 |
Kang vs Volkov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Case could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Gordon's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
28
181 lbs
13 - 13 - 1 |
|
183 cm
26
181 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon with a nice cross.
Case takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid leg kick lands there for Case.
Case avoids the head kick by Gordon.
A head kick misses from Case.
Case misses with a body kick.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Case checks it.
Gordon misses the jab.
Gordon throws a head kick that Case semi-blocks.
Gordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Case moves away from the strike by Gordon.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Case.
Case misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Case.
A jab from Gordon does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
Case throws a front kick aimed at Gordon's knee but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Case digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Case checks a leg kick.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Case scores with a punch to the head.
Case throws a head kick that misses.
Case ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gordon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case fails to land the takedown.
Gordon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Case lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Case moves out of range of the body kick from Gordon.
Case thumps Gordon with a low kick.
Case lands with a slapping head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Case.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gordon moves out of range as Case strikes.
Case looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Case looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Case connects with a single shot there.
Case staying out of range there.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon checks a low kick from Case.
Case bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gordon's head backwards.
Case shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gordon as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gordon takes a step back to recover.
Case avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Gordon throws out a leg kick but Case moves out of range and Gordon only half commits.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with an attempted mid kick.
Case lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gordon will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case misses with a right hand
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Case throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Gordon misses the target.
Jab from Gordon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gordon is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Gordon circles away and we're back to standing.
Case misses with a looping left.
Gordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Case slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gordon moves forwards but Case connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Case takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Case slips under a jab from Gordon.
Case throws a front kick that sends Gordon stumbling back into the cage.
Gordon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Case manages to break the clinch.
Case shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Case trying to mount his opponent but Gordon defends it.
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case drops an elbow to the side of Gordon's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon wants to control but Case is keeping busy.
Gordon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Case's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Case's back!
Gordon tries to get the hooks in deep but Case pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Gordon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gordon trying to control.
Case looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gordon wants to control the position but Case frees himself and scrambles - Gordon manages to regain control in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to control but Case is keeping him busy.
Case might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Case tries to improve position but can't.
Gordon wants to control but Case is keeping him busy.
Case tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gordon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Case is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
Gordon happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking to reverse the position.
Case manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Case is pressing down on Gordon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Case keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Gordon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gordon throws a body punch but Case moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Case will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Case.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gordon.
Case buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Case fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Justin Case is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Case looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Case checks the leg kick nicely there.
Case blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Good exchange - Case coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case misses with a kick to the body.
Case throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Case.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Case.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Case.
Case fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon scores with a hook.
Case fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Case comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Case throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Case throws a push kick but Gordon slaps the foot to one side.
Case connects with the punch.
Case misses with a head kick.
John Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Case waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Case looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Case displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gordon throws out the jab.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Case fakes the leg kick and cracks Gordon in the body.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Case lands with a kick to the temple. Gordon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Case shoots in looking for a takedown but Gordon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Case's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Case misses with a body shot.
Gordon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Case fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon clobbers Case with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Case breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon dodges the punch combination from Case.
Gordon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Case checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gordon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Case.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Case.
Gordon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Case is out of range and Gordon settles back down.
Case swings for the body but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon looks to land a right hand but Case moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Case.
Justin Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case connects with a single shot there.
Case shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Case showed some decent athleticism there.
Gordon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gordon.
Gordon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Case trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Case showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Case, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Case!
A very excited looking Justin Case rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tally Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tally Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
25
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tally Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho misses with an uppercut. Trudeau saw that one coming.
Trudeau connects with a nice looking jab.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trudeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Trudeau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ho walks into a jab.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho.
Ho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ho with the ground and pound but Trudeau uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ho trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Trudeau manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trudeau is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho keeping full guard, as Trudeau tries to pass.
Trudeau stopping the sweep attempt from Ho.
Ho can't keep his opponent in guard - Trudeau advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trudeau is trying to control the action in half guard but Ho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ho defends it well.
Ho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Trudeau jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is trying to control Trudeau's posture but Trudeau avoids it.
Trudeau tries for a kimura but Ho is defending well.
An elbow from Trudeau crashes against the mat.
Trudeau cracks Ho with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Trudeau trying to control the position but Ho is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho controls the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho can't do much from the bottom here.
