 |
ECFC 16 - My Birthday Event! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Gragula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Loggia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Gragula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Loggia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gragula forces Loggia Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Gragula has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Loggia Jr.
Gragula tries for a takedown. No joy.
Loggia Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gragula.
Gragula clinches up with Loggia Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Loggia Jr breaks from the clinch.
Gragula rushes Loggia Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Loggia Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Gragula gets an underhook and turns Loggia Jr into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Loggia Jr fails to land.
Gragula tries to score a body lock takedown but Loggia Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gragula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Gragula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gragula lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Loggia Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gragula gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gragula forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gragula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gragula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Loggia Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gragula slows the pace down in half guard.
Loggia Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Gragula sits in half guard.
Gragula is working for a kimura but Loggia Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loggia Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gragula is working away from the top position though.
Gragula trying to control the action but Loggia Jr is working from the bottom.
Gragula is really struggling to control Loggia Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Loggia Jr trying to control here.
Gragula trying to control from half guard but Loggia Jr is working away.
Gragula wants to advance to full mount but Loggia Jr doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gragula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Loggia Jr keeping moving, preventing Gragula from controlling successfully.
Loggia Jr is trying to keep Gragula in close.
Loggia Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Viktor Gragula wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Loggia Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gragula slips under a jab from Loggia Jr.
Gragula blocks a head kick by Loggia Jr.
Loggia Jr loads up on a big right hand but Gragula slips the punch.
Gragula shoots in for a takedown but Loggia Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loggia Jr missing with a left hand there. Gragula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loggia Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Gragula tries to clinch but Loggia Jr is having none of it.
Gragula closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loggia Jr did well to prevent Gragula getting side control.
Gragula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Loggia Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gragula looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gragula seems to be working for a kimura but Loggia Jr defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Gragula dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Loggia Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Loggia Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loggia Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Gragula should have avoided that one.
Gragula dives in and grabs Loggia Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loggia Jr pushes down on Gragula's head and hops out.
Loggia Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gragula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loggia Jr.
Gragula tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loggia Jr defends well and Gragula ends up having to push Loggia Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loggia Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loggia Jr is trying to push Gragula away but Gragula has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Loggia Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Loggia Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loggia Jr breaks from the clinch.
Loggia Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Gragula.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loggia Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gragula closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Loggia Jr did well to prevent Gragula getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loggia Jr wants to control but Gragula is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loggia Jr is looking to improve his position.
Viktor Gragula overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gragula seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Loggia Jr is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Viktor Gragula!
A relieved looking Viktor Gragula thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roots bloody roots by Sepultura kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Drock Lesnar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
21
270 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
195 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to clinch but Piano is having none of it.
Piano throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Piano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Don Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano looks to land a combination. Lesnar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Piano has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Piano moves away
and Piano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Piano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar tries to keep at a distance but Piano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Piano has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar has a couple of punches blocked by Piano.
Piano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Piano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Piano circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Piano circles away.
Lesnar really is a fat lump.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piano closes the distance and clinches.
Piano manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Piano moves out of range.
Piano lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
Jab, jab by Piano - just one landing.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Piano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Piano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Piano both land. Nice combination.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Piano with a series of wild strikes but Piano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Piano pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Piano holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Piano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar closes the distance but Piano moves to the side
and Piano counters with a nice leg kick.
Piano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot by Piano.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano connects with a high kick.
Piano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
Piano stalks Lesnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnar's face. Lesnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Piano lands with a kick to the temple. Lesnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Piano lands with an uppercut that bounces Lesnar off the cage and back into range.
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piano circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lesnar drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Piano follows Lesnar to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Piano!
Don Piano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Franck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuga Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
28
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
|
189 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Franck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuuga Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franck throws a jab when Ikeda was well out of range.
Franck lands a nice shot to the body.
Ikeda moves in looking to clinch but Franck pushes him off.
Franck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ikeda fails with the takedown
and Franck counters with a stiff right hand.
Ikeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franck scores with a body shot.
Franck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franck fails to land with a series of punches.
Franck leaves Ikeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ikeda tries for a takedown but Franck circles away easily
and Franck counters with a series of strikes. Ikeda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joseph Franck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuuga Ikeda.
Franck tests Ikeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ikeda is rocked!
Franck pounces like a tiger and cracks Ikeda with a vicious hook! Ikeda is down but not out! Franck follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joseph Franck!
Joseph Franck seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Winston Wilson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
37
210 lbs
21 - 26 - 0 |
|
170 cm
35
160 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
Wilson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Makunouchi moved away.
Makunouchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makunouchi throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
Wilson pushes Makunouchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunouchi is defending well for now.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Makunouchi avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Makunouchi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunouchi blocks an elbow strike.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Makunouchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makunouchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunouchi's efforts to push away.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makunouchi up against the cage.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Makunouchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Makunouchi breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi.
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson rushes Makunouchi and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makunouchi.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunouchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makunouchi is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Makunouchi wants to break free but Wilson has control.
The referee calls for Makunouchi to work.
Makunouchi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makunouchi can't break the clinch.
Makunouchi avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Winston Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makunouchi stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Makunouchi pushes him off.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
A jab lands there for Makunouchi.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makunouchi, as that shot connected.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Makunouchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Makunouchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Makunouchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunouchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makunouchi lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Makunouchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Wade Winston Wilson's cut is getting worse.
Makunouchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunouchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunouchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson tries to clinch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makunouchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilson slips under a jab from Makunouchi.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
A left lands for Makunouchi.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes Makunouchi back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Makunouchi tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilson has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Makunouchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Makunouchi tries to tie him up.
Makunouchi blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Makunouchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Makunouchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi. Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Makunouchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makunouchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunouchi tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ippo Makunouchi.
I think Makunouchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ippo Makunouchi!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mackaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roque Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Never Go Where the Pagans Go (Warrior King) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Mackaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roque Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mackaye misses with a double jab.
Mackaye misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ian Mackaye has been cut.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Mackaye tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mackaye tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Mackaye pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mackaye is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Mackaye regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mackaye controls his leg.
Mackaye tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Mackaye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Mackaye is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson won't allow Mackaye to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roque Johnson.
Mackaye throws a one two combo.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson drops Mackaye with a naaaaasty hook - Mackaye is in real trouble here! Johnson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roque Johnson!
An out of breath Roque Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
|
| 168 cm
30
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Riberio slips the punch.
Riberio tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riberio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Riberio's belly button to the back.
Riberio gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Saulo Riberio has been cut.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Riberio walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Riberio moves out of range.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Riberio with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riberio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riberio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Riberio's body. Riberio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riberio gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Riberio staying out of range there.
Riberio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio blocks a jab.
Riberio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson throws the left hand but Riberio avoids the punch easily.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riberio slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Riberio against the cage.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson lands a jab to Riberio's midsection.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riberio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Riberio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Riberio tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Riberio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Riberio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riberio slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Riberio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riberio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riberio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riberio fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Riberio's ribs.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to chop away at Riberio's legs.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riberio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Riberio avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saulo Riberio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a jab when Riberio was well out of range.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Riberio is out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riberio.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Riberio avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Riberio moves away and avoids it.
Riberio tries to clinch up.
Riberio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riberio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Riberio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riberio can do to turn this around?
Johnson tests Riberio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craig Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Riberio wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Riberio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riberio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riberio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Riberio saw that one coming.
Riberio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riberio ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
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!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Riberio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Riberio back into the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riberio drags the fight down to the ground.
Riberio has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Riberio has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Riberio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Riberio in his guard.
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.
Riberio drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Riberio off! Riberio jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Riberio won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Riberio trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riberio advances to half guard.
Riberio trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riberio is looking to pass Johnson's guard but actually Johnson recovers to full guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riberio on the ground.
Riberio looking to pass the guard.
Johnson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Riberio is now in half guard.
Riberio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riberio is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riberio prevents Johnson from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saulo Riberio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riberio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riberio.
Riberio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riberio at a distance.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riberio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riberio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riberio walks into a jab.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson forces Riberio back against the cage and clinches.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Riberio drops back down to his feet.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Riberio wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Riberio avoids them all with ease.
Riberio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Riberio slips under a jab.
Saulo Riberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Riberio moved out of range.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riberio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
Riberio tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Riberio moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Riberio's head but Riberio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Riberio has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Riberio has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riberio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riberio jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Craig Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saulo Riberio.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riberio doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Riberio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson has Riberio up against the cage in a clinch.
Craig Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riberio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson cracks Riberio with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
30
209 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Mein!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Barkevious - just one landing.
Mein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Barkevious to counter with a crisp jab.
Barkevious throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barkevious slips a jab from Mein.
Barkevious throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barkevious smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barkevious misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barkevious lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mike Mein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkevious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein manages to avoid it.
Mein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mein swinging wildly here.
Barkevious takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barkevious momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mein misses with a straight left.
Mein throws a hook but Barkevious avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mein. That snapped Barkevious's head back.
Mein misses the jab.
Barkevious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mein.
Mein misses with a few strikes there.
Mein misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Mein.
