 |
CCF Midweek Mayhem 191 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Cheshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
33
210 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
|
189 cm
33
220 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichiro Kosugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benji Cheshire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheshire throws a big shot that misses.
Kosugi feinted with a counter takedown.
Cheshire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kosugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheshire misses with an uppercut. Kosugi saw that one coming.
Kosugi attempts a counter takedown but Cheshire avoids it well and moves away.
Cheshire rushes Kosugi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kosugi pulls guard effortlessly.
Cheshire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kosugi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheshire's guard.
Kosugi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cheshire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheshire trying to control the position.
Cheshire striking off his back but it's not causing Kosugi any problems.
Kosugi looking to sit in guard and control but Cheshire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kosugi has control of Cheshire's left arm, preventing Cheshire from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheshire trying to control but Kosugi is working from the bottom.
Kosugi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kosugi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheshire controls the pace.
Kosugi looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Kosugi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kosugi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Kosugi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosugi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cheshire controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cheshire slips a jab and a cross from Kosugi.
Cheshire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kosugi quickly recovers to half guard.
Kosugi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cheshire postures up.
Kosugi keeping moving, preventing Cheshire from controlling successfully.
Cheshire throws a strike but Kosugi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheshire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kosugi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kosugi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kosugi stopping the sweep attempt from Cheshire.
Cheshire pulls Kosugi in close to prevent any damage.
Kosugi won't allow Cheshire to sweep him here.
Kosugi pushes down on Cheshire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cheshire is looking for a sweep. Kosugi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cheshire trying to control here.
Cheshire wants to get back to full guard.
Kosugi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cheshire wants to control but Kosugi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cheshire won't allow Kosugi to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kosugi is trying to control. Cheshire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Ichiro Kosugi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kosugi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kosugi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheshire is looking to clinch but Kosugi is avoiding it.
Cheshire wants to clinch up but Kosugi keeps it at a distance.
Ichiro Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kosugi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cheshire moves forwards but Kosugi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cheshire avoids the head kick by Kosugi.
Cheshire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kosugi as he avoids it easily.
Cheshire rushes Kosugi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kosugi breaks the clinch.
Good work by Cheshire as he checks the leg kick.
Cheshire is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cheshire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kosugi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheshire clinches.
Kosugi wants a takedown but no success here.
Kosugi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kosugi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cheshire fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cheshire pushes Kosugi up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheshire landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheshire trying to land knees to the body.
Cheshire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cheshire gets underhooks to prevent Kosugi's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kosugi as Cheshire tries to tie him up.
Kosugi blocks an elbow strike.
Cheshire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kosugi blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheshire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kosugi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cheshire.
It looks like Ichiro Kosugi has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Cheshire.
Cheshire pushes off an throws an elbow but Kosugi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cheshire creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kosugi blocking some punches.
Cheshire missing with knees to the body.
Kosugi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheshire misses with an elbow over the top.
Kosugi wants a takedown but no success here.
Kosugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheshire gets through Kosugi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosugi wants a takedown.
Kosugi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi tries to break the clinch but Cheshire is controlling the position.
Kosugi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benji Cheshire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheshire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kosugi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kosugi avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Cheshire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kosugi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Cheshire manages to get underhooks.
Cheshire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kosugi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheshire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cheshire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kosugi wants to take the fight to the mat but Cheshire manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi tries to score a body lock takedown but Cheshire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cheshire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kosugi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cheshire trying to land knees to the body.
Kosugi wants a takedown.
Kosugi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kosugi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cheshire misses with a knee strike.
Cheshire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiro Kosugi's cut is getting worse.
Cheshire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheshire prevents Kosugi from breaking the clinch.
Kosugi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cheshire is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kosugi to the mat. Kosugi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosugi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Cheshire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheshire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kosugi throws a hook to the side of Cheshire's head but Cheshire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kosugi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kosugi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheshire sprawls and moves away.
Ichiro Kosugi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cheshire is defended easily by Kosugi.
Cheshire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheshire lands an elbow that stopped Kosugi in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosugi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheshire smiles and moves away.
Kosugi has a takedown stuffed.
Kosugi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kosugi duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheshire tries to close the distance and clinch but Kosugi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kosugi tries to bum rush Cheshire with a series of wild strikes but Cheshire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheshire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cheshire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kosugi's sensitive parts.
Cheshire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kosugi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheshire closes the distance and pushes Kosugi back into the cage.
Kosugi avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Cheshire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kosugi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosugi managing to block the knees to the body from Cheshire.
Kosugi wants a takedown.
Kosugi jumps guard but Cheshire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cheshire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ichiro Kosugi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cheshire lands an elbow that stopped Kosugi in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheshire is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheshire stalling.
