 |
OFC 65: McNulty vs Barretto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Sarai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Sarai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
26
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Sarai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brinkley throws a looping overhand right but Sarai ducks down to avoid it.
Sarai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sarai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brinkley connects with a body shot that sends Sarai's belly button to the back.
Brinkley pushes Sarai up against the cage in a clinch.
Brinkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarai has double underhooks.
Sarai has Brinkley pressed against the cage, preventing Brinkley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brinkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarai won't allow it.
Brinkley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brinkley manages to break the clinch.
Sarai slips a jab and a cross from Brinkley.
Brinkley misses with a two punch combination.
Sarai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes from Brinkley. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brinkley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sarai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brinkley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sarai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sarai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brinkley is trying to buck Sarai off.
Sarai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brinkley looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sarai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brinkley is trying to buck Sarai off.
Sarai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brinkley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sarai looks up at the clock and then as Brinkley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sarai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sarai has an Americana. Brinkley didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sarai is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sarai hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stephen Sarai!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Ginks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and River Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River Lomax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
186 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Ginks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, River Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginks slips a jab and a cross from Lomax.
Lomax misses with a two punch combination.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ginks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Lomax misses.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ginks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ginks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomax throws a looping overhand right but Ginks ducks down to avoid it.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch but Ginks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ginks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomax.
Lomax getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Buck Ginks has been cut.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ginks staying out of range there.
Lomax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ginks cracks Lomax with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ginks has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lomax to stand back up!
Lomax is rocked!
It looks like River Lomax has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ginks lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lomax is looking to close the distance but Ginks sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lomax crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lomax is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Buck Ginks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Plouffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
18
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paco Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Plouffe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Plouffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Plouffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plouffe moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Plouffe counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Plouffe's front leg but catches the back leg as Plouffe tries to avoid it.
A left and a right from Plouffe both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez thumps Plouffe with a low kick.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Plouffe counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Plouffe.
Plouffe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plouffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Plouffe moves out of range easily.
Plouffe misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Plouffe looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plouffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plouffe misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Plouffe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plouffe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Plouffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Plouffe circles away.
Paco Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Plouffe avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Plouffe moves out of range easily.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Andre Plouffe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plouffe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Plouffe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Plouffe counters by clinching up.
Sanchez pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanchez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Plouffe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez pushes a forearm under Plouffe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Plouffe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paco Sanchez!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Freese is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
183 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Louis Freese!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freese gets tackled into the cage by Connelly. Connelly maintains the clinch.
Connelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Connelly lands a body shot.
Connelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freese fails to pull guard.
Connelly digs a right hand underneath Freese's ribcage. Freese let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Connelly pushes Freese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Connelly.
A right handed body shot lands from Connelly.
Connelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Freese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connelly jumps into guard, dragging Freese to the mat.
Freese drops back looking for a leg! Connelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Connelly manages to kick Freese off! Freese jumps back into Connelly's guard.
Freese postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Connelly pulls Freese in to control the position.
Connelly is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freese is aware though and is defending well.
Freese wants to pass the guard but Connelly is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connelly is trying to keep Freese in close.
Freese drops back looking for a leg! Connelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Connelly manages to kick Freese off! Freese jumps back into Connelly's guard.
Connelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freese drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freese jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freese drops back looking for a leg! Connelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Connelly manages to kick Freese off! Freese jumps back into Connelly's guard.
Connelly controlling Freese's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connelly is on top in guard.
Freese keeping moving, preventing Connelly from controlling successfully.
Freese looking for a guillotine here but Connelly defends easily.
Freese looks gassed!
Connelly is stalling in the full guard.
Freese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freese escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Connelly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Freese is trying to escape the position but Connelly is controlling the position.
Connelly tries for a kimura but Freese is defending well.
Connelly wants to control but Freese is keeping him busy.
Connelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Freese, who protects the arm well.
Connelly remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Freese is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly is staying tight to Freese's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Freese is looking to regain half guard here but Connelly keeps moving and retains side control.
Connelly trying to control the action but Freese is working from the bottom.
Freese tries to buck Connelly off but Connelly is having none of it.
Freese regains half guard.
Connelly passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Freese!
