 |
Troid vs CFL 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Clark's choice of entrance music: Uprising. Jack Clark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shannon Khoury's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 8 - 1 |
|
168 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses the jab.
A lazy left from Khoury finds it's target.
Clark lands with a straight right. Khoury didn't see that one coming.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Clark 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.
Khoury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khoury swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khoury lands a jab to the head.
Khoury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khoury swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Khoury throws a front kick that sends Clark stumbling back into the cage.
Shannon Khoury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Clark cracks Khoury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clark lands a nice hook to Khoury's body. Khoury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khoury thows a body kick. Clark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoury lands with a nice body punch.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark takes a swing at Khoury's ribcage but misses.
Khoury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clark is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Khoury throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Clark's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Khoury lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Shannon Khoury!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bod Zio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zio comes to the cage accompanied by Old Mcdonald had a farm. Hunt has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Silik Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
175 cm
22
154 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bod Zio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Zio.
Zio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Zio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bod Zio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zio has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Zio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zio tries to pull guard but Hunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Zio drops back down to his feet.
Zio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zio lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt wants to break free but Zio has control.
Zio pulls guard successfully.
Zio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunt is staying active underneath Zio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Zio is controlling well.
Zio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hunt sees it coming and defends easily.
Hunt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zio postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt pulls Zio in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Zio throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Zio from controlling successfully.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zio controls the pace.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet but Zio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zio throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Zio only half commits.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
Zio lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zio lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Zio.
Zio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zio slips a straight right by Hunt.
Zio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.
Hunt 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.
Zio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zio misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zio.
Hunt scores with a jab. Zio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zio checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zio lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Zio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Zio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zio.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Zio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Zio.
Hunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zio throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bod Zio dominated that round.
That's time! Zio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zio wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Zio cracks the inside of Hunt's front leg.
Zio punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Zio's ribs.
Hunt looks to land a combination but Zio avoids it well.
Zio throws a wild body kick that Hunt sees coming a mile off.
Hunt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunt.
Zio throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Zio misses with a head kick.
Zio misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Zio ducks right into an uppercut from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Zio throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Zio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zio connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hunt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Zio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hunt lands a jab to Zio's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt digs a good body shot into Zio's ribs.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zio's head.
Zio is rocked!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Zio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zio seems to have got his legs back now.
Zio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Zio looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
Zio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Zio.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hunt misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Zio tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Zio jabs at Hunt's body.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
Hunt 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.
Zio staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Zio scores with a four punch combination!
Zio jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zio throws a leg kick which misses Hunt's front leg but catches the back leg as Hunt tries to avoid it.
Hunt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zio throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt lands with a cross.
Hunt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Zio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Zio off the cage and back into range.
Hunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Zio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bod Zio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zio thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the leg kick from Zio.
Bod Zio is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt throws a push kick but Zio slaps the foot to one side.
Zio ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt slips a straight right by Zio.
Zio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Zio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Zio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zio blocks a leg kick.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zio throws a push kick but Hunt slaps the foot to one side.
Zio takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Zio counters with a nice uppercut.
Zio throws a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zio slips under a jab.
Zio thows a leg kick but Hunt checks it
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Zio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Zio.
Zio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zio counters with an outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zio fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zio's hands.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zio. That did some damage!
Nice straight punches there by Hunt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Zio.
Zio misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hunt tries a low kick but Zio avoids it.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zio tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt checks the leg kick.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Silik Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Zio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt stuns Zio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Zio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zio.
Zio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zio tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zio tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zio throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Zio.
A right handed body shot lands from Zio.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bod Zio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Zio.
Zio working aggressively here.
Zio misses with a body punch.
Hunt tries to throw a body punch but Zio avoids it by throwing Hunt back against the cage.
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 Bod Zio.
Well Zio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bod Zio!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
152 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamond. Diamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pitbull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Diamond rushes Pitbull and presses him up against the cage.
Pitbull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Roy Pitbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Diamond moves in looking to clinch but Pitbull pushes him off.
