 |
HMFL Fight Night 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Meet Gazoo. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 166 cm
23
146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
|
172 cm
32
140 lbs
17 - 30 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 30 - 1, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zhu.
Zhu looks to clinch
and Riley counters with a good low kick that Zhu was not able to check.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley shoots in and gets a takedown into Zhu's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riley wants to control from the top but Zhu keeps moving.
Zhu pulls Riley in to control the position.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhu has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Riley doesn't defend quickly enough and Zhu has managed to lock this one up! Can Riley escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Zhu on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chong Zhu!
A victorious Chong Zhu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria comes into the arena with Waltz from Les Sylphides blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
36
174 lbs
38 - 22 - 0 |
|
183 cm
21
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caldeira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caldeira.
Caldeira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Astoria does it's job there.
Caldeira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caldeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Astoria.
Caldeira throws a hook but Astoria avoids it easily.
Astoria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caldeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astoria fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caldeira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some bone on bone action there as Astoria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arturo Caldeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldeira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caldeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Astoria finds it's way round the side to connect with Caldeira's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldeira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Astoria's hands.
Caldeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caldeira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Astoria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caldeira fails to land the takedown.
Caldeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astoria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Astoria.
Caldeira misses with a takedown attempt - Astoria sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Waldorf Astoria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Caldeira.
Astoria moves away from the strike by Caldeira.
Nice sprawl there from Astoria as Caldeira shoots in.
Astoria drives through and clinches with Caldeira against the cage.
Caldeira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Astoria prevents it.
Caldeira is trying to break the clinch but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Astoria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Astoria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caldeira backwards.
Astoria lands a knee to the head.
Astoria gets through Caldeira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Astoria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caldeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Astoria won't allow it.
Astoria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Astoria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caldeira backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astoria tries to work over Caldeira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Astoria.
Astoria lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Arturo Caldeira has been cut.
Caldeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Caldeira is looking to break free of the clinch but Astoria has double underhooks.
Caldeira looking for a takedown.
Caldeira has a couple of punches blocked by Astoria.
Astoria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astoria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Astoria.
Astoria lands with a left to the head.
Caldeira tries to pull guard but Astoria won't allow it.
Caldeira wants to take the fight to the mat but Astoria manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Astoria digs a right hand underneath Caldeira's ribcage. Caldeira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Caldeira looks winded!
Astoria lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldeira backwards.
A knee to the head by Astoria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astoria is pressed up against the cage. Caldeira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Astoria down to the mat. Astoria avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Astoria connects with a solid leg kick.
Waldorf Astoria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Astoria blocks the body kick.
Astoria jabs Caldeira right on the nose. Caldeira blinks but takes it well.
Astoria feints and then cracks Caldeira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldeira down.
Astoria lands with a right hand.
Astoria tries to land a front kick but Caldeira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Caldeira scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Caldeira.
Astoria cracks a nice hook into Caldeira's ribs.
Caldeira misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Astoria to counter with a crisp jab.
Caldeira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Astoria misses with a body shot.
Astoria lands with a right hand.
Caldeira closes the distance and clinches up with Astoria, looking for a takedown. Caldeira pushes Astoria against the cage but Astoria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Astoria lands with a nice body punch.
Caldeira throws a lazy body kick
and Astoria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Astoria.
A good leg kick by Astoria.
Astoria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Astoria connects with a knee to the head.
Astoria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caldeira is rocked!
Astoria is working Caldeira over against the cage.
Astoria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caldeira or not.
Astoria scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Caldeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Astoria pushes Caldeira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caldeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Astoria finish him?
Astoria connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astoria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caldeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Astoria pushes Caldeira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Astoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldorf Astoria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Caldeira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Astoria forces Caldeira back against the cage and clinches.
Caldeira seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astoria.
Astoria landing knees to the head.
Caldeira working hard to break the clinch.
Astoria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caldeira backwards.
Astoria has Caldeira pressed against the cage, preventing Caldeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Astoria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astoria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Astoria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caldeira wants a takedown.
Astoria working Caldeira over with knees to the body.
Astoria scores a nice knee to the body.
Astoria lands a nice knee to the body.
Caldeira is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astoria presses Caldeira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Astoria lands with a light punch inside.
Astoria lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Astoria.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astoria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Astoria jerks Caldeira's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Caldeira drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Astoria goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Astoria because Caldeira was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Waldorf Astoria!
During a confident post fight interview, Waldorf Astoria thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jok Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erikson has chosen PrideFC as his entrance music. Tom Erikson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 150 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
191 cm
24
280 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jok Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Erikson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cohen which made him look bad.
