 |
RYZE 75: Stroya vs. Holyfield PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trifu comes into the arena with Radioactive - Imagine Dragons blaring out of the sound system. Vladimir Nikolaev 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!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
|
179 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavius Trifu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trifu throws out a powerful jab.
Nikolaev shoots and misses
and Trifu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trifu with a nice cross.
Trifu rushes Nikolaev and presses him up against the cage.
Trifu throws a head punch that misses.
Trifu manages to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nikolaev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Trifu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikolaev has his takedown stuffed
and Trifu counters with an inside leg kick.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nikolaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flavius Trifu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolaev.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trifu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trifu lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trifu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trifu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trifu works over Nikolaev's head and body with a nice combination.
Nikolaev blocks a head kick by Trifu.
A head kick misses from Trifu.
Trifu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trifu scores with a decent looking hook.
Trifu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trifu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trifu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trifu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trifu works the jab nicely.
Trifu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trifu throws out a powerful jab.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown
and Trifu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flavius Trifu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown
and Trifu counters with a three punch combo that has Nikolaev backing up. Nikolaev nods at Trifu to acknowledge the strikes.
Trifu with a hook.
Trifu lands with a kick to the temple. Nikolaev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nikolaev is rocked!
Nikolaev misses with a takedown
and Trifu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nikolaev slips a jab and a cross from Trifu.
Trifu cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trifu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trifu swinging wildly here.
Trifu throws a front kick that sends Nikolaev stumbling back into the cage.
Nikolaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nikolaev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Trifu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown
and Trifu counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Trifu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nikolaev doesn't seem phased though.
Trifu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nikolaev's head.
A punch lands to the side of Nikolaev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nikolaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trifu finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikolaev's head.
Nikolaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Trifu finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Nikolaev stops Trifu from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Trifu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Trifu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Trifu has escaped and now he's on top!
Trifu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nikolaev's guard.
Trifu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Trifu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev takes one on the button.
Trifu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nikolaev on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Trifu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trifu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nikolaev, pushing him back against the cage.
Trifu tries to break free but Nikolaev pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Trifu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Trifu throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikolaev.
Trifu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Trifu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trifu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trifu throws a head punch that misses.
Trifu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trifu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trifu throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikolaev.
Trifu misses with a punch on the inside.
Trifu misses with some punches.
Trifu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trifu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nikolaev. That did some damage!
Trifu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trifu scores with a nice right hand.
Trifu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolaev can do to turn this around?
Trifu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nikolaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nikolaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trifu forces Nikolaev back against the cage and clinches.
Trifu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trifu, right into the meat.
Trifu cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikolaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trifu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trifu. That's going to slow Nikolaev down.
Nikolaev shoots in and bounces Trifu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trifu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nikolaev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nikolaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trifu walks away with a smile on his face. Nikolaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Flavius Trifu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolaev.
A combination from Trifu does no damage.
Trifu throws a series of punches but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Trifu lands with an overhand left.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown
and Trifu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flavius Trifu is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trifu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trifu tries to bum rush Nikolaev with a series of wild strikes but Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trifu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nikolaev has time to react.
Trifu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikolaev slips a jab and a cross from Trifu.
Nikolaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trifu moves into the clinch.
Trifu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nikolaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Trifu on the inside.
Trifu misses with some punches.
Trifu has a couple of punches blocked by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev fails to pull guard.
Trifu scores with a shot to the side of Nikolaev's head.
Nikolaev can't get the takedown.
Trifu throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trifu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trifu throws a series of strikes that have Nikolaev backpedaling.
Trifu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trifu counters with a stiff right hand.
Trifu throws a push kick but Nikolaev slaps the foot to one side.
Trifu leaves Nikolaev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nikolaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trifu to the mat! Trifu manages to get full guard.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
Trifu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trifu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nikolaev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nikolaev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavius Trifu dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trifu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nikolaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trifu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trifu cracks Nikolaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trifu connects with a right hand. Nikolaev shakes it off.
Trifu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trifu moves into range and clinches up with Nikolaev.
Nikolaev blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trifu.
Nikolaev gets control of Trifu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nikolaev will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nikolaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Trifu gets to his feet. Nikolaev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nikolaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trifu lands with a straight right. Nikolaev didn't see that one coming.
Trifu looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Trifu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trifu rushes Nikolaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trifu working aggressively here.
