 |
BFT-227 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Olzzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ty Coon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 205 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
|
196 cm
28
212 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ty Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Olzzen!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coon working the ground and pound from side control.
Coon taking a breather here.
Coon lands an elbow.
Coon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Coon landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olzzen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Coon has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Coon cracks Olzzen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Coon immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Olzzen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Coon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ty Coon!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Darude - Sandstorm . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
|
170 cm
28
158 lbs
6 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva 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.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is rocked!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Smith! More shots from Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Silva!
A very excited looking Carlos Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Dong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aegukka. Kim Jong Dong told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
30
248 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
|
225 cm
34
265 lbs
14 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tap Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Dong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Out circles away.
Jong Dong fails with the takedown
and Out finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Out changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jong Dong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Out looks up at the clock and then as Jong Dong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Out smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Out is looking to take a break and control but Jong Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out working away.
Jong Dong is trying to work for a sweep but Out has mounted him!
Out tries to control but Jong Dong wriggling away.
Jong Dong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Out. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Out looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Dong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jong Dong is squirming around, avoiding Out's attempts to control the action.
Out pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jong Dong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Out.
Out looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out lands with some strikes.
Out looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out tries to control but Jong Dong wriggling away.
Out scoring with strikes but Jong Dong is staying in there.
Out looking to control but Jong Dong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Out unloads with some shots from mount but Jong Dong bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jong Dong looks a forlorn figure.
Out goes for an armbar but Jong Dong turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jong Dong.
Jong Dong won't allow Out to get back to his feet.
Out has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jong Dong doesn't defend quickly enough and Out has managed to lock this one up! Can Jong Dong escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Out on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tap Out!
In his post fight interview, Tap Out started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Austurias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colten O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Austurias has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
23
188 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
|
183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Austurias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colten O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austurias rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Austurias controls the action.
Austurias pulls guard successfully.
O Brien won't allow Austurias to sweep him here.
Austurias is looking to sweep but instead, O Brien has passed into half guard.
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Austurias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austurias tries to roll over but O Brien keeps him under control.
Austurias on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austurias tries to get out of the position.
O Brien wants to stand up but Austurias has a hold of him and won't allow it.
O Brien controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien wants to get back to his feet.
Austurias wants to control but O Brien is keeping busy.
Austurias is looking for a sweep. O Brien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Austurias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austurias 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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Colten O Brien.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Brien.
Colten O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austurias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Austurias avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Austurias tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Austurias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Austurias.
O Brien is looking to slow Austurias down with leg kicks.
O Brien lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
O Brien lands a nice leg kick that just misses Austurias's sensitive parts.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Austurias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
O Brien jabs Austurias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Austurias is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Austurias lands a nice shot to the body.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Brien.
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Austurias.
Alexander Austurias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Brien lands a right hook to the body.
Austurias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Brien lands a nice looking kick to the body. Austurias takes a step back to recover.
O Brien cracks Austurias with a good jab.
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!
Austurias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Austurias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Austurias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Austurias throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Brien.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Brien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Brien changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Austurias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austurias is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Austurias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien dips to his left and cracks Austurias with an uppercut!
O Brien throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Austurias.
O Brien scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Brien bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Brien is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Austurias had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
O Brien cracks Austurias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austurias throws a low kick but O Brien moves out of range easily.
O Brien lands with a thumping leg kick.
Austurias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
O Brien throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colten O Brien dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
An inside leg kick lands from O Brien.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Austurias ducks down to avoid it.
Austurias misses with a head kick.
Austurias will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Brien lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Austurias lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Austurias.
Austurias misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Austurias falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Brien counters with a thumping low kick.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Brien.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Austurias takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austurias drops his hands momentarily and O Brien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Brien connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Austurias's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien lands a nice leg kick that just misses Austurias's sensitive parts.
O Brien scoring well with a low kick there.
O Brien throws a front kick that sends Austurias stumbling back into the cage.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick from O Brien lands but Austurias takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle, before O Brien throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Austurias's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! O Brien lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Colten O Brien!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Bacon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
28
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
|
172 cm
33
152 lbs
29 - 13 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon looks to land a combination but Cao avoids it well.
Cao throws a body punch but Bacon moves out of range.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon misses with a double jab
and Cao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Cao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bacon.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Bacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cao misses with a straight left.
