 |
New Year Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Clinganger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villamora comes to the cage accompanied by Fugees - Ready Or Not. Isaac Clinganger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carmen Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isaac Clinganger!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora looks to clinch
and Clinganger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clinganger throws a series of punches but Villamora moves out of range.
Clinganger dodges the punch combination from Villamora.
Clinganger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villamora. Villamora obviously looking to wear him down.
Clinganger lands with a cross.
Clinganger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clinganger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clinganger checks a leg kick.
Villamora wants to slow Clinganger down by chopping away at his legs.
Villamora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Villamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villamora misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinganger fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Clinganger. Those never looked like landing.
Clinganger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Villamora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villamora has Clinganger up against the cage in a clinch.
Villamora lands a knee to the body.
Villamora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinganger avoids it.
Clinganger managing to block the knees to the body from Villamora.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carmen Villamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinganger is looking to clinch.
Villamora throws a sloppy head kick and Clinganger moves out of range easily.
Clinganger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villamora tries to avoid it but Clinganger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villamora to the ground. Villamora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Villamora throws out a leg kick but Clinganger moves out of range and Villamora only half commits.
Clinganger thows a body shot but no joy.
Clinganger closes the distance and clinches up with Villamora, looking for a takedown. Clinganger pushes Villamora against the cage but Villamora circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carmen Villamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Clinganger.
A head kick misses from Villamora.
Villamora closes the distance and clinches.
Villamora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clinganger avoids it.
Clinganger has had enough of the clinch but Villamora keeps him there for the moment.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Clinganger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinganger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villamora.
Clinganger closes the distance but Villamora moves to the side
and Villamora counters with a body kick that stops Clinganger in his tracks momentarily.
Villamora throws a head kick that Clinganger semi-blocks.
Clinganger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villamora clinches up against the cage.
Villamora tries to break free but Clinganger pushes him back against the cage.
Villamora tries to land a knee to the head but Clinganger blocks with his arms.
Villamora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinganger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villamora has Clinganger pressed against the cage, preventing Clinganger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinganger is trying to break free.
Clinganger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villamora breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Villamora. Clinganger shrugs it off though.
Villamora scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Villamora scores with a head kick.
Villamora misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villamora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villamora tries to clinch but Clinganger is having none of it.
Clinganger dives in and grabs Villamora's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villamora pushes down on Clinganger's head and hops out.
Clinganger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villamora avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmen Villamora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Villamora moves into the clinch.
Clinganger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villamora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clinganger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villamora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Villamora pushes Clinganger up against the cage in a clinch.
Villamora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clinganger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Villamora to keep the fight standing.
Villamora controlling the action here for a moment.
Clinganger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Villamora obliges.
Villamora prevents Clinganger from breaking the clinch.
Villamora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clinganger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clinganger is working for takedown but Villamora is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carmen Villamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Clinganger.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villamora throws a right and a left that Clinganger avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clinganger.
Good leg kick by Villamora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Villamora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Villamora.
Clinganger is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clinganger blocks a leg kick.
Carmen Villamora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Clinganger. Those never looked like landing.
Carmen Villamora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinganger tries for a takedown but Villamora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clinganger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Villamora.
Villamora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villamora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Villamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinganger.
Clinganger moves out of range of the body kick from Villamora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villamora. Clinganger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villamora wants to clinch but Clinganger slips to the side
and Clinganger counters with a straight right hand.
Villamora tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clinganger moves into the clinch.
Clinganger tries to circle away but Villamora has him pinned against the cage.
Clinganger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Villamora is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Clinganger.
Villamora lands with a left to the head.
Clinganger has had enough of the clinch but Villamora keeps him there for the moment.
Villamora breaks the clinch.
Clinganger fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora keeps the fight on the outside.
Villamora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clinganger checks it well.
Villamora 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.
Villamora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Villamora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Villamora tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villamora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Villamora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villamora lands with a kick to the temple. Clinganger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clinganger scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villamora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmen Villamora dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Villamora lands a high kick!
Villamora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villamora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Villamora tries to clinch there but Clinganger circles away.
Villamora avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Clinganger blocks the low kick.