Cheshire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kosugi avoids it.
Kosugi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheshire smiles and moves away.
Cheshire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kosugi throws a looping overhand right but Cheshire ducks down to avoid it.
Cheshire lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheshire clinches.
Cheshire misses with a knee to the head.
Kosugi tries for a takedown but Cheshire manages to get underhooks.
Kosugi stops a takedown attempt from Cheshire.
Kosugi breaks from the clinch.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheshire as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi misses with a wild combination.
Cheshire gets a clinch.
Cheshire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheshire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kosugi is defending well for now.
Kosugi avoiding damage as Cheshire throws knees to the body.
Kosugi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kosugi won't allow Cheshire to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cheshire is on top in guard.
Kosugi trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cheshire controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cheshire being controlled here momentarily.
Cheshire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benji Cheshire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kosugi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Cheshire really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichiro Kosugi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kosugi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kosugi attempts a counter takedown but Cheshire avoids it well and moves away.
Ichiro Kosugi is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheshire instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kosugi's brow.
Kosugi looking for a takedown.
Cheshire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosugi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheshire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheshire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kosugi's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheshire.
Cheshire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cheshire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheshire throws a head punch that misses.
Cheshire goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kosugi prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosugi dodges an elbow strike from Cheshire.
Cheshire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Cheshire.
Cheshire lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheshire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cheshire lands an elbow inside.
Cheshire tries to land a knee to the head but Kosugi blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi managing to block the knees to the body from Cheshire.
Kosugi is trying to drag Cheshire to the mat but Cheshire just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichiro Kosugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheshire manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cheshire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kosugi takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Ichiro Kosugi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ichiro Kosugi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benji Cheshire!
During a confident post fight interview, Benji Cheshire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Willems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Yuudachi as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 162 cm
36
144 lbs
19 - 18 - 0 |
|
160 cm
32
139 lbs
18 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lyle Willems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willems misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka dives in and scores a takedown into Willems's guard.
Tanaka trying to control but Willems is working from the bottom.
Tanaka advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka tries to advance to mount but Willems denies him.
Willems struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willems is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Willems is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willems tries to bench press Tanaka off him but Tanaka keeps the position.
Willems is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Willems tries to bench press Tanaka off him but Tanaka keeps the position.
Tanaka advances to full mount.
Willems is desperately trying to improve his position but Tanaka has a good base and remains in mount.
Willems regains half guard.
Tanaka trying to control from half guard but Willems is working away.
Tanaka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Willems is looking to control Tanaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Willems avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willems wants to improve his position but Tanaka is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanaka controlling the action here.
Tanaka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tanaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Willems!
Tanaka moves to back control.
A lull in the action here.
Tanaka patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Tanaka controls the position.
Willems is really stuck here.
Willems is trying to get back to his feet but Tanaka has full control of the position and if anything, Willems has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willems wants to escape the position.
Tanaka has his arm under Willems's chin here. Game over son! Tanaka squeezes tightly and Willems is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinji Tanaka!
After the fight, Shinji Tanaka 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
31% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Dobrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Branson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobrzynski comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Uprising. Branson has chosen Meytal Cohen - Toxicity as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
39
223 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
|
183 cm
34
215 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maciej Dobrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Branson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Branson. Dobrzynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobrzynski lands with a cross.
Branson drives through and clinches with Dobrzynski against the cage.
Branson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Branson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dobrzynski uses it to pass to side control.
Dobrzynski throws a strike aimed at the side of Branson's head but Branson avoids it well.
Branson is looking to regain half guard here but Dobrzynski keeps moving and retains side control.
Dobrzynski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Branson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dobrzynski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrzynski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dobrzynski wants to take a breather but Branson is having none of it.
Dobrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrzynski is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dobrzynski wants to control but Branson is keeping him busy.
Branson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dobrzynski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Branson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Branson is looking to control Dobrzynski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Branson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dobrzynski is controlling the pace.
Dobrzynski wants to take a breather but Branson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Branson is trying to get back to full guard.
Branson moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Branson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dobrzynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Branson wants to control but Dobrzynski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dobrzynski tries to pass to full mount but Branson defends it.
Dobrzynski is trying to control. Branson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Branson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Branson is staying active underneath Dobrzynski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dobrzynski connects with a nice short shot to Branson's temple.
Branson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dobrzynski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dobrzynski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dobrzynski working over Branson with some ground and pound. Branson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Dobrzynski there.
Dobrzynski tries to pass to full mount but Branson defends it.
Dobrzynski stalling.
Branson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branson moves into full guard.