Bacon lands a nice hook to Cao's body. Cao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bacon tries to bum rush Cao with a series of wild strikes but Cao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Bacon with a hook.
Cao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Cao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cao.
Bacon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Chris Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Bacon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bacon looks winded!
Cao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bacon.
Bacon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bacon misses with a combination
and Cao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bacon misses with a hook.
Cao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cao tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cao misses with a wild body shot.
Bacon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cao's head backwards.
Cao avoids the body shot from Bacon.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Cao avoids them all with ease.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cao takes a swing at Bacon's ribcage but misses.
Cao looks to land a left hand but Bacon moved out of range nicely.
Bacon tries to bum rush Cao with a series of wild strikes but Cao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon throws the left hand but Cao avoids the punch easily.
Bacon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cao.
Cao looks to land a right hand but Bacon moved out of range.
Bacon scores with a jab to the body.
Cao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bacon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Cao misses.
Cao misses with a wild body shot.
Cao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bacon.
Sloppy strikes from Bacon. Those never looked like landing.
Cao digs a good body shot into Bacon's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bacon is rocked!
Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bacon is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
Cao throws a head punch that misses.
Cao misses with a punch on the inside.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Bacon controls the action.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Cao.
Bacon is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cao throws a head punch that misses.
Cao throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
Cao throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
Bacon tries to break free but Cao pushes him back against the cage.
Bacon blocking some punches.
Bacon seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Bacon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bacon breaks from the clinch.
Bacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacon misses with a wild body shot.
Bacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cao shoots in for a takedown but Bacon shows good takedown defense.
Cao lands a lovely overhand right.
Cao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacon.
Bacon throws out a loose jab but Cao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bacon feints a jab promting Cao to slip. Bacon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bacon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cao rather than just go for the knockout.
Bacon ducks under a wild hook from Cao.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bacon stuffs the takedown attempt from Cao. Cao gets slowly back to his feet.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Bacon goes down! Can Cao finish him!?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cao is standing up over Bacon. Bacon looks to escape but Cao dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Cao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cao just misses with a punch to the body.
Elijah Cao is winning the standup battle so far.
Cao batters Bacon with a massive right followed by a huge left! Bacon is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Cao lands a final crushing right hand to drop Bacon to the mat with a gruesome thud! Cao is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elijah Cao!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elijah Cao waved his t-shirt featuring Xtreme Merchandise's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hettie Kate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kate kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peanuts Theme. Hettie Kate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
33
160 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
|
170 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hettie Kate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kate throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Kate only half commits.
Kate tries a head kick but it misses.
Kate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Kate.
Kate tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels lands a jab to Kate's midsection.
Kate slips under a jab from Daniels.
Kate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Kate.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kate.
Daniels blocks a low kick nicely.
Kate throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Hettie Kate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Kate.
Nice uppercut lands for Daniels. That snapped Kate's head back.
Kate is looking to clinch.
Kate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Kate ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Kate takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Kate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kate blocks an uppercut.
Kate lands a knee to the head.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Daniels is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Kate.
Daniels trying to stall but Kate improves his position.
Kate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kate lands a shoulder strike.
Kate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Kate.
Daniels misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kate leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kate lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Kate crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Kate lands a nice elbow.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kate landing knees to the body.
Daniels looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate is struggling to control the position.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Daniels letting Kate take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Kate - that landed with a thud.
Kate works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kate is keeping busy.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Kate.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kate lands a right hand.
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Kate holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels misses with some punches.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kate.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kate has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Kate.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Kate finish him?
Kate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Daniels up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kate throws a combination. Daniels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Daniels crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kate - the referee stops the clock and Daniels gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kate. Daniels manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kate tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Kate throws a hook but Daniels avoids it easily.
Kate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kate scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kate fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hettie Kate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Kate.
Kate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Kate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kate lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kate was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Kate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels swings for the body but Kate moves out of range.
Kate throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Kate clinches with his opponent.
Kate blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kate.
Kate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kate blocking some punches.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kate is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kate obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
A bit of stalling here from Kate.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Kate landing knees to the body.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kate lands with a right to the head.
Kate stalling.
Kate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kate with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate slows down the pace here.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Kate lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Hettie Kate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Kate lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Nice elbow from Kate.