Villamora walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clinganger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villamora's waist but Villamora gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clinganger off to one side.
Clinganger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clinganger swats away the attempt to clinch by Villamora.
Clinganger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clinganger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora throws a head kick that misses.
Villamora closes the distance and pushes Clinganger back into the cage.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clinganger keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clinganger.
A head kick misses from Clinganger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Villamora throws a combination that misses
letting Clinganger counter with a right hand.
Clinganger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villamora tries to avoid it but Clinganger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villamora to the ground. Villamora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carmen Villamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Clinganger.
Villamora misses with a wild combination.
Villamora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clinganger.
Villamora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villamora tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Clinganger. Beautiful body shot.
Villamora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Villamora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clinganger tries to clinch up but Villamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmen Villamora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carmen Villamora is winning the standup battle so far.
Villamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clinganger has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Villamora.
Villamora tries to clinch but Clinganger is having none of it.
A left and a right from Clinganger both land. Nice combination.
Villamora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clinganger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Villamora throws a series of punches but Clinganger avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villamora.
Clinganger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villamora defends it nicely.
Villamora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clinganger to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Villamora as Clinganger shoots in.
Clinganger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villamora is looking to chop away at Clinganger's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinganger blocks a head kick by Villamora.
Isaac Clinganger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villamora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaac Clinganger.
Well Villamora 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmen Villamora!
Carmen Villamora gave a mention to BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the name. Rocco Falco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randall Austin's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
196 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randall Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Falco!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falco throws the kick towards the body but Austin avoids it.
Austin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Falco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
Falco 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.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falco.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falco manages to avoid it.
Falco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Falco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Falco moves out of range easily.
Falco thuds a left hand into Austin's body.
Austin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Falco tries to sprawl but Austin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Falco tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
Austin 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.
Falco keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Falco.
Falco is pulling down on Austin's head to control his posture.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Falco pulls Austin in close to prevent any damage.
Falco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Austin!
Falco lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco controlling his opponent.
Falco looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falco with the ground and pound from mount.
Austin working to try and regain half guard.
Falco landing strikes from the mount and Austin is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Falco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Austin is out cold - huge knockout for Falco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocco Falco!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Eyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eyes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to like a virgin. Wilkinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight To Win. Clay Wilkinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
|
190 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Crazy Eyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eyes throws a head kick that misses.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Eyes.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilkinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Eyes pushes him off.
Wilkinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up
and Eyes counters with a one-two to the body.
Eyes is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Eyes tries to stall but Wilkinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilkinson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson is looking to control Eyes's arms but Eyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eyes's face.
It looks like Crazy Eyes has been cut.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson stalling in the clinch but Eyes improves position.
Wilkinson working Eyes over with knees to the body.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eyes.
Wilkinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Wilkinson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilkinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilkinson landing knees to the body.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eyes is rocked!
Wilkinson stalling the fight.
Oh Eyes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilkinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eyes seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilkinson landing knees to the body.
Wilkinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Eyes gets an underhook and turns Wilkinson into the cage.
Wilkinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Eyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but Eyes blocks it.
Eyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Eyes blocks with his arms.
Eyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilkinson has double underhooks.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eyes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilkinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson working Eyes over with knees to the body.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson stalling.
Wilkinson crunches a lovely knee into Eyes's ribcage.
Wilkinson leaning against his opponent.
Wilkinson wants to stall.
Eyes avoiding damage as Wilkinson throws knees to the body.
Eyes taking a breather.
Wilkinson landing knees to the body.
Wilkinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eyes is keeping busy.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Eyes won't want to take too many of those.
Eyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eyes avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Eyes avoids the damage to the body.
Eyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilkinson has double underhooks.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson wants to stall.
Wilkinson looking to throw knees to the head but Eyes is blocking nicely.
Wilkinson trying to control the position but instead, Eyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilkinson into the cage.
Eyes taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Eyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilkinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eyes is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crazy Eyes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilkinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eyes takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Eyes moves out of range.
Wilkinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eyes is trying to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling him.
Eyes manages to break the clinch.
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson wants to clinch but Eyes slips to the side
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Eyes counters with a nice leg kick.
