out a leg kick but Munson moves out of range and The Bouncer only half commits.
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
Munson is looking to clinch.
Munson pushes The Bouncer away with a front kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munson!
The Bouncer lands a body shot.
Munson moves into the clinch.
The Bouncer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Bouncer has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
A head punch on the inside from The Bouncer fails to land.
The Bouncer tries to break free but Munson pushes him back against the cage.
Munson leaning against his opponent.
The Bouncer lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Bouncer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munson leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer misses with a punch on the inside.
Munson misses with some punches.
The Bouncer blocks a body shot from Munson.
Munson works on The Bouncer's body with a couple of short punches.
Munson blocks an uppercut.
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
Munson tries to clinch up.
The Bouncer tries to bum rush Munson with a series of wild strikes but Munson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munson is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from The Bouncer finds it's target.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Bouncer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bouncer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bouncer misses with the combination.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
Munson slips under a jab from The Bouncer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Munson blocks it.
The Bouncer misses with a shot to the body
and Munson counters with a nice uppercut.
Munson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Bouncer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Bouncer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Bouncer keeps the fight on the outside.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Bouncer scores with a body shot.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy left from The Bouncer finds it's target.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
The Bouncer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.
Munson ducks right into an uppercut from The Bouncer.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Bouncer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson is looking to clinch but The Bouncer is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
The Bouncer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch but The Bouncer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Bouncer throws a body punch but Munson moves out of range.
Munson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bouncer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munson tries to clinch but The Bouncer moves out of range.
Munson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Munson trying to stall but The Bouncer improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Munson.
The Bouncer has a couple of punches blocked by Munson.
Munson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Bouncer breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny The Bouncer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Bouncer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny The Bouncer!
During a confident post fight interview, Benny The Bouncer 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Carter (ranked 2242 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Torkel Bystrom (ranked 45 p4p, 55 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
29
215
11 - 6 - 0 |
|
202 cm
35
255
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter instigates a clinch.
Bystrom blocks a body shot from Carter.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bystrom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carter's brow.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter wants to break free but Bystrom has control.
Bystrom tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bystrom tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Bystrom wants to take the fight to the mat but Carter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carter tries to score a body lock takedown but Bystrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bystrom prevents a body shot from Carter.
Bystrom stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bystrom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carter to the mat. Carter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bystrom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
Bystrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bystrom would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carter has control of Bystrom's left arm, preventing Bystrom from doing any damage.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Bystrom from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter tries for a takedown but Bystrom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Carter backs off Bystrom throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all.
Bystrom looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Bystrom lands a head kick!
Bystrom moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Bystrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Bystrom has picked Carter up - he's going for a ride! Bystrom dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is doing well to control the position and prevent Bystrom from advancing to side control.
Bystrom throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Bystrom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to roll over but Bystrom keeps him under control.
Bystrom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carter is just riding it out for now. Bystrom eventually gives up the hold.
Bystrom seems to be looking for submissions.
Carter is controlling Bystrom's trapped leg to prevent Bystrom from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bystrom tries to stand and escape but Carter is controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bystrom is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Bystrom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Bystrom.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bystrom as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter tries to circle away but Bystrom has him pinned against the cage.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bystrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter gets through Bystrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bystrom stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Bystrom controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bystrom gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torkel Bystrom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bystrom.
Bystrom wants to clinch.
Bystrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Bystrom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bystrom clinches.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bystrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bystrom stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
Bystrom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bystrom regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bystrom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carter escapes and throws Bystrom's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carter controls the position.
Bystrom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bystrom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bystrom.
Carter wants to improve his position but Bystrom is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bystrom is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Carter still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Carter has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bystrom is not content to let Carter control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom sneaks out the side door and pushes Carter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bystrom blocks a body shot from Carter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carter as Bystrom tries to tie him up.
Bystrom jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bystrom for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Bystrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bystrom has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Bystrom has an active guard here but Carter has managed to pass into half guard.
Carter wants to pass to mount but Bystrom is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bystrom wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torkel Bystrom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Bystrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Bystrom pushes him off.
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bystrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torkel Bystrom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bystrom keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bystrom is trying to keep Carter in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter is standing up over Bystrom. Bystrom looks to escape but Carter dives into side control.
Bystrom is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bystrom pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bystrom tries to buck Carter off but Carter is having none of it.
Bystrom is pushing Carter's head away, looking to escape. Carter manages to hold on to the position though.
Bystrom tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Bystrom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter controlling the position from side mount.
Bystrom pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter tries to clinch but Bystrom is having none of it.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bystrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bystrom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bystrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter avoids the body shot from Bystrom.
