|
WCE - KT Championship PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jake The Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennox Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox Thorn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake The Muss's chin.
|
|
|
188 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
182 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good kicks
Big heart
|
|
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake The Muss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lennox Thorn! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thorn moves to clinch but The Muss breaks away and The Muss counters with a left and a right that stings Thorn. The Muss has Thorn up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Muss breaks the clinch.
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably and The Muss counters by moving into the clinch. The Muss is stalling here.
The Muss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn closes the distance looking to clinch and The Muss moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorn is struggling to control the position. The Muss is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The Muss struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
The Muss looking to throw knees to the head but Thorn is blocking nicely.
The Muss is looking to control Thorn's arms but Thorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Muss has his back to the ropes. Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by The Muss.
The Muss wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Muss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Muss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Muss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Muss lands a knee to the head.
The Muss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn taking a breather. The Muss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn looks to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. The Muss misses with a body kick. The Muss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Thorn darts in trying to clinch and The Muss counters with a slapping leg kick. The Muss throws a solid leg kick but Thorn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Muss. The Muss misses with a kick to the body.
Thorn darts in trying to clinch and The Muss counters with a left and a right that stings Thorn.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thorn moves to clinch but The Muss breaks away and The Muss counters with a stiff right hand. Thorn tries to clinch but The Muss moves away and The Muss counters by moving into the clinch. The Muss is trying to stall.
The Muss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. The Muss tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the ropes. Thorn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The Muss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Muss throws a lazy head kick and Thorn counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorn trying to control the position but instead, The Muss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorn into the ropes. The Muss scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head. Thorn looking to stall.
Thorn blocks an elbow strike. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Muss tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the ropes. The Muss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The Muss dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thorn tries to keep at a distance but The Muss has taken the fight into the clinch. The Muss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The Muss is leaning against Thorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The referee calls for The Muss to work.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside. Thorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn connects with a knee to the head.
The Muss is trying to break the clinch but Thorn is controlling him. Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Muss's elbow. The Muss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Muss circles away from the clinch attempt and The Muss counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thorn tries to clinch up and The Muss counters by clinching up. The referee is keeping an eye on The Muss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Muss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Muss as Thorn tries to tie him up. Thorn prevents The Muss from breaking the clinch. The Muss tries to break free but Thorn pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thorn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. The Muss is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorn has double underhooks. Thorn tries to stall but The Muss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lennox Thorn. Thorn looks to clinch and The Muss moves into the clinch. The Muss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorn has him pressed against the ropes. The referee calls for The Muss to work.
The Muss crunches a lovely knee into Thorn's ribcage. Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Muss's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Muss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jake The Muss has scored more points in the clinch so far. Thorn trying to control the position but instead, The Muss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thorn into the ropes. The Muss leaning his opponent against the ropes. The Muss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from The Muss.
Thorn trying to stall but The Muss improves his position.
The Muss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. The Muss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by The Muss. The Muss breaks from the clinch.
The Muss clinches with his opponent.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Muss looking to stall.
Thorn keeps control of The Muss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Knees to the body from Thorn.
The Muss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Thorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Muss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably and The Muss moves into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake The Muss dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn tries to clinch but The Muss moves out of range. Thorn tries to clinch and The Muss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thorn is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thorn tries to clinch but The Muss moves away and The Muss counters with a big head kick but Thorn shrugs it off.
Thorn is rocked! The Muss throws a front kick to the face that drops Thorn face first to the mat! Oh, he's in big trouble! He's stumbling all over the place and has face planted into the ropes, causing the referee to call an end to the fight! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Front Kick). Jake The Muss!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alabaster Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes to the ring accompanied by Walking Tall. On his way into the ring it seems that Chris Vaughn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Vaughn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
|
|
|
194 cm
22
282 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
|
177 cm
21
203 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
World class MT
Granite chin
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Vaughn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alabaster Dummy! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dummy connects with a solid leg kick. Dummy tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaughn lands a right hook to the body.
Dummy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Dummy dodges the punch combination from Vaughn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vaughn checks a leg kick. Dummy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Vaughn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Alabaster Dummy has been cut. Dummy tries to clinch letting Vaughn counter with a right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vaughn cracks Dummy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Vaughn misses with the combination.