Trifu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trifu gets through Nikolaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nikolaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trifu gets underhooks to prevent Nikolaev's takedown attempt.
Trifu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
Flavius Trifu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Nikolaev.
Trifu breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trifu scores with a head kick.
Nikolaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trifu.
Trifu throws a sloppy head kick and Nikolaev moves out of range easily.
Nikolaev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nikolaev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Trifu on his heels. He'll look to pass Trifu's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikolaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nikolaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikolaev won't allow Trifu to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Trifu looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Flavius Trifu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trifu throws a one two combo.
Nikolaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trifu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nikolaev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trifu throws a head kick but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Trifu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trifu lands with a nice body kick.
Nikolaev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Trifu does it's job there.
Trifu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikolaev.
Vladimir Nikolaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Trifu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trifu throws a head kick that Nikolaev semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trifu throws a series of strikes that have Nikolaev backpedaling.
Trifu throws a series of punches but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trifu counters with a nice leg kick.
Trifu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trifu throws a head kick but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trifu to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trifu misses with a head kick.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown but Trifu shows good takedown defense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flavius Trifu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Trifu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flavius Trifu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Flavius Trifu thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balan Syed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Raziq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Raziq is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
|
185 cm
29
175 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balan Syed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Raziq!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raziq fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raziq moves out of range as Syed strikes.
Raziq fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raziq fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Syed avoids it really well and circles away.
Balan Syed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Raziq.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raziq is defended easily by Syed.
Syed scores with a jab.
Raziq shoots in and bounces Syed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Syed holds on and takes a little breather.
Syed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raziq!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syed is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Syed extends the arm and Raziq is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balan Syed!
During a confident post fight interview, Balan Syed 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
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
175 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Gotti!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti feints and then cracks Cade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cade down.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade misses with a left hand
and Gotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cade throws a head kick that misses
and Gotti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cade throws a nice looking combination but Gotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gotti connects with the punch.
Cade misses with a looping left.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Cade moves out of range.
Cade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gotti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gotti lands with a nice body punch.
Cade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gotti sprawls well initially but Cade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cade is looking to stall here but Gotti recovers full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti has his hands on Cade's head, controlling the position.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cade won't allow Gotti to sweep him here.
Gotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cade trying to control but Gotti is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gotti dives in and grabs Cade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cade pushes down on Gotti's head and hops out.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Gotti ducks down to avoid it.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Gotti moves his leg out of the way.
Cade throws out a powerful jab.
Gotti defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Gotti moved out of range nicely.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cade throws out the jab.
Gotti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gotti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Gotti moves away and avoids it.
Cade misses with a left hand
and Gotti counters with a straight right hand.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
Cade scores with a nice head shot.
Cade connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti tests Cade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cade ducks under a wild hook from Gotti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gotti misses with a body shot.
Cade misses with an uppercut. Gotti saw that one coming.
Cade misses with a series of wild punches.
Cade tries to land a leg kick but Gotti saw it coming and moves away.
Cade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gotti backs up against the cage.
Gotti scores with the left hand. Cade knows he should have avoided that one.
Cade swings widly with a right hand
and Gotti counters with a shoot takedown. Cade fights it but they end up in guard.
Gotti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Cade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Gotti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Gotti.
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Cade moves out of range easily.
Gotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Cade will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cade scores with a punch to the head.
Carl Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
Gotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
Gotti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cade misses the jab.
Gotti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gotti eats them both and turns towards Cade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gotti throws a shot from downtown. Cade moves away and avoids it.
Cade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cade takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade is looking to slow Gotti down with leg kicks.
Cade misses with a left hand
and Gotti counters with a thumping low kick.
Cade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gotti walks into a stiff left hand from Cade.
Gotti takes one to the chin there.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Gotti cracks a nice hook into Cade's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Gotti or perhaps it was just good defense by Cade which made him look bad.
Cade misses with a hook. Gotti ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti works Cade's body with a nice hook.
Gotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Cade throws a jab when Gotti was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gotti. That's going to slow Cade down.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Cade misses.
Gotti throws a low kick but Cade moves out of range easily.
Cade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gotti.
Nice body kick there by Cade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is looking to slow Cade down with leg kicks.
Cade throws a jab when Gotti was well out of range.
Cade connects with the punch.
