 |
Death Squad 183:Toole vs Slade PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
34
250 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
|
178 cm
39
195 lbs
31 - 24 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Nevsky with that takedown attempt.
Rasputin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nevsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rasputin somewhat.
Rasputin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nevsky on his heels. He'll look to pass Nevsky's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasputin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing.
Rasputin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin won't allow Nevsky to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rasputin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rasputin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nevsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nevsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rasputin .
Nevsky gets caught flat footed, as Rasputin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rasputin postures up in Nevsky's guard and throws a big left but Nevsky blocks it.
Rasputin throws a strike but Nevsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nevsky trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Rasputin is looking for a triangle but Nevsky pushes his legs off easily.
Nevsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nevsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nevsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasputin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rasputin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rasputin working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
Nevsky trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Nevsky distracts Rasputin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nevsky trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nevsky fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rasputin . No joy for Nevsky on that attempt.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Nevsky.
Rasputin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nevsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rasputin misses with a head shot. Nevsky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rasputin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nevsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
That's time! Rasputin 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nevsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rasputin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasputin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nevsky tries to avoid it but Rasputin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nevsky to the ground. Nevsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick from Nevsky lands but Rasputin takes it in his stride.
Rasputin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rasputin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rasputin shoots in for a double leg but Nevsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nevsky tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rasputin defends well and Nevsky ends up having to push Rasputin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rasputin 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rasputin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nevsky is fending him off so far but Rasputin persists. Nope, Nevsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nevsky scores with a nice strike.
Nevsky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rasputin sprawls well initially but Nevsky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nevsky is looking to take a break and control but Rasputin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nevsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nevsky is looking to stall here but Rasputin recovers full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky looking to sit in guard and control but Rasputin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky wants to stand and escape but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin cracks Nevsky with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nevsky is looking to stand up but Rasputin isn't so interested in that idea.
Rasputin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasputin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasputin passes Nevsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rasputin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rasputin lands strikes from half guard.
Rasputin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nevsky defending well though.
Rasputin lands with a punch from half guard.
Rasputin is pressing down on Nevsky's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nevsky is holding on for now.
Piotr Rasputin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nevsky is trying to stand up here but Rasputin is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin slips a nice elbow through Nevsky's hands, connecting with Nevsky's forehead.
Rasputin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nevsky's head.
Rasputin seems to be working for a kimura but Nevsky defends the submission attempt.
Rasputin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rasputin closes the distance and clinches up with Nevsky, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes Nevsky against the cage but Nevsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Nevsky. No joy for Rasputin on that attempt.
Nevsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevsky lands in his opponent's guard.
Nevsky trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky preventing the sweep.
Rasputin is looking to stand up but Nevsky isn't so interested in that idea.
Rasputin pulls Nevsky in to control the position.
Nevsky wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Nevsky stopping the sweep attempt from Rasputin .
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nevsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rasputin .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rasputin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nevsky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rasputin is fending him off so far but Nevsky persists. Nope, Rasputin circles away and we're back to standing.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Nevsky.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rasputin 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Nevsky.
Nevsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rasputin .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Rasputin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nevsky cracks Rasputin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nevsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevsky lands in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rasputin is on top in guard.
Rasputin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws an elbow that misses. Nevsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasputin 's guard. Nice move by Nevsky!
Nevsky trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Rasputin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky throws an elbow that misses. Rasputin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nevsky's guard. Nice move by Rasputin !
Nevsky wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasputin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasputin postures up in Nevsky's guard and throws a big left but Nevsky blocks it.
Rasputin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasputin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nevsky keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
Nevsky wants to stand but Rasputin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nevsky sprawls well. Nevsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nevsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nevsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rasputin .
Nevsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick from Nevsky lands but Rasputin takes it in his stride.
Nevsky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rasputin is looking to reverse the position.
Rasputin defending against the ground and pound.
Rasputin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nevsky's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky wants to take a breather but Rasputin is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nevsky in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Nevsky there.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nevsky.
Nevsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nevsky trying to control from half guard but Rasputin is working away.
Rasputin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nevsky.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nevsky is working for a submission of some sort.
Nevsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nevsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!
A relieved looking Alexander Nevsky 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
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eamonn McGuigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Volcanic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
30
295 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
|
196 cm
34
233 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eamonn McGuigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Volcanic!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volcanic moves out of range of the body kick from McGuigan.
