 |
ROV16:Valentines Day Massacre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Burg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleynik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gustavo Lima – Balada Boa. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Burg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Oleynik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oleynik throws a jab when Burg was well out of range.
Burg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burg dips to his left and cracks Oleynik with an uppercut!
It looks like Alexey Oleynik has been cut.
Burg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burg has closed the distance and engaged Oleynik in a clinch.
Oleynik is pushing Burg up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oleynik has a couple of punches blocked by Burg.
Burg tries to throw a body punch but Oleynik avoids it by throwing Burg back against the ropes.
Burg lands a hook that snaps the head of Oleynik backwards.
Oleynik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oleynik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burg.
Oleynik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oleynik being controlled against the ropes.
Oleynik tries to throw a body punch but Burg avoids it by throwing Oleynik back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleynik has Burg pressed against the ropes, preventing Burg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burg blocking some punches.
Oleynik holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Oleynik.
Oleynik tries to throw a body punch but Burg avoids it by throwing Oleynik back against the ropes.
Oleynik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oleynik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oleynik throws an elbow but misses.
Burg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oleynik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oleynik working aggressively here.
Oleynik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burg is leaning against Oleynik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Burg prevents the takedown attempt.
Burg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burg misses with a punch on the inside.
Burg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oleynik backwards.
Oleynik is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Burg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Burg on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burg blocking some punches.
Burg trying to stall but Oleynik improves his position.
Burg managing to block the knees to the body from Oleynik.
Burg lands a shoulder strike.
Oleynik swings wildly with an uppercut but Burg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oleynik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burg's brow.
Oleynik looking to slow down the pace here.
Burg scores with a shot to the side of Oleynik's head.
Burg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burg can't break the clinch.
Burg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oleynik backwards.
Burg tries to break free but Oleynik pushes him back against the ropes.
Burg scores with a shot to the side of Oleynik's head.
Oleynik blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burg.
Burg has a couple of punches blocked by Oleynik.
Burg dodges an elbow strike from Oleynik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burg is trying to break the clinch but Oleynik has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burg.
Burg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oleynik keeps control of Burg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burg takes an elbow to the temple.
Oleynik blocks an uppercut.
Burg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oleynik backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oleynik trying to control the position but instead, Burg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oleynik into the ropes.
Oleynik has a couple of punches blocked by Burg.
Burg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oleynik misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Burg fails to land.
Burg looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Burg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Oleynik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Burg throws a series of punches but Oleynik moves out of range.
Oleynik with the counter takedown but Burg avoids it easily.
Oleynik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Burg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oleynik.
Burg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oleynik can do to turn this around?
Burg blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oleynik. Burg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burg tries to close the distance and clinch but Oleynik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burg connects with a crisp jab.
Oleynik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burg is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oleynik walks into a stiff left hand from Burg.
Oleynik throws a hook but Burg blocks it.
Burg fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Oleynik out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Peter Burg!
After the fight, Peter Burg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Loster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
|
170 cm
20
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Loster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaspard Wasp!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Loster.
Wasp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Loster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wasp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loster avoids it.
Wasp tries to work over Loster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Wasp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasp.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Loster can't break the clinch.
Wasp is working Loster over against the ropes.
Loster wants to get back to striking at distance but Wasp won't allow it.
Wasp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp is controlling him.
Loster is trying to force a seperation but Wasp has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Wasp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasp lands a body shot.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasp crunches a lovely knee into Loster's ribcage.
Loster is looking to break free of the clinch but Wasp has double underhooks.
Wasp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wasp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loster is breathing heavily.
Wasp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Loster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wasp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loster's elbow.
Wasp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wasp breaks from the clinch.
Wasp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loster misses with an uppercut
and Wasp counters with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wasp is looking to slow Loster down with leg kicks.
Wasp avoids the body shot from Loster.
Loster tests Wasp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wasp tries to clinch up but Loster circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Loster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wasp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wasp throws a nice looking combination but Loster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loster, pushing him back against the ropes.
Loster has had enough of the clinch but Wasp keeps him there for the moment.
Wasp lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loster can't break the clinch.
Loster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasp misses with a punch to the body.
Wasp tries to throw a body punch but Loster avoids it by throwing Wasp back against the ropes.
Wasp lands a good knee to the midsection. Loster won't want to take too many of those.
Loster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Wasp.
Wasp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Wasp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wasp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wasp lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Loster has been cut.
Wasp lands a body shot.
Wasp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loster.
Loster managing to block the knees to the body from Wasp.
