 |
SPNY 208: Conghaile - Duddy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Firas Qabbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Demaratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
200 cm
18
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firas Qabbani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greco Demaratas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaratas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qabbani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demaratass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demaratas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qabbani swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaratas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qabbani as he jumps to the side.
Demaratas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Demaratas misses with a head kick.
Qabbani is looking to slow Demaratas down with leg kicks.
Qabbani really is a fat lump.
A nice inside leg kick there by Qabbani. That's going to slow Demaratas down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qabbani scores with a push kick.
Qabbani connects with a high kick.
It looks like Greco Demaratas has been cut.
Demaratas looks winded!
Qabbani bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Qabbani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Demaratas if he has to take too many more of those.
Qabbani lands with a shot to the body.
Firas Qabbani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaratas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demaratas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Demaratas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qabbani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab by Qabbani.
Demaratas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Qabbani.
Qabbani lands a brutal head kick. Demaratas looks out on his feet and Qabbani throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Firas Qabbani!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Valakas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valakas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coolio - Gangster's Paradise. Dill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Safri Duo - Played A Live. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
173 cm
21
156 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabricio Valakas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Dill!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valakas swinging wildly here.
Valakas lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valakas.
Dill looking to score a takedown here. Valakas is defending well but Dill drives through and ends up in Valakas's guard.
Dill postures up in Valakas's guard and throws a big left but Valakas blocks it.
Dill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Valakas, up you get!
Dill drives through and clinches with Valakas against the cage.
Dill pulls guard effortlessly.
Valakas scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valakas distracts Dill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valakas landing some decent shots from guard.
Dill keeping moving, preventing Valakas from controlling successfully.
Valakas drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valakas jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dill has momentary wrist control but Valakas slips an elbow through the middle.
Valakas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valakas works over Dill with some ground and pound from guard.
Valakas wants to control from the top but Dill keeps moving.
Valakas throws an elbow that misses. Dill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valakas's guard. Nice move by Dill!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valakas is looking to cinch up a triangle. Dill throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Valakas's body to avoid the submission. Valakas has instead reached around Dill's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Valakas arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabricio Valakas!
A very excited looking Fabricio Valakas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramus Arthanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthanier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, P.O.D. - Boom. Rothschild has chosen The Light as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
27
188 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
|
188 cm
39
192 lbs
38 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramus Arthanier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arthanier connects with a body shot.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthanier moves away.
Arthanier throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Arthanier.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Arthanier moved away.
Arthanier ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
Arthanier blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild avoids a kick to the body.
Rothschild avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arthanier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Arthanier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arthanier blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Arthanier misses.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Arthanier.
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Arthanier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthanier looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Arthanier avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arthanier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rothschild takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arthanier is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Arthanier.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arthanier manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a good cross that connects.
Arthanier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rothschild counters with a good, hard body kick but Arthanier shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arthanier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arthanier moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothschild throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Arthanier misses with a kick to the body.
Rothschild moves out of range as Arthanier throws a body kick.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Arthanier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arthanier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild dips to his left and cracks Arthanier with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arthanier, right into the meat.
Arthanier lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
and Arthanier counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arthanier misses with a body kick.
Rothschild on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Arthanier moves out of range easily.
Rothschild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arthanier.
Arthanier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arthanier just misses with a punch to the body.
Arthanier is looking to wear down Rothschild with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arthanier tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Arthanier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arthanier misses with a body kick.
Arthanier lands a slapping body shot.
Arthanier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rothschild circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothschild shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arthanier. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Arthanier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arthanier counters with a solid body kick.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Arthanier.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier checks the leg kick.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Rothschild throws a hook but Arthanier avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Arthanier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Arthanier lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild slips a jab from Arthanier.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rothschild.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Arthanier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arthanier lands with a good body shot.
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 Ramus Arthanier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arthanier throws a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Rothschild.
Arthanier lands with a straight right. Rothschild didn't see that one coming.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arthanier.