Volcanic flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuigan steps away.
Volcanic pushes McGuigan away with a front kick.
Volcanic throws a sloppy head kick and McGuigan moves out of range easily.
McGuigan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Volcanic misses the body punch
and McGuigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuigan misses with a body kick.
Volcanic throws a leg kick but McGuigan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McGuigan lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volcanic throws a head kick but McGuigan moves out of range.
Volcanic looks to land a left hand but McGuigan moved out of range nicely.
Volcanic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volcanic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuigan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Volcanic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volcanic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGuigan clinches with his opponent.
McGuigan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuigan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McGuigan.
Volcanic misses with a punch on the inside.
McGuigan is looking to control Volcanic's arms but Volcanic gets an underhook and turns him. Now McGuigan has his back to the cage.
McGuigan lands an uppercut.
Volcanic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Volcanic misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from McGuigan.
McGuigan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volcanic avoids it.
Volcanic scores with a shoulder strike.
Volcanic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuigan backwards.
Volcanic throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuigan.
McGuigan misses with a body punch.
McGuigan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGuigan works on Volcanic's body with a couple of short punches.
Volcanic can't find room to land a body shot as McGuigan controls the action.
McGuigan prevents a body shot from Volcanic.
Volcanic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan pushes Volcanic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volcanic looks winded!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volcanic just misses with a elbow thrown towards McGuigan's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuigan.
McGuigan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McGuigan misses with a punch on the inside.
Volcanic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuigan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volcanic's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volcanic.
Volcanic throws an elbow but it misses.
Volcanic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGuigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuigan lands a shoulder strike.
McGuigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volcanic swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuigan blocks an elbow strike from Volcanic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volcanic.
Volcanic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuigan digs a right hand into Volcanic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Volcanic's gas tank.
Volcanic blocking some punches.
Volcanic leaning against his opponent.
McGuigan misses with a body punch.
McGuigan swings wildly with an uppercut but Volcanic uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volcanic struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuigan controls his hands.
Volcanic misses with some punches.
McGuigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGuigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuigan prevents a body shot from Volcanic.
McGuigan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Volcanic.
Volcanic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volcanic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamonn McGuigan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Volcanic misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuigan misses the target.
McGuigan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McGuigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volcanic can do to turn this around?
Volcanic cracks McGuigan with a good jab.
It looks like Eamonn McGuigan has been cut.
Volcanic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGuigan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volcanic is looking to slow McGuigan down with leg kicks.
McGuigan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Volcanic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volcanic flicks out a counter leg kick but McGuigan steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McGuigan checks it well.
McGuigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volcanic is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuigan throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Volcanic.
McGuigan throws a shot from downtown. Volcanic moves away and avoids it.
Volcanic looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuigan is just out of range.
Volcanic throws a leg kick
and McGuigan counters with a thumping low kick.
Volcanic connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuigan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volcanic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volcanic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic ducks right into an uppercut from McGuigan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volcanic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuigan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volcanic misses with a hook
and McGuigan counters with a straight right hand.
McGuigan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McGuigan moves out of range as Volcanic throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and McGuigan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volcanic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic tries to work over McGuigan's front leg with a kick but McGuigan checks it.
Volcanic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danny Volcanic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volcanic throws a leg kick
and Volcanic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volcanic connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuigan.
Volcanic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McGuigan is out of range.
McGuigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danny Volcanic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volcanic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuigan circles away.
It looked like McGuigan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuigan.
Eamonn McGuigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuigan.
Volcanic pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuigan is out of range and Volcanic settles back down.
McGuigan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGuigan tries to clinch up.
Volcanic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volcanic.
McGuigan throws a right hand that Volcanic ducks under and follows up with a left that Volcanic also avoids with ease.
Volcanic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Volcanic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eamonn McGuigan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Volcanic tries to work over McGuigan's front leg with a kick but McGuigan checks it.
As Volcanic backs away, McGuigan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McGuigan pushes Volcanic away with a front kick.
Volcanic avoids the body shot from McGuigan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volcanic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuigan blocks a head kick by Volcanic.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuigan misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volcanic scores with a head kick.
Volcanic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Volcanic is predictable there
and McGuigan counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuigan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Volcanic is looking to clinch.
Volcanic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuigan at a distance.
Volcanic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from McGuigan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volcanic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McGuigan is able to avoid easily.
McGuigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGuigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Volcanic circles away.
McGuigan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Volcanic clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuigan tries to stall but Volcanic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Volcanic misses with some punches.
Volcanic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Volcanic presses McGuigan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from McGuigan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGuigan.
Volcanic working aggressively here.
McGuigan struggles to land a body shot inside as Volcanic controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from McGuigan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuigan blocking some punches.
Volcanic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volcanic tries to throw a body punch but McGuigan avoids it by throwing Volcanic back against the cage.
Eamonn McGuigan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGuigan lands an uppercut.
McGuigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuigan misses with a punch to the body.
Volcanic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic misses with a punch to the body.
Volcanic throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuigan prevents a body shot from Volcanic.
McGuigan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volcanic working aggressively here.
Volcanic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuigan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGuigan presses Volcanic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Volcanic misses with some punches.
Volcanic lands with a left to the head.
McGuigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuigan misses with some punches.
Volcanic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eamonn McGuigan's cut is getting worse.
McGuigan blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuigan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volcanic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volcanic lands a nice uppercut.
McGuigan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Volcanic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuigan is keeping busy.
Good body shot from McGuigan.
McGuigan looking to stall.
McGuigan throws a punch but it's blocked by Volcanic.
Volcanic throws an elbow but it misses.
McGuigan throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuigan slowing the pace effectively.
Volcanic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volcanic lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volcanic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuigan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Volcanic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volcanic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Volcanic!
Our winner, Danny Volcanic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Esa Wideroos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
|
187 cm
39
217 lbs
33 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esa Wideroos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wideroos.
Good shot there by Wideroos.
Wideroos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wideroos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Love throws out the jab.
A big right from Love misses.
Wideroos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Love misses the jab.
Wideroos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Love is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wideroos with a body shot.
Wideroos moves out of range as Love strikes.
Wideroos lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Wideroos ducks under a wild hook from Love.
Wideroos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Love checks a low kick from Wideroos.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wideroos.
Love misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wideroos, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wideroos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wideroos connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Wideroos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Love ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Love.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Wideroos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wideroos. That's going to slow Love down.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wideroos connects with an inside leg kick.
Love on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wideroos tries to land a leg kick but Love saw it coming and moves away.
Love drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wideroos defends it well.
Love moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love throws a jab but it's blocked by Wideroos.
Wideroos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wideroos tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Wideroos keeps Love at a distance using the push kick.
Wideroos lands a nice looking body kick.
Wideroos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wideroos tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Wideroos misses the target.
Wideroos throws a leg kick but Love moved away.
Esa Wideroos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wideroos tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wideroos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Love feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wideroos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wideroos looking to control.
Love lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Love postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love stopping the sweep attempt from Wideroos.
Love has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wideroos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Love can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wideroos is trying to control the position but Love postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wideroos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esa Wideroos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wideroos tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Wideroos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Love.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love looking to score a takedown here. Wideroos is defending well but Love drives through and ends up in Wideroos's guard.
Wideroos 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.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Wideroos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wideroos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Love with a nice head shot there.
Love trying to control but Wideroos is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Love accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wideroos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Puppy Love will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wideroos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wideroos throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Love connects with a looping right hand.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wideroos was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wideroos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wideroos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wideroos looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wideroos pinned against the cage. Wideroos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wideroos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wideroos. That's going to slow Love down.
Wideroos moves out of range as Love strikes.
Love bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wideroos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Love working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wideroos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Love.
Love landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Love not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Wideroos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Love thows a huge punch but Wideroos dodges it nicely.
Wideroos is trying to get back to full guard.
Wideroos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Love is looking to take a break and control but Wideroos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Love checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puppy Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Love tests Wideroos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wideroos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Love avoids a kick to the body.
Love avoids the head kick by Wideroos.
Wideroos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wideroos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Love slips a jab from Wideroos.
Love appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wideroos scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Wideroos.
Love lands a jab to Wideroos's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Love there.
Love shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wideroos's guard.
Love missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Love trying to control but Wideroos is working from the bottom.
Wideroos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wideroos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love lands a couple of elbows.
Love looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wideroos wants to clinch but Love slips to the side
and Love counters with a straight right hand.
Love has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Love changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wideroos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wideroos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Love wants to take a breather but Wideroos is having none of it.
Wideroos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Love.
