 |
GFC Contenders 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marek Chovanec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
|
150 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marek Chovanec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chovanec counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chovanec counters with a nice body shot.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chovanec stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Chovanec connects with the punch.
Chovanec lands a jab to the nose.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chovanec counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Chovanec goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chovanec counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Chovanec blocks the leg kick.
Chovanec lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chovanec circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch
and Chovanec counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith looks winded!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chovanec creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chovanec lands a few punches from side control.
Smith is rocked!
Chovanec is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Chovanec finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chovanec working the head and body with strikes.
Chovanec working the ground and pound.
Chovanec wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Chovanec cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chovanec lands a strong strike to the head of Smith. That's dazed him! Chovanec looking to finish here. Smith is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chovanec lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Chovanec!
A victorious Marek Chovanec thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
John Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'no'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
81% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhelin Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Stuart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
|
179 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhelin Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Stuart!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Stuart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Li.
Li shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stuart defends it nicely.
Li moves out of range as Stuart throws a body kick.
Stuart misses with a series of wild punches.
Li closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Li misses with a head shot. Stuart uses the momentum to regain guard.
Li trying to control but Stuart is working from the bottom.
Stuart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stuart keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Li is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Li trying to control the action but Stuart is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Li's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Li is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart trying to control here.
Stuart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Stuart wants to get back to full guard.
Stuart wants to get back to his feet.
Li seems to be working for a kimura but Stuart defends the submission attempt.
Li is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stuart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuart has his hands on Li's head, controlling the position.
Li drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stuart looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stuart looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stuart!
Li is looking for a sweep.
Stuart trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Stuart scoring with punches and elbows.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Stuart keeps moving and retains side control.
Li looks to move to half guard but instead Stuart has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li is trying desperately to improve position.
Li manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stuart with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Li doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Li working for submissions but it's allowed Stuart to get to half guard.
Li is pressing down on Stuart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li working for a triangle but Stuart defends it easily.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhelin Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stuart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Li displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stuart throws out the jab.
Stuart closes the distance and clinches.
Li fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Li has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stuart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhelin Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuart lands a left hand.
Li misses with a body punch.
Li takes a shot to the head.
Stuart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Stuart.
Stuart has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Li clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stuart lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Li.
Li trying to control the hands but Stuart won't let him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Stuart loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Li hold on?
Li wants to escape the position.
Stuart is not going to allow Li to sit and survive in this position.
Li tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stuart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Li's face.
Stuart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Li is wriggling around trying to escape.
Li slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li controls Stuart momentarily but Stuart frees himself.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuart wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuart postures up.
Stuart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Stuart trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Ross Stuart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stuart scores with a hook to the body. Li takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Stuart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries for a takedown but Stuart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stuart leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stuart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Li fails with the takedown.
Stuart throws a leg kick
and Stuart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stuart counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Li!
Stuart lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Li's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stuart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Li to see if he's OK.
Stuart just content to control the position.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart cracks Li with a big elbow.
Stuart working the ground and pound from side control.
Li tries to bench press Stuart off him but Stuart keeps the position.
Li is not content to let Stuart control the position.
Li is being controlled here.
Li is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Stuart stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li is not content to let Stuart control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Stuart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Li is defended easily by Stuart.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
Li shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stuart wants to control but Li is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Li is looking to take a break and control but Stuart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li wants to pass the guard but Stuart is defending well.
Stuart is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to control but Stuart is keeping him busy.
Li is really struggling to control Stuart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stuart trying to control here.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ross Stuart has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stuart moves into the clinch.
Li wants the takedown. Stuart is fighting it off but Li persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stuart's guard against the cage.
Stuart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Li is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stuart is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stuart has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Stuart chips away with some ground and pound.
Li tries to strike from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stuart is one step ahead there.
Stuart is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Stuart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stuart wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Li is looking for a triangle but Stuart pushes his legs off easily.
Stuart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li keeping moving, preventing Stuart from controlling successfully.
Stuart is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Li throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stuart escapes and throws Li's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Li is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stuart connects with a decent elbow.