Rothschild throws a hook to the side of Arthanier's head but Arthanier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arthanier throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Rothschild jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild walks into a straight right hand from Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arthanier scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Arthanier's leg. Arthanier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arthanier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arthanier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arthanier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arthanier's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rothschild takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Arthanier.
Arthanier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
That kick from Arthanier tenderised Rothschild's leg. Rothschild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arthanier throws a big shot that misses.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Arthanier moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arthanier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arthanier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Arthanier.
Arthanier goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ramus Arthanier is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Arthanier.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Arthanier.
Rothschild lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arthanier's sensitive parts.
Rothschild fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arthanier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Arthanier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rothschild connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arthanier. Arthanier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arthanier checks a leg kick.
Rothschild with a hook.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arthanier throws out the jab.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arthanier scores with a shot to the body.
Arthanier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arthanier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
Rothschild lands with a hook. Arthanier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arthanier throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Arthanier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arthanier scores with a decent looking hook.
Rothschild closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arthanier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Arthanier saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to clinch.
Arthanier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rothschild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arthanier swats away the attempt to clinch by Rothschild.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick
and Arthanier counters with a stiff right hand.
Arthanier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rothschild has time to react.
Arthanier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arthanier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthanier.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Arthanier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arthanier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arthanier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Arthanier.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
letting Arthanier counter with a right hand.
Rothschild misses with a wild body shot.
Arthanier takes one to the chin there.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Arthanier saw that one coming.
Arthanier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothschild.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arthanier tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arthanier throws a front kick that sends Rothschild stumbling back into the cage.
Arthanier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthanier cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ramus Arthanier will probably get the nod.
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!
Arthanier misses with a looping left.
Rothschild moves out of range as Arthanier throws a body kick.
Arthanier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Arthanier ducks down to avoid it.
Arthanier checks the leg kick.
Arthanier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arthanier throws a series of strikes that have Rothschild backpedaling.
Rothschild jabs Arthanier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arthanier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Arthanier avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Arthanier avoids it.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arthanier checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Rothschild finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arthanier's head backwards.
Arthanier throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arthanier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rothschild misses the body punch
and Arthanier counters with a right hand to the body.
Arthanier cracks Rothschild with a good jab.
Rothschild throws the left hand but Arthanier avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Arthanier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arthanier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arthanier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arthanier avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Some wild striking there from Arthanier.
Bancroft Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthanier moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Arthanier misses its intended target.
Arthanier cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arthanier throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arthanier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arthanier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rothschild scores with a hook to the body. Arthanier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rothschild.
Rothschild swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arthanier counters with a body kick that stops Rothschild in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthanier.
Arthanier throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Sloppy strikes from Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
Rothschild misses with an elbow over the top.
Arthanier throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Rothschild.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rothschild throws an elbow but misses.
Rothschild misses with a knee to the head.
Arthanier missing with knees to the body.
Rothschild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arthanier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arthanier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arthanier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arthanier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arthanier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arthanier throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild takes one on the button.
Ramus Arthanier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arthanier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick.
Arthanier lands with a nice combination. Rothschild backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Rothschild looks for the body kick but Arthanier saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arthanier, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthanier connects with a right hand. Rothschild shakes it off.
Rothschild takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arthanier lands with a hook. Rothschild tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ramus Arthanier.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arthanier, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramus Arthanier!
A less than humble Ramus Arthanier 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music. Frank Esposito had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
38
187 lbs
48 - 20 - 0 |
|
180 cm
38
180 lbs
39 - 24 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito stuffs the takedown.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Esposito gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esposito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Esposito sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
Esposito jabs Watson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Esposito looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Esposito moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Esposito is pulling down on Watson's head. It's preventing any offense from Watson, at least for the moment.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watson pushing down on Esposito's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson trying to control the pace.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Esposito desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Watson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Esposito to regain full guard.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Esposito.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson stands up over Esposito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson won't allow Esposito to get back to his feet.
Esposito seems keen to control Watson's posture.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esposito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watson trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense.