Dummy tries to work over Vaughn's front leg with a kick but Vaughn checks it. Dummy throws a low kick but Vaughn moves out of range easily. Dummy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Vaughn has managed to clinch.
Vaughn lands a hook that snaps the head of Dummy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vaughn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A low kick from Dummy misses enabling Vaughn to counter with a crisp jab. Vaughn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Vaughn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Vaughn throws a one two combo.
Vaughn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Vaughn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Dummy misses with a low kick.
Vaughn jabs Dummy right on the nose. Dummy blinks but takes it well. Dummy misses with a low kick. Vaughn sizes up Dummy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Dummy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Vaughn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A low kick from Dummy is predictable there and Dummy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vaughn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Vaughn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Vaughn misses with a two punch combination.
Dummy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vaughn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dummy scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Vaughn. That snapped Dummy's head back.
Dummy throws a chopping leg kick but Vaughn manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Dummy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That has opened up Alabaster Dummy's cut even more. Dummy throws a nice inside leg kick. A low kick from Dummy is predictable there enabling Vaughn to counter with a crisp jab. Vaughn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Dummy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaughn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dummy under the eye. Dummy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Dummy tries to land a leg kick but Vaughn saw it coming and moves away.
Vaughn feints a jab promting Dummy to slip. Vaughn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dummy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Dummy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vaughn. Vaughn has Dummy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dummy missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dummy throws an elbow that misses.
Vaughn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dummy's defenses.
The cut above Alabaster Dummy's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Vaughn avoiding damage as Dummy throws knees to the body.
Vaughn stalling against the ropes.
Vaughn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dummy throws a leg kick and Vaughn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Dummy throws a sloppy head kick and Vaughn counters with a one-two to the body.
Alabaster Dummy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Dummy takes one to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alabaster Dummy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Vaughn! Chris Vaughn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
70% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tennis Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takai Kurosawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the ring accompanied by NJJD. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
170 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Good chin
|
|
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tennis Master! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takai Kurosawa! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kurosawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A head kick misses from Master. Master throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Master misses with a straight left. Kurosawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Master tries to clinch and Kurosawa counters with a leg kick. Kurosawa darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Master moves in looking to clinch but Kurosawa pushes him off. Master moves in looking to clinch but Kurosawa pushes him off. Master tries to clinch but fails miserably and Kurosawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Kurosawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Master. Master throws a head kick that misses and Kurosawa counters with a right hand to the body. Master scores with a head kick. Kurosawa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Master throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Tennis Master has been cut. Kurosawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Master darts in trying to clinch and Kurosawa counters with a straight right hand. Master closes the distance and pushes Kurosawa back into the ropes. Kurosawa tries to circle away but Master has him pinned against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Master keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurosawa's efforts to push away. Master misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges. Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosawa is defending well for now. Master misses with an elbow strike.
Master content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kurosawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kurosawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master tries to clinch up. Master misses with an uppercut
enabling Kurosawa to counter with a crisp jab. Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kurosawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kurosawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Master looks to clinch and Kurosawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kurosawa misses with the combination.
Master tries to clinch but Kurosawa moves away enabling Kurosawa to counter with a crisp jab. Kurosawa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Master tries to clinch but Kurosawa moves away and Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Master wants to clinch and Kurosawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Tennis Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Master is breathing heavily. Master lands a high kick!
Master misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Master wants to clinch but Kurosawa slips to the side and before Master can reset, Kurosawa rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Master is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Master tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Kurosawa counters with a nice body kick. Master is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A good leg kick by Kurosawa. Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kurosawa lands with a cross.
Tennis Master's cut is getting worse. Master checks a low kick from Kurosawa. Kurosawa sizes up Master with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Kurosawa circles away from the clinch attempt and Kurosawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kurosawa with a hook. Master tries to clinch up and Kurosawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A head kick by Master misses and Kurosawa counters with a good low kick that Master was not able to check. A shot to the liver by Kurosawa. Beautiful body shot. A punch combination from Kurosawa misses. Kurosawa wants to land a leg kick but Master is out of range. Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Master misses with a combination
enabling Kurosawa to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kurosawa with a jab. The fighters circle momentarily. Kurosawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Takai Kurosawa should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2. The cut man is working on Tennis Master's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Master walks into a big right hand from Kurosawa and goes down! The referee sends Kurosawa to a neutral corner as Master gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way. Good leg kick by Kurosawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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! Kurosawa swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Master drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Master is rocked! Kurosawa lands with a good body shot. Oh Master is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Master seems to have got his legs back now. Tennis Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Master fails to land with a series of punches.