Erikson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cohen but Cohen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot by Cohen.
Nice defenses there by Erikson.
Cohen throws an overhand right that lands on Erikson's shoulder, as Erikson tries to avoid the shot.
Erikson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cohen 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.
Erikson trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Erikson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cohen has wrist control.
Cohen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cohen tries to get out of the position.
Cohen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Erikson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Erikson throwing strikes but missing.
Erikson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erikson lands a couple of digs.
Erikson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erikson passes into half guard.
Cohen is looking for a sweep. Erikson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Erikson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cohen keeps working.
Cohen trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson trying to control from half guard but Cohen is working away.
Erikson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cohen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Erikson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Erikson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Erikson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cohen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Erikson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cohen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Erikson.
Erikson uses his free foot to push down on Cohen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cohen.
Erikson landing strikes from the mount.
Erikson lands a nice shot to the head.
Erikson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Erikson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cohen is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Erikson landing punches.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cohen is bucking up trying to escape but Erikson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cohen is rocked!
BOOM! Erikson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Cohen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erikson loads up with a big shot that hurts Cohen! He's pulled Erikson in close but Erikson has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Cohen survive? More strikes from Erikson and Cohen is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Erikson!
Post fight, Tom Erikson took to the microphone: 'Pride never dies'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hyper - We Control . Jerry Butler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Nelson's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
242 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
19
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Butler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Butler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butler tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Nelson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butler is out of range.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Nelson lands but Butler takes it in his stride.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butler circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Butler gets a double leg takedown into Nelson's guard.
Butler is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Butler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Butler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
Butler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Butler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butler looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Butler has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding Butler's attempts to control the action.
Butler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nelson?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler looking for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is having none of it.
Butler is working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson frees his head quite easily.
Butler stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Butler breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a body punch but Butler moves out of range.
Nelson throws a head kick that Butler semi-blocks.
Butler dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Butler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Butler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Butler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Butler postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nelson to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butler's hands.
Butler checks a low kick from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerry Butler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butler blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butler.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butler with a poor takedown
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson moves out of range as Butler throws a body kick.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Butler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butler walks into a jab.
Nelson throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a takedown into side control.
Butler is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Butler advances to mount.
Butler controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Butler stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Butler.
Nelson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Butler momentarily.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Butler's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Butler on that attempt.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Butler moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Butler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Butler moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Butler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler pushes down on Nelson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Butler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Nelson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Butler fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Butler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Butler persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Butler tries to clinch up.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Butler counters by clinching up.
Butler jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Butler.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Butler wants to take the fight to the mat but Nelson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Butler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nelson is trying to keep an underhook but Butler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Butler is controlling well.
Nelson is staying active underneath Butler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Butler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson is not content to let Butler control the position.
Butler moves into full mount! Nelson won't be happy about that!
Butler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butler trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Butler misses.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
Jerry Butler has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butler cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Butler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Butler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Butler!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen Cyco Vision as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
26
148 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
|
182 cm
27
135 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers lands a big head kick that sends Sved tumbling to the mat! Rivers takes a step backwards and waves Sved back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Svend Sved has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a kick to the body.
Rivers throws a nice head kick!
Sved throws out a leg kick but Rivers moves out of range and Sved only half commits.
Rivers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Jab from Rivers.
Sved is rocked!
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sved slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Rivers rushes Sved with punches - Sved moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Sved goes down! Rivers follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Rivers!
In his post fight interview, Stan Rivers gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, my sponsors Kaiser and Backyard Fighting, my team at Hey Steve's Fight Shack, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in Hardcore Montreal Fighting League!!!! Thank you!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective has chosen Barricade as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
26
170 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
|
175 cm
33
175 lbs
15 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Random Collective!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forcover gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Collective.
Forcover lands an elbow inside that Collective shrugs off.
Forcover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collectives head.
Collective tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forcover avoids it.
Collective told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Collective looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.
Forcover managing to block the knees to the body from Collective.
Nice elbow from Forcover.
It looks like Random Collective has been cut.
Forcover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover tries a knee to the head but Collective blocks it.
Collective takes a shot to the head.
Collective tries to pull guard but Forcover holds him up against the cage and eventually Collective drops back down to his feet.
Forcover unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forcover tries to throw a body punch but Collective avoids it by throwing Forcover back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Forcover.
Forcover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collective.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover avoids a wild elbow strike from Collective.