Watson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Esposito throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Esposito rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esposito is defending well.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Esposito pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Esposito gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Esposito working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esposito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Watson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Esposito.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Esposito lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson has picked Esposito up - he's going for a ride! Watson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Esposito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Esposito is trying to get back to full guard.
Esposito is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esposito avoid being mounted?
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esposito is keeping the position for now.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Esposito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Esposito tries to pass to full mount but Watson defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito stops Watson from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Esposito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Esposito takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Esposito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito thows a body kick. Watson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Esposito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Esposito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esposito to the ground. Esposito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Esposito, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Esposito against the cage but Esposito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Esposito defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Esposito.
Esposito thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito moves into the clinch.
Esposito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito lands a shoulder strike.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Watson is working for takedown but Esposito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Frank Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a knee to the head.
Esposito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Esposito misses with a knee strike.
Watson has hold of one of Esposito's legs. Esposito is fighting the takedown attempt but Watson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson stands and throws Esposito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
Watson tries to move to mount but Esposito blocks the move with his legs.
Watson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Esposito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Watson misses with the ground and pound.
Watson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Esposito is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to ground and pound but Esposito uses the momentary lack of control by Watson to regain half guard.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito tries to hold on but Watson postures up.
Esposito is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watson trying to control but Esposito is having none of it.
Watson unloading with bombs!
Esposito tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Esposito tries to reverse the position but Watson maintains control.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Esposito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is working hard here to advance position.
Watson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Watson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Esposito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Esposito is looking to escape.
Esposito is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Watson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Esposito.
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music D12. 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?
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
31
225 lbs
22 - 15 - 4 |
|
190 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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
22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Bones throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bones connects with an inside leg kick.
Bones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bones connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bones.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Bones takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones jabs at Jackson's body.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Bones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bones.
Bones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jonny Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Bones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bones delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Bones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bones throws out the jab.
Jackson takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bones.
Bones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Bones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bones.
Bones throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Bones cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Bones's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses with a hook
and Bones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Bones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bones 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.
Bones misses with the ground and pound.
Bones tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bones is trying to get an arm triangle but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson tries to buck Bones off but Bones is having none of it.
Bones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Bones is controlling well.
Jackson trying to hold on to Bones's head to control him but Bones postures up.
Bones trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson trying to hold on to Bones's head to control him but Bones postures up.
Bones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bones trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Bones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid body kick from Bones.
Bones misses with a head kick.
Bones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bones - that will leave a mark!
Bones misses with a straight left.
Bones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Bones sees coming a mile off.
Bones looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Bones thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jonny Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Bones's body.
Bones throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Bones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bones thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good exchange - Bones coming out on top.
Bones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bones lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bones tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bones ducks under and follows up with a left that Bones also avoids with ease.
Bones is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Bones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a body shot.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson jabs at Bones's body.
Bones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Bones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jackson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Bones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Bones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bones throws a big right hand that misses.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Bones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson has Bones pulled in close to control his posture.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bones trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jackson is staying active underneath Bones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bones swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bones dives in and scores a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Bones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Bones lands a couple of digs.
Jackson controls Bones momentarily but Bones frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bones lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bones manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones looking to control.
Bones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bones looking to control.
Bones wants to sweep but no luck.
Bones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ben Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Bones keeping control of the position.
Jackson prevents Bones from improving his position.
Bones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson throws a strike but Bones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jonny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls Bones momentarily but Bones frees himself.
Bones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson has his hands on Bones's head, controlling the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bones from controlling successfully.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bones is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones lands a couple of elbows.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Jonny Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bones is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bones 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Bones!
After the fight, Jonny Bones was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
79% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Branson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rude comes to the cage accompanied by Gunslinger. Branson has chosen Meytal Cohen - Toxicity as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
33
218 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
|
183 cm
30
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Branson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branson fails to land the takedown.
Branson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Branson closes the distance and clinches up with Rude, looking for a takedown. Branson pushes Rude against the cage but Rude circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Branson tries to clinch there but Rude circles away.
Branson looks for a takedown but Rude sprawls well.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Branson.