Cade misses the jab.
Cade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a left and a right that stings Cade.
Gotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.
Cade throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Gotti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cade throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cade swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Cade throws a head kick but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti tests Cade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cade misses with a left hand
and Gotti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade misses with a looping left.
Cade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Cade dominated that second round.
That's time! Cade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gotti takes a swing at Cade's ribcage but misses.
Cade motions for Gotti to come forward. Cade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
Cade looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gotti gets full guard.
Cade passes into half guard.
Gotti is pressing down on Cade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cade postures up.
Gotti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cade is pushing down on Gotti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gotti is fighting to maintain full guard but Cade has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gotti wants to improve his position but Cade is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade wants to take a breather but Gotti is having none of it.
John Gotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gotti trying to control but Cade postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gotti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Carl Cade just wasn't active enough.
Cade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gotti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cade rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Cade scores with a jab.
Cade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gotti.
Cade scores with a decent looking hook.
Gotti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John Gotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Gotti.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti misses with a body shot.
Gotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cade.
Cade takes one to the side of the head.
Gotti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gotti as he avoids it easily.
Cade slips a jab from Gotti.
Cade throws the kick towards the body but Gotti avoids it.
Gotti slips a jab and a cross from Cade.
Gotti just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gotti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cade staying out of range there.
Cade scores with a nice head shot.
Gotti slips under a jab from Cade.
Gotti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cade.
Cade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gotti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cade tries to work over Gotti's front leg with a kick but Gotti checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Cade.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Cade!
Carl Cade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
54% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Blundell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
25
214 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
|
187 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Blundell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blundell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson misses with a body shot
letting Blundell counter with a right hand.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Blundell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blundell looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Blundell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blundell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blundell, as that shot connected.
We've been informed that Blundell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a body punch but Blundell moves out of range.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Blundell's shoulder, as Blundell tries to avoid the shot.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Anderson takes a swing at Blundell's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Blundell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Blundell didn't see that one coming.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Blundell misses.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson swings for the body but Blundell moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Blundell.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blundell regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blundell defending well though.
Blundell gets full guard.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Blundell to sweep him here.
Anderson prevents Blundell from getting back to his feet.
Blundell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blundell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson cracks Blundell with a solid left hand.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Blundell keeps moving.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blundell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blundell wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Blundell is retaining full guard.
Blundell wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Blundell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Blundell blocks nicely.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blundell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Blundell to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a body punch but Blundell moves out of range.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blundell under the eye.
Karl Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blundell manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Blundell saw that one coming.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Blundell's belly button to the back.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Blundell tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blundell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Blundell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan Blundell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blundell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell misses the jab.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blundell sprawls well. Blundell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Blundell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Blundell thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blundell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blundell with a nice cross.
Blundell feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Blundell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blundell jabs at Anderson's body.
Blundell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blundell takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Blundell.
Blundell avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Blundell avoids a kick to the body.
Blundell lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Blundell's body.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blundell was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Blundell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Blundell's shoulder, as Blundell tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundell slips a straight right by Anderson.
Ryan Blundell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blundell moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blundell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Blundell tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blundell.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
enabling Blundell to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Blundell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson is looking to wear down Blundell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blundell throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Blundell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blundell has time to react.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Blundell off the cage and back into range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Blundell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Blundell throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Blundell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blundell misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Blundell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blundell as he avoids it easily.
Blundell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Nice sprawl there from Blundell as Anderson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Blundell scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell lands with a good body shot.
Blundell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blundell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson defending well as Blundell loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blundell manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Blundell - just one landing.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blundell slips under a jab from Anderson.
Blundell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blundell lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Blundell moves away and avoids it.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Blundell's body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blundell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
Anderson tries to work over Blundell's front leg with a kick but Blundell checks it.
Blundell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blundell finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blundell. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Blundell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blundell continues to drive forward.
Anderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Blundell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blundell stands up from Anderson's guard - Blundell perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Blundell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blundell 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Blundell!
A victorious Ryan Blundell 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
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck's entrance music is Wu-tang Clan - Protect ya neck (The jump off). A fine choice. Inspectah Deck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randal Cooter's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
25
211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
|
183 cm
24
216 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inspectah Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Deck as he checks the leg kick.
Deck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooter. That did some damage!