Li trying his best to control but Stuart has mounted him.
Stuart lands a big shot there that rocks Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stuart lands a couple of good shots and Li has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Li looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stuart.
Stuart is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Li. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Li is looking for a way out.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stuart. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Li tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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!
Stuart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Li hang on?
Stuart trying to control but Li is having none of it.
Stuart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Li is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stuart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Li is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ross Stuart.
Well Stuart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Stuart!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
86% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor comes to the cage accompanied by Can we still be friends?. Kato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FREAKS AND GEEKS by Childish Gambino. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
29
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
|
163 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Brawler
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Blancheflor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Kato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blancheflor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kato is fending him off so far but Blancheflor persists. Nope, Kato circles away and we're back to standing.
Blancheflor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato is looking to sweep but instead, Blancheflor has passed into half guard.
Kato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blancheflor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kato is refusing to be controlled, as Blancheflor sits in half guard.
Kato is trying to control but can't.
Blancheflor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kato's head.
Ground and pound from Blancheflor.
Kato works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blancheflor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor stopping the sweep attempt from Kato.
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blancheflor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blancheflor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blancheflor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blancheflor stopping the sweep attempt from Kato.
Blancheflor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blancheflor lands a couple of digs.
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato working a defensive guard here.
Kato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blancheflor.
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!
Blancheflor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kato trying to keep a closed guard but Blancheflor is proving a slippery customer.
Blancheflor throws a big elbow that misses.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato has momentary wrist control but Blancheflor slips an elbow through the middle.
Kato trying to control the position.
Blancheflor throws a big right hand that misses.
Blancheflor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blancheflor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancheflor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kato wants to sweep here but Blancheflor controlling him for the moment.
Kato being controlled here, momentarily.
Blancheflor drops back looking for a leg! Kato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kato manages to kick Blancheflor off! Blancheflor jumps back into Kato's guard.
Kato looking for a sweep. Not yet Kato, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor postures up and lands a big shot to Kato's brow.
Kato should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blancheflor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blancheflor is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Main Event Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kato manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blancheflor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato wants to control the pace but Blancheflor is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Blancheflor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blancheflor fails with a takedown attempt.
Blancheflor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kato circles away.
Blancheflor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Kato pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blancheflor back to the cage. Kato follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blancheflor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blancheflor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Takeshi Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kato. Those never looked like landing.
Kato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Blancheflor ducks down to avoid it.
Kato misses with a wild combination.
Kato looks to land a left hand but Blancheflor moved out of range nicely.
Kato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blancheflor.
Blancheflor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kato.
Tristan Blancheflor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blancheflor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kato as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Blancheflor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor shoots in and bounces Kato off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blancheflor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blancheflor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blancheflor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blancheflor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kato has wrist control.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
Kato trying to control the position.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blancheflor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blancheflor chips away with some ground and pound.
Kato has momentary wrist control but Blancheflor slips an elbow through the middle.
Blancheflor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blancheflor wants to control from the top but Kato keeps moving.
Blancheflor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blancheflor landing some decent shots from guard.
Kato wants to sweep here but Blancheflor controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blancheflor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blancheflor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blancheflor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blancheflor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blancheflor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blancheflor works over Kato with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blancheflor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blancheflor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blancheflor landing some decent shots from guard.
Kato wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blancheflor sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Blancheflor stands up over Kato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blancheflor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tristan Blancheflor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blancheflor lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blancheflor defends it easily.
Blancheflor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Blancheflor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blancheflor slips a straight right by Kato.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kato throws a shot from downtown. Blancheflor moves away and avoids it.
Blancheflor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kato did well to prevent Blancheflor getting side control.
Blancheflor wants to control but Kato is keeping him busy.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kato wants to control but Blancheflor is keeping busy.
Kato is looking for a sweep. Blancheflor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blancheflor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kato is staying active underneath Blancheflor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blancheflor winds up and cracks Kato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blancheflor lands strikes from half guard.
Blancheflor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blancheflor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blancheflor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kato is not content to let Blancheflor control the position.