Branson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rude counters with a nice low kick that buckles Branson's knee momentarily.
Rude thows a body kick. Branson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Branson 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.
Rude closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Branson's guard.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rude wants to pass the guard but Branson is keeping the position.
Rude seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rude got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rude has managed to get both his arms back between Branson's legs - danger averted.
Rude controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rude tries to free his leg and advance position but Branson is retaining full guard.
Rude is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Branson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rude is one step ahead there.
Rude wants to pass the guard but Branson is keeping the position.
Branson keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dominic Rude wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Branson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rude closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Branson quickly recovers to half guard.
Branson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rude takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Branson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rude performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominic Rude wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rude feints and as Branson raises his hands in defense, Rude changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a big right hand that misses.
Branson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rude passes Branson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Branson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rude is working away from the top position though.
Branson manages to get to full guard.
Branson keeping moving, preventing Rude from controlling successfully.
Branson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rude is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branson has his foot on Rude's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rude works his way back into a safe position though.
Rude sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Branson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rude not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rude trying to control but Branson is working from the bottom.
Rude preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Branson fails to land the takedown.
Branson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rude but Rude pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rude connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Branson momentarily.
Rude throws a series of punches but Branson moves out of range.
Rude is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rude fakes the leg kick and cracks Branson in the body.
The crowd cheers as Rude lands an impressive looking overhand right. Branson doesn't seem phased though.
Branson fails with the takedown
and Rude makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Branson.
Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Branson under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
Rude lands a right hook to the body.
Branson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rude defends it nicely.
Branson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dominic Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
Branson is breathing heavily.
Branson fails with the takedown
and Rude counters with a two punch combo.
Branson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rude counters with a nice body shot.
Rude scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rude looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rude stalling.
Branson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've been informed that Branson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Branson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rude defends well.
Rude passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Branson tries to improve position but can't.
Rude wants to control but Branson is keeping him busy.
Branson tries to bench press Rude off him but Rude keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rude wants to control but Branson is keeping him busy.
Rude scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rude working the ground and pound.
Rude controls the position.
Rude trying to control the action but Branson is working from the bottom.
Branson manages to get back to half guard.
Rude thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rude moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Branson.
Branson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branson is trying to control Rude's posture but Rude avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude controlling from side mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude moves into full mount!
Branson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rude looking for a guillotine from mount but Branson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Branson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rude changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Branson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rude passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Branson!
Branson working to try and regain half guard.
Rude controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Rude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rude trying to strike off his back.
Rude keeping full guard, as Branson tries to pass.
Branson wants to control from the top but Rude keeps moving.
Rude wants to sweep here but Branson controlling him for the moment.
Branson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Branson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Branson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rude is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude is adopting a defensive guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rude is on top in guard.
Rude postures up.
Branson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rude doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rude manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Branson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Branson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rude defends well.
Rude stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Branson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominic Rude is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude trying to control but Branson is working from the bottom.
Rude has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rude pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Branson is keeping the position for now.
Rude stays in close to Branson's body and controls the position.
Branson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Branson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rude is trying to control the position but Branson postures up.
Dominic Rude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rude is retaining full guard.
Rude wants to sweep here but Branson controlling him for the moment.
Branson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Branson drops back looking for a leg! Rude is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rude manages to kick Branson off! Branson jumps back into Rude's guard.
Rude pulls Branson in close to his closed guard and prevents Branson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Branson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Branson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude seems keen to control Branson's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominic Rude.
Well Rude 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rude!
Dominic Rude managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Dark Side, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes to the cage accompanied by WolfMother. Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
27
188 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
|
179 cm
29
182 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slavas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slavas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slavas. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slavas loads up on a big right hand but Le slips the punch.
Slavas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Le doesn't seem bothered though.
Slavas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Le blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slavas.
Slavas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slavas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slavas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le wants to control but Slavas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slavas thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.
Slavas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slavas throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Le to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le is trying to control the position but Slavas postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Slavas's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Slavas content to stall in guard here.
Slavas looking to pass the guard.