Pitbull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diamond moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Diamond.
Pitbull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diamond. Diamond obviously looking to wear him down.
Diamond moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
Pitbull tries to bum rush Diamond with a series of wild strikes but Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond misses with a looping left.
Diamond tries to score with a low kick but Pitbull moves his leg out of the way.
Diamond throws a push kick but Pitbull slaps the foot to one side.
Diamond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull stalks Diamond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diamond's face. Diamond staggers backwards, shaken.
Diamond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diamond. That one must have hurt.
Diamond clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitbull.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pitbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Diamond.
Pitbull misses with the head strike.
Diamond pulls Pitbull into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pitbull decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diamond, up you get!
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diamond. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Diamond jabs Pitbull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diamond connects with a jab.
Diamond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diamond misses with an uppercut. Pitbull saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond lands a nice looking body kick.
Diamond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diamond's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pitbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diamond scrambles back to his feet.
Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitbull throws a hook but Diamond blocks it.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Diamond defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Diamond pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pitbull back to the cage. Diamond follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Diamond slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Diamond's head but Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Diamond misses.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
Diamond dodges the punch combination from Pitbull.
Pitbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diamond has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Diamond.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diamond clinches with his opponent.
Pitbull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pitbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pitbull throws a right hand that Diamond ducks under and follows up with a left that Diamond also avoids with ease.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Diamond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pitbull throws a leg kick but Diamond moved away.
Pitbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Diamond avoids them all with ease.
Pitbull misses with a hook.
Pitbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diamond closes the distance and clinches.
Pitbull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roy Pitbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diamond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pitbull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diamond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitbull lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diamond thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diamond circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond misses with a body kick.
Pitbull misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diamond.
Pitbull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diamond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pitbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diamond looks to throw the jab but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
Pitbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diamond. Diamond circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diamond moves out of range as Pitbull strikes.
Pitbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitbulls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Pitbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diamond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Diamond's head but Diamond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Diamond avoids it well.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diamond checks a leg kick.
Diamond moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Diamond's shoulder, as Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diamond connects with a body shot that sends Pitbull's belly button to the back.
Diamond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pitbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diamond's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diamond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diamond is looking to land body kicks.
Pitbull ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Pitbull misses.
Diamond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Pitbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pitbull on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Pitbull misses its intended target.
Pitbull scores with a hook.
Pitbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitbull takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diamond misses with a hook. Pitbull ducked under it nicely.
Pitbull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pitbull throws out a loose jab but Diamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond drops his hands momentarily and Pitbull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pitbull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
A solid body kick from Diamond.
Diamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Diamond.
Pitbull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull misses with a hook
and Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diamond misses with a straight right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diamond.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pitbull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diamond doesn't seem phased though.
Diamond misses with a looping left.
Pitbull lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diamond circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond staying out of range there.
Diamond connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Diamond counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitbull circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Diamond slams his shin into Pitbull's torso.
Pitbull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diamond.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diamond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diamond, right into the meat.
Diamond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pitbull takes a swing at Diamond's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Diamond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Pitbull.
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Jason Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diamond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pitbull.
Diamond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Diamond avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diamond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diamond blocks a leg kick.
Diamond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull looks to land a right hand but Diamond moved out of range.
Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diamond slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Pitbull lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diamond misses the body punch
and Pitbull counters with a one-two to the body.
Pitbull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roy Pitbull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pitbull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Pitbull.
I've got Pitbull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Pitbull!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tyminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Pants On tha Ground. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
23
199 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
|
179 cm
23
194 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tyminski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jackson with that takedown attempt.
Tyminski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyminski connects with a high kick.
Tyminski thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyminski misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson catches Tyminski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson moves forwards but Tyminski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyminski.
Tyminski moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tyminski.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyminski lands an uppercut.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyminski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyminski blocks an uppercut.
Tyminski works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyminski effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Tyminski avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyminski digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Tyminski blocking some punches.
Tyminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyminski.
Tyminski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Tyminski prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyminski working aggressively here.
Tyminski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyminski.
Tyminski lands an uppercut.
Tyminski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Tyminski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries a body shot but Tyminski blocks it.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Tyminski.
Tyminski misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Tyminski - that landed with a thud.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Tyminski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Tyminski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Tyminski lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tyminski.
Tyminski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Tyminski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Tyminski scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyminski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tyminski lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyminski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson is rocked!
Tyminski lands a big right hand that drops Jackson! The killer instinct kicks in and Tyminski finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tyminski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Tyminski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lukasz Tyminski waved his t-shirt featuring Zentrope Fighting Universe's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Trashman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes to the cage accompanied by The Pride of Wales. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
22
173 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
|
168 cm
27
172 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Trashman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Trashman throws a hook but Calzaghe avoids it easily.
The Trashman takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Trashman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Trashman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Calzaghe is looking to clinch.
The Trashman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calzaghe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Trashman.
Calzaghe misses with a right hand
and The Trashman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calzaghe thinking.
Calzaghe throws a lazy right hand but The Trashman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calzaghe scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Trashman misses with a looping left.
Calzaghe throws an off balance right hand
and The Trashman counters with a nice body shot.
The Trashman walks into a jab.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
The Trashman throws a body punch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
The Trashman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calzaghe blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calzaghe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Trashman.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Trashman.
Calzaghe looks to score with a jab to the body but The Trashman is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calzaghe throws a hook but The Trashman avoids it easily.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Trashman manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from The Trashman misses the target.
Calzaghe lands a jab to The Trashman's midsection.
Calzaghe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Trashman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe connects with a looping right hand.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Trashman.
Calzaghe misses with a hook to the body
and The Trashman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calzaghe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Trashman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calzaghe.
The Trashman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzaghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Trashman slips a jab from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Calzaghe looks to land a left hand but The Trashman moved out of range nicely.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Trashman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calzaghe digs a good hook to The Trashman's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calzaghe throws a jab when The Trashman was well out of range.
The Trashman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calzaghe thuds a left hand into The Trashman's body.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
The Trashman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Jab, jab by The Trashman - just one landing.
The Trashman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Trashman.
The Trashman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Trashman there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a shot to the body
and The Trashman counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe digs a good body shot into The Trashman's ribs.
The Trashman looks to throw the jab but Calzaghe is out of range.
A jab from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Trashman manages to avoid it.
The Trashman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calzaghe doesn't seem bothered though.
The Trashman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Trashman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Trashman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calzaghe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe Calzaghe is winning the standup battle so far.
The Trashman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calzaghe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calzaghe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Trashman moves away.
Calzaghe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Trashman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calzaghe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws an overhand right that lands on The Trashman's shoulder, as The Trashman tries to avoid the shot.
The Trashman misses with a hook.
Calzaghe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calzaghe lands with an uppercut that bounces The Trashman off the cage and back into range.
The Trashman throws an overhand right that lands on Calzaghe's shoulder, as Calzaghe tries to avoid the shot.
Calzaghe scores with a jab to the body.
The Trashman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calzaghe manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calzaghe.
The Trashman lands with a good body shot.
Calzaghe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Trashman lands with a hook. Calzaghe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calzaghe. The Trashman does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Calzaghe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! Calzaghe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Trashman throws an overhand right that lands on Calzaghe's shoulder, as Calzaghe tries to avoid the shot.
Calzaghe throws a jab but it's blocked by The Trashman.
Calzaghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calzaghe scores with a hook to the body. The Trashman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but The Trashman moves out of range.
The Trashman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Trashman scores with a jab.
Calzaghe misses with a shot to the body
and The Trashman counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Trashman avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
The Trashman misses with a lunging right hand
and Calzaghe counters with a stiff right hand.
Calzaghe lands a slapping body shot.
The Trashman ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe moves out of range as The Trashman strikes.