Deck misses with a leg kick.
Cooter wants to clinch up but Deck keeps it at a distance.
Cooter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deck. Deck obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooter feints and then cracks Deck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deck down.
Good leg kick by Cooter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Deck as he checks the leg kick.
Cooter closes the distance and clinches.
Deck breaks from the clinch.
Deck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooter working aggressively here.
Cooter misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter prevents Deck from breaking the clinch.
Deck lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Deck blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooter.
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Deck.
Cooter crunches a lovely knee into Deck's ribcage.
A short right from Cooter.
Cooter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deck lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Deck blocks a body shot from Cooter.
Cooter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Deck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deck lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Cooter.
Cooter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Cooter pushes off an throws an elbow but Deck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deck working aggressively here.
Deck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooter backwards.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooter is trying to trip Deck. He has hold of a leg but Deck is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cooter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Deck is pulling down on Cooter's head. It's preventing any offense from Cooter, at least for the moment.
Cooter postures up.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deck seems keen to control Cooter's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck trying to control the position.
Inspectah Deck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Deck takes the fight into the clinch.
Deck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck breaks the clinch.
Cooter throws a low kick but Deck avoids it.
Deck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Deck lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Deck pushes Cooter up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deck's brow.
A short body shot lands from Deck as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deck lands a body punch.
Cooter throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deck scores with a shot to the side of Cooter's head.
Deck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deck scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Cooter misses.
Cooter checks a low kick from Deck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspectah Deck dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Deck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Randal Cooter has been cut.
Cooter feints and then cracks Deck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deck down.
Deck closes the distance and pushes Cooter back into the cage.
Cooter tries for a takedown but Deck manages to get underhooks.
Cooter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Cooter keeps control of Deck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooter missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cooter.
A short left from Deck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Deck fails to land.
Cooter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooter throws a head punch that misses.
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inspectah Deck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Deck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter has a couple of punches blocked by Deck.
Cooter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Deck avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooter.
Deck throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooter.
Deck wants to break free but Cooter has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Deck.
Cooter can't find room to land a body shot as Deck controls the action.
Cooter tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Cooter working aggressively here.
Deck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooter or not.
Deck blocks an elbow strike.
Cooter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Deck.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deck's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deck pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooter takes one to the side of the head.
Cooter throws a leg kick but Deck checks it.
Cooter throws a leg kick that misses.
We've been informed that Cooter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Deck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooter throws a wild body kick that Deck sees coming a mile off.
Deck with a hook.
Cooter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deck to score with a decent uppercut.
Deck scores with a nice head shot.
Deck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooter. Cooter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throws the left hand but Deck avoids the punch easily.
Cooter moves into range and clinches up with Deck.
Deck breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooter.
Cooter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Deck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Inspectah Deck is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooter is breathing heavily.
Cooter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deck forces Cooter back against the cage and clinches.
Deck breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck misses with a double jab.
Deck fails to land with a series of punches.
Deck scores with a nice strike.
Deck tries to land a leg kick but Cooter saw it coming and moves away.
Deck jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deck. Cooter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deck throws a wild body kick that Cooter sees coming a mile off.
Cooter checks a low kick from Deck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter lands a head kick. Deck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Deck lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspectah Deck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randal Cooter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Deck lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deck.
Deck feints and then cracks Cooter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooter down.
Deck pushes Cooter up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooter.
Cooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deck throws a head punch that misses.
Cooter blocks a body shot from Deck.
A left hand lands to the body for Deck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter misses with a punch to the body.
Cooter tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooter throws a wild body kick that Deck sees coming a mile off.
Deck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Deck throws a wild body kick that Cooter sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deck cracks Cooter with a good jab.
Deck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooter. That did some damage!
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deck lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooter will feel that in the morning.
Deck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooter misses with the head strike.
Randal Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Cooter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Deck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deck.
Deck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deck misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Deck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deck feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cooter sprawling to the canvas! Cooter rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Deck finish him?!
Cooter is rocked!
Cooter gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Deck gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cooter is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspectah Deck!
Inspectah Deck took some time post fight to say the following; 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Ricardo Jabroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabroni comes to the cage accompanied by Whatever. Martin Hewitt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
25
169 lbs
19 - 13 - 2 |
|
173 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Jabroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hewitt as Jabroni shoots in.