Le looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slavas is one step ahead there.
Le keeping moving, preventing Slavas from controlling successfully.
Slavas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slavas trying to move into half guard but instead Le has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Le defends it easily.
Slavas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slavas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Le must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Le would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slavas looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slavas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Le trying to control but Slavas is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slavas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Le takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
Slavas loads up on a big right hand but Le slips the punch.
Slavas throws a looping overhand right but Le ducks down to avoid it.
Slavas lands an overhand right.
Slavas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slavas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le connects with the punch.
Slavas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Le misses.
Slavas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le was well out of range. Poor timing from Slavas.
Slavas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Slavas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slavas circles away quickly and effectively.
Okin Slavas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slavas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Les jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le throws a lazy right hand but Slavas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le misses the jab.
Slavas throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Slavas just misses with a punch to the body.
Slavas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slavas scores with a hook to the body. Le takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Slavas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slavas back to the cage. Le follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Slavas misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okin Slavas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le looks to land a combination but Slavas avoids it well.
Okin Slavas is winning the standup battle so far.
Slavas tests Le's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slavas shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Le throws a series of punches but Slavas avoids them all with ease.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slavas ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slavas throws out the jab.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le throws a hook to the side of Slavas's head but Slavas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Le fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slavas, pushing him back against the cage.
Le breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.
Slavas throws a lazy uppercut
letting Le counter with a right hand.
Slavas digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Le tries to clinch but Slavas moves out of range.
Slavas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le's head.
Slavas scores with a takedown into Le's guard.
Le is adopting a defensive guard.
Slavas tries to free his leg and advance position but Le is retaining full guard.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slavas's head.
Slavas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slavas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Le slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slavas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Le preventing the sweep.
Le trying to control but Slavas is working from the bottom.
Slavas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas is trying to control the position but Le postures up.
Slavas wants to sweep here but Le controlling him for the moment.
Slavas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Slavas throwing strikes but missing.
Slavas stops Le from standing up.
Slavas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slavas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Le misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Slavas misses the target.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Slavas.
Slavas scores with a takedown into Le's guard.
Le looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slavas passes into half guard.
Slavas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le wants to control but Slavas is keeping busy.
Le keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okin Slavas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Slavas shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Slavas swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Nice straight punches there by Le. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le.
Slavas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slavas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slavas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slavas thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le throws a one two combo.
Slavas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Le moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le throws a leg kick but Slavas checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slavas showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Slavas there.
Slavas winds up and cracks Le with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slavas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slavas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Le does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Okin Slavas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le trying to control but Slavas postures up.
Slavas trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Le wants to control but Slavas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slavas wants to pass to mount but Le is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Le has managed to free his arm - good work.
Slavas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Le.
Slavas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Le looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Le looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Le!
Slavas is looking for a sweep.
Le wants to stand but Slavas is controlling his arm.
Phan Tran Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Le decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Slavas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Le defends well and Slavas ends up having to push Le into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okin Slavas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slavas's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Le.
Le digs a right hand underneath Slavas's ribcage. Slavas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slavas is defending well for now.
Le is leaning against Slavas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le scores with a hook to the body.
Okin Slavas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavas blocks an elbow strike from Le.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le lands an elbow inside that Slavas shrugs off.
Le manages to break the clinch.
Slavas scores with a jab to the body.
Le throws a hook but Slavas blocks it.
Slavas misses with a body shot.
Le cracks Slavas with an open hand slap.
Slavas misses with a hook to the body
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le missing with a left hand there. Slavas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slavas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phan Tran Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slavas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Okin Slavas!
In his post fight interview, Okin Slavas started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Phan Tran Le stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
35
179 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
|
172 cm
30
182 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco Rocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Blanco Rocha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blanco Rocha throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanco Rocha.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blanco Rocha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Blanco Rocha controls his hands.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blanco Rocha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Blanco Rocha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is trying to stall.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Blanco Rocha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blanco Rocha is defending well for now.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blanco Rocha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Blanco Rocha shrugs off.