Still in the clinch, Wasp scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wasp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasp scores with a hook to the body.
Wasp has Loster pressed against the ropes, preventing Loster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wasp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wasp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wasp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Loster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wasp moves into range and clinches up with Loster.
Wasp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loster.
Wasp prevents Loster from breaking the clinch.
Wasp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wasp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loster backwards.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Wasp has him pressed against the ropes.
Wasp scores with a hook to the body.
Wasp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loster managing to block the knees to the body from Wasp.
Wasp lands an uppercut.
Loster is rocked!
Wasp throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Loster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp lands an elbow that stopped Loster in his tracks for a moment.
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp throws a punch but it's blocked by Loster.
Wasp misses with some punches.
Wasp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Loster gets tackled into the ropes by Wasp. Wasp maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loster.
Loster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wasp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wasp fails to land.
Loster takes an elbow to the temple.
Wasp has a couple of punches blocked by Loster.
Wasp has Loster pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Loster is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Wasp - that's hurt Loster badly! Oh, another knee lands and Loster is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Loster doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Gaspard Wasp!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Barnaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnaby has chosen Señor Flavio - Mexican Princess as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flavio Barnaby!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnaby tries to close the distance and clinch but Little swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little defending well as Barnaby loads up on a big left hand.
Little fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barnaby just manages to avoid it.
Little gets tackled into the ropes by Barnaby. Barnaby maintains the clinch.
Little 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.
A head punch on the inside from Little fails to land.
Barnaby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Little.
Barnaby misses with the head strike.
Little lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Little.
Barnaby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little looking to throw knees to the head but Barnaby is blocking nicely.
Little trying to stall but Barnaby improves his position.
Little blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little blocks a body shot from Barnaby.
Little working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little tries to land a knee to the head but Barnaby blocks with his arms.
Barnaby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnaby misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little thuds a left hand into Barnaby's body.
Little is looking to slow Barnaby down with leg kicks.
Little throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Barnaby throws a big shot that misses.
Little seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Barnaby misses with a hook.
Barnaby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnaby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Little connects with an inside leg kick.
Little lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnaby.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnaby's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little gets a clinch.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to stall.
Little slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Little.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Little creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Little tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnaby is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnaby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little lands a big head kick that sends Barnaby tumbling to the mat! Little takes a step backwards and waves Barnaby back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barnaby is rocked!
Barnaby misses with a hook.
Barnaby is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Barnaby throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.
Barnaby seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Barnaby down.
Good leg kick by Little there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnaby moves out of range of the body kick.
Barnaby wants to counter with a clinch but Little pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little walks into a left hand.
Barnaby just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnaby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Little can pounce on him.
Little uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnaby.
Little lands a big head kick that sends Barnaby tumbling to the mat! Little takes a step backwards and waves Barnaby back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Jab by Barnaby.
Little drops Barnaby with a straight right hand, right on the button! Little follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Little!
Omar Little bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love 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
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Murgen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Duim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
|
175 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgen Murgen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Duim!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murgen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duim.
Murgen backing away here, and Duim unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duim throws a right and a left that Murgen avoids nicely.
Murgen clinches up against the ropes.
Duim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Murgen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Duim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duim.
Duim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Duim throws a head punch that misses.
Murgen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duim has a couple of punches blocked by Murgen.
Duim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murgen.
Duim prevents a body shot from Murgen.
Murgen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Danny Duim has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murgen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murgen struggles to land a body shot inside as Duim controls his hands.
Murgen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duim backwards.
Murgen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Murgen.
Duim scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duim taking a breather.
Duim lands a shoulder strike.
Murgen misses with a body punch.
Duim working aggressively here.
Murgen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duim working aggressively here.
Murgen misses with a body punch.
Murgen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murgen scores with a shot to the side of Duim's head.
Murgen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murgen controlling the action here for a moment.
Murgen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duim backwards.
Still in the clinch, Murgen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murgen can't find room to land a body shot as Duim controls the action.
Murgen lands a left hand.
Duim just leaning against Murgen, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murgen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murgen is working Duim over against the ropes.
Duim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murgen lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Murgen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duim is rocked!
Murgen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Duim's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Duim drops to his knees and Murgen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Murgen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
49% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
25
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
|
169 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miles Davis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis tries to sprawl but Ivanov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ivanov wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis tries to kick Ivanov off but Ivanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ivanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Ivanov is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
Ivanov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ivanov thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Ivanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ivanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ivanov prevents Davis from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Igor Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ivanov back to the ropes. Davis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ivanov is rocked!