Collective manages to break the clinch.
Forcover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collective fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Collective shoots for a takedown but Forcover saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Random Collective.
Collective forces Forcover back against the cage and clinches.
Forcover taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Forcover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collective is defending well for now.
Collective managing to block the knees to the body from Forcover.
Collective missing with knees to the body.
Forcover takes an elbow to the temple.
Collective pushes off an throws an elbow but Forcover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Forcover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Collective managing to block the knees to the body from Forcover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
Forcover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forcover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Forcover scores a nice knee to the body.
Collective throws an elbow that misses.
Forcover lands an uppercut.
Forcover holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Collective pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Collective wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Forcover has him pressed against the cage.
Forcover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Forcover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Forcover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Collective managing to block the knees to the body from Forcover.
Collective wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover dodges an elbow strike from Collective.
Forcover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collective has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forcover tries to land a knee to the head but Collective blocks with his arms.
Forcover misses with a knee strike.
Collective fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Collective takes a knee right on the jaw!
Collective throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Collective connects with a knee to the head.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike.
Collective throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Forcover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collective is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Collective.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Forcover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Forcover.
Forcover lands with a right to the head.
Forcover gets through Collective's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forcover connects with a knee to the head.
Forcover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Collective's elbow.
Forcover lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Forcover seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Collective is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Forcover pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Forcover crunches a lovely knee into Collective's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Collective.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Forcover as Collective tries to tie him up.
Collective blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover dodges an elbow strike from Collective.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collective looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Forcover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forcover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Run Forcover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Random Collective's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Forcover darts in and clinches Collective up against the cage.
Collective misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Forcover.
Collective creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Collective is trying to force a seperation but Forcover has the dominant position.
Forcover trying to stall but Collective improves his position.
Forcover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Forcover.
Collective landing knees to the body.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Collective throws an elbow but misses.
Run Forcover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Forcover stalling against the cage.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
Forcover with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover throws an elbow but it misses.
Collective lands an elbow inside that Forcover shrugs off.
Forcover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Forcover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Collective blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Forcover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Collective is defending well for now.
Forcover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Forcover tries to stall but Collective uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Forcover lands an uppercut.
Forcover looking to throw knees to the head but Collective is blocking nicely.
Forcover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collective.
Collective pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collective drives through and clinches with Forcover against the cage.
Collective lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Collective has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Forcover avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Collective tries to circle away but Forcover has him pinned against the cage.
Forcover looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forcover missing with knees to the body.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Collective there as he acknowledges the shot.
Collective drops his hands momentarily and Forcover takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Forcover tries to keep at a distance but Collective has taken the fight into the clinch.
Forcover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Forcover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Forcover misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Forcover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collective avoids the elbow strike from Forcover, against the cage.
Forcover misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Collective just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forcover's brow.
Forcover throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Collective.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Collective.
Forcover throws an elbow that misses.
Forcover lands a nice elbow.
Collective breaks the clinch.
Collective moves into range and clinches up with Forcover.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Collective just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forcover's brow.
Forcover trying to stall but Collective improves his position.
Collective avoiding damage as Forcover throws knees to the body.
Collective looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forcover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover misses with a knee to the head.
Forcover is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Forcover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collective swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forcover is looking to control Collective's arms but Collective gets an underhook and turns him. Now Forcover has his back to the cage.
Collective takes a knee to the side of the body.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
Collective tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Collective pushes off an throws an elbow but Forcover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover throws an elbow that misses.
Forcover avoids a wild elbow strike from Collective.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Run Forcover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Random Collective's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Forcover lands a head kick. Collective smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Collective pushes Forcover up against the cage in a clinch.
Forcover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Collective tries to land knees in the clinch but Forcover avoids the damage to the body.
Collective fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forcover lands a good knee to the midsection. Collective won't want to take too many of those.
Collective tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Collective tries to land knees in the clinch but Forcover avoids the damage to the body.
Collective jumps guard but Forcover stands there with Collective around his waist. Collective gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Forcover scores with a shot to the side of Collective's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forcover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.
Collective being controlled against the cage.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective has Forcover pushed against the cage.
Collective avoids a wild elbow strike from Forcover.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Collective.
Forcover blocks an elbow strike from Collective.
Forcover prevents Collective from breaking the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Forcover.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forcover's defenses.
Collective takes a shot to the head.
Forcover misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Collective misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forcover is leaning against Collective and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Forcover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collective looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover misses with a punch to the body.
Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective clinches with his opponent.
Forcover creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Collective's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forcover stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Forcover lands a damaging elbow.
Forcover throws a knee to the head but misses.
Collective blocks an elbow strike.
Collective pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Collective blocks the elbow strike.
Forcover pressing his opponent against the cage.
Forcover avoids the elbow strike from Collective, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective taking a breather.
Collective lands an elbow that stopped Forcover in his tracks for a moment.
Collective throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Forcover stalling in the clinch but Collective improves position.
Collective lands an elbow inside.
Collective looking to slow down the pace here.
Forcover misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collective.
Collective misses with an elbow strike.
Collective has had enough of the clinch but Forcover keeps him there for the moment.
Forcover'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.
Forcover crunches a lovely knee into Collective's ribcage.
Random Collective has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collective creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Collective gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Collective just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forcover's brow.
Collective misses with an elbow over the top.
Forcover tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Collective throws an elbow that misses.
Forcover dodges an elbow strike from Collective.
Forcover stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Forcover just misses with a elbow thrown towards Collective's brow.
Forcover is trying to stall.
Collective blocks an elbow strike from Forcover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective lands an elbow that stopped Forcover in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Forcover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Collective creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forcover's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Run Forcover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forcover 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Run Forcover!
A very excited looking Run Forcover 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
26
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
168 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caco Vera!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Caco Vera has been cut.
Vera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kramer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Kramer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vera doesn't seem phased though.
Kramer throws out a leg kick but Vera moves out of range and Kramer only half commits.
Vera stuffs the takedown.
Vera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vera tries a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer misses with a low kick.
Kramer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kramer somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kramer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kramer throws a nice looking combination but Vera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kramer avoids the head kick by Vera.
A low kick from Kramer is predictable there
enabling Vera to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Caco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kramer takes a step back to recover.
Vera lands a big head kick that sends Kramer tumbling to the mat! Vera takes a step backwards and waves Kramer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kramer is rocked!
It looks like Damian Kramer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Vera! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Caco Vera!
After winning the bout, Caco Vera 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Karwowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karwowski comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Uzannavabizch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
214 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
189 cm
32
208 lbs
27 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylwester Karwowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Uzannavabizch checks a leg kick.
Uzannavabizch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A good leg kick by Karwowski.
Uzannavabizch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karwowski scores with a jab to the body.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook but Karwowski blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Karwowski blocks the low kick.
Karwowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uzannavabizch checks it well.
Karwowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uzannavabizch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Uzannavabizch wants to control from the top but Karwowski keeps moving.
Karwowski trying to control the position.
Uzannavabizch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karwowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzannavabizch stopping the sweep attempt from Karwowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch advances position into side control!
Karwowski tries to bench press Uzannavabizch off him but Uzannavabizch keeps the position.
Karwowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Uzannavabizch content to control rather than advance.
Uzannavabizch prevents Karwowski from improving his position.
Karwowski is not content to let Uzannavabizch control the position.
Karwowski is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski trying to control here.
Karwowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzannavabizch wants to free his trapped foot but Karwowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Karwowski trying to control from the bottom.
Uzannavabizch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Karwowski is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uzannavabizch lands a nice shot to the head.
Karwowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Uzannavabizch has a good base and remains in mount.
Karwowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Uzannavabizch is keen to just control but Karwowski is a slippery customer.
Uzannavabizch wants to pass to mount but Karwowski is defending the position.
Uzannavabizch prevents Karwowski from improving his position.
Uzannavabizch wants to pass the guard but Karwowski is defending well.
Uzannavabizch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwowski wants to control but Uzannavabizch is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karwowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uzannavabizch looking to control but Karwowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karwowski wants to control but Uzannavabizch is having none of it.
Uzannavabizch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karwowski is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzannavabizch breaks from Karwowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uzannavabizch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karwowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karwowski looks for the body kick but Uzannavabizch saw that one coming.
Karwowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karwowski misses with a body kick.
Karwowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uzannavabizch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karwowski moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzannavabizch checks a low kick from Karwowski.
Karwowski throws a shot from downtown. Uzannavabizch moves away and avoids it.
Karwowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Karwowski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uzannavabizch.
Karwowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uzannavabizch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karwowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Uzannavabizch connects with a body shot that sends Karwowski's belly button to the back.
Sylwester Karwowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karwowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uzannavabizch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karwowski is rocked!
Uzannavabizch ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Karwowski's jaw. Karwowski's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Uzannavabizch does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
