 |
GFC - 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranouf Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iranouf Drogba had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
197 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iranouf Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba blocks the body kick.
Lennon tries to land a front kick but Drogba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drogba needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
Drogba tries to clinch there but Lennon circles away.
A solid body kick from Lennon.
Drogba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drogba blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lennon!
Drogba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lennon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lennon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lennon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drogba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogba clinches up against the cage.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba'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.
Drogba lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Lennon blocks it.
Lennon is working for takedown but Drogba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drogba landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Lennon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lennon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lennon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drogba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lennon looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drogba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lennon is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lennon tries to circle away but Drogba has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogba.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Lennon blocks it.
Drogba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennon.
Drogba lands an elbow inside that Lennon shrugs off.
Lennon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drogba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogba.
Drogba seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Drogba scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lennon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogba connects with a knee to the head.
Drogba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Lennon blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drogba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lennon blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba lands an elbow inside.
Drogba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drogba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lennon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drogba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drogba connects with a knee to the head.
Drogba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lennon trying to control the position but instead, Drogba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lennon into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba has Lennon pressed against the cage.
Lennon goes for a takedown attempt but Drogba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iranouf Drogba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drogba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lennon's face.
Drogba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lennon blocks it with crossed arms.
Drogba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drogba tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennon avoids the damage to the body.
Lennon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lennon has Drogba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drogba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Drogba stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iranouf Drogba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drogba trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lennon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drogba walks away with a smile on his face. Lennon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drogba pushes Lennon up against the cage in a clinch.
Drogba has Lennon pressed against the cage, preventing Lennon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba has Lennon pushed against the cage.
Drogba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lennon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike.
Drogba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennon.
Drogba prevents Lennon from breaking the clinch.
Lennon dodges an elbow strike from Drogba.
Drogba misses with the head strike.
Lennon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drogba after a bit of a struggle.
Iranouf Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lennon.
Drogba stalling the fight.
Lennon tries to pull guard but Drogba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drogba working Lennon over with knees to the body.
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drogba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lennon takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennon tries to pull guard but Drogba holds him up against the cage and eventually Lennon drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drogba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Lennon is blocking nicely.
Lennon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drogba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lennon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drogba clinches.
Lennon avoiding damage as Drogba throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon is trying to pull guard but Drogba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lennon avoids a wild elbow strike from Drogba.
Lennon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogba is just out of range.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch but Lennon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogba closes the distance and clinches.
Lennon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lennon jumps guard but Drogba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Drogba.
Lennon wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lennon can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iranouf Drogba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drogba moves out of range of the body kick.
Lennon cracks Drogba with an open hand slap.
Lennon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drogba gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drogba throws an elbow but Lennon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lennon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drogba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lennon wants to control but Drogba postures up.
Drogba misses with the ground and pound.
Drogba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drogba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lennon tries to buck Drogba off but Drogba is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Drogba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drogba trying to control the position but Lennon is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba working away.
Lennon trying to control but Drogba flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lennon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Drogba.
Drogba gets his hands free as Lennon looks to control.
Lennon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Drogba missing with strikes.
Lennon trying to control the action but Drogba just sinks the hooks in.
Drogba lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Drogba.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogba missing with punches from the back.
John Lennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lennon hold on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennon covers up after that shot from Drogba.
Drogba misses with a punch to the head.
Lennon wants to control his opponent's hands but Drogba gets his hands free.
Iranouf Drogba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lennon covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lennon wants to control his opponent's hands but Drogba gets his hands free.
Drogba throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Lennon is covering up but some of the strikes from Drogba are getting through and doing damage.
Drogba throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Drogba cracks Lennon with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lennon from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Drogba go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogba is really struggling to control Lennon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Drogba lands shots from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Drogba manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Drogba lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lennon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogba is raining down hard shots and and Lennon has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Iranouf Drogba!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibario Leonit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Hayze!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayze digs a good body shot into Leonit's ribs.
Hayze throws a shot from downtown. Leonit moves away and avoids it.
Hayze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leonit lands with a good body shot.
Hayze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonit moves away.
Hayze stuns Leonit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hayze with a jab.
Leonit throws a body punch but Hayze moves out of range.
Hayze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leonit throws out a loose jab but Hayze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayze misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonit tries to bum rush Hayze with a series of wild strikes but Hayze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Hayze both land. Nice combination.
Leonit misses with a straight left.