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eyes counters with a head kick. That will keep Wilkinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Eyes is having none of it.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eyes. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Eyes moves out of range.
Wilkinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Eyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Eyes misses with a body shot.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Eyes keeps it at a distance.
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkinson connects with a high kick.
Wilkinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Eyes keeps it at a distance.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch but Eyes is avoiding it.
Eyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Eyes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Eyes keeps it at a distance.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eyes throws an off balance right hand
and Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head.
Eyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilkinson.
Eyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson stalling in the clinch but Eyes improves position.
Knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilkinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilkinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Eyes gets an underhook and turns Wilkinson into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eyes has had enough of the clinch but Wilkinson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilkinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eyes is defending well for now.
Eyes misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson trying to control the position but instead, Eyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilkinson into the cage.
Eyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eyes managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Eyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wilkinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Eyes gets an underhook and turns Wilkinson into the cage.
Eyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crazy Eyes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eyes back to the cage. Wilkinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Eyes throws a right and a left that Wilkinson avoids nicely.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eyes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilkinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eyes scrambles back to his feet.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson darts in trying to clinch
and Eyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eyes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eyes counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eyes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Eyes circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilkinson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson is looking to control Eyes's arms but Eyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilkinson has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilkinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson looking to throw knees to the head but Eyes is blocking nicely.
Eyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilkinson crunches a lovely knee into Eyes's ribcage.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson tries a knee to the head but Eyes blocks it.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Eyes managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Eyes tries to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eyes.
Eyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson looking to throw knees to the head but Eyes is blocking nicely.
Wilkinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson keeps control of Eyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eyes is defending well for now.
Wilkinson wants to stall.
Eyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crazy Eyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Eyes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Eyes keeps it at a distance.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eyes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eyes breaks from the clinch.
Eyes misses with a double jab
and Wilkinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkinson wants to clinch but Eyes slips to the side
and Eyes counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Eyes circles away.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crazy Eyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay Wilkinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eyes counters with a series of strikes. Wilkinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilkinson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 6 - 1 |
|
176 cm
26
163 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gatti!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti lands a jab-cross combination.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Gatti both land. Nice combination.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gatti misses with a wild combination.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Fire avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
A punch combination from Fire misses.
A head kick misses from Gatti.
Gatti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fire misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arturo Gatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands with a nice combination. Fire backs away looking to recover.
Fire misses with a double jab.
Gatti misses with a head kick.
Gatti feints a jab promting Fire to slip. Gatti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Gatti. Those never looked like landing.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Fire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Fire dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fire blocks a head kick by Gatti.
Fire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gatti counters with a three punch combo that has Fire backing up. Fire nods at Gatti to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire throws a right and a left that Gatti avoids nicely.
Gatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fire counters with a left and a right that stings Gatti.
Gatti throws a shot to the body.
Gatti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gatti.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatti avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti moves out of range.
Fire dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gatti throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Tommy Fire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
Fire 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.
Fire misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Gatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti throws a series of punches but Fire moves out of range.
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
Fire misses with a double jab
and Fire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Fire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fire misses with a few strikes there.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gatti misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti misses with a few strikes there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gatti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Fire. Those never looked like landing.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Fire does no damage.
Gatti throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Gatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fire.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti throws a sloppy head kick and Fire moves out of range easily.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire misses with the combination.
Fire fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gatti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Gatti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arturo Gatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatti throws a body punch but Fire moves out of range.
A combination from Gatti does no damage.
Fire tries to bum rush Gatti with a series of wild strikes but Gatti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fire throws a series of punches but Gatti avoids them all with ease.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatti lands a head kick!
Gatti lands with a good body shot.
Fire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fire eats them both and turns towards Gatti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatti throws a right hand that Fire ducks under and follows up with a left that Fire also avoids with ease.
Fire throws a combination that misses
and Gatti counters with a body kick.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gatti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gatti looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Gatti throws a nice looking combination but Fire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti cracks Fire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gatti tries to bum rush Fire with a series of wild strikes but Fire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gatti misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gatti circles away quickly and effectively.
Fire throws a nice looking combination but Gatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gatti is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fire circles away quickly and effectively.