It looks like Vergil Blanco Rocha has been cut.
Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Blanco Rocha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha landing knees to the body.
Khan looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco Rocha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Blanco Rocha pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blanco Rocha misses with an elbow strike.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blanco Rocha avoids it.
Blanco Rocha avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blanco Rocha is keeping busy.
Blanco Rocha avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
Blanco Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blanco Rocha is defending well for now.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Blanco Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanco Rocha throws an elbow but misses.
Blanco Rocha avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Blanco Rocha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Blanco Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Blanco Rocha.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha breaks the clinch.
Blanco Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Blanco Rocha counter with a right hand.
Blanco Rocha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blanco Rocha tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Blanco Rocha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blanco Rocha duly obliges.
Blanco Rocha misses with a looping right.
Blanco Rocha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Blanco Rocha throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan throws a leg kick which misses Blanco Rocha's front leg but catches the back leg as Blanco Rocha tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Blanco Rocha down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha scores with a jab to the body.
Khan slips under a jab from Blanco Rocha.
Vergil Blanco Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Blanco Rocha there.
Blanco Rocha scores with a hook.
Blanco Rocha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blanco Rocha tries to land a leg kick but Khan saw it coming and moves away.
Blanco Rocha scores with a jab to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blanco Rocha throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanco Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Blanco Rocha blocks a head kick by Khan.
Blanco Rocha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vergil Blanco Rocha's cut.
That's time! Blanco Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blanco Rocha scores with a punch to the head.
Khan avoids the body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Khan takes one on the button.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Blanco Rocha does it's job there.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blanco Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanco Rocha lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Nice body kick from Blanco Rocha.
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!
Blanco Rocha misses with the combination.
Blanco Rocha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blanco Rocha misses with a hook.
Blanco Rocha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanco Rocha slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Blanco Rocha throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blanco Rocha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Blanco Rocha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blanco Rocha blocks a head kick by Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Khan moves out of range easily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanco Rocha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
Blanco Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanco Rocha lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab by Blanco Rocha.
Khan avoids the body shot from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha misses with a series of wild punches.
Khan ducks right into an uppercut from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanco Rocha throws a leg kick
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha blocks an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Blanco Rocha shrugs off.
Blanco Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Khan.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
I was talking to Blanco Rocha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Blanco Rocha blocks it.
Blanco Rocha dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Blanco Rocha controls the action.
Blanco Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blanco Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Blanco Rocha avoids the damage to the body.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Blanco Rocha is blocking nicely.
Blanco Rocha managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blanco Rocha's brow.
Blanco Rocha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Blanco Rocha.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Khan blocks a head kick by Blanco Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco Rocha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khan.
Blanco Rocha looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Blanco Rocha swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vergil Blanco Rocha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vergil Blanco Rocha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blanco Rocha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Blanco Rocha.
Khan looks to clinch
and Blanco Rocha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanco Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanco Rocha throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Khan throws a head kick that Blanco Rocha semi-blocks.
Khan takes one on the button.
Blanco Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanco Rocha scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands with an overhand left.
Khan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Blanco Rocha counters with a big head kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Blanco Rocha misses with a left hand
and Khan moves into the clinch.
Blanco Rocha blocks an elbow strike.
Blanco Rocha misses with the head strike.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blanco Rocha.
Khan avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow just above Blanco Rocha 's eye.
Blanco Rocha lands a body shot.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blanco Rocha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Nice elbow from Khan.
Blanco Rocha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blanco Rocha.
Khan lands an elbow just above Blanco Rocha 's eye.
Khan misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blanco Rocha.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blanco Rocha lands an uppercut.
Blanco Rocha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Blanco Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanco Rocha lands a right hook to the body.
Blanco Rocha scores with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Blanco Rocha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blanco Rocha duly obliges.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blanco Rocha.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Blanco Rocha throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands with a shot to the body.
Vergil Blanco Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blanco Rocha scores with a sloppy right hand. Khan should have avoided that one.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blanco Rocha.
Khan wants to clinch.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanco Rocha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanco Rocha lands a jab to the head.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Blanco Rocha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blanco Rocha misses with a few strikes there.