Master wants to clinch up but Kurosawa keeps it at a distance. Master tries to bum rush Kurosawa with a series of wild strikes but Kurosawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A combination from Kurosawa does no damage. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Master lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kurosawa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kurosawa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Master looks to land a combination but Kurosawa avoids it well. Kurosawa thuds a left hand into Master's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Master, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Master misses with an uppercut
and Kurosawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kurosawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Master on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tennis Master's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Kurosawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Master. Master throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Kurosawa throws a body kick that misses. Kurosawa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kurosawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Master is out of range and Kurosawa settles back down. Kurosawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Master wants to clinch and Kurosawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kurosawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kurosawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Master closes the distance but Kurosawa moves to the side and Kurosawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Master tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurosawa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kurosawa lands a really nice looking cross but Master seems unphased.
Jeez, Tennis Master's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Kurosawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Master tries to clinch but Kurosawa moves away and Kurosawa counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kurosawa is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kurosawa shuts the power down on Master. Lights out, game over! Kurosawa is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takai Kurosawa!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Diesel Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Causey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
180 cm
18
146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
188 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Granite chin
|
|
Good kicks
Very confident
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diesel Stanfield! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Causey! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stanfield misses with a body kick. Causey tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Causey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stanfield swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stanfield avoids the head kick by Causey.
Causey is looking to land body kicks. Stanfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Stanfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Stanfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Causey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Causey throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily. Chase Causey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stanfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Causey closes the distance and clinches. Stanfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Stanfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Stanfield. Causey tries to clinch up and Stanfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stanfield connects with a solid leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stanfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Causey is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stanfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Causey blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a leg kick which misses Causey's front leg but catches the back leg as Causey tries to avoid it. Causey closes the distance but Stanfield moves to the side and Stanfield counters with a body kick. Nice shot by Stanfield. Stanfield thuds his right hand into Causey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Stanfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Causey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanfield!
Stanfield looks for the body kick but Causey saw that one coming. Causey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield connects with an inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stanfield keeps the fight on the outside. Causey throws a nice looking combination but Stanfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stanfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Causey is rocked! Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Stanfield throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Causey is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diesel Stanfield! Diesel Stanfield decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the ring accompanied by Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast. Silva has chosen Lil Wayne- I'm Me as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
|
|
|
188 cm
32
212 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
|
194 cm
30
210 lbs
15 - 13 - 1 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
Excellent MT
Powerful
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it. Michaels misses with a wild body shot. Michaels moves into range and clinches up with Silva. Michaels avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses. Michaels lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Michaels.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now. Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Michaels scores with a nice right hand.
Michaels cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Michaels looks low and kicks high, catching Silva right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it! Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease. Kennedy Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michaels. Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva is rocked! Silva tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michaels.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him? Michaels with a hook. Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body and Michaels counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kennedy Michaels! During a confident post fight interview, Kennedy Michaels 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metal Mulisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out blaring out of the sound system. Mulisha has chosen Sutter Kain - L.O.V.E as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
171 cm
18
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
174 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Granite chin
|
|
Lethal high kicks
Powerful
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ebrahim Azhari! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Metal Mulisha! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mulisha throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it. Crunch! Mulisha slams his shin into Azhari's torso. Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mulisha keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick. Azhari misses with an uppercut. Mulisha saw that one coming. Azhari takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Mulisha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mulisha throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily. Mulisha misses with a head kick.
Azhari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mulisha tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Mulisha slips a straight right by Azhari. Mulisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy. Mulisha lands with a kick to the temple. Azhari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari. Mulisha throws a nice head kick!