Kate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Kate lands an elbow that stopped Daniels in his tracks for a moment.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate controlling the action here for a moment.
Kate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate lands an elbow inside.
Kate lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Kate.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Kate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kate stalling against the cage.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kate lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hettie Kate dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Kate lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniels misses with a left hand
and Kate counters with a head kick.
Kate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kate. Daniels shrugs it off though.
Kate misses with a head kick.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kate lands a head kick!
Kate throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Kate.
Kate misses with a double jab
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
Kate lands a nice looking body kick.
Kate takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Kate.
Kate rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Kate is controlling him.
Kate lands an uppercut.
Kate blocking some punches.
Kate lands a body punch.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kate lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
Kate lands a knee to the body.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kate has Daniels pressed against the cage.
Kate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kate obliges.
Kate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kate lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Kate gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kate.
Kate scores with a hook to the body.
Kate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
Kate connects with a knee to the head.
Kate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kate cracks Daniels with a nice body shot.
Kate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kate lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Kate lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Kate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kate taking a breather.
Kate scores with a knee to the head.
Kate slowing the pace effectively.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kate scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kate lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Kate.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kate is struggling to control the position.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Kate keeps him there for the moment.
Kate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Daniels taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels wants to break free but Kate has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Kate.
Kate lands with a short shot to the head.
Hettie Kate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Kate gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hettie Kate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hettie Kate!
After winning the bout, Hettie Kate thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Skelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Example - Midnight Run. Manny Skelton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
26
166 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
|
176 cm
30
154 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Adebesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Skelton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebesi throws a right hand that Skelton ducks under and follows up with a left that Skelton also avoids with ease.
Skelton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adebesi's waist but Adebesi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skelton off to one side.
Skelton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adebesi pinned against the cage. Adebesi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skelton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adebesi.
Skelton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Adebesi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adebesi wants to stand up but Skelton is controlling him.
Skelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skelton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adebesi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skelton is controlling him.
Skelton wants to control from the top but Adebesi keeps moving.
Skelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skelton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Skelton.
Adebesi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skelton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skelton stops Adebesi from standing up.
Adebesi keeping moving, preventing Skelton from controlling successfully.
Skelton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Skelton wants to control from the top but Adebesi keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manny Skelton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Skelton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skelton slows the pace down in half guard.
Skelton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebesi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skelton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adebesi pushes Skelton off looking to stand but Skelton dives back in and keeps control.
Skelton working the head and body with strikes.
Skelton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adebesi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skelton trying to control the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Adebesi tries to kick Skelton off but Skelton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skelton drops an elbow to the side of Adebesi's head.
Skelton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Adebesi taking some punishment here, with Skelton in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton controlling the action here.
Skelton wants to pass to mount but Adebesi is defending the position.
Adebesi is trying to stand up here but Skelton is controlling him well.
Skelton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Skelton.
Adebesi misses with a double jab.
Skelton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skelton shoots for a takedown but Adebesi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simon Adebesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Skelton.
Skelton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelton slips a nice elbow through Adebesi's hands, connecting with Adebesi's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skelton is trying to control. Adebesi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skelton stops Adebesi from getting back to his feet.
Skelton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skelton controlling the pace.
Adebesi tries to kick Skelton off but Skelton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skelton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skelton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adebesi's head.
Skelton trying to mount his opponent but Adebesi defends it.
Skelton lands strikes from half guard.
Adebesi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adebesi wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skelton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adebesi taking some punishment here, with Skelton in his half guard.
Adebesi pushes Skelton off but Skelton dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Skelton dominated that round.
That's time! Adebesi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skelton shoots for a takedown but Adebesi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skelton tries for a takedown but Adebesi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adebesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skelton shoots in but Adebesi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simon Adebesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Skelton.
Skelton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adebesi.
It looks like Manny Skelton has been cut.
Skelton shoots in and bounces Adebesi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adebesi wriggles free and stands up.
Simon Adebesi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skelton drives through with a takedown into Adebesi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebesi wants to stand up but Skelton is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skelton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adebesi manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Adebesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skelton takes one to the side of the head.
Skelton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adebesi as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebesi.
Adebesi scores with a shot to the body.
Adebesi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebesi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skelton finds it's way round the side to connect with Adebesi's head.
Adebesi connects with a jab.
Skelton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adebesi swivels and escapes.