Connelly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Freese has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Connelly is working for a guillotine from mount but Freese frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Connelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Freese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Connelly rushes Freese and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freese tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Freese or not.
Connelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connelly misses with the head strike.
Connelly scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Connelly.
Connelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connelly jumps guard and drags Freese to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Connelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freese's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freese is breathing heavily.
Freese is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Connelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Freese is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connelly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Freese has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Connelly has managed to get both his arms back between Freese's legs - danger averted.
Connelly stands and throws Freese's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Connelly moves into full mount!
Connelly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Freese to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Freese shrugs it off.
Connelly controlling from the full mount.
Freese working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freese is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Freese has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Freese tries to escape but Connelly has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Connelly lands a shot to the head.
Connelly trying to control.
Connelly is looking for the choke from the back position but Freese is controlling his hands well.
Freese tries to escape but Connelly has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Connelly is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Freese breaks Connelly's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Freese looking to pass the guard.
Connelly managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Connelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freese has managed to get both his arms back between Connelly's legs - danger averted.
Connelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Connelly tries to control but Freese wriggling away.
Freese is looking to get to half guard.
Connelly is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Connelly moves in looking to clinch but Freese pushes him off.
Freese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connelly wants to clinch up but Freese keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connelly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Freese did well to prevent Connelly getting side control.
Freese is refusing to be controlled, as Connelly sits in half guard.
Connelly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Freese actively working from the bottom here.
Connelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Freese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Connelly.
Freese actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connelly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Freese really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Connelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Connelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Connelly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Connelly trying to control the action but Freese is working from the bottom.
Freese is looking for a sweep.
Connelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Connelly tries for a kimura but Freese is defending well.
Connelly trying to control the position but Freese is working away.
Connelly tries to move into full mount but can't pass Freese's legs.
Freese regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly trying to control from half guard but Freese is working away.
Connelly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Connelly works his way into full mount!
Connelly moves to the back position.
Freese is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Connelly gets his way!
Louis Freese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Freese's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Connelly has his arm under Freese's chin here. Game over son! Connelly squeezes tightly and Freese is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Connelly!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Long Way To The Top. Bellic has chosen Pursuit Of Happiness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ang lands with a nice body punch.
Bellic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ang tries to avoid it but Bellic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ang to the ground. Ang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bellic throws a nice looking combination but Ang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bellic looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ang!
Ang lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bellic goes down and covers up as Ang starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Ang!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Lausster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Lausster has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 177 cm
25
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
|
182 cm
24
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Lausster!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lausster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luke Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lausster keeps the fight on the outside.
Lausster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mitchel is trying to defend but Lausster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mitchel is refusing to be controlled, as Lausster sits in half guard.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchel is not content to let Lausster control the position.
Lausster passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mitchel!
Lausster jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mitchel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mitchel and Lausster has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lausster misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lausster staying calm.
Lausster wants to control but Mitchel is keeping him busy.
Mitchel is pushing Lausster's head away, looking to escape. Lausster manages to hold on to the position though.
Lausster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchel keeps working.
Mitchel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lausster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Mitchel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lausster.
Lausster wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mitchel, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchel wants to control but Lausster postures up.
Lausster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchel can't do much from the bottom here.
Lausster wants to control but Mitchel is keeping him busy.
Mitchel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lausster asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lausster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchel keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lausster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lausster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mitchel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lausster is looking to take a break and control but Mitchel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchel tries to get out of the position.
Lausster is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mitchel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mitchel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lausster punches Mitchel on the ear.
Lausster punches Mitchel on the ear.
Lausster lands punches and elbows.
Lausster is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lausster looking for the choke from the back.
Lausster has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mitchel.
Lausster has the hooks in. Mitchel is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mitchel just trying to survive but Lausster is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Well, with Lausster on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mitchel is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lausster doesn't have the hooks in and Mitchel manages to turn into his guard.
Lausster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchel is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Lausster dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchel checks a low kick from Lausster.
Lausster dives in and grabs Mitchel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchel pushes down on Lausster's head and hops out.
Mitchel doesn't manage to clinch there - Lausster circles away.
Mitchel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mitchel lands an uppercut.
Lausster tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchel avoids the damage to the body.
Lausster looking to stall.
Mitchel pushes Lausster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchel gets underhooks to prevent Lausster's takedown attempt.