Abaka Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vergil Blanco Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blanco Rocha's head.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanco Rocha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Khan. That's going to slow Blanco Rocha down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco Rocha throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
Khan moves forwards but Blanco Rocha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vergil Blanco Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blanco Rocha 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vergil Blanco Rocha!
Vergil Blanco Rocha thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
89% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Wexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cyprus Hill - Hits From the Bong. Wexler has chosen Go To Sleep - Eminem as his entrance music. Jay Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
32
182 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
|
182 cm
34
178 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Wexler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws out a powerful jab.
Wexler misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Wexler's shoulder, as Wexler tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter stuffs the takedown.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. Wexler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wexler tries for a takedown but Hunter circles away easily
and Hunter counters with a leg kick.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hunter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wexler is out of range.
Wexler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jay Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Wexler.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wexler's sensitive parts.
Wexler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
Wexler misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a good low kick that Wexler was not able to check.
Hunter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wexler is able to avoid easily.
Wexler misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter thumps Wexler with a low kick.
Wexler scores with a jab to the head.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Wexler is just out of range.
Wexler throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wexler.
Wexler checks a low kick from Hunter.
Wexler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Wexler throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wexler's hands.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Wexler.
Wexler is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter trying to control but Wexler is working from the bottom.
Wexler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wexler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wexler keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter won't allow Wexler to sweep him here.
Hunter gets to his feet. Wexler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wexler throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Wexler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wexler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Hunter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Hunter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wexler doesn't seem phased though.
Wexler lands a nice shot to the body.
Wexler misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wexler checks the leg kick.
Wexler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunter was covering up waiting for the punch and Wexler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wexler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wexler has gone for a leg lock! Hunter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wexler's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunter lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Wexler. Those never looked like landing.
Wexler needs to keep his hands up - Hunter had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Wexler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wexler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hunter tries a low kick but Wexler avoids it.
Wexler throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Wexler misses with a wild body shot.
Jay Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Wexler moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wexler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter connects with the punch.
Wexler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wexler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wexler wants to control for a moment but Hunter uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wexler is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hunter reverses the position - he's now on top in Wexler's guard.
Hunter wanted to stand there but Wexler had control of the position.
Wexler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunter is working Wexler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Wexler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hunter has hold of Wexler's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wexler seems comfortable defending it but Hunter has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wexler is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wexler is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hunter couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Hunter!
A relieved looking Jay Hunter 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
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Conghaile comes to the cage accompanied by The Deer's Cry by Angelina. Duddy has chosen Dropkick Murphys - 'Loyal to No One' as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
31
201 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
|
182 cm
37
197 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oisin O Conghaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy looks to land a combination but O Conghaile avoids it well.
Duddy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duddy throws a leg kick but O Conghaile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duddy.
O Conghaile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duddy throws a poor cross that misses
and O Conghaile counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Duddy lands but O Conghaile takes it in his stride.
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddy connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Duddy misses the target.
Duddy misses with a double jab
enabling O Conghaile to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like John Duddy has been cut.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Conghaile swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Conghaile counters with a nice body kick.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
O Conghaile connects with a leg kick. Duddy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duddy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duddy moves to clinch but O Conghaile breaks away
and O Conghaile counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick and O Conghaile moves out of range easily.
O Conghaile showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duddy.
O Conghaile thumps Duddy with a low kick.
Duddy looks winded!
Duddy closes the distance but O Conghaile moves to the side
and O Conghaile counters with a one-two to the body.
O Conghaile defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy tries to close the distance and clinch but O Conghaile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duddy misses with a double jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Conghaile.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duddy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Conghaile. O Conghaile obviously looking to wear him down.
Duddy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Conghaile.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Conghaile lands with a nice body kick.
O Conghaile scores with a nice right hand.
O Conghaile cracks Duddy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duddy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can O Conghaile finish him?
Duddy is rocked!
O Conghaile lands an uppercut, right on the button! Duddy tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oisin O Conghaile!
Oisin O Conghaile was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
