 |
"Annihilation" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaiah Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
|
168 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
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, Isaiah Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozawa is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Ozawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Ozawa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferguson's calf.
Ozawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ozawa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ozawa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ferguson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ozawa is looking to defend but Ferguson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ozawa! Ferguson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ozawa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Isaiah Ferguson!
Our winner, Isaiah Ferguson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendoza comes to the cage accompanied by Back For More. Smith has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music. Paul Smith is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
22
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
|
169 cm
28
135 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
ADCC Champion
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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Mendoza finds it's target.
Mendoza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Mendoza swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendoza throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Mendoza walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mendoza blocks the low kick.
Mendoza misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mendoza's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to get back to his feet.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mendoza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith swings around for an armbar but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Smith to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mendoza is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Smith pulls down on the head and he's put Mendoza to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Smith!
Paul Smith took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Victorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Victorious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 197 cm
37
208 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
|
195 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Victorious !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Victorious circles away.
Victorious throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Victorious dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Victorious won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Victorious from controlling successfully.
Victorious postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Victorious is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Victor Victorious was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Victorious shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victorious showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victorious is looking for a kimura here.
Victorious is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorious passes into side control, despite Jones's attempt to control the position.
Jones holding on.
Victorious is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Victorious with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Victorious is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victorious .
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorious trying to move into half guard but instead Jones has managed to sweep!
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Victorious manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones controls Victorious momentarily but Victorious frees himself.
Victorious throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Victorious trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working an open guard so Victorious takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Victorious to the ground. Jones is now in Victorious 's guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Victorious is keeping the position.
Victorious working a defensive guard here.
Jones wants to control from the top but Victorious keeps moving.
Jones is pushing down on Victorious 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Victorious is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Victorious to regain full guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorious is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to control but Victorious is working from the bottom.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Victorious wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Jones postures up in Victorious 's guard and throws a big left but Victorious blocks it.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Victorious manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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 Conan Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Victorious shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Victorious finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones trying to control here.
Victorious is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Victorious wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to keep Victorious in close.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
Victorious looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorious preventing the sweep.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Victorious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Conan Jones.
Victorious is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jones's half guard.
Jones 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.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Victorious trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones keeping full guard, as Victorious tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victorious trying to control here.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Victorious actively working from the bottom here.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Victorious is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones prevents Victorious from improving his position.
Jones is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Victorious is working from the bottom.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Victorious 's head.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Victorious is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Victorious is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Victorious actively working from the bottom here.
Victorious trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for a kimura but Victorious is defending it quite comfortably.
Victorious wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Victorious with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones thows a huge punch but Victorious dodges it nicely.
Victorious wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Victorious is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Victorious looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Jones dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Victorious takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Victorious dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones looking to control.
Victorious trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Conan Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is taking a breather. Victorious says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Victorious wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to pass the guard but Victorious is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorious is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Victorious taking shots to the head.
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Victorious frees his head quite easily.
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorious tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Victorious is rocked!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Victorious is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Victorious takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Jones's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Jones!
A less than humble Conan Jones misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Westinghouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Westinghouse's choice of entrance music: Hiroshima. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 215 cm
30
255 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
|
199 cm
25
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Westinghouse!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Jackson.
Westinghouse leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Westinghouse checks a leg kick.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Westinghouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Westinghouse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Westinghouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Westinghouse quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
Westinghouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackson passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Westinghouse is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Westinghouse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Westinghouse defending against the ground and pound.
Westinghouse tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Westinghouse down.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Westinghouse controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westinghouse is trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson staying calm.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Westinghouse to see if he's OK.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Westinghouse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westinghouse wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson tries to move to mount but Westinghouse blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson tries to stand but Westinghouse is controlling his head.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Westinghouse to see if he's OK.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Westinghouse tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Westinghouse is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson advances to mount.
Westinghouse is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westinghouse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Westinghouse taking shots to the head.
Westinghouse is rocked!
Westinghouse wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Westinghouse is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Westinghouse is having none of it.
Jackson is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Westinghouse goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shawn Jackson!
Shawn Jackson made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berting Labra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Zed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Labra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to krolithika. Angelo Zed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
22
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
26
199 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Berting Labra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Zed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Labra moves out of range of the strikes.
Zed throws a series of punches but Labra moves out of range.
Labra ducks under a wild hook from Zed.
Zed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Zed.
It looks like Berting Labra has been cut.
Labra moves into the clinch successfully.
Labra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Labra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zed looking to throw knees to the head but Labra is blocking nicely.
Labra trying to land knees to the body.
Labra blocks a body shot from Zed.
Zed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zed misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zed.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch combination from Zed misses.
A lazy body kick from Zed
and Labra holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zed lands a hook that snaps the head of Labra backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zed blocks a body shot from Labra.
Labra scores with a knee to the head.
Labra tries to throw a body punch but Zed avoids it by throwing Labra back against the cage.
Labra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zed throws a head punch that misses.
Labra connects with a knee to the head.
Labra tries a knee to the head but Zed blocks it.
Labra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Labra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zed avoids it.