Wideroos is trying to control but can't.
Love is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Love lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puppy Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wideroos misses with a head kick.
Wideroos misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Love! But no joy.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wideroos.
Wideroos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Love takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
Love comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wideroos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wideroos dodges the punch combination from Love.
Wideroos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wideroos cracks Love with a good jab.
Wideroos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Wideroos.
Wideroos throwing a counter right hand but Love manages to avoid it.
Wideroos thows a leg kick but Love checks it
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Wideroos is predictable there
and Love counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wideroos connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
A punch combination from Love misses.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wideroos.
Love swings for the body but Wideroos moves out of range.
Wideroos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wideroos throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Wideroos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wideroos looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Wideroos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wideroos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wideroos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wideroos tries a low kick but Love avoids it.
Wideroos jabs at Love's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wideroos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wideroos lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love missing with a left hand there. Wideroos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wideroos. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wideroos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Love is able to avoid easily.
Love is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wideroos with a body shot.
Esa Wideroos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wideroos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wideroos looks to land a body kick but Love moved away.
Wideroos connects with a solid leg kick.
Love checks a leg kick.
And Love tries to counter it with a takedown but Wideroos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wideroos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Love counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Love as he connects with a hook.
Wideroos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Love lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wideroos throws a front kick aimed at Love's knee but Love avoids it well.
Wideroos moves away from the strike by Love.
Wideroos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wideroos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
Love bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wideroos's head backwards.
Wideroos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Love swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wideroos misses with a head kick.
Love with the counter takedown but Wideroos avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Wideroos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Love jabs Wideroos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love moves out of range of the leg kick from Wideroos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wideroos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puppy Love is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wideroos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Love fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wideroos throws a poor cross that misses
and Love counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wideroos thinking.
Wideroos looks for the body kick but Love saw that one coming.
Wideroos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wideroos darts in trying to clinch
enabling Love to counter with a crisp jab.
Love drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Love preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puppy Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Love has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puppy Love!
During a confident post fight interview, Puppy Love thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gauge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauge comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Errday (ft. Juicy J). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
41
207 lbs
44 - 21 - 0 |
|
225 cm
30
300 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Gauge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gauge is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gauge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller walks into a jab.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gauge as he avoids it easily.
Gauge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gauge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gauge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Gauge.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller scores with a takedown into Gauge's guard.
Gauge is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gauge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gauge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gauge pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gauge tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Gauge wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gauge.
A short left from Miller.
Gauge tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Gauge back against the cage.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Gauge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson Gauge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Miller.
That kick from Miller tenderised Gauge's leg. Gauge is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Gauge slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Gauge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson Gauge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gauge.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gauge eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Gauge saw that one coming.
Gauge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gauge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Gauge throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Gauge looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gauge's head backwards.
Gauge doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller works Gauge's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauge fails to land with a series of punches.
Gauge dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses.
Gauge tries to clinch up.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Gauge slips the punch.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gauge blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gauge was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Gauge lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gauge keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gauge tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gauge!
Gauge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miller trying to control but Gauge is having none of it.
Gauge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gauge throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gauge.
Gauge takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Gauge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Gauge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gauge.
Gauge throws a head kick that misses.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gauge tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gauge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller passes Gauge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Gauge'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.
Miller moves nicely into side control.
Gauge is not content to let Miller control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gauge, who protects the arm well.
Gauge wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gauge avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miller.
Miller passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gauge!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gauge in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gauge to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Miller!
A determined David Miller didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets 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
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Esposito's choice of entrance music: Sukh Knight. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
32
280 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
|
195 cm
43
285 lbs
34 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fiddler under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito tries to land a front kick but Fiddler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fiddler lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Fiddler works the jab nicely.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fiddler.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esposito.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Fiddler misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito! But no joy.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fiddler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Esposito misses.
Fiddler looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
Esposito 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.
Esposito lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Esposito.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Fiddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a body kick.
Fiddler throws a front kick aimed at Esposito's knee but Esposito avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito! But no joy.
Fiddler lands with a hook. Esposito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiddler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fiddler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fiddler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito cracks Fiddler with an open hand slap.
Fiddler scores with a leg kick.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
As Esposito backs away, Fiddler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiddler to score with a decent uppercut.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Esposito.
Fiddler throws a quick counter head kick but Esposito was just out of range.