Ho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trudeau is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ho parries the strikes from Trudeau easily there. Trudeau is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ho to escape.
Trudeau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trudeau swings around for an armbar but Ho sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Trudeau's guard.
Trudeau lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ho!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Trudeau scoring with strikes but Ho is staying in there.
Trudeau looking to finish Ho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ho!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Trudeau manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ho to take his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau is persistently looking for the submission but Ho is defending it well.
Trudeau working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Ho is doing well to defend. Trudeau seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Ho is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pierre Trudeau!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Asscap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asscap has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Paul Dumonte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buster Asscap's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
31
212 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Asscap!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumonte scores with a hook to the body. Asscap takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Asscap looks gassed!
Dumonte closes the distance and clinches.
Dumonte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asscap fails with the takedown.
Dumonte lands a jab to the nose.
Dumonte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asscap has time to react.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Dumonte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dumonte scores with a leg kick.
Dumonte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asscap on the side of the head.
Dumonte punishes Asscap's body with a nice straight punch.
Dumonte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dumonte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asscap is rocked!
Dumonte pounces like a tiger and cracks Asscap with a vicious hook! Asscap is down but not out! Dumonte follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Dumonte!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between GSPees Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Wynd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
|
191 cm
25
325 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, GSPees Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Wynd!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint misses with a looping left.
Wynd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint avoids the body shot from Wynd.
A big left from Wynd misses.
Hector Wynd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wynd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint avoids the body shot from Wynd.
Wynd instigates a clinch.
Wynd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saint or not.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wynd.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Wynd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wynd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wynd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Wynd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wynd connects with a body shot that sends Saint's belly button to the back.
Wynd clinches.
Wynd has Saint pressed against the cage.
Wynd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Wynd leaning against his opponent.
Wynd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Wynd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saint's efforts to push away.
Wynd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Wynd.
Wynd stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Wynd's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Wynd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wynd lands a big right hand that sends Saint to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Saint!
Saint is rocked!
Wynd scores with a big shot! Saint's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Saint! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Wynd!
After winning the bout, Hector Wynd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ran Plan III told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
28
189 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
202 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ran Plan III!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plan III checks a leg kick.
Plan III dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitzgibbon. That did some damage!
Fitzgibbon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plan III throws a good cross that connects.
Fitzgibbon lands a two punch combo.
Plan III missing with a left hand there. Fitzgibbon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzgibbon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plan III defending well as Fitzgibbon loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plan III darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Plan III avoids the body shot from Fitzgibbon.
Plan III scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plan III fails to land with a series of punches.
Plan III moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Plan III throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plan III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon scores with a hook to the body. Plan III takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plan III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Fitzgibbon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzgibbon drives through and clinches with Plan III against the cage.
Plan III keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgibbon is looking for a takedown.
Plan III using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Plan III misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plan III lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgibbon blocks an uppercut.
Plan III tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgibbon avoids it by throwing Plan III back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plan III has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Plan III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plan III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plan III lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzgibbon's head back.
Fitzgibbon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plan III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzgibbon throws out a loose jab but Plan III uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fitzgibbon misses its intended target.
Plan III throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzgibbon misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plan III.
Fitzgibbon tries to bum rush Plan III with a series of wild strikes but Plan III uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plan III avoids the body shot from Fitzgibbon.
Plan III misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plan III throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitzgibbon counters with a three punch combo that has Plan III backing up. Plan III nods at Fitzgibbon to acknowledge the strikes.
Plan III throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgibbon's shoulder, as Fitzgibbon tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgibbon cracks Plan III with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Plan III looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Plan III is looking to chop away at Fitzgibbon's legs.
Plan III scores with the left hand. Fitzgibbon knows he should have avoided that one.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Plan III moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Fitzgibbon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgibbon throws a lazy right hand but Plan III sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Fitzgibbon.
Plan III is rocked!
Ran Plan III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Fitzgibbon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Plan III is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgibbon finish him?
Fitzgibbon swinging wildly here.
That kick from Plan III tenderised Fitzgibbon's leg. Fitzgibbon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Plan III seems to have recovered his senses.
Plan III takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Plan III finds it's way through Fitzgibbon's defenses.