Dobrzynski cracks Branson with a solid left hand.
Branson keeping moving, preventing Dobrzynski from controlling successfully.
Dobrzynski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dobrzynski chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dobrzynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Branson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Dobrzynski has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dobrzynski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Maciej Dobrzynski dominated that round.
That's time! Dobrzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dobrzynski lands a body shot.
Branson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Branson showed some decent athleticism there.
Branson is trying to control the action in half guard but Dobrzynski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Branson is pressing down on Dobrzynski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dobrzynski is holding on for now.
Dobrzynski tries to roll over but Branson keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrzynski is trying to maintain the position but Branson is very close to passing his half guard.
Dobrzynski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Branson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Branson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dobrzynski sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dobrzynski is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kyle Branson!
A very excited looking Kyle Branson 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.
Maciej Dobrzynski was interviewed post fight and said 'I got fucked up last night last night, and wel... It happens'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
25% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashy Larry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry comes into the arena with Where I'm From, Marcy Son blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
39
281 lbs
27 - 16 - 0 |
|
191 cm
30
265 lbs
13 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashy Larry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a series of punches but Larry avoids them all with ease.
Larry connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Larry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Larry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Larry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Larry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the body from Larry misses
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Larry.
Larry throws a body shot but no joy.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Li lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larry looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li moves away from the strike by Larry.
Larry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larry takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Li lands a nice looking body kick.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
Li throws a low kick but Larry avoids it.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Larry off the cage and back into range.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larry circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Larry as he checks the leg kick.
Li lands with a hook. Larry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Li doesn't seem bothered though.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li looks winded!
Larry cracks Li with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
Li slips under a jab from Larry.
Larry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ashy Larry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li defending well as Larry loads up on a big left hand.
Li is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Li misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands an overhand right.
Larry throws out a powerful jab.
Larry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li cracks a nice hook into Larry's ribs.
Larry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larry misses the body punch
and Li counters with a three punch combo that has Larry backing up. Larry nods at Li to acknowledge the strikes.
Larry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Li throws a right hand that misses
and Larry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li throws a right hand that Larry ducks under and follows up with a left that Larry also avoids with ease.
Li avoids the body shot from Larry.
Larry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Larry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li avoids the body shot from Larry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li connects with a nice looking jab.
Li misses with a body shot.
Larry misses with a combination
and Li counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Larry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li throws a big shot that misses.
Larry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larry misses with a shot to the body
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Larry lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Larry throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larry just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Li.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li throws a leg kick but Larry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a hook but Larry blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Larry.
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Larry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Larry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larry throws a body shot but no joy.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Larry lands a big right hand that sends Li crashing to the mat! Larry stays standing though and waves Li back to his feet!
Larry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Larry looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Larry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Nice body punch from Li.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Li tries to bum rush Larry with a series of wild strikes but Larry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Li. That snapped Larry's head back.
Li dodges the punch combination from Larry.
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 Ashy Larry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yize Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li throws a jab but it's blocked by Larry.
Larry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Larry blocks a jab.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Li lands but Larry takes it in his stride.
Li misses with a combination
and Larry counters with a leg kick.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
Larry slips a jab from Li.
Larry swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larry. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Larry is looking to wear down Li with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Li takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yize Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Li has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Larry tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li ducks under a wild hook from Larry.
And Li tries to counter it with a takedown but Larry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Larry swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larry throws a big shot that misses.
Li changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Larry misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Li was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Li 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.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Larry misses with a double jab.
Larry moves away from the strike by Li.
It looked like Larry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Larry connects with a body shot.
Li is breathing heavily.
Li checks the leg kick.
Li lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick by Li misses
and Larry counters with a nice body shot.
Larry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Li.
A jab from Larry does it's job there.
Li looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larry throws an off balance right hand
enabling Li to counter with a crisp jab.
Li steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larry.
Larry throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Larry does it's job there.
Li avoids the body shot from Larry.
A big left from Larry misses.
Larry looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Larry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Li under the eye.
Larry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Li does it's job there.
Larry lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Larry takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Li is rocked!
Larry misses with a wild body shot.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Larry finish him?
Li misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Larry off the cage and back into range.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Li wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Larry is just out of range.
Larry swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Larry connects with a body shot.
Larry lands a big uppercut and Li crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Li looks OK. Larry waves Li back to his feet!
Li throws out a loose jab but Larry uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Larry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Larry blocks a jab.
Larry circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Li drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Larry follows Li to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashy Larry!