Blancheflor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kato felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blancheflor is working for a submission of some sort.
Kato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blancheflor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Takeshi Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tristan Blancheflor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is trying to get back to full guard.
Blancheflor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blancheflor is keen to just control but Kato is a slippery customer.
Kato taking some punishment here, with Blancheflor in his half guard.
Blancheflor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blancheflor.
Kato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blancheflor.
Kato tries to roll over but Blancheflor keeps him under control.
Blancheflor is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling the action here.
Blancheflor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blancheflor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kato has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blancheflor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blancheflor works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor controlling the position easily from mount.
Kato wants to control but Blancheflor is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blancheflor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kato is in a horrible position here. Blancheflor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Blancheflor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blancheflor, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Blancheflor!
As Tristan Blancheflor got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Sorry about your damn luck!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vicious Bars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bars comes to the cage accompanied by ONE TIME' by Jai One. Jordan has chosen We are the Champions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
25
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
31
175 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vicious Bars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bars takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jordan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bars to the ground. Jordan is now in Bars's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jordan controlling from the top position.
Jordan forces his way into half guard.
Jordan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bars is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bars trying to hold on to Jordan's head to control him but Jordan postures up.
Jordan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bars misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bars trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Bars moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bars striking off his back but it's not causing Jordan any problems.
Bars is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Bars is trying to control the position but Jordan postures up.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan stands and steps away. Bars gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Bars.
Jordan gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bars is defending against the submission attempts here by Jordan.
Jordan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jordan trying to control from half guard but Bars is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bars regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bars is retaining full guard.
Bars looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jordan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bars throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jordan uses it to pass to side control.
Bars is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jordan 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.
Jordan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jordan wants the takedown. Bars is fighting it off but Jordan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bars's guard against the cage.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Bars is keeping the position.
Bars looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bars had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jordan defends it easily.
Jordan is pushing down on Bars's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bars is fighting to maintain full guard but Jordan has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordan decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Bars.
Bars looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bars throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan drives through and clinches with Bars against the cage.
Jordan decides to pull guard.
Bars prevents Jordan from getting back to his feet.
Jordan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bars presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jordan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bars can't fight it off and eventually Jordan manages to take the fight to the floor. Bars looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan stays in close to Bars's body and controls the position.
Bars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan throws a big elbow that misses.
Jordan wants to pass the guard but Bars is keeping the position.
Jordan is in close to Bars's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jordan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordan stands up over Bars, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bars can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jordan controls the pace.
Jordan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bars. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bars looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bars working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jordan has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Jordan - just one landing.
Jordan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bars throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Bars on that attempt.
Bars throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan scores with a three punch combo!
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jordan wants to stand up but Bars is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bars trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Jordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordan controlling Bars's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bars. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bars is predictable there
and Jordan moves into the clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bars misses the shot to the body.
Bars fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bars quickly recovers to half guard.
Jordan controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Jordan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bars looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jordan connects with a nice short shot to Bars's temple.
Jordan stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bars fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bars gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jordan is standing up over Bars. Bars looks to escape but Jordan dives into side control.
Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vicious Bars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michael Jordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bars looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bars throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jordan counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
Our winner, Michael Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Vicious Bars had this to say: '"The sorry nigga got lucky!..I'll be back, and I want a rematch with his bitch ass!"'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakka Parta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parta is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slipknot - Psychosocial. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
28
262 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
|
198 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakka Parta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parta throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Keith Young has been cut.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Parta.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Parta cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
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!
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Parta counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parta. That's going to slow Young down.
Young misses with a combination
and Parta counters with a crisp right that sends Young to the canvas! Parta follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakka Parta!
After the fight, Kakka Parta was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez's entrance music is Eminem - Survival. A fine choice. Lincoln has chosen Mottaka by Queso as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
31
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 3 |
|
171 cm
23
148 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
15 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln scores with a jab. Melendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lincoln cracks the inside of Melendez's front leg.
Melendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Matt Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
A combination from Lincoln does no damage.