Azhari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mulisha misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mulisha lands with a kick to the temple. Azhari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mulisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulisha was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari. Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulisha. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet. Mulisha with a body punch. A glancing blow. Mulisha tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way. Mulisha thows a body kick. Azhari tries to catch it but that hurt him. Azhari takes a swing at Mulisha's ribcage but misses. Mulisha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Mulisha settles back down. Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing. Azhari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ebrahim Azhari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mulisha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target. Azhari lands a jab to Mulisha's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulisha pushes Azhari away with a front kick. Azhari is breathing heavily. Mulisha scores with a spinning back kick! Mulisha connects with an inside leg kick. Mulisha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhari rather than just go for the knockout. A slapping leg kick lands for Mulisha.
A head kick misses from Mulisha. Azhari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mulisha keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick. Mulisha connects with an inside leg kick. Mulisha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mulisha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari. Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick. Mulisha swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Mulisha slips a jab from Azhari. Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulisha manages to avoid it. Mulisha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari 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. Mulisha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover. A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Mulisha does a little dance to reset his feet. Mulisha throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range. Mulisha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Mulisha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mulisha misses with a double jab.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Mulisha counters with a leg kick. Mulisha throws a nice head kick!
Mulisha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover. Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari misses with a straight left. A head kick misses from Azhari. Mulisha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf. Azhari misses with a hook. Mulisha ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Azhari misses with a head kick.
Mulisha looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range. Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
Mulisha misses with a leg kick. That kick from Mulisha tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on. Mulisha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Mulisha slips under a jab from Azhari. Mulisha misses with a low kick. A head kick misses from Azhari. Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Mulisha moves away and avoids it. Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulisha.
Azhari 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. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good work by Azhari as he checks the leg kick. Mulisha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mulisha scores with a spinning back kick! Mulisha lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Mulisha dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mulisha throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulisha. Mulisha throws a half hearted mid kick. Mulisha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mulisha misses with a looping right. Mulisha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Mulisha.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Mulisha moves his leg out of the way. Mulisha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mulisha misses with a leg kick. Mulisha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari. Mulisha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari. Mulisha throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range. Mulisha swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mulisha. Mulisha connects with a solid leg kick. Mulisha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab. Metal Mulisha seems to be getting the better of the standup. Azhari misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mulisha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Mulisha is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks. Azhari checks a leg kick nicely. Azhari misses with an uppercut. Mulisha has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mulisha keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick. Mulisha throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Azhari connects with the punch. Mulisha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nice body punch from Mulisha. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mulisha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Azhari. That one must have hurt. Mulisha connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Mulisha moves his leg out of the way. Mulisha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss! Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulisha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Mulisha misses with a body kick. Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Mulisha's head back.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Mulisha's shoulder, as Mulisha tries to avoid the shot. Azhari does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Azhari misses with a series of wild punches.
Mulisha tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it. Mulisha is looking to score with low kicks. Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Mulisha avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target. Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulisha.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mulisha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mulisha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari thows a body shot but no joy. Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulisha connects with an inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Mulisha. That's going to slow Azhari down. Mulisha keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Mulisha. A chopping leg kick lands by Mulisha. Mulisha lands a front kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mulisha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mulisha misses with a head kick.
Mulisha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mulisha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari. Mulisha pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mulisha throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it. Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A solid body kick from Mulisha. A nice leg kick lands there from Mulisha. Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulisha moves away. Mulisha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mulisha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mulisha tries a low kick but Azhari avoids it. Mulisha thows a body shot but no joy. Mulisha scores with a kick to the midsection. A nice inside leg kick there by Mulisha. That's going to slow Azhari down. A head kick misses from Mulisha. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A low kick from Mulisha misses and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body. Azhari throws a body punch but Mulisha moves out of range. A head kick misses from Mulisha. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Mulisha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Mulisha ducks down to avoid it. Azhari avoids the head kick by Mulisha.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari lands a really nice looking cross but Mulisha seems unphased.
Mulisha slips under a jab. Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Mulisha.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target. Mulisha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick. Mulisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick. Mulisha swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mulisha checks a leg kick. A head kick misses from Mulisha.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Azhari. Mulisha throws a head kick that misses. Mulisha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari. Mulisha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab. Mulisha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage! Azhari blocks a leg kick. Mulisha blocks a jab. Mulisha connects with a body shot. Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulisha moves away. Mulisha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Mulisha tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mulisha. Mulisha keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick. Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulisha manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulisha throws out a powerful jab. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Azhari. Mulisha lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Azhari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulisha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Mulisha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage! Mulisha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A big right from Azhari misses. A shot to the liver by Mulisha. Beautiful body shot. Azhari misses with a body kick. Mulisha moves out of range of the body kick. Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Mulisha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Azhari really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mulisha pushes Azhari away with a front kick. Good leg kick by Mulisha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mulisha throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it. Mulisha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Mulisha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage! Mulisha scores with a leg kick.