Mein looks to throw the jab but Barkevious is out of range.
Barkevious closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barkevious misses with a two punch combination.
Mein moves out of range of the body kick.
Mein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barkevious sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barkevious swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein throws the left hand but Barkevious avoids the punch easily.
Barkevious throws the left hand but Mein avoids the punch easily.
Mein throws a combination that misses
letting Barkevious counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mein thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Mein misses.
Mein misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Barkevious's head coaches at Stark Slugger Society - NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mein throws a lazy uppercut
and Barkevious counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mein!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mein trying to remain calm as Barkevious controls from the top position.
Mein is pushing Barkevious's head away, looking to escape. Barkevious manages to hold on to the position though.
Barkevious wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mein, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkevious is looking to take a break and control but Mein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mein is trying to buck Barkevious off.
Mein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barkevious. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mein prevents Barkevious from improving position.
Mein gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious looking to ground and pound but Mein is blocking nicely.
Barkevious looking to control but Mein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barkevious punishing his opponent with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mein wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Hughtavious Barkevious will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barkevious's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mein looks to land a combination but Barkevious avoids it well.
Barkevious throws an overhand right that lands on Mein's shoulder, as Mein tries to avoid the shot.
Barkevious shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barkevious takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mein is not content to let Barkevious control the position.
Mein tries to kick Barkevious off but Barkevious keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Barkevious 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.
Hughtavious Barkevious overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hughtavious Barkevious wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barkevious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mein throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Mein.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barkevious.
Mein 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.
Barkevious has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mein finds it's way round the side to connect with Barkevious's head.
Mein throws an off balance right hand
and Barkevious counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mein wants to stand but Barkevious is controlling the position.
Barkevious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mein keeping moving, preventing Barkevious from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkevious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barkevious controls the pace.
Mein wants to stand and escape but Barkevious is having none of it.
Barkevious wants to control from the top but Mein keeps moving.
Barkevious stops Mein from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkevious trying to control the position from guard on top but Mein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Hughtavious Barkevious wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Danga de danga de dang - Barkevious scores with a four punch combination!
Barkevious jabs at Mein's body.
Barkevious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkevious fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barkevious.
Mein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barkevious takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mein is breathing heavily.
Barkevious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barkevious.
Barkevious connects with a body shot.
Mein misses with the combination.
Barkevious is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barkevious throws an overhand right that lands on Mein's shoulder, as Mein tries to avoid the shot.
Barkevious swinging wildly here.
Barkevious showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mein.
Mein looks to land a combination but Barkevious avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mein misses with a double jab.
Barkevious lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hughtavious Barkevious dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mein throws a poor cross that misses
and Barkevious counters with a takedown into side control.
Mein is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barkevious has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barkevious throws a strike aimed at the side of Mein's head but Mein avoids it well.
Barkevious tries for a kimura but Mein is defending well.
Barkevious advances to full mount.
Barkevious wants to control the pace but Mein is squirming around nicely.
Barkevious is working for a guillotine from mount but Mein frees his head quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barkevious trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barkevious won't let Mein get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barkevious trying to control but Mein is having none of it.
Barkevious scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mein?
We've been informed that Mein has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Barkevious controlling from the full mount.
Barkevious has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mein is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hughtavious Barkevious!
In his post fight interview, Hughtavious Barkevious started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
88% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Dayshus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayshus comes to the cage accompanied by Kansas-carry on wayward son. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
28
196 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
21
201 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Dayshus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan McClelland!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayshus cracks McClelland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dayshus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dayshus leaves McClelland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McClelland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dayshus lands with a nice body punch.
Dayshus blocks a head kick by McClelland.
Dayshus has closed the distance and engaged McClelland in a clinch.
A short left from Dayshus.
Dayshus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McClelland or not.
McClelland jumps guard but Dayshus stands there with McClelland around his waist. McClelland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dayshus misses with some punches.
Dayshus throws a head punch that misses.
Dayshus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dayshus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dayshus swings wildly with an uppercut but McClelland uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClelland blocks an uppercut.
Dayshus working aggressively here.
Dayshus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dayshus lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Dayshus on the inside.
Dayshus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dayshus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClelland's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland gets control of Dayshus's arms and successfully pulls guard. McClelland will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dayshus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dayshus throws a big elbow that misses.
Dayshus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bo Dayshus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McClelland throws a hook but Dayshus blocks it.
McClelland scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dayshus controlling the position well.
McClelland wants to free his trapped foot but Dayshus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClelland is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dayshus defends it well.