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Oh Ivanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Ivanov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivanov stalling away here and it's allowed Davis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ivanov postures up.
Davis managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis connects with the punch.
Ivanov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davis is looking to stand up but Ivanov isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ivanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Ivanov'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.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miles Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis gets caught napping as Ivanov dives in and scores a takedown. Davis manages to retain guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov advances position into side control!
Davis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ivanov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ivanov's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ivanov is on top in guard.
Ivanov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Ivanov pushes his legs off easily.
Davis punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ivanov trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis looking to control but Ivanov passes into half guard.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Ivanov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Ivanov moves into full mount! Davis won't be happy about that!
Davis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ivanov.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis wants to hold on but Ivanov pushes him away.
Ivanov throws a sloppy strike and Davis uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Davis has ended up in Ivanov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miles Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Igor Ivanov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Ivanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis tries to buck Ivanov off but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis struggling a bit here.
Ivanov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ivanov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis gets back to half guard.
Ivanov is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Ivanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Ivanov is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Ivanov prevents Davis from improving his position.
Igor Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Ivanov is controlling him
Davis missing with punches from the bottom.
Davis controlling the position well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Ivanov's head and hops out.
Davis stalks Ivanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ivanov's face. Ivanov staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Davis is trying to maintain the position but Ivanov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov blocks the strikes from Davis.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Ivanov sits in half guard.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Davis trying to control but Ivanov postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Ivanov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Ivanov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov walks into a jab.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Ivanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivanov shoots in and bounces Davis off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
Davis controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ivanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ivanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Ivanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ivanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Davis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivanov.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Ivanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miles Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a jab to Ivanov's midsection.
Ivanov closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a combination. Ivanov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a wild hook but Davis just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Ivanov gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Davis raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Davis!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Myler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Glasden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Myler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
19
181 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
|
180 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Myler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glenn Glasden!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myler 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.
Myler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glasden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myler looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Myler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Myler duly obliges.
Myler blocks a head kick by Glasden.
Myler lands the left hand.
Glasden jabs at Myler's body.
Glasden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Glasden misses with a hook to the body
and Myler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Myler.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Myler. That's going to slow Glasden down.
Glasden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Myler finds it's way round the side to connect with Glasden's head.
Glasden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glasden misses with a head kick.
Myler misses with a looping left.
Glasden cracks Myler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Myler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Glasden throws a leg kick
and Myler counters with a straight right hand.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Myler! Glasden is out on his feet! Myler rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Glasden is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Glasden is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Myler!
A victorious Sean Myler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doom. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 160 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
19
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvarez. That one must have hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alonso misses with the combination.
Alonso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Alonso moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Alonso unleashes a big counter combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Alonso pushes him off.
As Alvarez backs off Alonso throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Alvarez's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Alonso is having none of it.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Alonso was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alonso avoids it.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alonso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvarez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alonso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alonso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Alonso.
Alonso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvarez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alonso takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alonso tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Alonso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Alonso.
Alonso blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alonso manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Alonso both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Alonso misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Alonso. Those never looked like landing.
Alvarez is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Alonso misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvarez looks for the body kick but Alonso saw that one coming.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Alonso.
Alonso just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlvarez.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Alonso.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alonso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Alonso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alonso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alonso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Alonso moves out of range easily.
Alonso misses with a leg kick
and Alvarez counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alonso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alonso avoids a kick to the body.
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 Micheal Alvarez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alonso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alvarez has time to react.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Alonso moved away.
Alonso misses with a two punch combination.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Alonso counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alonso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alonso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Alonso misses.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Alonso was just out of range.
Carlos Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Alonso does no damage.
Alvarez tried to counter with a leg kick but Alonso avoided it.
Alonso throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Carlos Alonso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Alonso pushes him off.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alonso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Alonso checks it
and Alonso counters with a two punch combo.
Alonso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alonso tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso misses with the combination.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alonso throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Alonso throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alonso looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Carlos Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alonso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alonso throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez throws a leg kick
enabling Alonso to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Alonso blocks the low kick.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alonso throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Alonso is avoiding it.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Alonso.
Alvarez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso misses the shot to the body.
As Alonso backs away, Alvarez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Alvarez is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvarez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alonso keeps the fight on the outside.
Alonso swinging wildly here.
And Alvarez counters with a quick kick to the body but Alonso blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Alonso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alonso misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alonso. That did some damage!
Alonso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Alonso was just out of range.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Alonso.
Alonso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alvarez counters with a solid body kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alonso's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Alonso misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alonso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alonso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Alonso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Alonso.