Hayze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonit throws a lazy uppercut
and Hayze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayze ducks under a wild hook from Leonit.
Hayze lands a head shot.
Leonit throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonit counters with a nice body shot.
Hayze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Hayze moves out of range of the strikes.
Leonit is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hayze's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Leonit looks to land a left hand but Hayze moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Leonit misses.
Leonit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leonit in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonit.
Leonit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayze at a distance.
Leonit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayze throws a body punch but Leonit moves out of range.
Leonit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hayze counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hayze scores with a punch to the head.
Hayze misses with a wild body shot.
Leonit scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Bill Hayze has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonit swinging wildly here.
Hayze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hayze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonit misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hayze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Hayze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hayze'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.
Hayze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bill Hayze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leonit looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayze is just out of range.
Hayze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonit.
Leonit throws a shot from downtown. Hayze moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Leonit.
Hayze avoids the body shot from Leonit.
Hayze lands an overhand right.
Leonit ducks right into an uppercut from Hayze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayze lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayze scores with a nice strike.
Hayze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leonit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leonit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hayze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hayze cracks Leonit with an open hand slap.
Hayze scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Hayze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayze comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonit misses with an uppercut. Hayze saw that one coming.
Hayze looks to land a combination but Leonit avoids it well.
Hayze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hayze lands a nice looking body shot.
Hayze connects with a looping right hand.
Hayze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonit.
Hayze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leonit's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayze throws a body punch but Leonit moves out of range.
Leonit cracks Hayze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leonit just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayze.
Leonit ducks under a wild hook from Hayze.
Hayze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonit finds it's way round the side to connect with Hayze's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayze scores with a shot to the body.
Hayze just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayze lands a jab to Leonit's midsection.
Leonit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayze lands a nice shot that snaps Leonit's head back.
Hayze takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bill Hayze's cut even more.
Hayze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leonit connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonit throws a lazy uppercut
and Hayze counters with a right hand to the body.
Hayze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hayze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Hayze's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Hayze. That snapped Leonit's head back.
Hayze throws a right hand that Leonit ducks under and follows up with a left that Leonit also avoids with ease.
Hayze staying out of range there.
Leonit walks into a straight right hand from Hayze.
Leonit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leonit misses with a wild body shot.
Hayze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leonit on the side of the head.
Hayze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ibario Leonit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leonit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hayze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hayze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leonit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonit throws the left hand but Hayze avoids the punch easily.
Leonit lunges at Hayze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayze's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonit takes one on the button.
Hayze lands with a straight right. Leonit didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonit misses with a looping left.
Leonit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayze lands with a hook. Leonit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leonit misses with a left hand
and Leonit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayze.
Leonit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayze with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonit misses with a left hand
and Hayze counters with a nice uppercut.
Leonit is rocked!
Hayze connects with a jab.
Oh Leonit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leonit scores with a sloppy right hand. Hayze should have avoided that one.
The cut above Bill Hayze's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hayze moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Leonit! Hayze continues to tee off on Leonit, landing with a left and a right! Hayze connects with a right hand that leaves Leonit sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hayze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bill Hayze!
In his post fight interview, Bill Hayze 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
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koji Sobando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Bennett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
26
169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Sobando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bennett!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobando's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobando scrambles back to his feet.
Sobando throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Sobando throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Koji Sobando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennett.
Sobando closes the distance and clinches up with Bennett, looking for a takedown. Sobando pushes Bennett against the cage but Bennett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Sobando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobando closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away.
Nice jab there from Bennett.
Sobando throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bennett counters with a crisp one two that drops Sobando! Bennett thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sobando to his feet! Sobando is in big trouble!
Sobando is rocked!
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobando momentarily.
Oh Sobando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobando blocks a jab.
Sobando defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobando moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobando.
Sobando seems to have got his legs back now.
Sobando shoots in for a takedown but Bennett shows good takedown defense.
Bennett scores with a jab. Sobando acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobando gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bennett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sobando is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bennett!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Bennett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coca Bocus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igosh Tammih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coca Bocus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Igosh Tammih!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tammih shoots in but no luck this time.
Tammih tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bocus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tammih shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bocus as he avoids it easily.
Tammih takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bocus wants to clinch up but Tammih keeps it at a distance.
Bocus misses with a hook
and Tammih counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coca Bocus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tammih throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tammih shoots in but Bocus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coca Bocus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igosh Tammih.