Calzaghe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Trashman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Trashman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a right hand
letting The Trashman counter with a right hand.
Calzaghe misses the shot to the body.
Calzaghe moves out of range of the strikes.
The Trashman slips under a jab from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe misses with a left hand
letting The Trashman counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Trashman was well out of range. Poor timing from Calzaghe.
The Trashman avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
The Trashman staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Trashman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calzaghe looks to score with a jab to the body but The Trashman is just out of range.
The Trashman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calzaghe missing with a left hand there. The Trashman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calzaghe lands a slapping body shot.
Calzaghe slips under a jab.
Frank The Trashman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Trashman misses with a body shot.
Calzaghe misses with a hook
and The Trashman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calzaghe is rocked!
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Calzaghe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Trashman throws an off balance right hand
and The Trashman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calzaghe seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe avoids the body shot from The Trashman.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Trashman. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzaghe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Calzaghe slips a jab from The Trashman.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank The Trashman.
Well Calzaghe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Calzaghe!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes into the arena with Worst Hangover Ever blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
|
190 cm
23
185 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jay is out of range and Gallagher settles back down.
Jay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gallagher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jay lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gallagher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Jay.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Gallagher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallagher cracks the inside of Jay's front leg.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jay is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Jay.
Jay scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher walks into a left hand.
Billy Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Jay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Gallagher misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Jay.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Jay slips a jab from Gallagher.
Jay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jay slips under a jab.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Jay thows a body kick. Gallagher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Jay avoids it well.
Jay throws a front kick that sends Gallagher stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Jay.
Jay scoring well with a low kick there.
Jay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallagher. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Jay misses.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jay.
Gallagher jabs Jay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gallagher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gallagher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Gallagher as he checks the leg kick.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Horrible takedown by Jay or perhaps it was just good defense by Gallagher which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Jay as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Jay will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gallagher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Gallagher.
Jay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Jay looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
Billy Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher tries for a takedown but Jay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jay blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Jay staying out of range there.
Gallagher misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Jay lands a leg kick that knocks Gallagher off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jay.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallagher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jay throws a wild body kick that Gallagher sees coming a mile off.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Jay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay thows a body shot but no joy.
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Gallagher checks it.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
Gallagher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jay on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Gallagher swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Jay avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Jay scores with a head kick.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher jabs at Jay's body.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Gallagher's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallagher tries to avoid it.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Jay feints and then cracks Gallagher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallagher down.
Jay misses with a low kick as Gallagher jumps back.
Jay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallagher. That did some damage!
Gallagher takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallagher tries to sprawl out of it but Jay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gallagher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jay can pounce on him.
Gallagher lands with a shot to the body.
Jay blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gallagher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Gallagher's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallagher tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
Jay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Gallagher dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jay cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
Nice cross by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Jay counters with a nice body kick.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jay is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gallagher rather than just go for the knockout.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Jay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gallagher takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Jay with an uppercut!
Gallagher misses with a body punch
and Jay counters with an outside leg kick.
Jay cracks the inside of Gallagher's front leg.
Jay throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Jay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Gallagher finds it's way through Jay's defenses.
Gallagher checks a leg kick nicely.
Jay slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher is looking to control Jay's arms but Jay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Jay.
Gallagher takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Gallagher fails to land.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher trying to stall but Jay improves his position.
Gallagher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay working Gallagher over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jay as Gallagher tries to tie him up.
Jay missing with knees to the body.
Jay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay tries to stall but Gallagher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallagher has Jay pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Jay has him pressed against the cage.
Jay lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gallagher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Gallagher!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
24
145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
|
165 cm
26
148 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jeremy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Jeremy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Jeremy misses with a double jab.
Jeremy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeremy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tatum throws a leg kick but Jeremy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jeremy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jeremy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Jeremy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jeremy throws a front kick aimed at Tatum's knee but Tatum avoids it well.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick from Jeremy misses.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jeremy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ron Jeremy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeremy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tatum takes a step back to recover.
Jeremy misses with a straight left.