A very excited looking Ashy Larry 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
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Kothciushco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
33
285 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
|
200 cm
31
250 lbs
13 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kothciushco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winogrodzki misses with a body kick.
Kothciushco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winogrodzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kothciushco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winogrodzki wants to land a leg kick but Kothciushco is out of range.
Kothciushco jabs Winogrodzki right on the nose. Winogrodzki blinks but takes it well.
Kothciushco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winogrodzki.
A big left from Kothciushco misses.
Winogrodzki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kothciushco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kothciushco misses with a low kick.
Kothciushco blocks a low kick nicely.
Kothciushco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kothciushco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winogrodzki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kothciushco sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Kothciushco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kothciushco looks to land a left hand but Winogrodzki moved out of range nicely.
Winogrodzki ducks right into an uppercut from Kothciushco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco throws a right hand that Winogrodzki ducks under and follows up with a left that Winogrodzki also avoids with ease.
A big left from Winogrodzki misses.
Kothciushco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki keeps Kothciushco at a distance using the push kick.
Winogrodzki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winogrodzki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oskar Winogrodzki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winogrodzki avoids the body shot from Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki lands with a good body shot.
Winogrodzki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winogrodzki connects with a nice looking jab.
Kothciushco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winogrodzki.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winogrodzki.
Kothciushco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winogrodzki throws a poor cross that misses
and Kothciushco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winogrodzki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winogrodzki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winogrodzki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Winogrodzki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winogrodzki fakes the leg kick and cracks Kothciushco in the body.
Kothciushco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winogrodzki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kothciushco throws out a counter right but Winogrodzki avoids it with no problem.
Winogrodzki throws a low kick, looking for Kothciushco's leg but Kothciushco calmly moves out of range.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kothciushco counters with a three punch combo that has Winogrodzki backing up. Winogrodzki nods at Kothciushco to acknowledge the strikes.
Winogrodzki blocks a jab.
Kothciushco throws a hook to the side of Winogrodzki's head but Winogrodzki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki is looking to wear down Kothciushco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Kothciushco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Kothciushco blocks it.
Winogrodzki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kothciushco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winogrodzki throws a front kick aimed at Kothciushco's knee but Kothciushco avoids it well.
Kothciushco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kothciushco connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winogrodzki, as that shot connected.
Kothciushco lands a jab to Winogrodzki's midsection.
Winogrodzki takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Oskar Winogrodzki has been cut.
Kothciushco dives in for a single leg takedown but Winogrodzki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winogrodzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kothciushco moves away.
Kothciushco lands a jab-cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winogrodzki avoids the head kick by Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kothciushco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winogrodzki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki catches Kothciushco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Winogrodzki misses its intended target.
Kothciushco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kothciushco.
Kothciushco moves into the clinch.
Kothciushco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winogrodzki is defending well for now.
Winogrodzki blocks a body shot from Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kothciushco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winogrodzki manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winogrodzki tries to land a front kick but Kothciushco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Winogrodzki misses.
Kothciushco throws a body punch but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
Kothciushco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krzysztof Kothciushco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Winogrodzki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kothciushco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Kothciushco.
Winogrodzki avoids the body shot from Kothciushco.
Kothciushco blocks the body kick.
Kothciushco misses with a looping right.
Krzysztof Kothciushco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kothciushco tries to clinch but Winogrodzki is having none of it.
Winogrodzki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kothciushco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winogrodzki throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winogrodzki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick that misses.
Winogrodzki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kothciushco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winogrodzki.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winogrodzki misses with a wild body shot.
Kothciushco misses with an uppercut
and Winogrodzki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kothciushco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winogrodzki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winogrodzki prevents Kothciushco from standing back up.
Kothciushco is looking for a sweep. Winogrodzki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kothciushco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winogrodzki.
Kothciushco wants to get back to his feet.
Winogrodzki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winogrodzki trying to control the action but Kothciushco is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kothciushco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winogrodzki to score with a decent uppercut.
Kothciushco looks for a takedown but Winogrodzki sprawls well.
Winogrodzki misses with a straight left.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winogrodzki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kothciushco. Kothciushco obviously looking to wear him down.
Kothciushco cracks Winogrodzki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kothciushco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kothciushco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winogrodzki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kothciushco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winogrodzki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kothciushco was well out of range. Poor timing from Winogrodzki.
Kothciushco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kothciushco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki throws a poor cross that misses
and Kothciushco counters with a left to the body.
Winogrodzki looks for the body kick but Kothciushco saw that one coming.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Kothciushco misses its intended target.
Winogrodzki throws an overhand right that lands on Kothciushco's shoulder, as Kothciushco tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Kothciushco.
Kothciushco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winogrodzki digs a good body shot into Kothciushco's ribs.