Mulisha throws a shot to the body.
Mulisha swings away with a leg kick that misses. Mulisha connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulisha motions for Azhari to come forward. Mulisha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mulisha tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way. Mulisha throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily. Azhari misses with a wild body shot. Mulisha slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mulisha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulisha was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari. Mulisha throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Mulisha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mulisha tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way. Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mulisha. Azhari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulisha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Azhari moves out of range of the body kick. Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulisha moves away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mulisha throws a head kick that misses. Azhari lands a glancing blow to the side of Mulisha's head. Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Mulisha. Azhari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Mulisha really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mulisha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Azhari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mulisha. The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Azhari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulisha circles away quickly and effectively. Azhari scores with a punch to the head. Mulisha is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks. Mulisha lands a body shot.
A jab from Azhari misses. Mulisha tries a head kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Azhari. Mulisha ducks under a wild hook from Azhari. Mulisha misses with a low kick. Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Azhari scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. A slapping leg kick lands for Mulisha.
Mulisha blocks a jab. Azhari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mulisha throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulisha. Mulisha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mulisha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Mulisha counters with an inside leg kick. Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Mulisha moves away and avoids it. Mulisha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Azhari lands a nice shot that snaps Mulisha's head back.
Mulisha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azhari will feel that in the morning. Mulisha feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down. Azhari throws a body punch but Mulisha moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mulisha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A kick lands to the mid section there for Mulisha. Azhari misses with a hook. Mulisha ducked under it nicely. Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Mulisha's leg but Mulisha calmly moves out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mulisha moves out of range of the body kick. A head kick from Mulisha lands but Azhari takes it in his stride. Nice body kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Mulisha. A jab from Azhari misses. Mulisha misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back. Mulisha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mulisha scores with a leg kick.
Azhari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mulisha tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mulisha.
Mulisha avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Mulisha throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Mulisha throws a body kick that misses. Azhari 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. Azhari misses with a head kick.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick. Mulisha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it. Azhari is looking to slow Mulisha down with leg kicks. Mulisha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Mulisha misses the shot to the body. A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Mulisha's defenses. Mulisha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mulisha ducks under a wild hook from Azhari. Mulisha throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulisha. Mulisha misses with a wild body shot. Azhari throws a hook to the side of Mulisha's head but Mulisha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mulisha throws a leg kick and Azhari counters with a straight right hand. A big right from Mulisha misses. Azhari lands with a right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulisha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulisha.
Mulisha avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulisha can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Metal Mulisha dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Azhari throws a hook but Mulisha avoids it easily. Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mulisha. Mulisha obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Mulisha.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Mulisha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Azhari throws the left hand but Mulisha avoids the punch easily. Azhari misses with a hook. Mulisha ducked under it nicely. Mulisha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mulisha checks it well. Azhari misses with the combination.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari takes a swing at Mulisha's ribcage but misses. Mulisha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulisha.
Mulisha is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mulisha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mulisha throws a nice head kick!
Mulisha connects with a high kick. A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick. Azhari avoids a kick to the body.
Azhari works Mulisha's body with a nice hook. Mulisha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mulisha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari. A looping hook to the body misses from Mulisha. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet. Mulisha connects with an inside leg kick. No joy there for Mulisha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mulisha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Mulisha ducks under a wild hook from Azhari. Mulisha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Azhari scores with a jab. Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Mulisha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Mulisha manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mulisha was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari. Mulisha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mulisha, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Mulisha. Mulisha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mulisha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Azhari avoids the body shot from Mulisha.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Azhari sizes up Mulisha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Mulisha avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Mulisha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it. The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mulisha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Azhari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Azhari 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. Mulisha misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mulisha connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulisha is just out of range. Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mulisha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf. Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
Mulisha scores with a head kick.