Labra lands a body punch.
Labra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zed's elbow.
A hook to the body from Labra.
Zed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Labra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zed backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zed.
Labra looking to throw knees to the head but Zed is blocking nicely.
Labra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zed avoiding damage as Labra throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Labra.
Labra can't find room to land a body shot as Zed controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Labra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zed lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Labra obliges.
Zed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Labra is defending well for now.
Zed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Labra backwards.
Good body shot from Labra.
Zed looks winded!
Labra lands a shoulder strike.
Labra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labra misses with a body punch.
Labra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zed or not.
Labra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Labra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Labra lands with a short shot to the head.
Labra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labra.
Labra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Labra lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Labra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zed backwards.
Zed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zed throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Labra on the inside.
Labra landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Labra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Labra scores with a hook to the body.
Zed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labra struggles to land a body shot inside as Zed controls his hands.
Labra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zed tries to break free but Labra pushes him back against the cage.
Labra tries to throw a body punch but Zed avoids it by throwing Labra back against the cage.
Labra lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zed misses with some punches.
Labra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Labra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Labra misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Labra struggles to land a body shot inside as Zed controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Labra.
Labra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zed backwards.
Labra lands a knee to the body.
Labra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zed's elbow.
Zed prevents a body shot from Labra.
Labra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Labra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Labra lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Labra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labra.
Labra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Labra tries to throw a body punch but Zed avoids it by throwing Labra back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Labra - that landed with a thud.
Labra working Zed over with knees to the body.
Zed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Labra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berting Labra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berting Labra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Labra lands a really nice looking cross but Zed seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Labra.
Zed takes a swing at Labra's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Labra.
Zed throws the left hand but Labra avoids the punch easily.
Labra lands an overhand right.
Labra checks a low kick from Zed.
Labra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zed.
Zed gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Labra gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Zed is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berting Labra!
Berting Labra made sure to mention his sponsor, DoofenshmirtzDoofenshmirtz All 160 Supplements Inc in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Rodinerio Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Confrontation. Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Sound of Silence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
35
221 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
|
194 cm
25
210 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Rodinerio Bravo !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Bravo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
Bravo rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bravo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bravo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bravo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Bravo defends easily.
Bravo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joey Rodinerio Bravo .
Bravo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bravo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Bravo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Bravo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Rodinerio Bravo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson lands with an overhand left.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bravo takes an elbow to the temple.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bravo is rocked!
It looks like Joey Rodinerio Bravo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Bravo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Bravo takes a shot to the head.
Bravo goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson cracks Bravo with a hook to the temple - Bravo is on wobbly legs here! Nelson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Bravo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Nelson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kuma Nelson! Kuma Nelson retains his light heavyweight title!
Kuma Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dubonet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiyapairat comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. Dubonet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kevin Chalfant - Hold on to the vision in your eyes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
31
166 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
|
185 cm
37
161 lbs
25 - 22 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Dubonet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dubonet at a distance.
Dubonet lands with a kick to the temple. Tiyapairat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Dubonet misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.
Dubonet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Dubonet circles away.
Dubonet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiyapairat lands a head kick. Dubonet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dubonet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat misses with the combination.
Dubonet scores with a head kick. Tiyapairat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good standup being displayed there by Dubonet as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dubonet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiyapairat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dubonet.
A head kick misses from Dubonet.
Tiyapairat throws a jab when Dubonet was well out of range.
Dubonet throws a combination. Tiyapairat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat takes one to the side of the head.
Dubonet connects with a crisp jab.
Tiyapairat moves in looking to clinch but Dubonet pushes him off.
Tiyapairat cracks Dubonet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dubonet misses with a series of wild punches.
Dubonet throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Dubonet connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tiyapairat. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiyapairat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubonet misses with a kick to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a big shot that misses.
Tiyapairat misses with the body kick
enabling Dubonet to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiyapairat throws an overhand right that lands on Dubonet's shoulder, as Dubonet tries to avoid the shot.
Dubonet throws a wild body kick that Tiyapairat sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Tiyapairat does no damage.
Dubonet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat looks for the body kick but Dubonet saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dubonet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat misses with a double jab.
Dubonet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dubonet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiyapairat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiyapairat misses with a low kick.
Dubonet connects with a leg kick. Tiyapairat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dubonet is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dubonet lands a right hook to the body.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dubonet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dubonet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tiyapairat is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat motions for Dubonet to come forward. Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francois Dubonet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubonet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dubonet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dubonet scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dubonet scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dubonet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubonet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiyapairat takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Dubonet moves away
and Dubonet counters with a body kick that stops Tiyapairat in his tracks momentarily.
Dubonet thuds his shin into the meat of Tiyapairat's side.
Dubonet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubonet throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Dubonet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dubonet thuds a left hand into Tiyapairat's body.
Dubonet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dubonet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dubonet lands with a nice body kick.
Dubonet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dubonet connects with a single shot there.
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Dubonet and Tiyapairat are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Dubonet throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tiyapairat into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Dubonet knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Francois Dubonet!
Francois Dubonet is the new lightweight champion!
Francois Dubonet gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