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincoln tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Melendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lincoln defends well and Melendez ends up having to push Lincoln into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lincoln digs a right hand underneath Melendez's ribcage. Melendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lincoln's coach down at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lincoln's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez prevents Lincoln from getting back to his feet.
Melendez trying to control but Lincoln is working from the bottom.
Melendez content to stall in guard here.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lincoln is keeping the position for now.
Lincoln keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gilbert Melendez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Melendez dodges the punch combination from Lincoln.
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Melendez checks it.
Melendez slips a jab and a cross from Lincoln.
Melendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melendez tries to keep at a distance but Lincoln has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lincoln gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melendez.
Lincoln lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Melendez prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Melendez.
Lincoln stops a takedown attempt from Melendez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Lincoln.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Melendez slips a straight right by Lincoln.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lincoln.
A jab from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Melendez saw it coming and moves away.
Matt Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lincoln wants to slow Melendez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincoln lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and Melendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln. That's going to slow Melendez down.
Lincoln dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melendez. That did some damage!
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
Melendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Lincoln should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lincoln cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a front kick aimed at Melendez's knee but Melendez avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lincoln dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln.
Melendez checks the leg kick.
Melendez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lincoln. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lincoln.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lincoln.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
Melendez blocks a leg kick.
Lincoln scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincoln throws a good cross that connects.
Lincoln lands a jab.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Melendez avoids it.
Melendez goes for a double leg but Lincoln avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lincoln continues to drive forward.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Melendez's head.
Melendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lincoln pushes Melendez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has Lincoln pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Melendez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lincoln tumbling to the mat - Melendez dives into Lincoln's guard.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lincoln swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lincoln wants to get back to his feet but Melendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez passes into half guard.
Melendez seems to be working for a kimura but Lincoln defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Melendez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lincoln is looking to escape.
Melendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Melendez seems to be working for a kimura but Lincoln defends the submission attempt.
Melendez stands up and beckons Lincoln to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez checks a low kick from Lincoln.
Melendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lincoln.
Lincoln connects with a crisp jab.
Lincoln looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lincoln.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lincoln lands a shot to the body.
Melendez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lincoln walks away with a smile on his face. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Melendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Melendez avoids it.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Melendez is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln throws a nice looking combination but Melendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Melendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lincoln throws a good cross that connects.
Melendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Lincoln closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Melendez controls the action.
Melendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melendez's elbow.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez is trying to force a seperation but Lincoln has the dominant position.
Melendez blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matt Lincoln seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lincoln makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Lincoln.
Good body shot from Lincoln.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melendez prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Melendez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lincoln is leaning against Melendez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lincoln lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lincoln makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lincoln pushes Melendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Melendez or not.
A short right from Lincoln.
Melendez is rocked!
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Oh Melendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That kick from Lincoln tenderised Melendez's leg. Melendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Melendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melendez.
Nice shot by Lincoln.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melendez blocks the body kick.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lincoln pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melendez is out of range and Lincoln settles back down.
Lincoln jabs Melendez right on the nose. Melendez blinks but takes it well.
Lincoln misses with a right hand
enabling Melendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Melendez slips a jab from Lincoln.
A jab from Lincoln does it's job there.
Jab by Lincoln.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at Melendez's legs.
Matt Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Melendez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lincoln tries to clinch but Melendez is having none of it.
Lincoln looks to land a body kick but Melendez moved away.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln.
Melendez blocks a leg kick.
Gilbert Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melendez throws a hook but Lincoln avoids it easily.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
Lincoln tries to clinch there but Melendez circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lincoln winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lincoln!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Lincoln waved his t-shirt featuring Divinity 160Q for $50 SALE's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Panikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panikov comes to the cage accompanied by Fighters. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
183 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergey Panikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Perez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panikov misses with a wild combination.
Panikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Panikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Panikov misses with a straight right.
Panikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panikov throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Perez misses.
Panikov takes one on the button.
Panikov swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Perez slips under a jab from Panikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Panikov misses.
Panikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Panikov misses the shot to the body.
Panikov connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Panikov walks into a jab.
Panikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Perez throws a right and a left that Panikov avoids nicely.
Panikov throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Perez as he connects with a hook.
Panikov ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Perez cracks Panikov with a good jab.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Panikov. Panikov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Panikov forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Panikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Panikov.
Panikov throws a head punch that misses.
Panikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov digs a good hook to Perez's body.
A slow jab from Panikov misses its intended target.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panikov. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov swinging wildly here.
Panikov throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Panikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Gods - 16 Elites! + Roger Gracie in the buildup to the fight.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panikov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Richard Perez has been cut.
Panikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Panikov closes the distance and clinches.
Panikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panikov throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panikov loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Panikov closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the cage.
Panikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panikov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Perez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Panikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocking some punches.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Panikov is controlling him.
Panikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Panikov.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Panikov controls the action.
Panikov takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perez.
Panikov manages to break the clinch.
Perez slips under a jab.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Panikov under the eye.
Panikov rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panikov manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Panikov throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Perez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panikov throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez catches Panikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Panikov slips the punch.
Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Panikov throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panikov.
Panikov throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Panikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perez throws a hook but Panikov avoids it easily.
Panikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Panikov tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panikov misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez cracks Panikov with an open hand slap.
Panikov slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Panikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Perez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panikov walks into a straight right hand from Perez.
Panikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez slips under a jab from Panikov.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Panikov.
Panikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Panikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
A left lands for Perez.
Perez looks to land a combination but Panikov avoids it well.
Perez thuds a left hand into Panikov's body.
Perez with a hook.
Sergey Panikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panikov scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Panikov slips the punch.
Perez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Panikov.
Panikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Panikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Panikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panikov misses with a few strikes there.
A jab lands there for Perez.
Panikov throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Panikov lands a jab to Perez's midsection.
Panikov misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panikov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panikov, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Sergey Panikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Panikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
Perez connects with the punch.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
Panikov tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Panikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez swats away the attempt to clinch by Panikov.
Panikov looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Panikov takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panikov.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Panikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Panikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Panikov moves into the clinch.
Panikov lands a right hand.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Panikov has him pressed against the cage.
Panikov manages to break the clinch.
Panikov is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panikov looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panikov throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Panikov ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Panikov needs to keep his hands up - Perez had a free shot at his head there.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Panikov saw that one coming.
Sergey Panikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Panikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Panikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Panikov misses with a wild body shot.
Panikov lands a head shot.
Panikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perez moves out of range as Panikov strikes.
Panikov moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Perez.
Panikov tries to clinch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez digs a good hook to Panikov's body.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Panikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Perez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez swings for the body but Panikov moves out of range.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Panikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Panikov cracks Perez with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Sloppy strikes from Panikov. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
Perez throws a good cross that connects.
Panikov takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Panikov.
Panikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Panikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Panikov on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Panikov fails to land.
Panikov lands a body shot.
Panikov blocking some punches.
Panikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perez takes one on the button.
Perez staying out of range there.
Panikov gets a clinch.
Perez tries to pull guard but Panikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Perez drops back down to his feet.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez throws a hook but Panikov blocks it.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez scores with a nice strike.
Richard Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergey Panikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Panikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body punch from Panikov.
Panikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Panikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez throws the left hand but Panikov avoids the punch easily.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
Panikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Perez connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Panikov misses.
Panikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Perez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panikov defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Panikov rushes Perez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Panikov blocks an uppercut.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Panikov has him pressed against the cage.
Panikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Panikov.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panikov.
A punch combination from Panikov misses.
Panikov scores with a nice strike.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panikov.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Panikov instigates a clinch.
Panikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panikov lands with a left to the head.
Sergey Panikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perez.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perez misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panikov lands a shoulder strike.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Panikov is controlling him.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Panikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sergey Panikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Perez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panikov blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Panikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Panikov!
A very excited looking Sergey Panikov 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasilko Nikolaevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
20
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasilko Nikolaevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaevich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaevich is just out of range.
Nikolaevich swings for the body but Speedy moves out of range.