Plan III throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fitzgibbon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fitzgibbon prevents Plan III from getting back to his feet.
Plan III looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plan III keeping moving, preventing Fitzgibbon from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fitzgibbon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Fitzgibbon.
Plan III just misses with a punch to the body.
Plan III keeps the fight on the outside.
Plan III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzgibbon slips under a jab from Plan III.
Fitzgibbon looks for a takedown but Plan III sprawls well.
Fitzgibbon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plan III.
Fitzgibbon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitzgibbon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fitzgibbon connects with the punch.
Plan III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fitzgibbon is out of range.
Plan III feints and then cracks Fitzgibbon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitzgibbon down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon checks a leg kick nicely.
Plan III fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fitzgibbon is out of range.
Ran Plan III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plan III digs a good hook to Fitzgibbon's body.
Plan III on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fitzgibbon thows a body shot but no joy.
Plan III connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plan III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fitzgibbon takes one on the button.
Plan III misses with a kick to the body.
Plan III avoids the body shot from Fitzgibbon.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is winning the standup battle so far.
Plan III looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitzgibbon is just out of range.
Fitzgibbon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plan III on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Plan III misses the target.
Plan III throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Plan III takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Plan III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plan III is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Plan III scores with a four punch combination!
Plan III tries to keep at a distance but Fitzgibbon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fitzgibbon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzgibbon swinging wildly here.
Plan III takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Plan III avoids them all with ease.
Plan III uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgibbon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination that misses
and Plan III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Fitzgibbon or perhaps it was just good defense by Plan III which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitzgibbon lands a nice hook to Plan III's body. Plan III takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fitzgibbon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Plan III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fitzgibbon's calf.
Ran Plan III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plan III looks to throw the jab but Fitzgibbon is out of range.
Plan III throws a head kick that half lands.
Fitzgibbon slips under a jab from Plan III.
Plan III throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzgibbon's shoulder, as Fitzgibbon tries to avoid the shot.
Fitzgibbon scores with a hook to the body. Plan III takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plan III misses with a hook. Fitzgibbon ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a body kick.
Fitzgibbon shoots in and gets a takedown into Plan III's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzgibbon forces his way into half guard.
Fitzgibbon tries to pass to full mount but Plan III defends it.
Fitzgibbon controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plan III wants to control but Fitzgibbon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fitzgibbon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon fails with a takedown attempt.
Fitzgibbon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Plan III buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fitzgibbon digs a good hook to Plan III's body.
Fitzgibbon cracks Plan III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plan III needs to keep his hands up - Fitzgibbon had a free shot at his head 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!
Fitzgibbon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Plan III throws a leg kick but Fitzgibbon moved away.
Plan III defending well as Fitzgibbon loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon tries to work over Plan III's front leg with a kick but Plan III checks it.
Fitzgibbon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Plan III counters with a left to the body.
Fitzgibbon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plan III misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plan III fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzgibbon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Plan III takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzgibbon scores with a body shot.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Plan III moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plan III. Plan III obviously looking to wear him down.
Plan III moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plan III ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plan III lands a nice looking body kick.
Ran Plan III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plan III.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plan III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plan III works the jab nicely.
Plan III misses with a low kick.
Plan III pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plan III scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitzgibbon lands with a cross.
Fitzgibbon misses with a straight left.
Fitzgibbon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plan III avoids the head kick by Fitzgibbon.
Plan III tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzgibbon takes a swing at Plan III's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plan III drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgibbon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plan III in his tracks.
Plan III works over Fitzgibbon's head and body with a nice combination.
Fitzgibbon swings for the body but Plan III moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon swings for the body but Plan III moves out of range.
Plan III misses with a low kick.
Plan III lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Plan III gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgibbon looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon stays in close to Plan III's body and controls the position.
Fitzgibbon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzgibbon won't allow Plan III to get back to his feet.
Plan III utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plan III working for a triangle but Fitzgibbon defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fitzgibbon passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fitzgibbon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
Our winner, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
95% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatious Hashisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
27
300 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
|
204 cm
32
304 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean ORiordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignatious Hashisha!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashisha moves out of range as ORiordan throws a body kick.
ORiordan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hashisha misses with a few strikes there.
Hashisha swings for the body but ORiordan moves out of range.