A jab from Esposito misses.
A jab from Esposito misses.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
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!
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fiddler scores with a jab to the body.
Fiddler looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiddler jabs at Esposito's body.
Fiddler scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fiddler throws a shot from downtown. Esposito moves away and avoids it.
Esposito avoids the head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esposito checks it well.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fiddler scores with a nice body kick.
Fiddler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito looks winded!
Fiddler tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Fiddler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Esposito gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Esposito checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fiddler.
A good leg kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Fiddler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiddler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Esposito as he jumps to the side.
It looks like Fiddler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fiddler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esposito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Esposito throws a body punch but Fiddler moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Fiddler.
Both fighters circling a little - Esposito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fiddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a low kick, looking for Esposito's leg but Esposito calmly moves out of range.
Esposito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fiddler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito drops his hands momentarily and Fiddler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Esposito. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fiddler.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fiddler missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fiddler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fiddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esposito.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiddler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiddler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Esposito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esposito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito checks the leg kick nicely there.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fiddler throws a leg kick but Esposito checks it.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Fiddler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fiddler moves away from the strike by Esposito.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Fiddler with a nice cross.
Esposito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Esposito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fiddler feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Fiddler blocks a jab.
Fiddler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Freddie Fiddler is winning the standup battle so far.
Fiddler takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiddler doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Fiddler finds it's target.
Fiddler misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
Fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Esposito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fiddler blocks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiddler.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fiddler.
Fiddler cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Fiddler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fiddler tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Esposito avoids the body shot from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a leg kick but Esposito moved away.
Fiddler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
Fiddler defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Fiddler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito works Fiddler's body with a nice hook.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Esposito.
Fiddler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Esposito as he jumps to the side.
Fiddler misses with a wild body shot.
Fiddler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Fiddler is looking to counter with a body kick.
Fiddler misses with a leg kick.
Fiddler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fiddler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Esposito's head.
Fiddler slips under a jab from Esposito.
Fiddler digs a good hook to Esposito's body.
Esposito swinging wildly here.
Fiddler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a hook.
Fiddler connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiddler.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Esposito! But no joy.
Esposito catches Fiddler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fiddler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Fiddler slips a jab from Esposito.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Fiddler tries to land a front kick but Esposito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Fiddler lands.
Fiddler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esposito.
Fiddler wants to land a leg kick but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fiddler moves out of range of the leg kick from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Esposito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fiddler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Fiddler.
Fiddler scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Esposito.
Fiddler works the jab nicely.
Fiddler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Fiddler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fiddler.
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Esposito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fiddler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fiddler cracks Esposito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Fiddler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esposito throws a nice looking combination but Fiddler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fiddler connects with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fiddler. Esposito shrugs it off though.
Esposito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fiddler counters with a thumping low kick.
Esposito takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Esposito takes a step back to recover.
Fiddler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Esposito's head.
Esposito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donk. Fiddler catches Esposito right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler scores with a body shot.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fiddler. That's going to slow Esposito down.
Esposito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fiddler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Esposito if he has to take too many more of those.
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fiddler dips to his left and cracks Esposito with an uppercut!
Fiddler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fiddler thumps Esposito with a low kick.
Esposito connects with a body shot.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fiddler fakes the leg kick and cracks Esposito in the body.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fiddler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fiddler defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Fiddler throws the left hand but Esposito avoids the punch easily.
Fiddler misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Esposito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiddler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fiddler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esposito can pounce on him.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiddler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Fiddler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fiddler.
Fiddler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
You can see that Esposito has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Fiddler takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Fiddler lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Fiddler throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fiddler with a body shot.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Fiddler blocks a jab.
Fiddler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fiddler lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Esposito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fiddler moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Fiddler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esposito misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler connects with a jab.
Fiddler throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Fiddler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
A jab from Esposito misses.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Esposito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fiddler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Fiddler is out of range.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiddler lands a nice hook to Esposito's body. Esposito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Fiddler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiddler throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiddler lands a leg kick that knocks Esposito off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fiddler tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Fiddler moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiddler.
Esposito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fiddler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Esposito.
Despite the aggression on Esposito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
Fiddler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Esposito looks for the body kick but Fiddler saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Fiddler backing away here, and Esposito unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
Esposito throws a body punch but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler slips under a jab.