Alonso throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alonso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alonso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alonso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alonso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alonso blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez is pushing Alonso up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alonso has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alonso working aggressively here.
Alonso avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alonso blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso trying to land knees to the body.
Alonso lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Alonso misses with a body punch.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micheal Alvarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alonso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alonso throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Alonso takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez trying to stall but Alonso improves his position.
Alonso blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alonso misses with some punches.
Alonso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alonso in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Alonso 's eye.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Alvarez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alonso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alonso is out of range and Alvarez settles back down.
Alonso throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alonso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alonso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alonso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez lands a front kick.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Alonso slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alonso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a nice body kick.
Alonso is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Alonso misses the jab.
Alvarez wants to land a leg kick but Alonso is out of range.
Alonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez is looking to clinch but Alonso is avoiding it.
Alonso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Alonso is having none of it.
Alvarez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alonso's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alonso.
Alonso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alonso throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alonso wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Alonso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alonso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alonso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Alonso is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alonso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso blocks the body kick.
Alonso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez moves out of range as Alonso strikes.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Alonso circles away.
Alonso misses with a straight left.
Alonso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Alvarez throws a head kick but Alonso moves out of range.
Alvarez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alonso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alvarez checks it well.
Alonso blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
Alvarez throws a counter high kick but Alonso was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Alonso dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alonso throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alonso misses with a lunging right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice body kick.
Alonso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Alonso misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.
Alonso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alonso throws a sloppy body shot
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Alonso was not able to check.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alonso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez thuds his shin into the meat of Alonso's side.
Alvarez throws a front kick that sends Alonso stumbling back into the ropes.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Alonso keeps it at a distance.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alonso is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alvarez fakes the leg kick and cracks Alonso in the body.
Alonso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alonso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alonso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alonso duly obliges.
Alonso closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Alonso.
Alvarez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alvarez has Alonso pressed against the ropes, preventing Alonso from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alonso's brow.
Alonso dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez has Alonso pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alonso lands with a right to the head.
You can see that Alonso has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Alonso 's eye.
Alonso tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Alonso blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alonso takes an elbow to the temple.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alonso blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez is looking to control Alonso's arms but Alonso gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the ropes.
Alvarez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alonso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the ropes.
Alonso avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alonso avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso blocks an elbow strike.
Alonso looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alonso avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Micheal Alvarez!
Micheal Alvarez got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Carlos Alonso was interviewed post fight and said 'No'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soren Bammerthwaite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rapen Murder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
165 cm
23
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
|
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soren Bammerthwaite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rapen Murder!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murder scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Murder.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murder. Bammerthwaite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bammerthwaite takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bammerthwaite looks to land a left hand but Murder moved out of range nicely.
Murder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bammerthwaite throws a hook but Murder blocks it.
Murder swings for the body but Bammerthwaite moves out of range.
Rapen Murder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murder misses with a wild body shot.
Bammerthwaite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bammerthwaite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bammerthwaite tries to bum rush Murder with a series of wild strikes but Murder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bammerthwaite fails to land with a series of punches.
Bammerthwaite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bammerthwaite misses with a straight left.
Murder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bammerthwaite.
Murder only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bammerthwaite rather than just go for the knockout.
Bammerthwaite throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Bammerthwaite throws a series of punches but Murder avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder lands a jab to the nose.
Murder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bammerthwaite momentarily.
Bammerthwaite misses with a body punch
and Murder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Murder has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bammerthwaite takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Murder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Murder scores with the left hand. Bammerthwaite knows he should have avoided that one.
Bammerthwaite throws a looping overhand right but Murder ducks down to avoid it.
Bammerthwaite closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murder to the mat! Murder manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bammerthwaite passes into half guard.
Bammerthwaite passes to full mount!
Murder wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite working the ground and pound effectively.
Bammerthwaite with shots to the head and body - Murder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bammerthwaite pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bammerthwaite working Murder over with strikes here.
Murder tries to hold on but Bammerthwaite postures up.
Bammerthwaite is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Murder is surviving well by controlling Bammerthwaite's body position as best he can.
Murder taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Murder has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Murder!
Murder trying to control the position from guard on top but Bammerthwaite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bammerthwaite has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Murder drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bammerthwaite dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite looking to pass the guard.
Bammerthwaite wants to control from the top but Murder keeps moving.
Murder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bammerthwaite manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Soren Bammerthwaite will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bammerthwaite napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bammerthwaite is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Murder is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bammerthwaite wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Murder is not going to allow Bammerthwaite to sit and survive in this position.