Kothciushco slips a straight right by Winogrodzki.
Kothciushco punishes Winogrodzki's body with a nice straight punch.
Winogrodzki misses with a kick to the body.
Winogrodzki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krzysztof Kothciushco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winogrodzki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kothciushco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kothciushco rushes Winogrodzki and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winogrodzki tries to circle away but Kothciushco has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kothciushco - that landed with a thud.
Kothciushco misses with a body punch.
Kothciushco prevents Winogrodzki from breaking the clinch.
Kothciushco trying to control the position but instead, Winogrodzki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kothciushco into the cage.
Winogrodzki is trying to push Kothciushco away but Kothciushco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winogrodzki as Kothciushco tries to tie him up.
Winogrodzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Winogrodzki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kothciushco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kothciushco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winogrodzki momentarily.
Winogrodzki tests Kothciushco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winogrodzki works the jab nicely.
Winogrodzki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winogrodzki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kothciushco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kothciushco avoids it.
Winogrodzki clobbers Kothciushco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kothciushco is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Winogrodzki.
Kothciushco is still on wobbly legs! Can Winogrodzki finish him?
Winogrodzki stuns Kothciushco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winogrodzki lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Kothciushco - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Winogrodzki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oskar Winogrodzki!
Our winner, Oskar Winogrodzki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Yen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
|
190 cm
29
220 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurence fakes the leg kick and cracks Yen in the body.
Yen feints and as Laurence raises his hands in defense, Yen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laurence seems keen to control Yen's posture.
Yen throwing strikes from guard but Laurence blocks nicely.
Yen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laurence dives on top into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laurence throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Laurence is now in half guard.
Laurence throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Laurence in particular looking to stall.
Yen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yen trying to control the position.
Laurence stands and throws Yen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yen tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence is staying tight to Yen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yen gets back to half guard.
Yen missing with punches from the bottom.
Yen is trying to stand up here but Laurence is controlling him well.
Laurence is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yen is just riding it out for now. Laurence eventually gives up the hold.
Laurence wants to control but Yen is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen is looking to improve his position.
Yen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laurence pulls his head out easily.
Laurence wants to stand up but Yen is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laurence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by Yen.
Laurence feints and then cracks Yen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yen down.
Yen fails with a takedown attempt.
Laurence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurence motions for Yen to come forward. Laurence throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yen shoots in for a takedown but Laurence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clayton Laurence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurence walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Laurence is defending well.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Laurence has Yen pressed against the cage.
Yen jumps guard but Laurence stands there with Yen around his waist. Yen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laurence taking a breather.
Laurence tries to break free but Yen pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Yen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laurence prevents it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laurence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laurence tries a low kick but Yen avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laurence 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 Yen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laurence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yen moves away.
Yen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laurence lands with a nice body punch.
Laurence throws out a leg kick but Yen moves out of range and Laurence only half commits.
Laurence stuffs the takedown attempt from Yen. Yen gets slowly back to his feet.
Yen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurence throws a leg kick which misses Yen's front leg but catches the back leg as Yen tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yen scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
Yen throws a head kick but Laurence moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Yen.
Jab from Laurence.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yen fails with the takedown.
Laurence moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donnie Yen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laurence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laurence clobbers Yen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yen looks to land a combination but Laurence avoids it well.
Yen misses with a kick to the body.
Laurence wants to land a leg kick but Yen is out of range.
Laurence blocks a head kick by Yen.
Laurence is looking for a counter combo.
Laurence throws a low kick but Yen avoids it.
Laurence is looking to slow Yen down with leg kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Laurence as Yen shoots in.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yen is defended easily by Laurence.
A quick step to the side and Laurence tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Laurence - just one landing.
Yen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laurence lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laurence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laurence avoids it really well and circles away.
Yen tries a head kick but it misses.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurence half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laurence avoids the head kick by Yen.
Yen moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Laurence does no damage.
Laurence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yen's sensitive parts.
Laurence throws a body punch but Yen moves out of range.
Laurence attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence throws a leg kick which misses Yen's front leg but catches the back leg as Yen tries to avoid it.
Yen tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yen.
Laurence is looking to wear down Yen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laurence manages to break the clinch.
Laurence scores with a nice right hand.
Laurence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yen can do to turn this around?
Laurence lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence tries to keep at a distance but Yen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yen jumps guard but Laurence turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yen tries to pull guard but Laurence forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Laurence can't break the clinch.
Yen tries for a takedown but Laurence manages to get underhooks.
Yen is trying to drag Laurence to the mat but Laurence just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Laurence is struggling to control the position.