Hashisha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent ORiordan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
ORiordan tries to land a front kick but Hashisha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hashisha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hashisha misses with a two punch combination.
Hashisha jabs ORiordan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
ORiordan avoids the body shot from Hashisha.
A jab from Hashisha misses.
Hashisha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORiordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hashisha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and ORiordan is able to avoid easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORiordan.
Hashisha looks to land a combination but ORiordan avoids it well.
Ignatious Hashisha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashisha lands with a good body shot.
Hashisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashisha wants to land a leg kick but ORiordan is out of range.
ORiordan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hashisha loads up on a big right hand but ORiordan slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hashisha.
Ignatious Hashisha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashisha swings for the body but ORiordan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan needs to keep his hands up - Hashisha had a free shot at his head there.
Hashisha misses with a hook to the body
and ORiordan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hashisha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORiordan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hashisha's guard.
ORiordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hashisha misses with a hook
and ORiordan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hashisha is working an open guard so ORiordan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
ORiordan throws a wild body kick that Hashisha sees coming a mile off.
ORiordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hashisha.
The crowd cheers as Hashisha lands an impressive looking overhand right. ORiordan doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha misses with a wild body shot.
Hashisha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORiordan moves away.
Hashisha swings for the body but ORiordan moves out of range.
Hashisha blocks the body kick.
ORiordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hashisha.
Hashisha takes a swing at ORiordan's ribcage but misses.
ORiordan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hashisha.
Hashisha throws a hook but ORiordan blocks it.
ORiordan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hashisha misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ORiordan dodges the punch combination from Hashisha.
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashisha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hashisha misses with a straight left.
ORiordan throws the kick towards the body but Hashisha avoids it.
ORiordan looks to land a body kick but Hashisha moved away.
Hashisha is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashisha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and ORiordan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hashisha's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORiordan wants to get up but he can't break Hashisha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ignatious Hashisha will probably get the nod.
That's time! ORiordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hashisha swings and misses with a shot to the body
so ORiordan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ORiordan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hashisha is proving hard to escape from.
ORiordan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ORiordan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hashisha, up you get!
Hashisha throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
Hashisha blocks the body kick.
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
ORiordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hashisha avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashisha throws a nice looking combination but ORiordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hashisha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hashisha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down ORiordan rather than just go for the knockout.
ORiordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hashisha works over ORiordan's head and body with a nice combination.
Hashisha misses with a wild body shot.
Hashisha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hashisha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ORiordan.
Hashisha misses with a looping left.
ORiordan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
ORiordan staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha throws a hook but ORiordan blocks it.
Hashisha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashisha throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
Hashisha misses with a right hand
and ORiordan counters with a shoot takedown. Hashisha fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORiordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
ORiordan looks to land a body kick but Hashisha moved away.
A swing and a miss from Hashisha.
ORiordan checks a leg kick.
Hashisha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORiordan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
ORiordan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hashisha to get to his feet.
Ignatious Hashisha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha misses with a looping right.
ORiordan tries to land a front kick but Hashisha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from Hashisha misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hashisha. ORiordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hashisha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ORiordan backs up against the cage.
Hashisha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashisha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORiordan manages to avoid it.
Hashisha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashisha moves out of range of the body kick from ORiordan.
Hashisha throws the left hand but ORiordan avoids the punch easily.
ORiordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ORiordan drives through with a takedown into Hashisha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
ORiordan gets to his feet. Hashisha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hashisha throws an off balance right hand
and ORiordan counters with a nice body kick.
Hashisha is breathing heavily.
ORiordan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hashisha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORiordan moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ORiordan avoids the body shot from Hashisha.
ORiordan misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean ORiordan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
ORiordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hashisha throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
Hashisha misses with a body shot.
Hashisha misses with a wild body shot.
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashisha takes a swing at ORiordan's ribcage but misses.
ORiordan misses with a kick to the body.
Hashisha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORiordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hashisha blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashisha takes a swing at ORiordan's ribcage but misses.
Hashisha misses with a combination
and ORiordan counters with a body kick.
ORiordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hashisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hashisha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hashisha thows a body shot but no joy.
ORiordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hashisha moves out of range of the body kick.
ORiordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha misses with a right hand
and ORiordan counters with a body kick.
Hashisha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hashisha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but ORiordan moves away.
A jab lands there for Hashisha.
Hashisha looks to score with a jab to the body but ORiordan is just out of range.
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashisha throws out a loose jab but ORiordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORiordan misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORiordan checks a low kick from Hashisha.
ORiordan misses with a takedown attempt - Hashisha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashisha misses the shot to the body.
Hashisha misses with a shot to the body
and ORiordan counters with a body kick.
ORiordan throws a body kick that misses.
ORiordan drives through with a takedown into Hashisha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ORiordan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hashisha is proving hard to escape from.
ORiordan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hashisha, up you get!
Hashisha just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Hashisha does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan throws a wild body kick that Hashisha sees coming a mile off.
Hashisha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORiordan defending well as Hashisha loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from ORiordan.
ORiordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hashisha.
ORiordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashisha.
ORiordan throws a wild body kick that Hashisha sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashisha misses with a wild body shot.
Hashisha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ORiordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean ORiordan.
I think ORiordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
32
245 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
|
188 cm
30
255 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell throws a body punch but Hayate moves out of range.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayate looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayate throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Hayate moves out of range easily.
Hayate throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Liddell throws a head kick that Hayate semi-blocks.
Hayate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell cracks Hayate with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Liddell scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hayate looks gassed!
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Liddell.
Hayate is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hayate to the canvas! Hayate doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Liddell keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Block Liddell!
A relieved looking Block Liddell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant 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
93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes into the arena with Bobcaygeon blaring out of the sound system. Micheals has chosen Whoa is Me as his entrance music. Johnny Chase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
30
226 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
|
185 cm
30
219 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase walks forward, straight into a front kick from Micheals.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Micheals moves away.
Chase avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Chase.
Some bone on bone action there as Chase checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Micheals tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chase is able to avoid easily.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
Chase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Micheals moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Micheals connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals misses with a straight left.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Micheals lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Chase throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Chase moves out of range as Micheals throws a body kick.
Micheals lands a right hook to the body.
Micheals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chase.
Micheals ducks under a wild hook from Chase.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals misses with a leg kick.
Micheals lands with a nice body punch.
Chase throws a series of punches but Micheals avoids them all with ease.
Micheals misses with a low kick.
A big right from Chase misses.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Micheals looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy body kick from Chase
and Micheals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheals connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals misses with a body kick.
Micheals blocks the body kick.
Chase misses with a kick to the body.
Micheals moves out of range of the strikes.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chase moves into range and clinches up with Micheals.
Chase misses with some punches.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Micheals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scores with a push kick.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Nice uppercut lands for Micheals. That snapped Chase's head back.
Micheals dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Micheals lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase blocks a head kick by Micheals.
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals jabs at Chase's body.
Chase on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micheals. Micheals obviously looking to wear him down.
Chase stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Micheals.
Micheals blocks a head kick by Chase.
Nice cross by Micheals.
Micheals lands with a thumping leg kick.
Micheals scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals clinches with his opponent.
Chase tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Micheals.
Still in the clinch, Micheals scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Micheals.
Micheals lands a good knee to the midsection. Chase won't want to take too many of those.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Micheals lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheals obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals wants to stall.
Come on Micheals - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheals.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Micheals dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chase wants to land a leg kick but Micheals is out of range.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Chase pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chase closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frank Micheals seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Micheals looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Micheals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Micheals.
Chase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Micheals connects with a crisp jab.
Micheals lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chase takes a step back to recover.
Micheals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheals scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Micheals duly obliges.
Chase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Micheals connects with a solid leg kick.
Micheals lands with an uppercut that bounces Chase off the cage and back into range.
Micheals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase throws a left and a right that both miss
and Micheals counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chase looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Micheals with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Micheals explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Micheals keeps Chase at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Micheals fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Micheals digs a good hook to Chase's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Micheals finds it's target.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micheals throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chase on the side of the head.
Micheals throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chase.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals gets tackled into the cage by Chase. Chase maintains the clinch.
Micheals breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase slips under a jab.
Micheals throws a push kick but Chase slaps the foot to one side.
Micheals throws a wild body kick that Chase sees coming a mile off.