Bammerthwaite showing good submission defense here.
Bammerthwaite defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murder is hanging on to Bammerthwaite's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murder looking for the choke from the back.
Bammerthwaite is in bad spot here.
Bammerthwaite is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murder is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bammerthwaite defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Murder tightening his grip on Bammerthwaite, looking for the choke.
Bammerthwaite is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammerthwaite wants to control his opponent's hands but Murder gets his hands free.
Rapen Murder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bammerthwaite tries to break free.
Murder is cranking Bammerthwaite's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bammerthwaite! He's tightened the choke and Bammerthwaite is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rapen Murder!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Silva had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 163 cm
26
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
168 cm
26
147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhael Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tomas's guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tomas wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tomas controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tomas is working away.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Tomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tomas defends it well.
Tomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is trying to stand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva prevents Tomas from standing back up.
Tomas wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tomas is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Tomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is trying to control but Silva manages to pass to mount!
Tomas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Tomas defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva prevents Tomas from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Tomas is keeping him busy.
Tomas is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tomas is looking to escape.
Tomas prevents Silva from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tomas sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Tomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tomas tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Tomas is defending well.
Tomas seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is looking for a sweep.
Tomas tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tomas is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva gets to mount! Tomas was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Tomas defends it well.
Tomas is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Roberto Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tomas manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomas keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomas tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tomas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Tomas!
Silva looking for a triangle here. Tomas is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tomas is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roberto Silva!
A very excited looking Roberto Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
24% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rene Turgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tony Ramos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
19
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
162 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rene Turgeon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Ramos misses.
Turgeon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ramos misses the jab.
Turgeon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
enabling Turgeon to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turgeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
Turgeon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Ramos cracks a nice hook into Turgeon's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turgeon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice side step and Ramos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turgeon misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Turgeon throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos 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.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Turgeon throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turgeon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgeon.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turgeon blocks a jab.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
As Ramos backs away, Turgeon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Turgeon's body. Turgeon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
Turgeon throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turgeon is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turgeon closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the ropes.
Turgeon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Turgeon's head but Turgeon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turgeon throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Ramos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramos stuffs the takedown attempt from Turgeon. Turgeon gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Turgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Turgeon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turgeon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramos counters with a left to the body.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turgeon.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turgeon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turgeon slips under a jab.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turgeon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgeon is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Tony Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Turgeon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Turgeon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Turgeon tries to counter with a takedown but Ramos is quick to defend against it.
Turgeon throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turgeon.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turgeon moves away.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Turgeon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a swing at Turgeon's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Turgeon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Turgeon moves away and avoids it.
Turgeon quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Turgeon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Turgeon's belly button to the back.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turgeon - that will leave a mark!
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Turgeon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Turgeon moved out of range nicely.
Turgeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Turgeon throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sizes up Turgeon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turgeon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Turgeon is just out of range.
Ramos leaves Turgeon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turgeon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Turgeon tries to counter with a takedown but Ramos is quick to defend against it.
A good leg kick by Turgeon.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Turgeon tries to clinch up.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turgeon manages to avoid it.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon lands a head kick!
Turgeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Turgeon throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Ramos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Turgeon tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turgeon moves away.
Turgeon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turgeon rather than just go for the knockout.
Turgeon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos moves out of range as Turgeon throws a body kick.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turgeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turgeon thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ramos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgeon.
Turgeon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Turgeon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos throws a sloppy body shot
and Turgeon counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook but Turgeon avoids it easily.
Turgeon misses the shot to the body.
Ramos scores with a jab to the body.
Turgeon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turgeon manages to avoid it.
Turgeon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Turgeon.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turgeon manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turgeon.
Turgeon swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turgeon slips under a jab.
Turgeon connects with a high kick.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turgeon tries to clinch up.
Ramos takes a swing at Turgeon's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands with a cross.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Turgeon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turgeon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Turgeon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turgeon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Turgeon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turgeon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos works the jab nicely.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Turgeon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turgeon moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turgeon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turgeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turgeon tries to counter with a takedown but Ramos is quick to defend against it.
Ramos takes a swing at Turgeon's ribcage but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon fails with the takedown
and Ramos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turgeon misses with a straight right.
Ramos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Turgeon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Good exchange - Ramos coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turgeon is defended easily by Ramos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Turgeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Tony Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos checks the leg kick.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Turgeon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Turgeon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turgeon moves away.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turgeon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Turgeon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turgeon has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos throws a jab when Turgeon was well out of range.