Laurence taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Come on Laurence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Laurence misses with the head strike.
Laurence is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yen is trying to pull guard but Laurence turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laurence stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clayton Laurence.
Laurence connects with an inside leg kick.
Laurence lands with a good body shot.
Yen shoots in for a takedown but Laurence shows good takedown defense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laurence tries to avoid it but Yen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laurence to the ground. Laurence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laurence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yen was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurence.
Laurence lands with a right hand.
Yen fails with a takedown attempt.
Yen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yen misses with a body shot.
Laurence throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yen.
Laurence avoids the head kick by Yen.
Laurence is looking to score with low kicks.
Yen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yen lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence throws a leg kick but Yen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laurence works Yen's body with a nice hook.
Yen slips a jab and a cross from Laurence.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laurence.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurence feints and then cracks Yen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yen down.
Yen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence with a jab.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laurence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yen's head.
Yen blocks a head kick by Laurence.
Yen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laurence misses with a jab to the body
and Yen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurence lands a jab-cross combination.
Laurence throws a series of strikes that have Yen backpedaling.
Yen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Laurence defends well and Yen ends up having to push Laurence into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Yen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Yen tries to clinch up
and Laurence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clayton Laurence is winning the standup battle so far.
Yen misses with a double jab
and Laurence counters with a left to the body.
Yen avoids the head kick by Laurence.
Yen wants to counter with a clinch but Laurence pushes him away.
Yen moves away from the strike by Laurence.
Yen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laurence with a body shot.
That kick from Laurence tenderised Yen's leg. Yen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laurence throws a solid leg kick but Yen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laurence.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yen checks a low kick from Laurence.
Laurence lands the left hand.
Laurence feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yen's calf.
Laurence throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Laurence bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yen's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Laurence.
Laurence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yen.
Laurence gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yen has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yen.
Laurence takes a swing at Yen's ribcage but misses.
Yen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen drops his hands momentarily and Laurence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laurence slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laurence checks a leg kick.
Laurence misses with a low kick as Yen jumps back.
Laurence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yen.
Yen lands a high kick!
Yen 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.
Laurence looks to score with a jab to the body but Yen is just out of range.
Laurence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laurence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laurence throws a big counter combination but Yen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Laurence misses.
Laurence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laurence looks to score with a jab to the body but Yen is just out of range.
Yen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurence cracks the inside of Yen's front leg.
Yen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laurence.
Yen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurence sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yen somewhat.
Yen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laurence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yen dives in and grabs Laurence's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laurence pushes down on Yen's head and hops out.
Yen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yen throws a low kick but Laurence moves out of range easily.
Laurence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence tried to score with a low kick but Yen checks it.
Yen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laurence's waist but Laurence gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yen off to one side.
Yen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laurence. Laurence obviously looking to wear him down.
Yen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Laurence. That snapped Yen's head back.
Yen throws a head kick but Laurence moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Yen blocks the leg kick.
Laurence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laurence will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yen looks to land a body kick but Laurence moved away.
A jab from Laurence misses.
Laurence tests Yen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laurence is fending him off so far but Yen persists. Nope, Laurence circles away and we're back to standing.
Yen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laurence.
Laurence throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laurence throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laurence cracks a nice hook into Yen's ribs.
Yen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurence manages to avoid it.
Laurence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence lands with a right hand.
Laurence throws a leg kick that misses.
Yen throws a series of punches but Laurence avoids them all with ease.
Yen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laurence swivels and escapes.
Yen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
No joy there for Laurence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yen tries to work over Laurence's front leg with a kick but Laurence checks it.
Yen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yen blocks a leg kick.
Yen misses with a takedown attempt - Laurence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Yen throws a series of punches but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yen's head.
Laurence scores with a body shot.
Laurence lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laurence throws a body punch but Yen moves out of range.
Yen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laurence cracks the inside of Yen's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yen doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurence circles away.
Yen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurence throws a body punch but Yen moves out of range.
Laurence throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laurence fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yen just manages to avoid it.
Laurence has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yen.
A head kick misses from Yen.
Yen checks a leg kick.
Laurence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yen throws a body kick that misses.
Laurence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yen.
Yen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laurence chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laurence.
Laurence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laurence's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laurence scoring well with a low kick there.
Laurence throws a solid leg kick but Yen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laurence.
Laurence lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yen walks into a jab.
Laurence lands with a kick to the ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yen.
Yen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laurence pinned against the cage. Laurence gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laurence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Yen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Laurence there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yen is looking to land body kicks.
Yen takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Laurence.
Laurence misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Laurence catches Yen right on the button with a cross.