Azhari misses with a straight left. Mulisha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Mulisha misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Mulisha moves out of range easily. Mulisha slips a jab from Azhari. Mulisha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mulisha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari. Mulisha connects with a solid leg kick. Mulisha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mulisha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Mulisha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulisha moves away. Mulisha blocks a jab. Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Mulisha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Mulisha connects with an inside leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mulisha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Mulisha scores with a leg kick.
Metal Mulisha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Mulisha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight! Metal Mulisha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mulisha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Metal Mulisha! Metal Mulisha is the new bantamweight champion! Metal Mulisha decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donovan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Mendoza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
|
|
|
198 cm
20
294 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
225 cm
31
306 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
Excellent MT
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Smith! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Mendoza! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mendoza clinches with his opponent.
Smith cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot. Smith misses with a short punch on the inside. Mendoza misses with an elbow over the top. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mendoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza. Mendoza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Smith. This has been an exciting period of action! Mendoza looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Mendoza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow. A short uppercut from Smith. Mendoza throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith. Mendoza tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mendoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now. Smith tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes. Mendoza misses with some punches.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Hector Mendoza has been cut. Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards. A short left from Smith. Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith tries a body shot but Mendoza blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith. A shot in the inside from Smith. Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Mendoza crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue! Mendoza moves into the clinch. Mendoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith lands a shoulder strike. Mendoza lands with a light punch inside. Mendoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now. Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mendoza tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mendoza tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Mendoza back against the ropes. Mendoza misses with a punch to the body.
Smith gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Hector Mendoza's cut even more. Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle. Smith cracks Mendoza with a nice body shot. Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Smith pushes Mendoza back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Smith dodges an elbow strike from Mendoza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Mendoza. Smith lands a shot to the body. Mendoza looks gassed! Smith lands with a right to the head. Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Hector Mendoza's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Smith tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mendoza misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Smith. Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards. Mendoza blocks a body shot from Smith. Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Smith on the inside. Smith lands with a short shot to the head. Mendoza misses with the head strike.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut. A short body shot lands from Smith as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow. A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith. Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Hector Mendoza's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Mendoza has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Mendoza misses with an elbow strike.
Smith is leaning against Mendoza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short uppercut from Smith. A shot in the inside from Smith. Smith digs a right hand underneath Mendoza's ribcage. Mendoza let out a lung full of air as it connected. Smith gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Mendoza's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donovan Smith! After the fight, Donovan Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips comes to the ring accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Jaa has chosen Anna Molly by Incubus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
|
|
|
190 cm
32
265 lbs
19 - 8 - 2 |
|
172 cm
24
183 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
|
|
World class MT
Granite chin
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Philips swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Jaa. Philips throws a series of punches but Jaa moves out of range. Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Jaa connects with an inside leg kick. Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Philips takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Philips throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jaa throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range. Jaa lands with a nice body kick. Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jaa lands a really nice looking cross but Philips seems unphased.
Philips waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaa. Jaa thows a body kick. Philips tries to catch it but that hurt him. Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Philips swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Philips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Philips staying out of range there. Philips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaa wants to clinch. Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa lands a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Philips down. Sloppy strikes from Philips. Those never looked like landing. Jaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philips.
Jaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Philips blocks a head kick by Jaa.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philips throws a hook but Jaa blocks it. No joy there for Philips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa instigates a clinch. Philips tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position. Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaa is able to avoid easily. Philips throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaa throws a nice head kick!
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! Jaa closes the distance and clinches. Philips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philips avoids the elbow strike from Jaa, against the ropes.
Jaa working hard to break the clinch. Jaa prevents a body shot from Philips. Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips. Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philips.
Ray Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Philips on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jaa moves out of range of the strikes. Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily. Philips misses with a hook. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Philips connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaa's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Philips connects with an inside leg kick. Jaa pushes Philips up against the ropes in a clinch. Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. An inside leg kick lands from Jaa. Jaa blocks a head kick by Philips.
Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jaa slips a jab from Philips. Philips lands a jab to Jaa's midsection. Philips swings away with a leg kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Philips throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This has been an exciting period of action! Philips scores with a shot to the body.
Philips missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Philips throws a leg kick and Jaa counters with a low kick, right behind Philips 's knee. Jaa is looking to clinch. Jaa tries to clinch there but Philips circles away.