Fiddler tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a series of punches but Esposito avoids them all with ease.
Esposito swings for the body but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Esposito.
Fiddler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fiddler misses with a body kick.
Esposito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiddler misses with a combination
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Fiddler throws a leg kick
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Esposito throws a body punch but Fiddler moves out of range.
Fiddler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Esposito. Esposito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fiddler.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Fiddler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Esposito moves out of range as Fiddler strikes.
Fiddler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Fiddler. That snapped Esposito's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Esposito. Esposito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fiddler misses with a body shot.
Fiddler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiddler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiddler misses with a wild combination.
Esposito connects with a jab.
Fiddler misses with a wild body shot.
Esposito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fiddler.
Fiddler slips under a jab.
Esposito walks into a jab.
Esposito throws a body punch but Fiddler moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fiddler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esposito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Fiddler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Esposito.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fiddler with a nice cross.
Esposito works the jab nicely.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Esposito misses with a straight left.
Fiddler throwing a counter right hand but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Fiddler saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Esposito.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Fiddler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler slips a jab and a cross from Esposito.
Esposito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiddler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiddler. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito slips a jab from Fiddler.
Despite the aggression on Esposito's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fiddler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fiddler scores with a head kick.
Fiddler works over Esposito's head and body with a nice combination.
Fiddler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body punch from Fiddler.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito defending well as Fiddler loads up on a big left hand.
Fiddler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fiddler moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esposito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Esposito blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Esposito takes one to the chin there.
Crunch! Fiddler slams his shin into Esposito's torso.
Fiddler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler missing with a left hand there. Esposito was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler lands the left hand.
Fiddler lands a jab.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fiddler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fiddler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiddler tries to work over Esposito's front leg with a kick but Esposito checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fiddler thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Fiddler counters with a body kick.
Esposito is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fiddler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esposito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Fiddler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fiddler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Esposito checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Esposito blocks a low kick nicely.
Esposito moves out of range as Fiddler strikes.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. Esposito looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fiddler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Esposito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Fiddler. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito checks a low kick from Fiddler.
Esposito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fiddler can pounce on him.
Fiddler feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Both fighters circling a little - Fiddler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fiddler misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Fiddler.
Fiddler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fiddler throws a push kick but Esposito slaps the foot to one side.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the body.
Esposito moves out of range as Fiddler throws a body kick.
Fiddler lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiddler scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fiddler ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler with a jab.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Fiddler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Fiddler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Esposito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fiddler under the eye.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Fiddler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiddler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Esposito will feel that in the morning.
Fiddler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid body kick from Fiddler.
Fiddler slips under a jab.
Fiddler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fiddler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four 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!
Fiddler lands with a nice body punch.
Esposito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fiddler works Esposito's body with a nice hook.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiddler to score with a decent uppercut.
Fiddler lands with a right hand.
Fiddler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Freddie Fiddler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fiddler lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Fiddler.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Fiddler scores with a head kick.
Fiddler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Esposito misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esposito misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Fiddler finds it's way through Esposito's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Fiddler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiddler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler is the new super heavyweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
83% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Olah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen WALK BY PANTERA 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.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
25
286 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
|
195 cm
43
275 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
|
BJJ Red Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Halo Olah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dj Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olah.
Olah tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olah keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Olah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Olah.
Olah lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Olah thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Olah lands a big head kick that sends Sanchez tumbling to the mat! Olah takes a step backwards and waves Sanchez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Dj Sanchez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olah feints a jab and as Sanchez dips his head, Olah unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sanchez right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sanchez falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Olah smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Halo Olah!
Halo Olah managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Krukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
26
240 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
|
181 cm
31
280 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Krukowski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krukowski swivels and escapes.
Krukowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krukowski stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krukowski misses the shot to the body.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krukowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
James seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
James misses with the combination.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krukowski is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Krukowski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krukowski.
Krukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James jabs at Krukowski's body.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krukowski. Krukowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Krukowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from James.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Krukowski tries to counter it with a takedown but James pushes his down on his head and steps out.
David James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Krukowski throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krukowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Krukowski wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James wants to improve his position but instead Krukowski has moved into half guard.
Krukowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
James looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James tries to roll over but Krukowski keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to control but can't.
James wants to get back to full guard.
James trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krukowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Krukowski counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Krukowski.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Krukowski tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krukowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krukowski as he avoids it easily.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James goes for a double leg but Krukowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Krukowski continues to drive forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krukowski. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Krukowski, which made it look bad.
Krukowski gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Krukowski manages to retain guard.
Krukowski controlling James's posture.
Krukowski keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Krukowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
James misses with a takedown
and Krukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
James shoots in but Krukowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Krukowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James shoots and misses
and Krukowski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for James!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James manages to get back to half guard.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Krukowski is trying to control the action in half guard but James is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
James tries to roll over but Krukowski keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is trying to maintain the position but Krukowski is very close to passing his half guard.
Krukowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking for a sweep. Krukowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krukowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Krukowski is continuing to stall.
Let's hope that Krukowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Krukowski is working for a submission of some sort.
James wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krukowski trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James looks for a takedown but Krukowski sprawls well.
Krukowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Krukowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Krukowski throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James is looking for a counter combo.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Nice shot lands for Krukowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Krukowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James goes for a double leg but Krukowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Krukowski continues to drive forward.
Krukowski misses with a hook.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krukowski moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! James goes down! Can Krukowski finish him!?
James is rocked!
Krukowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krukowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krukowski cracks James with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Krukowski immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! James is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Krukowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Krukowski!
Kevin Krukowski gave a mention to ****160Q Energy for $150**** in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gaslight Anthem - Boxer. Karol Cropp could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gregory Adams's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 209 cm
31
290 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
|
207 cm
37
274 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karol Cropp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp slips a straight right by Adams.
Adams connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams lands a nice hook to Cropp's body. Cropp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
Cropp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cropp swings for the body but Adams moves out of range.
Cropp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Adams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Adams misses.
Cropp throws a hook but Adams blocks it.
A nice side step and Adams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adams throws a looping overhand right but Cropp ducks down to avoid it.
Cropp darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adams scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cropp manages to break the clinch.
Cropp lands a left and a right that sends Adams crashing to the canvas! Cropp dives into mount looking to finish!
Adams is looking to improve his position but Cropp isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams tries to buck Cropp off but he can't manage it.
Cropp connects with a bit shot that sees Adams covering up! More strikes from Cropp and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cropp is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Cropp!
Karol Cropp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
89% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov comes to the cage accompanied by Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days . Vadim Kalashnikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tallak Hrolf 's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
32
235 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
|
195 cm
34
305 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hrolf blocks a jab.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses.
Hrolf with the counter takedown but Kalashnikov avoids it easily.
Kalashnikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kalashnikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hrolf is out of range and Kalashnikov settles back down.
Kalashnikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hrolf blocks a jab.
Hrolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hrolf moves out of range of the leg kick from Kalashnikov.
Hrolf moves out of range of the strikes.
Hrolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalashnikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalashnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrolf throws a hook but Kalashnikov blocks it.
Kalashnikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalashnikov defending well as Hrolf loads up on a big left hand.
Hrolf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hrolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalashnikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kalashnikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalashnikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hrolf is out of range.
Hrolf defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Vadim Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick but Hrolf moved away.
Kalashnikov tries to score with a low kick but Hrolf moves his leg out of the way.
Kalashnikov lands an overhand right.
Vadim Kalashnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Hrolf .
A telegraphed right hand from Kalashnikov misses the target.
Hrolf avoids the head kick by Kalashnikov.
Hrolf is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hrolf catches Kalashnikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalashnikov lands a really nice looking cross but Hrolf seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Kalashnikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hrolf doesn't seem phased though.
Kalashnikov misses with a looping left.
Kalashnikov throws the kick towards the body but Hrolf avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hrolf .
Hrolf throws out a leg kick but Kalashnikov moves out of range and Hrolf only half commits.
Kalashnikov throws a shot from downtown. Hrolf moves away and avoids it.
Hrolf checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hrolf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hrolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kalashnikov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hrolf .
Kalashnikov is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kalashnikov is looking for a sweep.
Kalashnikov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hrolf 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Hrolf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kalashnikov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hrolf trying to control the action but Kalashnikov is working from the bottom.
Hrolf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kalashnikov is rocked!
Hrolf is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Kalashnikov is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hrolf fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Kalashnikov from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hrolf ! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tallak Hrolf !
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
51% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Slade is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 205 cm
24
300 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
|
195 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Slade on the side of the head.