Lausster stalling in the clinch but Mitchel improves position.
Mitchel stops a takedown attempt from Lausster.
Luke Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Lausster.
Lausster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchel is keeping busy.
Mitchel is leaning against Lausster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lausster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lausster blocking some punches.
Lausster is breathing heavily.
Lausster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lausster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
Lausster is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lausster stops Mitchel from getting back to his feet.
Lausster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mitchel moves into full guard.
Lausster forces his way into half guard.
Mitchel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lausster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mitchel defends it well.
Mitchel is not content to let Lausster control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel kicks Lausster off and gets back to his feet.
Lausster works Mitchel's body with a nice hook.
Mitchel is looking to clinch but Lausster is avoiding it.
Lausster shoots for a takedown but Mitchel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lausster throws a jab when Mitchel was well out of range.
Mitchel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lausster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lausster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lausster misses with a hook.
Lausster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchel tries to clinch there but Lausster circles away.
Lausster misses with an uppercut.
Mitchel fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lausster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchel tries to clinch up but Lausster circles away and keeps his distance.
Lausster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mitchel.
Lausster throws a looping overhand right but Mitchel ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchel tries to clinch but Lausster is having none of it.
Lausster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown attempt from Lausster. Lausster gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchel ducks under a wild hook from Lausster.
Lausster just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchel tries to clinch but Lausster moves out of range.
Mitchel forces Lausster back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchel stops a takedown attempt from Lausster.
Mitchel has a couple of punches blocked by Lausster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lausster trying to control the position but instead, Mitchel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lausster into the cage.
Lausster tries to pull guard but Mitchel won't allow it.
Lausster drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitchel pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchel moves in looking to clinch but Lausster pushes him off.
Mitchel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lausster dives in and grabs Mitchel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchel pushes down on Lausster's head and hops out.
Lausster swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchel.
Lausster keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Mitchel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchel closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchel tries to land knees in the clinch but Lausster avoids the damage to the body.
Lausster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lausster takes an elbow to the temple.
Lausster blocks an uppercut.
Mitchel lands a shot to the body.
Lausster breaks from the clinch.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lausster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lausster just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchel tries to clinch but Lausster is having none of it.
Mitchel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lausster keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Lausster lands.
Lausster misses with a low kick.
Lausster circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchel.
Lausster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lausster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luke Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Lausster.
Lausster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Mitchel.
A right hand to the body from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lausster uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchel.
Mitchel is pressed up against the cage. Lausster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mitchel down to the mat. Mitchel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mitchel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lausster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lausster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lausster misses with a kick to the body.
Lausster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lausster swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchel.
Lausster circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lausster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lausster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchel has closed the distance and engaged Lausster in a clinch.
Mitchel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lausster backwards.
Mitchel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lausster backwards.
Mitchel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mitchel.
Mitchel missing with knees to the body.
Lausster struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchel controls his hands.
Lausster gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchel wants to improve his position but Lausster is controlling well.
Lausster is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mitchel defends it well.
Lausster trying to control the action but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Lausster seems content to control.
Lausster is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lausster tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lausster seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wade Lausster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mitchel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lausster shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mitchel wants to stand up but Lausster is controlling him.
Lausster postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchel's brow.
Lausster won't allow Mitchel to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lausster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitchel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lausster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lausster looking to pass the guard.
Lausster is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lausster stands and throws Mitchel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitchel is trying to get back to his feet.
Lausster is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mitchel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lausster tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Mitchel.
I think Mitchel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Mitchel!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuck You. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jex Midnight was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
24
158 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
|
173 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
|
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Midnight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jenkins did well to prevent Midnight getting side control.
Midnight wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Midnight prevents Jenkins from standing back up.
Midnight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up but Midnight is controlling him
Midnight tries to pass to full mount but Jenkins defends it.
Midnight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jenkins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Midnight wants to finish this one by submission but Jenkins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Midnight.
Midnight fails to advance to Jenkins's back.
Midnight trying to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Midnight jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jenkins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jenkins is pushing Midnight's head away, looking to escape. Midnight manages to hold on to the position though.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Midnight advances to full mount.