Jason Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bystrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bystrom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bystrom throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter is looking for a takedown.
Carter wants to take the fight to the mat but Bystrom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Bystrom controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bystrom missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Jason Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bystrom misses with a wild combination.
Carter tries for a takedown but Bystrom circles away easily
and Bystrom counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter tries to clinch there but Bystrom circles away.
Bystrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Bystrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Bystrom forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
Bystrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Bystrom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carter regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bystrom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Carter has his hands on Bystrom's head, controlling the position.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torkel Bystrom really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bystrom lands a head shot.
Bystrom misses with a wild body shot.
Bystrom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
As Bystrom looks to move away, Carter throws a big counter combo but Bystrom just gets out of the way.
Bystrom looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Bystrom throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Torkel Bystrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bystrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Bystrom takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bystrom doesn't seem phased though.
Bystrom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bystrom jumps guard but Carter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carter avoiding damage as Bystrom throws knees to the body.
Carter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bystrom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bystrom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter looking for a takedown.
Carter wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bystrom lands a takedown into guard.
Bystrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carter is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carter holds on and takes a little breather.
Bystrom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bystrom manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bystrom is keeping the position for now.
Bystrom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bystrom is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bystrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Bystrom's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bystrom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter trying to control but Bystrom is working from the bottom.
Carter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bystrom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter slips under a jab from Bystrom.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter tries to move into range but Bystrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bystrom to the ground. Carter is now in Bystrom's guard.
Bystrom pushes a forearm under Carter's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Carter is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Torkel Bystrom!
An out of breath Torkel Bystrom 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
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 397 p4p, 931 weight class) and Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 9 p4p, 23 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gustavsson's choice of entrance music: Knockout - 2Pac. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
25
140
10 - 2 - 0 |
|
198 cm
31
214
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivern Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Femme's half guard.
Femme on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Femme moves into full guard.
Gustavsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Femme controlling Gustavsson's posture.
Gustavsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gustavsson working Femme over with strikes.
Femme trying to hold on to Gustavsson's head to control him but Gustavsson postures up.
Gustavsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Femme's head.
Femme is staying active underneath Gustavsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Femme wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson is trying to control. Femme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Femme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Femme managing to control the position.
Femme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson postures up in Femme's guard and throws a big left but Femme blocks it.
Femme controls Gustavsson momentarily but Gustavsson frees himself.
Femme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustavsson trying to control but Femme is working from the bottom.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Gustavsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustavsson dives in and scores a takedown into Femme's guard.
Gustavsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
Gustavsson is pushing down on Femme's leg trying to pass to half guard. Femme is fighting to maintain full guard but Gustavsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Femme trying to control from the bottom.
Gustavsson is taking a breather. Femme says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gustavsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Femme is looking for a sweep. Gustavsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Femme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Femme looking to control.
Femme is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Femme being controlled here, momentarily.
Gustavsson wants to pass the guard but Femme is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Femme keeps moving.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Femme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Femme to the mat! Femme manages to get full guard.
Femme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Femme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Femme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Femme looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gustavsson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Femme can't do much from the bottom here.
Gustavsson happy to just control the position for now.
Gustavsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Femme is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Femme's face as Gustavsson controls the position.
Femme wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Femme wants to control but Gustavsson postures up.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Femme is looking for a sweep.
Femme holding on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Femme is trying to escape the position but Gustavsson is controlling the position.
Gustavsson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Femme can't do much from the bottom here.
Femme is looking to reverse the position.
Femme is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gustavsson slows the pace down.
Gustavsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ivern Gustavsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Femme is looking to regain half guard here but Gustavsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gustavsson working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is looking to take a break and control but Femme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Femme on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gustavsson working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Gustavsson wants to control but Femme is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Femme some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat.
Femme managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gustavsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femme is being controlled here.
Let's hope that Gustavsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gustavsson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Femme gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gustavsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivern Gustavsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Femme misses the jab.
Gustavsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Femme taking some punishment here, with Gustavsson in his half guard.
Femme wants to get back to full guard.
Gustavsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gustavsson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavsson slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Femme wants to improve his position but Gustavsson is controlling well.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Femme is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Femme tries to get to full guard but Gustavsson has control of the leg.
Gustavsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Femme is bucking up trying to escape but Gustavsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gustavsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustavsson lands a big elbow.
Gustavsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Femme that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Femme is rocked!
Gustavsson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Femme bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gustavsson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivern Gustavsson!
Our winner, Ivern Gustavsson, 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
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