Chase fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Chase is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chase looks to land a combination but Micheals avoids it well.
Chase takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.
Micheals clinches up with Chase and pushes him back against the cage.
Chase misses with a hook from the clinch.
Micheals pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Micheals circles away quickly and effectively.
Micheals is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chase rather than just go for the knockout.
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Chase looks for the body kick but Micheals saw that one coming.
Micheals throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals digs a good hook to Chase's body.
Micheals thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Micheals.
Chase will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chase ducks under a wild hook from Micheals.
Micheals throws a jab but it's blocked by Chase.
Micheals scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chase avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals works the jab nicely.
Micheals pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Micheals throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Chase.
Micheals throws a quick inside leg kick.
Micheals misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Chase misses its intended target.
Chase tries to clinch but Micheals moves out of range.
Chase connects with a nice looking jab.
Micheals scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Micheals 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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Micheals dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Micheals lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Micheals is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Micheals blocks with his arms.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Micheals avoids the damage to the body.
Chase throws an elbow but it misses.
Chase looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micheals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micheals dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Micheals breaks from the clinch.
Johnny Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Micheals.
Nice body kick from Micheals.
Micheals lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals lands a nice shot to the body.
Micheals scores with the left hand. Chase knows he should have avoided that one.
Chase takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chase avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Micheals connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chase. Chase circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Micheals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chase.
Micheals feints and then cracks Chase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chase down.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chase digs a good body shot into Micheals's ribs.
Micheals cracks a nice hook into Chase's ribs.
Micheals cracks Chase with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micheals avoids the head kick by Chase.
Chase has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Micheals finds it's way round the side to connect with Chase's head.
Micheals lands with a slapping head kick.
Chase doesn't manage to clinch there - Micheals circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Micheals lands an overhand right.
Micheals keeps the fight on the outside.
Chase throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Micheals!
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals works Chase's body with a nice hook.
Chase blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Johnny Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micheals scores with a hook to the body. Chase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Chase throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chase scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Micheals scores with a shot to the body.
Micheals ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals cracks Chase with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Micheals lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheals staying out of range there.
Chase misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Micheals lands.
Micheals jabs at Chase's body.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Chase's shoulder, as Chase tries to avoid the shot.
Chase falls off balance throwing a combination
and Micheals counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals scores with a head kick. Chase tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Micheals connects with a right hand. Chase shakes it off.
Chase throws a sloppy head kick
and Micheals makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chase throws out a loose jab but Micheals uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Micheals. Beautiful body shot.
Micheals is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Micheals comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals avoids a punch combination nicely.
Micheals clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chase takes an elbow to the temple.
Micheals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chase is defending well for now.
Chase misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Micheals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Micheals 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Micheals!
A relieved looking Frank Micheals thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. De Troyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run This Town. Olivier De Troyer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Holden Rosenthal's chin.
 |
|
|
| 185 cm
28
237 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
|
175 cm
33
288 lbs
28 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosenthal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Troyer looks for a takedown but Rosenthal sprawls well.
Rosenthal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Troyer defends it nicely.
De Troyer misses with a hook. Rosenthal ducked under it nicely.
Rosenthal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Troyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rosenthal.
Rosenthal slaps away a takedown attempt from De Troyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rosenthal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for De Troyer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Troyer is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal dominating with strikes here.
Rosenthal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Troyer?
Rosenthal landing strikes from the mount and De Troyer is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal breaks from De Troyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Troyer wants to control but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Rosenthal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to control the pace but De Troyer is squirming around nicely.
Rosenthal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Troyer is looking to improve his position but Rosenthal isn't that keen on the idea.
Rosenthal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal trying to control but De Troyer is having none of it.
De Troyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Troyer is squirming around, avoiding Rosenthal's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosenthal breaks from De Troyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosenthal postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Troyer looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Troyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Troyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from De Troyer. No joy for Rosenthal on that attempt.
A big left from De Troyer misses.
Rosenthal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Troyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosenthal. Rosenthal gets slowly back to his feet.
De Troyer looks to throw the jab but Rosenthal is out of range.
Olivier De Troyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal throws a lazy right hand but De Troyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Troyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but De Troyer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by De Troyer.