Midnight can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Midnight is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jenkins is surviving well by controlling Midnight's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midnight thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Midnight unloads with some shots from mount but Jenkins bucks and avoids them well.
Jenkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Midnight moves to the back position.
Midnight working for the choke.
Midnight has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jenkins has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Midnight trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Midnight is looking for the choke from the back position but Jenkins is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins is trying to get back to his feet but Midnight has full control of the position and if anything, Jenkins has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Jenkins trying to get back to his feet but Midnight is in full control for now.
Midnight has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the choke here but Midnight has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Midnight Tightens the hold and Jenkins taps out furiously! Midnight displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jex Midnight!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janos Prohaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steel Panther - Party all Day. Janos Prohaska acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
20
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
186 cm
23
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janos Prohaska!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prohaska in his tracks.
It looks like Janos Prohaska has been cut.
Prohaska closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Prohaska.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prohaska takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Prohaska manages to break the clinch.
Campbell tries to land a front kick but Prohaska steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prohaska misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prohaska on the side of the head.
Prohaska darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
Prohaska pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prohaska breaks the clinch.
Campbell lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Campbell cracks Prohaska with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Prohaska looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Campbell finish him?
Prohaska is rocked!
Campbell cracks a nice hook into Prohaska's ribs.
Prohaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Prohaska looks gassed!
Campbell fakes the body blow, causing Prohaska to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Prohaska goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Campbell!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi comes to the cage accompanied by Martial Art Drum Beat. Ruoska has chosen Rolling Stones as his entrance music. Gichin Funakoshi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauri Ruoska's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
22
154 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
24
169 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ruoska throws a head kick that misses.
Ruoska tries to clinch there but Funakoshi circles away.
Ruoska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruoska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funakoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruoska moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruoska misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruoska moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruoska tries to clinch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska closes the distance and clinches.
Ruoska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Funakoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funakoshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruoska tries for a takedown but Funakoshi manages to get underhooks.
Funakoshi looking for a takedown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruoska tries to pull guard but Funakoshi holds him up against the cage and eventually Ruoska drops back down to his feet.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Ruoska.
Ruoska is trying to break the clinch but Funakoshi is controlling him.
Funakoshi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruoska pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi wants a takedown.
Funakoshi is trying to trip Ruoska. He has hold of a leg but Ruoska is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Funakoshi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Ruoska keeps moving.
Funakoshi throws a strike but Ruoska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruoska postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska wants to control from the top but Funakoshi keeps moving.
Funakoshi is adopting a defensive guard.
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Ruoska from controlling successfully.
Ruoska prevents Funakoshi from getting back to his feet.
Funakoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Funakoshi, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauri Ruoska has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Funakoshi misses with a takedown
and Ruoska holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Funakoshi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funakoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruoska connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funakoshi.
Funakoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Ruoska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Funakoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruoska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruoska throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Funakoshi was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruoska finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ruoska wants to stand but Funakoshi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funakoshi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ruoska drops back, looking for a kneebar! Funakoshi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Funakoshi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Funakoshi!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Funakoshi is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruoska is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruoska looks to clinch
and Funakoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruoska staying out of range there.
Ruoska tries to clinch but Funakoshi moves away
and Funakoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruoska.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funakoshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruoska wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Funakoshi is trying to control Ruoska's posture but Ruoska avoids it.
Ruoska creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Funakoshi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruoska looking to control but instead Funakoshi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ruoska not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi is staying active underneath Ruoska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Funakoshi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ruoska.
Ruoska slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ruoska trying to control the position but Funakoshi is working away.
Ruoska throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Funakoshi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruoska off and has taken his back!
Ruoska is in a bad position with Funakoshi working for a choke. Ruoska manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Funakoshi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ruoska looking to sit in guard and control but Funakoshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruoska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi postures up in Ruoska's guard and throws a big left but Ruoska blocks it.
Funakoshi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ruoska dives on top into guard.
Ruoska slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Funakoshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Funakoshi being controlled for a moment.
Ruoska scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska wants to control but Funakoshi is keeping him busy.
Ruoska scoring with punches from side control.
Ruoska lands an elbow.
Ruoska lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ruoska throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Ruoska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ruoska moves forwards but Funakoshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Funakoshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruoska.
Funakoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Ruoska's shoulder, as Ruoska tries to avoid the shot.
Ruoska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruoska wants to clinch but Funakoshi slips to the side
and Funakoshi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a strike but Ruoska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funakoshi working a defensive guard here.
Ruoska content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska wants to stand but Funakoshi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Funakoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Funakoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruoska tries to stand but Funakoshi is controlling from the bottom.
Ruoska postures up.
Ruoska stopping the sweep attempt from Funakoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruoska landing with the ground and pound.
Funakoshi is looking for a triangle but Ruoska pushes his legs off easily.
Funakoshi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funakoshi trying to control the position here.
Ruoska throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruoska!
Ruoska can't escape the position.
Funakoshi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ruoska is on top in guard.
Ruoska throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funakoshi looking to control.
Funakoshi pulls Ruoska in close to prevent any damage.
Funakoshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Funakoshi, not yet.
Ruoska stands up from Funakoshi's guard - Ruoska perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ruoska tries to clinch but Funakoshi moves away
and Funakoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruoska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gichin Funakoshi clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruoska tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Funakoshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruoska tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funakoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funakoshi.
Ruoska stalling in the clinch but Funakoshi improves position.
Ruoska is trying to break the clinch but Funakoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Ruoska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funakoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funakoshi lands with a light punch inside.
Funakoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Funakoshi lands with a right to the head.
Ruoska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruoska slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruoska slips a jab from Funakoshi.
Mauri Ruoska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruoska.
Funakoshi throws a hook but Ruoska avoids it easily.
Funakoshi misses with a hook.
Ruoska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ruoska lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Funakoshi hang on?
Ruoska throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Funakoshi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska working Funakoshi over with strikes here.
Funakoshi can't escape the position.
Ruoska avoids the attempt from Funakoshi to control.
Ruoska can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Funakoshi is looking to escape.
Ruoska avoids the attempt from Funakoshi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska with good strikes from the mount here!
Funakoshi is looking to improve his position but Ruoska isn't that keen on the idea.
Ruoska throws some wild stikes that Funakoshi manages to avoid easily.
Funakoshi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruoska raining down shots from the mount!
Ruoska trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruoska has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruoska goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Funakoshi turns into him and now he's in Ruoska's guard.
Funakoshi wants to get up but he can't break Ruoska's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ruoska looking to control but Funakoshi passes into half guard.
Funakoshi tries to stand and escape but Ruoska is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Ruoska dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ruoska lands a slapping body shot.
Ruoska tries to clinch up.
Ruoska uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funakoshi.
Ruoska staying out of range there.
Mauri Ruoska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruoska tries to clinch
and Funakoshi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Funakoshi goes for a takedown attempt but Ruoska pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruoska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funakoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruoska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruoska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruoska wants to clinch
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruoska tries to clinch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Ruoska tries to clinch but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Funakoshi throws a lazy right hand but Ruoska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funakoshi gets a clinch.
Ruoska is trying to stall.
Ruoska gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funakoshi closes the distance but Ruoska moves to the side
and Ruoska counters with a big head kick but Funakoshi shrugs it off.
Ruoska throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Funakoshi throws a jab when Ruoska was well out of range.
Ruoska misses with a takedown attempt
and Funakoshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruoska misses with a takedown
and Funakoshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruoska is rocked!
Ruoska is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ruoska tries to land a leg kick but Funakoshi saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Ruoska there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska has a takedown stuffed.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Ruoska.
Ruoska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funakoshi throws a looping overhand right but Ruoska ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi tries to clinch up but Ruoska circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruoska's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Funakoshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruoska scrambles back to his feet.
Ruoska is still on wobbly legs! Can Funakoshi finish him?
Ruoska slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Ruoska seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruoska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funakoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Ruoska does no damage.
Ruoska doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruoska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruoska connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Funakoshi. Beautiful body shot.
Ruoska takes one on the button.
Funakoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown by Ruoska or perhaps it was just good defense by Funakoshi which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gichin Funakoshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Funakoshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gichin Funakoshi!
Gichin Funakoshi retains his lightweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McNulty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter Sandman by Metallica. Barretto has chosen Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
22
175 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
24
175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James McNulty !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNulty misses with a wild combination.