Nikolaevich misses with a body shot.
Speedy avoids a kick to the body.
Speedy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nikolaevich as he jumps to the side.
Speedy lands a nice shot that snaps Nikolaevich's head back.
Speedy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nikolaevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaevich tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolaevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Speedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Speedy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Speedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaevich is just out of range.
Nikolaevich looks to land a body kick but Speedy moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Nikolaevich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich throws a wild body kick that Speedy sees coming a mile off.
Speedy blocks a head kick by Nikolaevich.
Nice uppercut there from Speedy.
Nikolaevich stuffs the takedown.
Vasilko Nikolaevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Speedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedy avoids the head kick by Nikolaevich.
Vasilko Nikolaevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaevich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikolaevich throws a solid leg kick but Speedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nikolaevich.
Speedy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Speedy wants to control from the top but Nikolaevich keeps moving.
Nikolaevich wants to stand and escape but Speedy is having none of it.
Nikolaevich is trying to control the position but Speedy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Speedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Speedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikolaevich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikolaevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speedy content to stall in guard here.
Speedy looking to pass the guard.
Nikolaevich wants to stand up but Speedy is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Speedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nikolaevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaevich moves away.
Nikolaevich stuffs the takedown attempt from Speedy. Speedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolaevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speedy misses with a looping right.
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 Vasilko Nikolaevich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Speedy throws a body punch but Nikolaevich moves out of range.
Nikolaevich thows a body kick. Speedy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Speedy moves out of range of the body kick from Nikolaevich.
Speedy ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich misses with a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich throws a leg kick which misses Speedy's front leg but catches the back leg as Speedy tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a shot from downtown. Speedy moves away and avoids it.
Nikolaevich misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaevich scores with a kick to the midsection.
Speedy moves out of range of the body kick.
Speedy lands with a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Speedy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikolaevich - the referee stops the clock and Speedy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikolaevich. Speedy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Speedy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikolaevich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick but Speedy moves out of range.
Nikolaevich misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Speedy.
Nikolaevich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikolaevich misses with a head kick.
Speedy misses with a left hand
and Nikolaevich counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Speedy blocks a head kick by Nikolaevich.
Speedy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nikolaevich.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick that misses.
Speedy tries to clinch but Nikolaevich is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Speedy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Speedy throws a right hand that misses
and Nikolaevich counters with a body kick.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick but Speedy moves out of range.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick that misses.
Nikolaevich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speedy.
Nikolaevich defending well as Speedy loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolaevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikolaevich scores with a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich lands a head kick. Speedy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Speedy misses with an uppercut. Nikolaevich saw that one coming.
Nikolaevich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikolaevich just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speedy jabs Nikolaevich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilko Nikolaevich dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nikolaevich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Speedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speedy avoids a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich is looking to wear down Speedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speedy moves out of range as Nikolaevich throws a body kick.
Nikolaevich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Speedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Nikolaevich counters with a thumping low kick.
Vasilko Nikolaevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaevich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy missing with a left hand there. Nikolaevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Speedy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nikolaevich - the referee stops the clock and Speedy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nikolaevich. Speedy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Speedy throws a jab when Nikolaevich was well out of range.
Nikolaevich misses the shot to the body.
Speedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaevich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nikolaevich misses with a kick to the body.
Nikolaevich lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich throws a head kick but Speedy moves out of range.
Speedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Nikolaevich misses
and Speedy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nikolaevich's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nikolaevich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasilko Nikolaevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nikolaevich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Speedy wants to control from the top but Nikolaevich keeps moving.
Nikolaevich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Speedy content to stall in guard here.
Pete Speedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nikolaevich throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaevich scores with a head kick. Speedy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikolaevich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speedy's head.
Speedy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nikolaevich tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedy. Nikolaevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolaevich lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolaevich misses with a head kick.
Speedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nikolaevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedy.
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 Vasilko Nikolaevich.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nikolaevich, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilko Nikolaevich!
Vasilko Nikolaevich managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing , into 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
31% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