Tatum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeremy.
Tatum blocks a low kick nicely.
Tatum swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jeremy checks a low kick from Tatum.
Jeremy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum moves out of range of the leg kick from Jeremy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum misses with a takedown
and Jeremy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeremy misses with a straight right.
Jeremy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jeremy throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Jeremy throws a head kick that Tatum semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeremy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tatum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tatum closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tatum lands in his opponent's guard.
Tatum advances to half guard.
Tatum 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tatum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tatum trying to control the action but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Tatum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tatum wants to work for an arm triangle but Jeremy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeremy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jeremy. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Tatum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jeremy pinned against the cage. Jeremy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jeremy's guard.
Tatum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeremy is keeping the position for now.
Jeremy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeremy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looking to sit in guard and control but Jeremy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jeremy preventing the sweep.
Jeremy advances to half guard.
Tatum tries to roll over but Jeremy keeps him under control.
Tatum works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tatum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jeremy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jeremy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looking to control.
Tatum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jeremy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tatum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jeremy content to stall in guard here.
Tatum 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.
Tatum isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jeremy stacks Tatum on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jeremy!
Tatum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tatum forces Jeremy back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jeremy.
Jeremy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Jeremy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Jeremy.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Jeremy avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jeremy tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Jeremy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jeremy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Jeremy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeremy fakes the leg kick and cracks Tatum in the body.
Jeremy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tatum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jeremy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ron Jeremy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy lands with a hook. Tatum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jeremy checks a leg kick nicely.
Jeremy connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeremy throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
Jeremy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tatum shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jeremy's guard.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeremy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jeremy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum being controlled here, momentarily.
Tatum working for submissions but it's allowed Jeremy to get to half guard.
Tatum is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jeremy seems content to control.
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Jeremy has control of the leg.
Ron Jeremy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good exchange - Jeremy coming out on top.
Jeremy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tatum.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Jeremy moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tatum.
Ron Jeremy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tatum.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeremy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jeremy throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tatum throws a low kick, looking for Jeremy's leg but Jeremy calmly moves out of range.
Jeremy misses with a head kick.
Tatum is looking to clinch.
Tatum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jeremy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeremy scores with a push kick.
Tatum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tatum blocks a head kick by Jeremy.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ron Jeremy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeremy.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick from Jeremy.
Tatum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jeremy throws a body kick that misses.
Tatum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tatum shoots in and bounces Jeremy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jeremy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Jeremy is retaining full guard.
Tatum trying to control but Jeremy is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danny Tatum wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy lands with a kick to the temple. Tatum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jeremy lands a head shot.
Jeremy blocks a leg kick.
Jeremy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jeremy.
Jeremy scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Jeremy.
Tatum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jeremy.
Jeremy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
Jeremy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Tatum
and Jeremy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tatum tries to clinch up.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jeremy tries a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Jeremy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jeremy.
Tatum is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeremy manages to avoid it.
Jeremy checks a low kick from Tatum.
Jeremy throws a head kick that misses.
Jeremy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeremy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
Jeremy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeremy throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeremy throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Jeremy saw that one coming.
Jeremy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeremy avoids a kick to the body.
Jeremy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatum lands a jab to Jeremy's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy had his way with Danny Tatum in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tatum shoots for a double leg takedown but Jeremy sprawls well. He's pushed Tatum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jeremy connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeremy is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Jeremy.
Jeremy lands a high kick!
Jeremy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeremy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jeremy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
Tatum tries to clinch up.
Jeremy connects with a looping right hand.
Jeremy tries to sprawl but Tatum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tatum trying to control from Jeremy's half guard. Jeremy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jeremy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jeremy has escaped and now he's on top!
Tatum is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jeremy stays in close to Tatum's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tatum wants to hit a switch here but Jeremy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tatum there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum tries to hold on but Jeremy pushes him away.
Jeremy controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Danny Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy controlling from the full mount.
Tatum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum regains half guard.
Jeremy controlling the pace.