McNulty throws a big shot that misses.
Barretto scores with a spinning back kick!
Barretto scoring well with a low kick there.
McNulty takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McNulty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Barretto clinches up with McNulty and pushes him back against the cage.
Barretto manages to break the clinch.
McNulty misses with a looping left.
Barretto tries to clinch up but McNulty circles away and keeps his distance.
McNulty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McNulty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McNulty throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
McNulty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barretto. That one must have hurt.
McNulty misses with a hook. Barretto ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty looks to land a right hand but Barretto moved out of range.
McNulty lands a really nice looking cross but Barretto seems unphased.
Barretto feints and then cracks McNulty 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McNulty down.
Sloppy strikes from McNulty . Those never looked like landing.
Barretto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
No joy there for McNulty , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from McNulty misses its intended target.
Barretto connects with an inside leg kick.
James McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barretto avoids the body shot from McNulty .
A big left from McNulty misses.
Barretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McNulty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barretto.
McNulty misses with a straight right.
Barretto misses with a low kick as McNulty jumps back.
Barretto throws a leg kick but McNulty checks it.
McNulty stalks Barretto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barretto's face. Barretto staggers backwards, shaken.
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barretto - that will leave a mark!
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNulty misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Barretto throws a front kick aimed at McNulty 's knee but McNulty avoids it well.
Barretto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNulty .
Barretto misses with a low kick.
Barretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McNulty scores with a three punch combo!
McNulty takes a swing at Barretto's ribcage but misses.
McNulty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
McNulty blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for McNulty .
Barretto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNulty .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto moves out of range of the strikes.
McNulty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McNulty pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barretto back to the cage. McNulty follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McNulty throws a hook but Barretto avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from McNulty .
Barretto dips to his left and cracks McNulty with an uppercut!
A jab from McNulty misses.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNulty misses with a looping right.
McNulty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barretto.
McNulty throws a hook but Barretto avoids it easily.
Barretto tries to score with a low kick but McNulty moves his leg out of the way.
Barretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNulty checks a low kick from Barretto.
McNulty throws a body punch but Barretto moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barretto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barretto throws a leg kick but McNulty sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barretto moves out of range of the strikes.
McNulty takes a swing at Barretto's ribcage but misses.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
McNulty cracks a nice hook into Barretto's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barretto. McNulty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto throws a leg kick but McNulty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McNulty throws a hook to the side of Barretto's head but Barretto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barretto.
Barretto defending well as McNulty loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNulty feints a jab promting Barretto to slip. McNulty then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barretto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McNulty throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
McNulty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James McNulty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McNulty misses with a looping right.
Barretto wants to land a leg kick but McNulty is out of range.
Barretto throws a solid leg kick but McNulty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barretto.
Barretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McNulty is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barretto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from McNulty .
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.
McNulty clobbers Barretto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barretto scores with a leg kick.
McNulty lands a jab-cross combination.
James McNulty is winning the standup battle so far.
McNulty throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McNulty . Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto wants to slow McNulty down by chopping away at his legs.
McNulty scores with a nice strike.
McNulty throws a nice looking combination but Barretto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barretto thumps McNulty with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty lands with a shot to the body.
McNulty throws a shot to the body.
McNulty throws a good cross that connects.
A leg kick checked by McNulty .
McNulty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Barretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barretto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McNulty is able to avoid easily.
McNulty looks to land a combination but Barretto avoids it well.
That kick from Barretto tenderised McNulty 's leg. McNulty is trying to keep his angry face on.
McNulty misses with a hook.
Barretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McNulty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barretto backs up against the cage.
A jab from McNulty misses.
McNulty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McNulty throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty swinging wildly here.
McNulty looks to score with a jab to the body but Barretto is just out of range.
McNulty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from McNulty misses.
Barretto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
McNulty throws a right hand that Barretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Barretto also avoids with ease.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses McNulty 's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McNulty checks a leg kick.
McNulty throws a right hand that Barretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Barretto also avoids with ease.
McNulty throws a big shot that misses.
McNulty misses with an uppercut.
McNulty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McNulty lands with a shot to the body.