Dayshus is positioning himself well to prevent McClelland advancing to mount.
Dayshus is in trouble now - McClelland has advanced to mount!
Dayshus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McClelland punching from mount but Dayshus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dayshus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Dayshus is in bad spot here.
McClelland has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Dayshus! Can he survive? No! He's out! McClelland gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan McClelland!
Our winner, Bryan McClelland, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WALK BY PANTERA. Dj Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
40
275 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
|
175 cm
38
163 lbs
27 - 22 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
|
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dj Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turd misses with the combination.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Turd's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Turd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Turd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sanchez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Turd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Turd has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has his foot on Turd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turd works his way back into a safe position though.
Turd looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Turd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Turd keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Turd is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Turd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanchez passes into half guard.
Turd wants to get back to full guard.
Turd trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Turd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Turd keeps moving.
Sanchez stands and throws Turd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Turd is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dj Sanchez!
A less than humble Dj Sanchez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
30% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
38
275 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
|
203 cm
35
250 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres slips a jab from Megaphny.
Megaphny tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Megaphny misses with the head strike.
Megaphny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Megaphny is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Megaphny misses with an elbow strike.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres tries to clinch
and Megaphny counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres moves to clinch but Megaphny breaks away
and Megaphny counters with a thumping low kick.
Megaphny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Megaphny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Megaphny working hard to break the clinch.
Torres taking a breather.
Megaphny has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torres.
Kirk Megaphny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megaphny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megaphny misses with a wild body shot.
Megaphny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megaphny connects with a solid leg kick.
Megaphny looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Kirk Megaphny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megaphny throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Megaphny misses with a body kick.
Megaphny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Megaphny misses.
Torres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Megaphny did well to prevent Torres getting side control.
Torres prevents Megaphny from improving his position.
Megaphny wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.
Megaphny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaphny trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
Torres wants to pass to mount but Megaphny is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Megaphny trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megaphny won't allow Torres to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Megaphny controlling the position well.
Megaphny is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kirk Megaphny just wasn't active enough.
Megaphny misses with a body shot.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres goes for a double leg but Megaphny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Megaphny continues to drive forward.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Megaphny.
Megaphny throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres dodges an elbow strike from Megaphny.
I was talking to Megaphny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megaphny lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Megaphny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Megaphny throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torres's head.
It looks like Sergio Torres has been cut.
Torres walks into a jab.
Megaphny throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaphny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres is trying to stall.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Megaphny is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Megaphny circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk Megaphny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Torres.
Megaphny misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Megaphny misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres'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.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megaphny throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Megaphny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megaphny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torres shoots in and bounces Megaphny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Megaphny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Torres escapes and throws Megaphny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Megaphny tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Megaphny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Megaphny regains half guard.
Megaphny keeping hold of Torres's head, controlling as best he can.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny manages to get to full guard.
Torres postures up.
Megaphny wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
Megaphny has control of Torres's left arm, preventing Torres from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny misses with a shot to the body
and Torres moves into the clinch.
Megaphny can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Megaphny misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Megaphny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Megaphny lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaphny thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Torres tries to hold on but Megaphny postures up.
Torres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Megaphny is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirk Megaphny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Megaphny landing shots from mount.
That has opened up Sergio Torres's cut even more.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Megaphny wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Torres tries to clinch but Megaphny moves out of range.
Torres throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Megaphny tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torres is in Megaphny's guard.
Megaphny trying to control the position.
Megaphny wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Torres is now in half guard.
Torres is trying to control. Megaphny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Megaphny is trying to get back to full guard.
Megaphny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Megaphny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny trying to hold on to Torres's head to control him but Torres postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres tries to clinch but Megaphny is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Megaphny.
Megaphny loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Megaphny throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Megaphny is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Torres's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Megaphny lands a slapping body shot.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Megaphny's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Megaphny.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaphny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres trying to control but Megaphny is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Megaphny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Torres jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to stand but Megaphny is controlling from the bottom.
Megaphny is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Megaphny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Torres is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sergio Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Kirk Megaphny wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Megaphny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megaphny throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Megaphny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Torres.
Torres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirk Megaphny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Megaphny misses the shot to the body.
Megaphny misses with a body shot.
Megaphny gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaphny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaphny tries a knee to the head but Torres blocks it.
Torres jumps guard but Megaphny turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Megaphny tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megaphny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Megaphny circles away.
Kirk Megaphny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Torres.
Megaphny throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Megaphny.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Torres.
Well Megaphny 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Megaphny!
After winning the bout, Kirk Megaphny thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