Ron Jeremy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ron Jeremy just wasn't active enough.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Jeremy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jeremy 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 Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Jeremy!
Ron Jeremy is the new featherweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong has chosen You Mirin? as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 215 cm
24
275 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
|
197 cm
23
280 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Alessandro Rizzuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ding Dong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzuto cracks Dong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzuto scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rizzuto!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rizzuto lands a nice looking body shot.
Rizzuto wants to clinch but Dong slips to the side
and Dong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rizzuto's knee momentarily.
Rizzuto throws a front kick that sends Dong stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzuto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dong has time to react.
It looks like Ding Dong has been cut.
Rizzuto throws a low kick, looking for Dong's leg but Dong calmly moves out of range.
Dong blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzuto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong throws a front kick that sends Rizzuto stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzuto thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rizzuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong is looking to slow Rizzuto down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Rizzuto.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Rizzuto sees coming a mile off.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizzuto misses with a wild combination.
Rizzuto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto tries to clinch there but Dong circles away.
Dong is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rizzuto catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzuto tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzuto blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong throws a lazy body kick
and Rizzuto counters with a nice body shot.
Rizzuto lands a jab to Dong's midsection.
Rizzuto slips under a jab from Dong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rizzuto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzuto throws the kick towards the body but Dong avoids it.
Rizzuto punishes Dong's body with a nice straight punch.
Rizzuto tries to bum rush Dong with a series of wild strikes but Dong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rizzuto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dong scores with a punch to the head.
Rizzuto throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong throws a jab when Rizzuto was well out of range.
Rizzuto blocks a head kick by Dong.
Rizzuto misses with a leg kick
and Dong counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzuto looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Rizzuto is looking to land body kicks.
Rizzuto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alessandro Rizzuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rizzuto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto misses with a low kick.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong is looking to slow Rizzuto down with leg kicks.
Rizzuto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Rizzuto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Rizzuto settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Rizzuto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ding Dong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rizzuto takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Rizzuto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzuto misses with a hook to the body
and Rizzuto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rizzuto throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzuto.
Rizzuto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzuto closes the distance and pushes Dong back into the cage.
Rizzuto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto misses with some punches.
Rizzuto struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.
Rizzuto misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rizzuto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Dong to work.
Rizzuto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rizzuto digs a right hand underneath Dong's ribcage. Dong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rizzuto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto pushes Dong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dong misses with a body punch.
Dong misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Rizzuto.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rizzuto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rizzuto misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzuto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rizzuto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Rizzuto lands an uppercut.
Rizzuto can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Rizzuto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rizzuto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong avoiding damage as Rizzuto throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzuto.
Rizzuto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
Rizzuto misses with some punches.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rizzuto tries a knee to the head but Dong blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rizzuto fails to land.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Rizzuto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rizzuto.
Dong lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alessandro Rizzuto has been cut.
Rizzuto misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rizzuto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Dong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alessandro Rizzuto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dong has a couple of punches blocked by Rizzuto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dong blocks a body shot from Rizzuto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Rizzuto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rizzuto connects with a jab.
Rizzuto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Rizzuto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong throws a body punch but Rizzuto moves out of range.
Rizzuto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizzuto. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong is looking to slow Rizzuto down with leg kicks.
Dong throws a leg kick but Rizzuto moved away.
Dong feints and then cracks Rizzuto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizzuto down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rizzuto checks it well.
Rizzuto tries to clinch there but Dong circles away.
Rizzuto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Rizzuto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rizzuto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizzuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong thows a body kick. Rizzuto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rizzuto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Dong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rizzuto clobbers Dong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dong tries to score with a low kick but Rizzuto moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Rizzuto lands a front kick.
Rizzuto lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizzuto throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzuto.
Rizzuto tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Rizzuto takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Rizzuto tries to clinch up.
Dong avoids the body shot from Rizzuto.
Dong slips a straight right by Rizzuto.