Barretto thows a body kick. McNulty tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barretto throws out a leg kick but McNulty moves out of range and Barretto only half commits.
Barretto throws out a leg kick but McNulty moves out of range and Barretto only half commits.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNulty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Barretto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barretto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barretto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barretto throws a low kick but McNulty moves out of range easily.
McNulty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barretto counters with a good low kick that McNulty was not able to check.
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto is looking to chop away at McNulty 's legs.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.
Barretto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but McNulty is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Barretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barretto slips a jab from McNulty .
Barretto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNulty .
Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McNulty .
McNulty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barretto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McNulty misses with an uppercut.
Barretto wants to clinch up but McNulty keeps it at a distance.
Jab by McNulty .
Barretto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNulty throws out the jab.
McNulty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barretto throws a wild body kick that McNulty sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as McNulty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McNulty looks to land a combination but Barretto avoids it well.
McNulty jabs at Barretto's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McNulty dominated that second round.
That's time! McNulty 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from McNulty misses.
McNulty scores with a shot to the body.
McNulty misses with a jab to the body
and Barretto counters with a left to the body.
Barretto is looking to score with low kicks.
Barretto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McNulty lunges at Barretto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barretto's hand.
McNulty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McNulty checks a low kick from Barretto.
Barretto wants to slow McNulty down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from McNulty misses its intended target.
McNulty lands with a right hand.
McNulty misses with a looping left.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNulty .
Barretto moves out of range as McNulty strikes.
Barretto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McNulty checks it well.
McNulty checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barretto. That's going to slow McNulty down.
McNulty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barretto counters with a stiff right hand.
Barretto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barretto throws the kick towards the body but McNulty avoids it.
Barretto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McNulty .
McNulty thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barretto.
McNulty cracks Barretto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McNulty throws a body punch but Barretto moves out of range.
Barretto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barretto slips a jab from McNulty .
Barretto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barretto tries to clinch but McNulty is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto wants to slow McNulty down by chopping away at his legs.
McNulty throws a body punch but Barretto moves out of range.
McNulty tries to bum rush Barretto with a series of wild strikes but Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barretto misses with a straight right.
Barretto lands a leg kick that knocks McNulty off balance momentarily.
McNulty lands a two punch combo.
McNulty throws a nice looking combination but Barretto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barretto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barretto throws a chopping leg kick but McNulty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McNulty throws a right and a left that Barretto avoids nicely.
McNulty throws out a loose jab but Barretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNulty misses with a straight right.
Barretto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McNulty will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNulty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barretto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNulty throws out the jab.
Barretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barretto throws a leg kick that misses.
McNulty blocks a leg kick.
McNulty misses with a wild body shot.
McNulty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McNulty digs a good hook to Barretto's body.
Barretto is looking to chop away at McNulty 's legs.
McNulty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barretto manages to avoid it.
McNulty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barretto counters with a nice body kick.
Barretto throws a low kick but McNulty avoids it.
McNulty checks a low kick from Barretto.
McNulty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McNulty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as McNulty checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barretto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McNulty , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNulty misses with a body punch
and Barretto counters with a big head kick but McNulty shrugs it off.
McNulty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barretto staying out of range there.
McNulty throws a shot to the body.
McNulty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McNulty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
Barretto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barretto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McNulty is able to avoid easily.
McNulty swings for the body but Barretto moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNulty throws a hook to the side of Barretto's head but Barretto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNulty lands a nice hook to Barretto's body. Barretto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNulty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses McNulty 's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but James McNulty did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McNulty moves out of range as Barretto strikes.
Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNulty .
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNulty .
McNulty missing with a left hand there. Barretto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barretto misses with a leg kick.
McNulty misses with an uppercut. Barretto saw that one coming.
McNulty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barretto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McNulty looks to land a right hand but Barretto moved out of range.
McNulty throws a right and a left that Barretto avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from McNulty does no damage.
Barretto cracks the inside of McNulty 's front leg.
Barretto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barretto tries to work over McNulty 's front leg with a kick but McNulty checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McNulty , as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty throws a lazy right hand but Barretto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McNulty misses with a wild body shot.
McNulty blocks a low kick nicely.
McNulty blocks a low kick nicely.