Rosenthal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Troyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosenthal manages to avoid it.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Troyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rosenthal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Troyer moves away.
De Troyer drives through with a takedown into Rosenthal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Troyer is breathing heavily.
Rosenthal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Troyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Troyer looking to sit in guard and control but Rosenthal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosenthal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal is looking to work some ground and pound but De Troyer has wrist control.
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!
Rosenthal wants to control from the top but De Troyer keeps moving.
De Troyer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rosenthal is now in half guard.
De Troyer tries to get to full guard but Rosenthal has control of the leg.
De Troyer trying to hold on to Rosenthal's head to control him but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal prevents De Troyer from improving his position.
Rosenthal working over De Troyer with some ground and pound. De Troyer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is looking for a sweep. Rosenthal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Troyer won't allow Rosenthal to pass to mount.
Rosenthal stalling.
De Troyer tries to roll over but Rosenthal keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rosenthal shoots in and drives through. De Troyer sprawls well.
Rosenthal throws a head kick that De Troyer semi-blocks.
Rosenthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Troyer misses with a wild body shot.
De Troyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Troyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosenthal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Troyer misses with a straight left.
De Troyer throws a chopping leg kick but Rosenthal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Troyer thumps Rosenthal with a low kick.
De Troyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Rosenthal counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Troyer won't be happy with that.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rosenthal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
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!
De Troyer seems a little lost for a moment, as Rosenthal dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rosenthal.
Holden Rosenthal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Troyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Troyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Troyer is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
De Troyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Olivier De Troyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De Troyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rosenthal is looking to take a break and control but De Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal is looking to take a break and control but De Troyer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosenthal controlling the position from side mount.
De Troyer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal wants to control but De Troyer is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Troyer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Troyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound from side control.
De Troyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Troyer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rosenthal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal wants to control but De Troyer is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosenthal 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
During a confident post fight interview, Holden Rosenthal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Volkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Kang's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
27
197 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
|
176 cm
26
204 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikolai Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kang moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Kang closes the distance and pushes Volkov back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkov is defending well for now.
Kang misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov prevents a body shot from Kang.
The referee is keeping an eye on Volkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
Kang has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kang is pushing Volkov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Kang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volkov, pushing him back against the cage.
Volkov letting Kang take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Kang back against the cage.
Kang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kang lands a left hand.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang lands a left hand.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov lands a head shot.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Volkov misses the jab.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kang.
Volkov throws the left hand but Kang avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Kang saw that one coming.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kang thows a body kick. Volkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kang looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Kang tries to land a leg kick but Volkov saw it coming and moves away.
Volkov moves forwards but Kang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Volkov misses with a hook. Kang ducked under it nicely.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov tries a low kick but Kang avoids it.
Kang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volkov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Kang finds it's way through Volkov's defenses.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Volkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kang circles away quickly and effectively.
Volkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Kang slips the punch.
Kang cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Kang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kang there.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kang counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kang. That snapped Volkov's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov misses with the combination.
Kang throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Kang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kang.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Kang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang misses with a straight left.
Kang walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kang just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kang.
Kang throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Kang's head.
Paulo Kang is winning the standup battle so far.
Kang slips a straight right by Volkov.
Kang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kang moves into the clinch.
Volkov looking to stall.
A short right from Kang.
Kang looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Kang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Volkov keeps control of Kang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Kang to work.
Kang lands an uppercut.
Kang digs a right hand into Volkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volkov's gas tank.
Volkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Kang.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kang missing with knees to the body.
Kang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov letting Kang take a breather here.
Kang tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Kang landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang dominated that second round.
That's time! Kang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
Volkov swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Kang.
Volkov swings for the body but Kang moves out of range.
Kang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kang.
Kang tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kang.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volkov misses with a left hand
and Kang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Volkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kang misses with a wild combination.
Kang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Kang moves away and avoids it.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Kang feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kang wants to clinch.
That kick from Kang tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nikolai Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Kang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov moves forwards but Kang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kang manages to avoid it.
Kang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kang.
Kang rushes Volkov and presses him up against the cage.
Kang lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Kang.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kang lands a shoulder strike.
Kang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Kang.
Kang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Volkov takes one on the button.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kang displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang stalling against the cage.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kang!
Paulo Kang retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulo Kang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