Dong thuds his shin into the meat of Rizzuto's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rizzuto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzuto thows a leg kick but Dong checks it
and Dong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rizzuto misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong thows a body shot but no joy.
Alessandro Rizzuto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizzuto moves out of range as Dong strikes.
Rizzuto checks a low kick from Dong.
Rizzuto connects with a looping right hand.
Dong checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzuto.
Rizzuto tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Dong throws a head kick that misses.
Dong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzuto is looking to wear down Dong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzuto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong.
Rizzuto tries to land a leg kick but Dong saw it coming and moves away.
Ding Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rizzuto throws out the jab.
Rizzuto misses with a low kick.
Alessandro Rizzuto is winning the standup battle so far.
Rizzuto lands a jab to Dong's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ding Dong.
Well Rizzuto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Rizzuto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alessandro Rizzuto thanked •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parka has chosen as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
30
237 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
|
210 cm
25
310 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Piru Parka!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cregov.
Cregov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parka.
Cregov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cregov throws a good cross that connects.
Cregov looks to score with a jab to the body but Parka is just out of range.
Piru Parka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cregov tries to land a leg kick but Parka saw it coming and moves away.
Parka closes the distance and clinches.
Parka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cregov stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cregov tries a body shot but Parka blocks it.
Cregov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cregov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cregov tries a body shot but Parka blocks it.
Parka prevents Cregov from breaking the clinch.
Parka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cregov tries to throw a body punch but Parka avoids it by throwing Cregov back against the cage.
Parka prevents a body shot from Cregov.
Parka tries to pull guard but Cregov holds him up against the cage and eventually Parka drops back down to his feet.
Mirian Cregov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piru Parka.
Parka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov is trying to break the clinch but Parka is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cregov.
Parka has Cregov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cregov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cregov looking to slow down the pace here.
Cregov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cregov trying to keep a closed guard but Parka is proving a slippery customer.
Parka wants to pass the guard but Cregov is keeping the position.
Cregov keeping moving, preventing Parka from controlling successfully.
Cregov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka wants to hold on but Cregov pushes him away.
Parka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parka tries to hold on but Cregov postures up.
Parka reaches up to try and control the position but Cregov seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Parka rolls and tries to escape and now Cregov has his back!
Parka trying to control the action but Cregov just sinks the hooks in.
Cregov is riding his opponent, not letting Parka buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
Cregov keeps control of the position as Parka tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov controlling the position well here. Parka rolled but Cregov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cregov tries to keep control of the position but Parka is staying busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parka tries to escape but Cregov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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 Mirian Cregov will probably get the nod.
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.
A right-left combo lands from Parka.
Parka tries to land a front kick but Cregov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cregov throws a shot from downtown. Parka moves away and avoids it.
Parka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cregov.
Cregov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cregov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parka moves away.
Cregov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cregov defending well as Parka loads up on a big left hand.
Cregov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Parka throws the left hand but Cregov avoids the punch easily.
Parka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parka connects with a right hand. Cregov shakes it off.
Parka avoids the head kick by Cregov.
A shot to the liver by Cregov. Beautiful body shot.
Cregov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cregov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parka will feel that in the morning.
Cregov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cregov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parka throws a hook to the side of Cregov's head but Cregov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cregov is looking to wear down Parka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Parka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cregov finds it's way round the side to connect with Parka's head.
Cregov blocks a low kick nicely.
Cregov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parka takes a step back to recover.
Parka is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Cregov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cregov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parka manages to avoid it.
Cregov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cregov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cregov throws a head kick that misses.
Parka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cregov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parka shoots in but Cregov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cregov.
Cregov scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirian Cregov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cregov. Parka shrugs it off though.
Cregov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Parka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cregov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cregov misses with a head kick.
Cregov moves out of range of the strikes.
Cregov thuds a left hand into Parka's body.
Parka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cregov.
Cregov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cregov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cregov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov tries a head kick but it misses.
Parka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cregov lands a head kick. Parka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cregov scores with a leg kick.