Turgeon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turgeon throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ramos misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Turgeon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Turgeon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon misses with a low kick.
That kick from Turgeon tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turgeon wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Turgeon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ramos defends it nicely.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Ramos digs a good hook to Turgeon's body.
Turgeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Turgeon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramos throws a right hand that Turgeon ducks under and follows up with a left that Turgeon also avoids with ease.
Turgeon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Turgeon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Turgeon.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Turgeon moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Turgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Turgeon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turgeon.
Ramos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramos with a jab.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Turgeon tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turgeon scoring well with a low kick there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon tries to clinch up.
Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Turgeon is looking to score with low kicks.
Turgeon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos throws a hook but Turgeon avoids it easily.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turgeon.
Turgeon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Turgeon.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Turgeon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos throws out a counter right but Turgeon avoids it with no problem.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turgeon moves away.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos throws a body punch but Turgeon moves out of range.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Turgeon ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Turgeon moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Turgeon misses with a straight right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Turgeon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Turgeon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Turgeon trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ramos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turgeon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turgeon trying to move into half guard but instead Ramos has managed to sweep!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon has a closed guard, preventing Ramos from standing up.
Turgeon working a defensive guard here.
Ramos is looking to stand up but Turgeon won't let him.
Ramos stopping the sweep attempt from Turgeon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turgeon being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turgeon manages to avoid it.
Turgeon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgeon.
Turgeon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turgeon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turgeon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Turgeon misses with a shot to the body
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turgeon is looking to slow Ramos down with leg kicks.
Turgeon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos lands with a right hand.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Turgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Turgeon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turgeon misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos digs a right hand underneath Turgeon's ribcage. Turgeon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Turgeon looking to throw knees to the head but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Turgeon staying out of range there.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Turgeon's head but Turgeon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turgeon misses with a takedown attempt - Ramos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramos! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Turgeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramos throws the left hand but Turgeon avoids the punch easily.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Turgeon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Turgeon's head but Turgeon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turgeon avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos takes a swing at Turgeon's ribcage but misses.
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Turgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Turgeon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Turgeon's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Turgeon.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos connects with a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turgeon counters with an outside leg kick.
Turgeon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turgeon throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos lands a head shot.
Turgeon moves away from the strike by Ramos.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Turgeon.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turgeon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Ramos misses.
Turgeon tries to counter with a takedown but Ramos is quick to defend against it.
Ramos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ramos misses with a hook. Turgeon ducked under it nicely.
Turgeon throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Turgeon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon misses with a head kick.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Turgeon's head but Turgeon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turgeon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Turgeon connects with an inside leg kick.
Turgeon moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramos throws a right and a left that Turgeon avoids nicely.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turgeon at a distance.
Turgeon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Ramos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos takes a swing at Turgeon's ribcage but misses.
Ramos connects with a body shot that sends Turgeon's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Turgeon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turgeon was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Turgeon's body.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Turgeon tries for a takedown but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Turgeon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Turgeon moves away and avoids it.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Turgeon.
Turgeon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
Turgeon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Turgeon ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Ramos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon throws a front kick that sends Ramos stumbling back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turgeon feinted with a counter takedown.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turgeon tried to counter with a leg kick but Ramos avoided it.
Turgeon tries to work over Ramos's front leg with a kick but Ramos checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Turgeon moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Turgeon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramos sprawls and moves away.
Turgeon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgeon.
Turgeon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Turgeon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turgeon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turgeon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turgeon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turgeon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turgeon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Turgeon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Turgeon misses the target.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Turgeon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turgeon slips a jab from Ramos.
Turgeon tries to score with a low kick but Ramos moves his leg out of the way.
Turgeon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turgeon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turgeon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Tony Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Turgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Rene Turgeon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos swings for the body but Turgeon moves out of range.
Turgeon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Turgeon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Turgeon.
Ramos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Turgeon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turgeon attempts a counter takedown but Ramos avoids it well and moves away.
Turgeon swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos throws out a counter right but Turgeon avoids it with no problem.
Turgeon is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves out of range as Turgeon strikes.
Ramos lands a nice hook to Turgeon's body. Turgeon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turgeon. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turgeon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Turgeon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Turgeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turgeon moves away.
Turgeon throws the kick towards the body but Ramos avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos jabs Turgeon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos!
Tony Ramos is the new featherweight champion!
Tony Ramos took some time post fight to say the following; 'Rene! boy thats all you got? I want a real challenge next time around.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
39% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