Philips thows a body shot but no joy. Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Philips throws a jab when Jaa was well out of range. Jaa connects with a high kick. Jaa moves into the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Philips. Philips throws a head punch that misses. Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Jaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Philips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Jaa looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jaa avoiding damage as Philips throws knees to the body.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Philips. Philips lands with a right to the head. Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jaa slips a straight right by Philips. Jaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Philips swinging wildly here.
Jaa is looking to clinch. 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 Ray Philips will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch. Philips is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Philips finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Jaa tenderised Philips's leg. Philips is trying to keep his angry face on. Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Jaa. Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Philips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Jaa tries to bum rush Philips with a series of wild strikes but Philips uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range. Jaa tries to clinch up. Philips throws a head kick but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philips stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center. A telegraphed right hand from Jaa misses the target. Jaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Jaa connects with a solid leg kick. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Philips. Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Philips avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Philips scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaa doesn't seem bothered though. Jaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ray Philips is winning the standup battle so far. A punch combination from Philips misses. Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips lands a slapping body shot.
Jaa is breathing heavily. Philips scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Jaa to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Jaa is rocked!
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut. 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! Philips fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaa in the body. Jaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaa tries to clinch up. Philips misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range. Jaa moves forwards but Philips connects with a nice, crisp jab. Philips fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jaa is out of range. Philips avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Philips misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Philips throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jaa moves into the clinch. Philips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Philips dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Philips. Philips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A head kick from Jaa lands but Philips takes it in his stride. Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Philips attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Philips staggers Jaa with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jaa looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue! A big right from Philips misses. Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Philips is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Nice uppercut lands for Philips. That snapped Jaa's head back.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaa throws out a leg kick but Philips moves out of range and Jaa only half commits. Jaa is looking to slow Philips down with leg kicks. Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick. Jaa avoids the body shot from Philips.
Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa. Philips misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa cracks the inside of Philips's front leg. Philips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses. Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa closes the distance and clinches. Philips blocks an elbow strike. Philips blocks the elbow strike.
Jaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa tries to clinch but Philips moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaa lands an overhand right. Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses. Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Philips misses with a hook from the clinch. Philips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. A frustrated look appears on Jaa's face as he tries to break the clinch. Still in the clinch, Philips scores with a nice short uppercut. Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Jaa tries to circle away but Philips has him pinned against the ropes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jaa tries a knee to the head but Philips blocks it.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philips tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaa is able to avoid easily. Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Philips takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns. The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Philips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A bone on bone clash there as Jaa blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jaa. Philips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A right-left combo lands from Jaa. Philips scores with a decent looking hook. Philips tries to land a front kick but Jaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Jaa misses with a two punch combination.
Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range. Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice body kick from Jaa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Philips misses with a looping left. Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off. Philips chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Philips paws at him with a jab and circles away. Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaa defending well as Philips loads up on a big left hand. Nice defenses there by Jaa. Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Philips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Philips takes a swing at Jaa's ribcage but misses. Philips throws a chopping leg kick but Jaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Philips throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range. Philips gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaa. Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philips, pushing him back against the ropes. Jaa lands an elbow inside. Philips dodges an elbow strike from Jaa.
Philips misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Philips shrugs off. Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa throws out a powerful jab. Philips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Philips throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaa. Philips looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa. Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jaa drops his hands momentarily and Philips takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Philips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A leg kick checked by Jaa. Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jaa!
Jaa punishes Philips's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa tries to clinch but Philips is having none of it. Jaa thows a body kick. Philips tries to catch it but that hurt him. Philips throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick. Jaa misses with a body kick. Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Philips moves out of range easily. A punch combination from Philips misses. Jaa throws a head kick but Philips moves out of range.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philips swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jaa wants to land a leg kick but Philips is out of range. Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Philips changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Philips pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philips lands a body shot.
Philips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaa at a distance.
Philips is looking to wear down Jaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Jaa is looking to clinch. Philips tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch. Jaa misses with a body punch.
Philips will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Philips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philips can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Ray Philips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Philips scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jaa throws an elbow that misses.
Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Philips scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight! Tony Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Philips 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:26 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Philips! A victorious Ray Philips thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|