Cregov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cregov delivers a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cregov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cregov. That's going to slow Parka down.
Cregov thows a body kick. Parka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cregov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parka if he has to take too many more of those.
Parka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cregov lands with a nice body punch.
Cregov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cregov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parka was well out of range. Poor timing from Cregov.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cregov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice cross by Cregov.
Parka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cregov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parka.
Cregov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parka's sensitive parts.
Cregov cracks the inside of Parka's front leg.
Parka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cregov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parka can do to turn this around?
Cregov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cregov punishes Parka's body with a nice straight punch.
Cregov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parka's calf.
Cregov throws a right and a left that Parka avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cregov scores with a spinning back kick!
Parka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cregov can pounce on him.
Cregov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirian Cregov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Parka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cregov. Cregov obviously looking to wear him down.
Parka dives in and scores a takedown into Cregov's guard.
Cregov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cregov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parka's guard.
Parka keeping moving, preventing Cregov from controlling successfully.
Cregov pushes down on Parka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cregov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Parka wants to improve his position but Cregov is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Cregov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Parka is looking for a sweep. Cregov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cregov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mirian Cregov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parka misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Cregov.
Cregov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cregov throws a body punch but Parka moves out of range.
Parka 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.
Parka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from Cregov tenderised Parka's leg. Parka is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Cregov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cregov lands with a cross.
Cregov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cregov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Parka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cregov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cregov connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cregov.
Cregov throws a head kick but Parka moves out of range.
Cregov lands a jab to the head.
Cregov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cregov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cregov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cregov throws a head kick but Parka moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cregov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cregov misses with a two punch combination.
Parka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Cregov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parka doesn't seem phased though.
Cregov lands a body shot.
Parka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cregov can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cregov lands with a straight right. Parka didn't see that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cregov - the referee stops the clock and Parka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cregov. Parka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piru Parka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cregov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cregov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cregov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Parka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cregov feints and then cracks Parka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parka down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cregov.
Cregov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cregov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cregov scores with a nice right hand.
Cregov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cregov, right into the meat.
Cregov throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirian Cregov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cregov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirian Cregov!
In his post fight interview, Mirian Cregov gave a big smile as he said 'Size is not enough, Parka. What really counts is speed and I proved it today.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Jore Marjaranta - Tunteisiin. Gray has chosen make love not war baby as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
30
194 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
|
182 cm
24
193 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Taalasmaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Gray.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray moves into range and clinches up with Taalasmaa.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa lands a shoulder strike.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Taalasmaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa blocks an uppercut.
Taalasmaa tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taalasmaa.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Taalasmaa lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taalasmaa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gray clinches up against the cage.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Kari Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gray.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taalasmaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa presses Gray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taalasmaa on the inside.
Taalasmaa taking a breather.
Gray misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Gray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa blocks an uppercut.
Taalasmaa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gray regains guard immediately.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Taalasmaa passes into half guard.
Gray tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Taalasmaa there.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
Taalasmaa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa wants to pass to mount but Gray is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taalasmaa trying to control the pace.
Gray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gray.
Taalasmaa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taalasmaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Taalasmaa crashes against the mat.
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gray!
Gray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gray is looking to improve his position but Taalasmaa isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Gray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa with shots to the head and body - Gray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gray is looking to get to half guard.
Taalasmaa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gray is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gray and Taalasmaa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Taalasmaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Taalasmaa leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gray throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook to the body. Gray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Gray throws a hook but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Taalasmaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taalasmaa.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taalasmaa walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Taalasmaa finds it's way through Gray's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Taalasmaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray tries to bum rush Taalasmaa with a series of wild strikes but Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray sizes up Taalasmaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Gray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gray throws a hook but Taalasmaa avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa works the jab nicely.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Taalasmaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Taalasmaa's shoulder, as Taalasmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gray is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Taalasmaa counters with a big right hand! Oh Gray is in trouble here! Taalasmaa follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Taalasmaa!
Kari Taalasmaa is the new middleweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