It looks like Tyrone Slade has been cut.
Slade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toole.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Toole moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Toole coming out on top.
Slade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Toole moves out of range easily.
Toole tries to counter with a takedown but Slade is quick to defend against it.
Toole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toole tries to buck Slade off but Slade is having none of it.
Slade cracks Toole with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toole gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Toole trying to control from the bottom.
Slade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Toole is trying to maintain the position but Slade is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slade controlling the action here.
Slade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toole looking for submissions off his back.
Toole tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Slade looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toole is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Toole gets back to full guard.
Slade trying to move into half guard but instead Toole has managed to sweep!
Toole stands up over Slade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Toole postures up in Slade's guard and throws a big left but Slade blocks it.
Toole throws a big right hand that misses.
Slade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toole stands up over Slade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Toole landing some decent shots from guard.
Toole trying to control the position from guard on top but Slade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole throwing strikes from guard but Slade blocks nicely.
Slade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toole.
Slade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toole had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slade defends it easily.
Slade chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade lands a couple of elbows.
Slade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slade is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slade keeps trying to improve his position.
Toole thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toole.
Slade 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Ottis Toole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Slade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toole circles away quickly and effectively.
Toole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Slade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Slade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toole moves away.
Toole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slade.
Slade throws a nice head kick!
Slade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyrone Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slade connects with a high kick.
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut.
Toole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slade lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slade drops Toole with a beautiful combination! Toole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slade is looking for the KO!
Toole is rocked!
Slade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toole moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Slade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Toole lands a nice shot that snaps Slade's head back.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Toole moves out of range easily.
Toole sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Slade misses with a looping right.
Toole attempts a counter takedown but Slade avoids it well and moves away.
Toole defending well as Slade loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Toole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slade misses with a low kick.
Toole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slade misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade with a poor takedown
and Toole counters with a single leg into guard. Slade didn't expect that.
Toole landing some decent shots from guard.
Toole 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toole wants to pass the guard but Slade is keeping the position.
Toole is looking to work some ground and pound but Slade has wrist control.
Slade wants to stand and escape but Toole is having none of it.
Slade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slade wants to sweep here but Toole controlling him for the moment.
Ottis Toole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade keeping moving, preventing Toole from controlling successfully.
Toole postures up in Slade's guard and throws a big left but Slade blocks it.
Toole throws a strike but Slade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slade is stalling in the full guard.
Toole working for a triangle but Slade defends it easily.
Toole trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Slade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slade's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Toole looking to control.
Slade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Toole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Toole.
Slade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Toole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Toole.
Toole shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toole blocks a head kick by Slade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Slade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Toole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toole takes one to the side of the head.
Toole slips under a jab.
Toole feinted with a counter takedown.
An inside leg kick from Slade misses.
Tyrone Slade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toole misses with a straight left.
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade punishes Toole's body with a nice straight punch.
Toole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slade looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Slade misses
and Toole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Tyrone Slade's cut even more.
Slade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toole dodges the punch combination from Slade.
Toole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toole avoids the head kick by Slade.
A little feinted left hand from Toole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slade just misses with a punch to the body.
Slade takes one to the chin there.
The cut above Tyrone Slade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slade tries a head kick but it misses.
Toole tries to counter with a takedown but Slade is quick to defend against it.
Slade misses the shot to the body.
Toole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Toole misses its intended target.
Slade looks to score with a jab to the body but Toole is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slade connects with a leg kick. Toole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slade throws a jab but it's blocked by Toole.
Toole changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Slade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toole is able to avoid easily.
Toole throws a hook but Slade blocks it.
A jab from Slade misses.
Slade looks to land a body kick but Toole moved away.
Toole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slade lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slade lands a high kick!
Slade dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slade throws a sloppy head kick and Toole moves out of range easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slade's waist but Slade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toole off to one side.
Toole looks to land a right hand but Slade moved out of range.
Slade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toole rather than just go for the knockout.
Slade misses with a head kick.
Toole feinted with a counter takedown.
Toole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slade defends it nicely.
Toole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slade swings widly with a right hand
and Toole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Toole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slade's head.
Toole is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slade wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Toole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Slade wants to get back to full guard.
Toole stops Slade from getting back to his feet.
Toole is trying to control. Slade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Toole.
Tyrone Slade's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyrone Slade's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ottis Toole!
Ottis Toole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