Jabroni lunges at Hewitt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hewitt's hand.
Jabroni misses with a shot to the body
and Hewitt counters with a shoot takedown. Jabroni fights it but they end up in guard.
Jabroni is trying to control the position but Hewitt postures up.
Jabroni bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hewitt's guard.
Hewitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hewitt keeping moving, preventing Jabroni from controlling successfully.
Hewitt managing to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewitt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hewitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hewitt looking for a triangle here. Jabroni is fighting it but it looks tight! Hewitt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jabroni is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Martin Hewitt!
After winning the bout, Martin Hewitt 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
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Washington's choice of entrance music: Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Denver Washington 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!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
25
178 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
|
189 cm
23
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
Good 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisyphus misses with a takedown
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Sisyphus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Washington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sisyphus somewhat.
Sisyphus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sisyphus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sisyphus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Washington defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyros Sisyphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sisyphus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sisyphus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Washington cracks Sisyphus with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Sisyphus has his takedown stuffed
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Sisyphus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Washington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Washington throws out a powerful jab.
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sisyphus on the side of the head.
Washington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Washington throws a head kick but Sisyphus moves out of range.
Washington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sisyphus's hands.
Kyros Sisyphus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sisyphus gets a takedown into half guard.
Sisyphus wants to advance to full mount but Washington doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Washington trying to control the position.
Washington wants to improve his position but instead Sisyphus has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sisyphus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sisyphus seems to be looking for submissions.
Washington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sisyphus.
Sisyphus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Washington to regain full guard.
Sisyphus stops Washington from standing up.
Washington wants to sweep here but Sisyphus controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is still trying to improve position.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Sisyphus stops Washington from standing up.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sisyphus is one step ahead there.
Washington wants to stand and escape but Sisyphus is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sisyphus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sisyphus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sisyphus looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sisyphus thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to control from the top but Sisyphus keeps moving.
Washington controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sisyphus is looking to sweep but instead, Washington has passed into half guard.
Washington trying to pass the guard but Sisyphus defending well.
Washington tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sisyphus controls his leg.
Washington is trying to control. Sisyphus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sisyphus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sisyphus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisyphus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Washington uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisyphus tries to bench press Washington off him but Washington keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver Washington 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.
Sisyphus shoots in and drives through. Washington sprawls well.
Sisyphus misses the shot to the body.
Sisyphus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sisyphus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Sisyphus is out of range.
Sisyphus shoots and misses
and Washington counters with a left to the body.
Washington scores with a sloppy right hand. Sisyphus should have avoided that one.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sisyphus moves away.
Washington lands a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Sisyphus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyros Sisyphus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sisyphus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Washington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sisyphus with a poor takedown
and Washington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisyphus shoots for a takedown but Washington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sisyphus shoots in looking for a takedown but Washington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sisyphus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kyros Sisyphus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sisyphus with a poor takedown
and Washington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington drops Sisyphus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sisyphus looks back up at him and smiles so Washington waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sisyphus is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Washington connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sisyphus to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Washington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denver Washington!
During a confident post fight interview, Denver Washington 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Make Munalukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
25
179 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
|
174 cm
24
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Make Munalukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munalukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuilagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Munalukko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Make Munalukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munalukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Munalukko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munalukko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tuilagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Munalukko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munalukko.
Tuilagi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Munalukko misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko is pressed up against the cage. Tuilagi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Munalukko down to the mat. Munalukko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munalukko tries to land a front kick but Tuilagi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuilagi shoots in looking for a takedown but Munalukko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuilagi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Munalukko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tuilagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tuilagi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Munalukko.
Tuilagi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munalukko throws a series of punches but Tuilagi avoids them all with ease.
Munalukko misses with a double jab
and Tuilagi counters with a shoot takedown. Munalukko fights it but they end up in guard.
Tuilagi postures up in Munalukko's guard and throws a big left but Munalukko blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Munalukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tuilagi holds on and takes a little breather.
Tuilagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuilagi being controlled here, momentarily.
Tuilagi controlling the position.
Munalukko stopping the sweep attempt from Tuilagi.
Munalukko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Make Munalukko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munalukko throws a right hand that Tuilagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuilagi also avoids with ease.
Munalukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Munalukko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Munalukko checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Munalukko misses with a hook
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tuilagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tuilagi won't allow Munalukko to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tuilagi is working Munalukko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tuilagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuilagi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munalukko is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munalukko keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manu Tuilagi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Munalukko scoring well with a low kick there.
Munalukko lands a really nice looking cross but Tuilagi seems unphased.
Both fighters circling a little - Munalukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Munalukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Munalukko connects with a body shot that sends Tuilagi's belly button to the back.
Munalukko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuilagi.
Munalukko misses with a body kick.
Munalukko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Munalukko.
Munalukko missing with a left hand there. Tuilagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munalukko.
Munalukko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Munalukko with a hook.
Munalukko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuilagi checks a leg kick nicely.
Munalukko lands a really nice looking cross but Tuilagi seems unphased.
Munalukko clinches with his opponent.
Tuilagi is pushing Munalukko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tuilagi is trying to force a seperation but Munalukko has the dominant position.
Tuilagi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munalukko keeps control of Tuilagi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munalukko.
Tuilagi looking to slow down the pace here.
Munalukko breaks from the clinch.
Make Munalukko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munalukko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tuilagi's head.
A good leg kick by Munalukko.
Munalukko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuilagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tuilagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munalukko moves away.
Make Munalukko is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuilagi misses with a low kick as Munalukko jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a sloppy body shot
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Munalukko!
Manu Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Munalukko is trying to control Tuilagi's posture but Tuilagi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is trying to escape the position but Tuilagi is controlling the position.
Munalukko can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Tuilagi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munalukko keeps working.
Tuilagi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi laying and praying for a moment but Munalukko takes advantage and regains half guard.
Munalukko wants to get back to full guard.
Tuilagi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tuilagi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Munalukko's head.
Tuilagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munalukko keeps working.
Tuilagi trying to advance position but Munalukko counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Make Munalukko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Munalukko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Munalukko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Munalukko, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Munalukko. That's going to slow Tuilagi down.
Tuilagi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tuilagi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Munalukko to regain full guard.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Munalukko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munalukko 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.
Tuilagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munalukko controls Tuilagi momentarily but Tuilagi frees himself.
Tuilagi stopping the sweep attempt from Munalukko.
Manu Tuilagi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Munalukko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tuilagi defending well as Munalukko loads up on a big left hand.
Munalukko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Munalukko scores with a hook.
Tuilagi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munalukko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munalukko misses with a low kick.
Munalukko connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuilagi slips a jab and a cross from Munalukko.
Munalukko throws a leg kick
and Tuilagi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Munalukko's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuilagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munalukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tuilagi postures up in Munalukko's guard and throws a big left but Munalukko blocks it.
Tuilagi landing with the ground and pound.
Munalukko is trying to control the position but Tuilagi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munalukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working some strikes from top position.
Tuilagi looking to sit in guard and control but Munalukko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tuilagi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuilagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuilagi, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to control but Munalukko passes easily into half guard.
Tuilagi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Munalukko manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manu Tuilagi.
I think Tuilagi 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
Manu Tuilagi made sure to mention his sponsor, Jazzify in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke has chosen Bonecracker- Shocore as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
|
183 cm
26
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent 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, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke shoots in but Dirty avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dirty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Toke cracks Dirty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiki Toke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Toke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dirty back to the cage. Toke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toke misses with a double jab.
Toke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dirty circles away quickly and effectively.
Dirty shoots and misses
so Toke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dirty manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Toke tries to lock up and control but Dirty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dirty cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Toke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dirty looking to finish Toke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Toke!
Toke is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke is desperately trying to improve his position but Dirty has a good base and remains in mount.
Dirty loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Toke scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dirty land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dirty stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Dirty!
An out of breath Mac Dirty thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evander Holyfield 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!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
25
218 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
|
188 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroya circles away.
Holyfield lands a head shot.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya ducks under a wild hook from Holyfield.
Stroya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Stroya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroya cracks Holyfield with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stroya has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Holyfield to stand back up!
Holyfield is rocked!
Holyfield misses with a hook
and Stroya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stroya pounces like a tiger and cracks Holyfield with a vicious hook! Holyfield is down but not out! Stroya follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Dee Stroya 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