Skelton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Adebesi but Adebesi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Adebesi misses with a series of wild punches.
Skelton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adebesi sprawls well. Adebesi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skelton gets slowly back to his feet.
Adebesi lands a jab.
Adebesi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skelton shoots in looking for a takedown. Adebesi tries to sprawl out of it but Skelton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Adebesi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi slaps away a takedown attempt from Skelton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adebesi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Adebesi. Those never looked like landing.
Skelton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adebesi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Skelton prevents Adebesi from escaping the position.
Skelton working the ground and pound but Adebesi is defending the strikes.
Skelton cracks Adebesi with a big elbow.
Adebesi wants to get back to his feet but Skelton drags him back down.
Skelton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adebesi to see if he's OK.
Skelton working the head with strikes.
Adebesi is rocked!
Skelton cracks Adebesi with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Skelton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Adebesi is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Skelton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Skelton!
Our winner, Manny Skelton, 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zibraaz Cava has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Georges St Pierre's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
29
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
|
191 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cava throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
St Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
Cava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cava throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Cava.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Cava.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cava misses with a two punch combination.
Cava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Cava.
St Pierre throws a right hand that Cava ducks under and follows up with a left that Cava also avoids with ease.
Cava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Cava avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cava throws a right hand that St Pierre ducks under and follows up with a left that St Pierre also avoids with ease.
St Pierre rushes Cava and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cava is defending well for now.
Cava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Cava 's eye.
Cava dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Cava 's eye.
Cava takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Zibraaz Cava has been cut.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
Cava blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Cava tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Cava avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre has Cava pressed against the cage, preventing Cava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cava has had enough of the clinch but St Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre prevents Cava from breaking the clinch.
Cava wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Cava is blocking nicely.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Cava takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cava is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
Cava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cava is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Cava 's eye.
St Pierre keeps control of Cava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Cava leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Cava in his tracks for a moment.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre managing to block the knees to the body from Cava.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Cava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Cava tries to break free but St Pierre pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
St Pierre misses with an elbow over the top.
Cava working hard to break the clinch.
Cava is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Cava blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
Cava takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cava is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
St Pierre prevents Cava from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cava's defenses.
Cava tries to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling the position.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Cava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside.
Cava tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cava's defenses.
Cava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zibraaz Cava's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cava swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Cava looks to score with a jab to the body but St Pierre is just out of range.
Cava fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Zibraaz Cava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Cava.
Cava slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Cava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Cava.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Cava back into the cage.
St Pierre lands a shoulder strike.
Cava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cava lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Georges St Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cava dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cava's brow.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cava blocks an elbow strike.
Cava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cava is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Cava into the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Cava blocks with his arms.
Cava is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
St Pierre throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
Cava trying to land knees to the body.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
Cava trying to land knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
Cava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre misses with an elbow strike.
Cava tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Cava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
St Pierre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Pierre gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
Cava breaks the clinch.
Cava throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
A jab from Cava misses.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cava is breathing heavily.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cava blocks the elbow strike.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cava takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cava's brow.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Cava blocks an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Cava tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
Cava avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands an elbow just above Cava 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Cava takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre throws an elbow that misses.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
Cava is rocked!
Cava dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Cava in his tracks for a moment.
Cava is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cava's brow.
Cava seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre lands a damaging elbow.
Cava tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Cava in his tracks for a moment.
Cava blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Cava shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cava's brow.
St Pierre pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cava! St Pierre unloads with more strikes and Cava sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges St Pierre!
Georges St Pierre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
36
264 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
|
197 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bob.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Gray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bob throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bob pinned against the cage. Bob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Gray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bob.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bob.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Gray. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray blocks a leg kick.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Bob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Brett Gray has been cut.
Gray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Bob.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gray avoids the body shot from Bob.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob scores with a push kick.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Bob.
Bob feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray misses with an uppercut
and Bob counters with a head kick that drops Gray to the mat! Gray scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brett Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
Bob throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob throws a front kick that sends Gray stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Bob.
Silent Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
Bob scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob lands a big right hand that sends Gray crashing to the mat! Bob stays standing though and waves Gray back to his feet!
Gray is rocked!
Bob finds Gray's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gray flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bob lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gray will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silent Bob!
After winning the bout, Silent Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