Tammih misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bocus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tammih moves away.
Tammih ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tammih tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bocus defends well and Tammih ends up having to push Bocus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bocus stalling in the clinch.
Bocus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tammih lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tammih looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bocus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammih doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bocus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bocus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tammih has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bocus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bocus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tammih tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bocus stalling against the cage.
Tammih fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tammih is trying to pull guard but Bocus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tammih is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bocus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bocus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bocus scores with a knee to the head.
Bocus pushes Tammih back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bocus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tammih backwards.
Bocus with a knee to the head.
A short right from Bocus.
Bocus crunches a lovely knee into Tammih's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Bocus.
Bocus pushes Tammih back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tammih is rocked!
Bocus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tammih is still on wobbly legs! Can Bocus finish him?
Bocus lands an uppercut.
Tammih takes a shot to the head.
Bocus lands a big right hand that drops Tammih! The killer instinct kicks in and Bocus finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bocus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coca Bocus!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Shehukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fardoche Fermier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
25
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
167 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Shehukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fardoche Fermier!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shehukov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fermier thows a body shot but no joy.
Fermier blocks a head kick by Shehukov.
Shehukov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fermier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shehukov tries to kick Fermier off but Fermier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fermier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fermier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fermier stops Shehukov from getting back to his feet.
Fermier working the head and body with strikes.
Fermier passes into side control, despite Shehukov's attempt to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shehukov seems a little lost for a moment, as Fermier dominates the positioning.
Shehukov taking a bit of punishment here - Fermier scoring with strikes.
Shehukov tries to escape but Fermier is in control.
Fermier lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermier is working Shehukov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shehukov is rocked!
Fermier working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Shehukov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fermier in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Shehukov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Fermier turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fardoche Fermier!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fardoche Fermier thanked DROPPIN BODIES for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuiskaaja Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herb Dean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kuiskaaja Rajala's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
26
167 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
|
175 cm
19
173 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
|
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herb Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kuiskaaja Rajala!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean wants to clinch
and Rajala counters with a takedown into side control.
Dean tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dean is trying to get back to half guard.
Dean gets back to half guard.
Dean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala postures up.
Dean wants to sweep but no luck.
Dean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rajala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rajala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rajala rolls with it to try and escape but Dean cranks on the arm and Rajala is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herb Dean!
Herb Dean is the new welterweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Guile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
170 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Guile!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dr Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guile clinches up against the cage.
Guile tries a body shot but Pepper blocks it.
Pepper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guile lands a nice knee to the body.
Pepper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guile utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guile using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guile slowing the pace effectively.
Pepper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guile lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dr Pepper has been cut.
Guile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guile lands a nice elbow.
Guile throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guile has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pepper takes an elbow to the temple.
Guile misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Guile.
Pepper looks winded!
Guile throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guile avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guile lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Dr Pepper's cut even more.
Guile content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Guile throws an elbow that misses.
Guile dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guile lands an elbow just above Pepper 's eye.
Guile leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Guile.
Guile lands a damaging elbow.
Guile lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guile.
The cut above Dr Pepper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Guile lands an elbow that stopped Pepper in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pepper's brow.
Guile unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pepper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guile just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pepper's brow.
Pepper avoids a wild elbow strike from Guile.
A frustrated look appears on Pepper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guile throws an elbow but misses.
Guile taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pepper wants to get back to striking at distance but Guile won't allow it.
Guile misses with an elbow strike.
Pepper working hard to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guile creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pepper's defenses.
Guile slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Guile.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Guile has the dominant position.
Pepper is trying to push Guile away but Guile has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pepper dodges an elbow strike from Guile.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guile missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is looking to break free of the clinch but Guile has double underhooks.
Guile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guile dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Guile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guile prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
Guile pushes off an throws an elbow but Pepper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pepper dodges an elbow strike from Guile.
Guile comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've been informed that Pepper has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Guile missing with knees to the body.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch but Guile keeps him there for the moment.
Guile has Pepper pressed against the cage, preventing Pepper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pepper avoiding damage as Guile throws knees to the body.
Guile leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guile trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guile keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guile throws an elbow but misses.
Pepper blocks an elbow strike from Guile.
Pepper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guile lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dr Pepper's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Guile.
Guile lands an elbow that stopped Pepper in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dr Pepper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Guile!
Anthony Guile retains his featherweight title!
Dr Pepper spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the opportunity, I will train hard and come back stronger and faster.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