Fire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fire slips a jab and a cross from Gatti.
Fire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arturo Gatti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gatti misses with a double jab.
Tommy Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gatti throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Gatti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Gatti!
An intense looking Arturo Gatti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'After party at my house '.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers has chosen Anthem of Kings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
23
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers clobbers Swift with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mathers throws a low kick but Swift avoids it.
Mathers throws a push kick but Swift slaps the foot to one side.
Swift misses with a hook
and Mathers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mathers lands with a kick to the temple. Swift shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sam Swift has been cut.
Swift throws a looping overhand right but Mathers ducks down to avoid it.
Swift lands a jab to Mathers's midsection.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Swift throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Swift walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mathers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swift tries to bum rush Mathers with a series of wild strikes but Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mathers.
Swift falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a head kick.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Swift avoids them all with ease.
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift blocks a head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swift.
Mathers throws a front kick that sends Swift stumbling back into the cage.
Mathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Swift is just out of range.
Mathers slips a jab from Swift.
Swift swinging wildly here.
Swift throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
Mathers digs a good hook to Swift's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift missing with a left hand there. Mathers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swift really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swift takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mathers connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Swift tries to bum rush Mathers with a series of wild strikes but Mathers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swift sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Swift. Those never looked like landing.
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift is breathing heavily.
Swift throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Mathers throws a wild body kick that Swift sees coming a mile off.
Swift avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift stuns Mathers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Swift walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mathers.
Swift scores with a nice right hand.
Mathers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mathers. That's going to slow Swift down.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swift moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Swift's front leg but catches the back leg as Swift tries to avoid it.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Swift moves out of range easily.
Mathers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swift will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swift throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mathers counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mathers lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swift on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mathers, right into the meat.
A cross from Mathers lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mathers.
Mathers misses with a head kick.
Mathers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swift's head backwards.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers connects with the punch.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swift takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift takes one on the button.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Swift avoids it.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Swift's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Swift walks into a stiff left hand from Mathers.
Mathers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swift throws out the jab.
Swift closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mathers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swift looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
Swift throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Mathers tenderised Swift's leg. Swift is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mathers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swift throws an off balance right hand
and Mathers counters with a nice leg kick.
Swift swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mathers scores with a body shot.
Mathers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swift takes one on the button.
Mathers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swift.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swift moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swift has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mathers.
Mathers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swift backs up against the cage.
Swift is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Swift is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good standup being displayed there by Mathers as he connects with a hook.
Mathers connects with a body shot that sends Swift's belly button to the back.
Swift gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marshall Mathers!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch comes into the arena with Stemm's Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
28
198 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
|
185 cm
26
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turner misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Welch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turner avoids the body shot from Welch.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Welch has time to react.
Turner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Welch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welch tries a head kick but it misses.
Welch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welch.
Turner looks for the body kick but Welch saw that one coming.
Turner throws a body punch but Welch moves out of range.
Welch misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Welch.
Turner slips a jab from Welch.
Welch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner avoids the body shot from Welch.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Welch avoids the body shot from Turner.
Welch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jason Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Jason Turner has been cut.
Welch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Welch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Welch moves away.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welch was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Welch is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Welch throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Welch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Welch swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Welch if he has to take too many more of those.
Welch is breathing heavily.
Welch walks into a jab.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Turner defending well as Welch loads up on a big left hand.
Turner lands with a straight right. Welch didn't see that one coming.
Welch is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Welch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Welch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Welch misses with a body shot.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welch seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner cracks Welch with an open hand slap.
Turner swings for the body but Welch moves out of range.
Turner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Welch counters with a good low kick that Turner was not able to check.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Welch is out of range.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Welch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Welch does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner avoids the head kick by Welch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Welch. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Turner.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Welch manages to avoid it.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner takes a swing at Welch's ribcage but misses.
Welch throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welch moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Welch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Welch moves out of range as Turner throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Turner.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Welch avoids it.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
Turner lands a nice hook to Welch's body. Welch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Welch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turner jabs Welch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turner moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Welch goes down! Can Turner finish him!?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Turner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Turner is looking to land body kicks.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turner lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Turner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Turner tries to land a front kick but Welch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turner scores with a body shot.
