 |
ILV - 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Von Prawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Farofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
193 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Von Prawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Farofa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farofa is looking to clinch.
Farofa clinches up against the cage.
Von Prawn leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Von Prawn for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Farofa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farofa trying to control the position but instead, Von Prawn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Farofa into the cage.
Von Prawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farofa's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Farofa to work.
Von Prawn is trying to pull guard but Farofa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Von Prawn goes for a takedown attempt but Farofa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Farofa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Prawn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Prawn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Von Prawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Von Prawn with that takedown attempt.
Von Prawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Prawn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farofa pinned against the cage. Farofa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Farofa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Prawn keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farofa as he jumps to the side.
Von Prawn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farofa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farofa avoids it really well and circles away.
Farofa lands a body shot.
Farofa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Von Prawn breaks from the clinch.
Farofa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farofa throws a nice looking combination but Von Prawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown. Farofa tries to sprawl out of it but Von Prawn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farofa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farofa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farofa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farofa tries to bum rush Von Prawn with a series of wild strikes but Von Prawn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Farofa lands.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos Farofa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Prawn slips a straight right by Farofa.
Von Prawn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Farofa swivels and escapes.
Farofa slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Prawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farofa tries to clinch but Von Prawn moves out of range.
Farofa wants to clinch up but Von Prawn keeps it at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Farofa enables Von Prawn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Farofa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Von Prawn stands up over Farofa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Prawn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Von Prawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Farofa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Prawn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farofa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Von Prawn postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Von Prawn won't allow Farofa to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Prawn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Prawn trying to control but Farofa is working from the bottom.
Von Prawn cracks Farofa with a solid left hand.
Von Prawn advances to half guard.
Farofa wants to improve his position but Von Prawn is controlling well.
Von Prawn trying to control from half guard but Farofa is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farofa is looking to improve his position.
Farofa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Prawn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farofa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Larry Von Prawn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Farofa doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Prawn circles away.
Farofa has closed the distance and engaged Von Prawn in a clinch.
Von Prawn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farofa after a bit of a struggle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Prawn goes for a takedown attempt but Farofa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Von Prawn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larry Von Prawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Farofa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Von Prawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farofa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farofa defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Von Prawn is defended easily by Farofa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farofa connects with a right hand. Von Prawn shakes it off.
Von Prawn fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
Von Prawn takes one to the side of the head.
Von Prawn tries to clinch but Farofa is having none of it.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Farofa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Von Prawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Von Prawn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larry Von Prawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Prawn tries to clinch there but Farofa circles away.
Farofa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn misses with a takedown attempt
and Farofa counters with a left and a right that stings Von Prawn.
Farofa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farofa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Farofa closes the distance and pushes Von Prawn back into the cage.
Von Prawn has Farofa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Farofa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Farofa tries to circle away but Von Prawn has him pinned against the cage.
Von Prawn breaks from the clinch.
Farofa throws a nice looking combination but Von Prawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farofa throws a right hand that Von Prawn ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Prawn also avoids with ease.
Farofa stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Prawn. Von Prawn gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Prawn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farofa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farofa wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farofa misses with a wild combination.
Von Prawn shoots for a double leg takedown but Farofa sprawls well. He's pushed Von Prawn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Von Prawn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farofa lands a nice looking body shot.
Farofa tries to clinch but Von Prawn moves out of range.
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farofa defends it nicely.
Von Prawn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farofa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Prawn takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn shoots for a takedown but Farofa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Von Prawn misses with a takedown attempt - Farofa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Farofa clinches up with Von Prawn and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Prawn has picked Farofa up - he's going for a ride! Von Prawn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Farofa is trying to stand back up but Von Prawn is controlling him
Von Prawn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farofa's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Prawn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Von Prawn with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Prawn lands a nice shot to the head.
Von Prawn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Von Prawn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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 Larry Von Prawn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Prawn shoots in looking for a takedown. Farofa tries to sprawl out of it but Von Prawn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farofa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Von Prawn feints and as Farofa raises his hands in defense, Von Prawn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Farofa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farofa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Prawn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Von Prawn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Farofa is trying to keep Von Prawn in close.
Von Prawn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Prawn chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Prawn stands up over Farofa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Prawn 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.
Farofa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Prawn landing with the ground and pound.
Von Prawn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Prawn pushes down on Farofa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farofa has hold of Von Prawn's hands but Von Prawn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Prawn working over Farofa with some ground and pound. Farofa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Von Prawn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farofa is looking to improve his position.
Von Prawn winds up and cracks Farofa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Prawn lands strikes from half guard.
Farofa is rocked!
Von Prawn lands a big elbow - Farofa is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Von Prawn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Von Prawn!
A victorious Larry Von Prawn 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
|
191 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laar.
Allen misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Laar blocks the low kick.
Laar blocks a leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Laar.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Laar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Laar does no damage.
Allen forces Laar back against the cage and clinches.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Laar back against the cage.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Allen as the two fighters clinch.
Allen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Allen.
A left hand lands to the body for Allen.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Allen pushes Laar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laar tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Laar back against the cage.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laar tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Allen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laar wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laar blocking some punches.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Allen.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laar tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Allen digs a right hand into Laar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laar's gas tank.
Laar prevents a body shot from Allen.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Allen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
Allen lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
A short left from Allen.
Allen slowing the pace effectively.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Laar blocking some punches.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Allen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Laar is trying to push Allen away but Allen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Allen gets through Laar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laar 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.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen wants to slow Laar down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
Allen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Allen shoots in and gets a takedown into Laar'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!
Allen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Barry Allen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Laar shrugs it off though.
Laar throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laar tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Allen stalls.
Allen keeps control of Laar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a light punch inside.
Allen is working Laar over against the cage.
Laar letting Allen take a breather here.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Laar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen is working Laar over against the cage.
Allen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laar up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Allen lands an uppercut.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Allen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allen stalls.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Laar avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
Laar misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen prevents Laar from breaking the clinch.
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Allen lands with a short shot to the head.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laar tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laar's elbow.
Laar wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Allen.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Laar's front leg but catches the back leg as Laar tries to avoid it.
Barry Allen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laar moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Allen throws a low kick but Laar moves out of range easily.
Allen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laar was covering up waiting for the punch and Allen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Allen stands up and waves to Laar to follow him.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laar's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Barry Allen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Laar tries to clinch up.
Laar swinging wildly here.
Laar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Allen tenderised Laar's leg. Laar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laar misses with a double jab.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen delivers a nice body kick.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to slow Laar down with leg kicks.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Laar off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen thumps Laar with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Allen.
Laar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Allen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Allen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen pushes down on Laar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Allen controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
94% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Popov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popov.
Popov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
Travis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Travis is fending him off so far but Popov persists. Nope, Travis circles away and we're back to standing.
Popov misses with a looping right.
Popov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Travis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Travis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popov on the side of the head.
Popov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popov looks to land a left hand but Travis moved out of range nicely.
Popov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Travis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Popov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Travis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Travis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popov looks gassed!
Travis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Travis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov throws a right hand that Travis ducks under and follows up with a left that Travis also avoids with ease.
Travis blocks a jab.
Popov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Travis counters with a two punch combo.
Popov misses with a hook
and Travis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Popov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Popov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Travis counters with a 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!
Travis throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Popov colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Travis as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Popov is left battered and dazed whilst Travis and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Travis!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pico Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabaton- Metal machine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
172 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pico Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and bounces Rodrigo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Rodrigo's brow.
Rodrigo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith is pushing down on Rodrigo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rodrigo is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodrigo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith looking to isolate an arm here. Rodrigo doesn't see it coming and as Smith extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith 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
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