McNulty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
McNulty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Barretto throws a leg kick which misses McNulty 's front leg but catches the back leg as McNulty tries to avoid it.
McNulty throws out a loose jab but Barretto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
McNulty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McNulty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McNulty .
McNulty throws a hook to the side of Barretto's head but Barretto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from McNulty misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from McNulty misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barretto thumps McNulty with a low kick.
Barretto lands with an overhand left.
McNulty moves out of range of the body kick.
Barretto throws a shot from downtown. McNulty moves away and avoids it.
McNulty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barretto throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNulty .
Barretto feints and then cracks McNulty 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McNulty down.
Sloppy strikes from McNulty . Those never looked like landing.
Barretto is looking to land body kicks.
McNulty throws a body punch but Barretto moves out of range.
McNulty connects with a body shot that sends Barretto's belly button to the back.
McNulty just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty scores with a body shot.
Barretto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McNulty misses with a jab to the body
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from McNulty .
Barretto is looking to clinch but McNulty is avoiding it.
McNulty throws a jab when Barretto was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Barretto.
Barretto slips a jab and a cross from McNulty .
McNulty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barretto.
McNulty throws a hook but Barretto blocks it.
Barretto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNulty missing with a left hand there. Barretto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barretto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNulty doesn't seem bothered though.
McNulty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barretto tries to score with a low kick but McNulty moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty takes a swing at Barretto's ribcage but misses.
Barretto misses with a body kick.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McNulty .
McNulty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barretto.
McNulty checks a low kick from Barretto.
McNulty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from McNulty . Those never looked like landing.
Barretto moves into range and clinches up with McNulty .
McNulty is trying to break free.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
McNulty breaks from the clinch.
McNulty throws an overhand right that lands on Barretto's shoulder, as Barretto tries to avoid the shot.
Barretto cracks the inside of McNulty 's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Barretto.
McNulty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roque Barretto 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! This is the final round!
Barretto misses with a low kick.
McNulty lands with a nice body punch.
McNulty lands a right hook to the body.
McNulty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McNulty throws a body punch but Barretto moves out of range.
McNulty lands with a nice body punch.
Barretto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from McNulty .
McNulty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but McNulty saw it coming and moves away.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
McNulty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barretto cracks the inside of McNulty 's front leg.
McNulty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barretto's hands.
McNulty throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McNulty connects with a body shot.
McNulty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barretto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNulty is out of range.
Barretto misses with a low kick.
McNulty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barretto throws a low kick but McNulty moves out of range easily.
Barretto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNulty .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McNulty .
Barretto throws a low kick, looking for McNulty 's leg but McNulty calmly moves out of range.
Barretto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barretto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McNulty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto loads up on a big right hand but McNulty slips the punch.
McNulty avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Roque Barretto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barretto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barretto keeps McNulty at a distance using the push kick.
Barretto throws a head kick but McNulty moves out of range.
McNulty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNulty .
A punch lands to the side of Barretto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNulty misses with the combination.
McNulty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNulty lands a glancing blow to the side of Barretto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barretto lands a nice leg kick that just misses McNulty 's sensitive parts.
McNulty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barretto momentarily.
McNulty throws a combination that misses
and Barretto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McNulty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McNulty looks to score with a jab to the body but Barretto is just out of range.
McNulty throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
McNulty lands with a hook. Barretto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barretto motions for McNulty to come forward. Barretto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barretto tries to move into range but McNulty moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McNulty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNulty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barretto counters with an outside leg kick.
McNulty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barretto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McNulty .
McNulty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barretto counters with a nice low kick that buckles McNulty 's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McNulty 's calf.
Barretto is looking to chop away at McNulty 's legs.
McNulty swings for the body but Barretto moves out of range.
Barretto needs to keep his hands up - McNulty had a free shot at his head there.
McNulty misses with a jab to the body
and Barretto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barretto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barretto.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McNulty crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barretto - the referee stops the clock and McNulty gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barretto. McNulty manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McNulty misses the jab.
Barretto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNulty is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McNulty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barretto defending well as McNulty loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Barretto tenderised McNulty 's leg. McNulty is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
James McNulty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McNulty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James McNulty !
James McNulty retains his welterweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