Bryan Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Welch misses with a head kick.
Turner lands a jab to Welch's midsection.
Turner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Welch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Welch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Welch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turner finds it's way round the side to connect with Welch's head.
BOOM! Turner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Welch. Welch tries to recover but Turner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Welch lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Turner!
Jason Turner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that :: Happy Pills :: logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between All Inn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Expendables - "Bridges Burned". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
202 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
|
192 cm
28
219 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, All Inn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Inn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Inn misses its intended target.
Inn swinging wildly here.
Inn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Inn throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inn.
Inn misses with a straight right.
Inn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Inn throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Inn!
Inn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes a swing at Inn's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Inn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inn scores with a body shot.
Inn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Inn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Inn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Balrog Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
All Inn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Inn misses with a straight left.
Inn blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Inn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Inn avoids it.
Johnson slips a straight right by Inn.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a head kick but Inn moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Inn moves out of range easily.
Inn misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is looking to slow Inn down with leg kicks.
Inn misses with a looping right.
Inn misses with a double jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Inn strikes.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Inn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Inn slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Inn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inn swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Inn misses the jab.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inn takes one on the button.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Inn.
Inn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Inn saw that one coming.
Inn missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Inn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inn works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Inn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Inn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Inn walks straight into a right hand from Johnson - that's dropped him! Johnson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Inn from any more punishment! Inn complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Balrog Johnson!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile has chosen The Deer's Cry by Angelina as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
186 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lex Diamonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile keeps Diamonds at a distance using the push kick.
Diamonds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Conghaile defends it nicely.
O Conghaile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diamonds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diamonds blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
Diamonds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Conghaile lands a big head kick that sends Diamonds tumbling to the mat! O Conghaile takes a step backwards and waves Diamonds back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diamonds is rocked!
It looks like Lex Diamonds has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Conghaile throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Diamonds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diamonds is breathing heavily.
O Conghaile lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Diamonds crumples to the floor! O Conghaile milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oisin O Conghaile!
Oisin O Conghaile made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bieber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bieber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Baby. Richard Lightfoot had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
|
ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Bieber!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bieber throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Lightfoot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Bieber. Bieber gets slowly back to his feet.
Lightfoot throws a sloppy head kick and Bieber moves out of range easily.
Lightfoot is looking to chop away at Bieber's legs.
Justin Bieber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bieber swings for the body but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Bieber lands with a nice body punch.
Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bieber.
Bieber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bieber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bieber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bieber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lightfoot is looking to slow Bieber down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bieber.
Bieber misses with a body shot.
Bieber shoots in looking for a takedown but Lightfoot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bieber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lightfoot connects with a solid leg kick.
Bieber with a hook.
Bieber lands a jab-cross combination.
Lightfoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Bieber keeps it at a distance.
Lightfoot throws a solid leg kick but Bieber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lightfoot.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lightfoot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bieber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bieber misses with a body shot
and Lightfoot counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot instigates a clinch.
Bieber managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lightfoot.
Bieber misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieber lands with a short shot to the head.
Bieber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lightfoot backwards.
Bieber trying to stall but Lightfoot improves his position.
Bieber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightfoot has him pressed against the cage.
Bieber is trying to maintain a safe position but Lightfoot gets an underhook and turns Bieber into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bieber.
Bieber avoids a wild elbow strike from Lightfoot.
Bieber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
Lightfoot lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lightfoot fails to land.
Bieber struggles to land a body shot inside as Lightfoot controls his hands.
Lightfoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bieber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber tries to work over Lightfoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lightfoot breaks from the clinch.
Lightfoot throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bieber takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
Bieber fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bieber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lightfoot moves out of range as Bieber throws a body kick.
Bieber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lightfoot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lightfoot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bieber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber shoots in and bounces Lightfoot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bieber trying to control the position from guard on top but Lightfoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightfoot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lightfoot wants to stand but Bieber is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot pulls Bieber in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bieber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Bieber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lightfoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bieber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lightfoot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Bieber blocks the leg kick.
Bieber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lightfoot misses.
Bieber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lightfoot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick
and Bieber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bieber.
Bieber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bieber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightfoot tries to score with a low kick but Bieber moves his leg out of the way.
Bieber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lightfoot is out of range and Bieber settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber scores with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lightfoot 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 Bieber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bieber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bieber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightfoot defends it nicely.
Bieber tried to score with a low kick but Lightfoot checks it.
Bieber misses with a body kick.
Lightfoot forces Bieber back against the cage and clinches.
Lightfoot blocking some punches.
Bieber tries to work over Lightfoot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bieber blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bieber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Bieber's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Justin Bieber has been cut.
Bieber tries a body shot but Lightfoot blocks it.
Bieber misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lightfoot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bieber avoids the elbow strike from Lightfoot, against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Bieber.
Bieber prevents Lightfoot from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bieber.
Lightfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Bieber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bieber ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bieber.
Lightfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bieber. Bieber obviously looking to wear him down.
Lightfoot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bieber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bieber has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Bieber misses.
Bieber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lightfoot rather than just go for the knockout.
Bieber fails to land the takedown.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
An inside leg kick lands from Bieber.
Bieber connects with a body shot.
Bieber gets tackled into the cage by Lightfoot. Lightfoot maintains the clinch.
Lightfoot blocks an uppercut.
Lightfoot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bieber backwards.
Lightfoot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bieber.
Lightfoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bieber managing to block the knees to the body from Lightfoot.
Bieber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bieber breaks the clinch.
Bieber looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bieber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lightfoot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bieber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bieber throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bieber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bieber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Bieber's cut.
That's time! Lightfoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bieber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lightfoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bieber lands with a shot to the body.
Bieber checks a low kick from Lightfoot.
Good work by Lightfoot as he checks the leg kick.
Bieber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bieber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bieber. Lightfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bieber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lightfoot throws a head kick but Bieber moves out of range.
Bieber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lightfoot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bieber.
Lightfoot checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid body kick from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightfoot.
Bieber tries to score with a low kick but Lightfoot moves his leg out of the way.
Lightfoot misses with a head kick.
Bieber swats away the attempt to clinch by Lightfoot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bieber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Bieber. Bieber gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bieber.
Lightfoot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bieber takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightfoot.
Bieber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richard Lightfoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightfoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lightfoot doesn't manage to clinch there - Bieber circles away.
Justin Bieber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightfoot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bieber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bieber.
Lightfoot wants to sweep but no luck.
Lightfoot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lightfoot wants to stand but Bieber is controlling the position.
Justin Bieber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lightfoot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lightfoot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bieber is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bieber throwing strikes from guard but Lightfoot blocks nicely.
Bieber wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bieber controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bieber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bieber shoots for a takedown but Lightfoot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lightfoot is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bieber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lightfoot. That did some damage!
Bieber with a nice cross.
Bieber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Bieber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bieber 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Bieber!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haji Muakbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muakbar's entrance music is That Punjabi Jay-Z song. A fine choice. Reggie Smalls will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
23
161 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
170 cm
21
162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haji Muakbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muakbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smalls counters with a shoot takedown. Muakbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Muakbar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smalls!
Smalls is trying desperately to improve position.
Smalls bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smalls is fighting to break Muakbar's control of his arms but Muakbar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smalls drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smalls jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smalls trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muakbar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muakbar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Muakbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reggie Smalls was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Muakbar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smalls lands with a straight right. Muakbar didn't see that one coming.
Smalls bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muakbar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muakbar looks to land a right hand but Smalls moved out of range.
Smalls throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smalls displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Muakbar.
Muakbar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smalls misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smalls misses.
Smalls thuds a left hand into Muakbar's body.
Muakbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smalls.
Good work by Muakbar as he checks the leg kick.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smalls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smalls is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Muakbar off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smalls working for the choke.
Muakbar defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smalls's arms.
Muakbar won't enjoy being in this position. Smalls looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Muakbar is tapping - it's over boys! Smalls picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reggie Smalls!
An out of breath Reggie Smalls thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
48% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