Yen shoots for a takedown but Laurence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Laurence missing with a left hand there. Yen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laurence throws a sloppy head kick and Yen moves out of range easily.
Laurence sets himself, and Yen steps forward looking for the clinch! Laurence avoids it this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurence.
Yen throws a head kick but Laurence moves out of range.
Yen defending well as Laurence loads up on a big left hand.
Laurence dodges the punch combination from Yen.
Laurence tried to counter with a leg kick but Yen avoided it.
Laurence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yen's sensitive parts.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence had his way with Donnie Yen in that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Laurence throws a low kick but Yen avoids it.
Yen lands a body shot.
Yen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laurence did well to prevent Yen getting side control.
Laurence is trying to get back to full guard.
Yen thows a huge punch but Laurence dodges it nicely.
Laurence is trying to get back to full guard.
Laurence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence is looking for a sweep. Yen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yen is working for a kimura but Laurence is defending it quite comfortably.
Laurence trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yen throwing shots but Laurence is blocking nicely.
Yen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laurence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laurence trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Laurence connects with an inside leg kick.
Yen shoots in and bounces Laurence off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Laurence wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laurence working a defensive guard here.
Laurence keeping moving, preventing Yen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yen wants to pass the guard but Laurence is keeping the position.
Laurence wants to sweep but no luck.
Laurence trying to keep a closed guard but Yen is proving a slippery customer.
Yen trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laurence has Yen pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yen with a poor takedown
and Laurence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurence lands a nice looking body shot.
Yen shoots in for a takedown but Laurence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laurence.
Laurence misses with a leg kick.
Laurence fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laurence fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clayton Laurence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurence throws a lazy right hand but Yen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yen fails with the takedown
and Laurence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clayton Laurence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Yen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laurence, right into the meat.
Laurence finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yen misses with a few strikes there.
Yen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donnie Yen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurence throws a leg kick but Yen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Laurence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clayton Laurence.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laurence, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Clayton Laurence!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Clayton Laurence!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Clayton Laurence!
Clayton Laurence wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Clayton Laurence, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adelheid Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernstein comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Down With The Sickness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
30
265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
|
198 cm
33
279 lbs
18 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adelheid Bernstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Stone!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a hook but Bernstein avoids it easily.
Bernstein lands a right hook to the body.
Stone is looking to slow Bernstein down with leg kicks.
Stone clobbers Bernstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bernstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Bernstein misses with a head kick.
Bernstein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bernstein's calf.
Bernstein takes a swing at Stone's ribcage but misses.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernstein misses with an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bernstein throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Bernstein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Stone misses.
Bernstein shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Stone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bernstein misses with a low kick.
Stone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stone tests Bernstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone swings for the body but Bernstein moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Stone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bernstein misses the shot to the body.
Stone tries to clinch but Bernstein is having none of it.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone lunges at Bernstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bernstein's hand.
A big left from Bernstein misses.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Stone wants to clinch up but Bernstein keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bernstein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bernstein misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernstein.
Stone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bernstein throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bernstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stone has closed the distance and engaged Bernstein in a clinch.
Bernstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bernstein pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone prevents a body shot from Bernstein.
Bernstein lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Bernstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bernstein misses with the head strike.
Bernstein working aggressively here.
Bernstein lands with a light punch inside.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Bernstein blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bernstein.
Bernstein lands an uppercut.
Bernstein avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Bernstein tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bernstein lands with a short shot to the head.
Bernstein struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Bernstein dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
A body shot lands from Bernstein.
Stone looks winded!
Bernstein blocks an elbow strike.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bernstein throws a front kick aimed at Stone's knee but Stone avoids it well.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bernstein throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Bernstein lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernstein scores with a jab to the body.
Bernstein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Bernstein settles back down.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernstein misses with a wild body shot.
Bernstein throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Bernstein throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bernstein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone tries a quick counter leg kick but Bernstein is wise to it.
Stone looks to land a combination but Bernstein avoids it well.
Stone feints and then cracks Bernstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernstein down.
Bernstein gets a takedown into half guard.
Bernstein takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bernstein drops an elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Bernstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bernstein is looking for a kimura but Stone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bernstein to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernstein trying to control from half guard but Stone is working away.
Bernstein wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adelheid Bernstein dominated that round.
That's time! Bernstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Stone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aaron Stone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone stuns Bernstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bernstein lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Stone.
Bernstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stone pinned against the cage. Stone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Bernstein misses.
A head kick misses from Stone.
It looked like Bernstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stone.
Bernstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Bernstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Bernstein is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bernstein cracks Stone with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bernstein has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stone to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Stone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bernstein! Stone is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adelheid Bernstein!
An out of breath Adelheid Bernstein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Spishak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spishak has chosen Sleeping with Sirens as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
33
215 lbs
14 - 17 - 1 |
|
185 cm
35
216 lbs
14 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Spishak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Spishak. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karkmananis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karkmananis avoids the head kick by Spishak.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karkmananis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spishak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spishak tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karkmananis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spishak was well out of range. Poor timing from Karkmananis.
Spishak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karkmananis drives through and clinches with Spishak against the cage.
Spishak manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis has Spishak up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spishak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karkmananiss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spishak.
Karkmananis missing with knees to the body.
Karkmananis is trying to break the clinch but Spishak has him pressed against the cage.
Spishak blocks a body shot from Karkmananis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak throws an elbow but it misses.
Karkmananis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spishak.
Spishak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karkmananis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spishak misses with an elbow over the top.
Spishak manages to break the clinch.
Spishak tries a head kick but it misses.
Karkmananis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Karkmananis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spishak is looking to clinch.
Karkmananis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spishak has Karkmananis pushed against the cage.
Karkmananis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spishak.
Spishak throws an elbow that misses.
Spishak wants a takedown but no success here.
Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spishak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karkmananis as he jumps to the side.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Spishak.
Spishak blocks the body kick.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spishak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karkmananis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Karkmananis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spishak.
Spishak tries for a takedown but Karkmananis manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spishak throws an elbow but misses.
Spishak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karkmananiss head.
Spishak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karkmananis prevents it.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Karkmananis sends Spishak down but not out. Karkmananis dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Sammy Spishak has been cut.
The referee asks Karkmananis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Karkmananis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karkmananis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Karkmananis throws a wild body kick that Spishak sees coming a mile off.
Nicolas Karkmananis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karkmananis scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spishak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karkmananis throws a combination that misses
letting Spishak counter with a right hand.
Karkmananis tries to keep at a distance but Spishak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spishak has him pressed against the cage.
Karkmananis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Karkmananis manages to break the clinch.
Karkmananis throws a nice looking combination but Spishak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak throws a right and a left that Karkmananis avoids nicely.
Karkmananis tries to clinch there but Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis gets a clinch.
Karkmananis is looking to control Spishak's arms but Spishak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karkmananis has his back to the cage.
Karkmananis lands with a short shot to the head.
Spishak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
Spishak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spishak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Karkmananis.
Spishak lands with a left to the head.
Karkmananis tries to stall but Spishak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Karkmananis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spishak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spishak is looking to break free of the clinch but Karkmananis has double underhooks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Karkmananis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karkmananis has managed to clinch.
Karkmananis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karkmananis tries to circle away but Spishak has him pinned against the cage.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spishak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karkmananis throws a combination that misses
enabling Spishak to counter with a crisp jab.
Spishak just misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis takes the fight into the clinch.
Nicolas Karkmananis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spishak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Spishak.
Spishak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karkmananis prevents it.
Spishak working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak breaks the clinch.
Karkmananis wants to clinch.
Spishak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Spishak shoots in for a double leg but Karkmananis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karkmananis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spishak, pushing him back against the cage.
Spishak prevents a body shot from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a body punch.
Spishak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nicolas Karkmananis is winning the standup battle so far.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spishak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spishak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karkmananis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Spishak pushes him off.
Karkmananis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spishak manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis gets a clinch.
Karkmananis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karkmananis blocks an uppercut.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spishak connects with a crisp jab.
Karkmananis wants to clinch up but Spishak keeps it at a distance.
Karkmananis looks to clinch
and Spishak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spishak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spishak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karkmananis doesn't manage to clinch there - Spishak circles away.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses.
Spishak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karkmananis walks into a straight right hand from Spishak.
Spishak swinging wildly here.
Spishak throws a leg kick
and Karkmananis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries to clinch up.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses.
Spishak lands with a good body shot.
Karkmananis jabs Spishak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karkmananis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spishak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karkmananis dips to his left and cracks Spishak with an uppercut!
Spishak slips a jab and a cross from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis cracks Spishak with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as Spishak blocks the low kick.
Karkmananis drives through and clinches with Spishak against the cage.
Karkmananis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spishak avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spishak keeps the fight on the outside.
Spishak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spishak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Spishak looks to move away, Karkmananis throws a big counter combo bu Spishak just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karkmananis misses with a wild body shot.
Karkmananis moves in looking to clinch but Spishak pushes him off.
Despite the aggression on Spishak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Spishak moves away
and Spishak counters with a series of strikes. Karkmananis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spishak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spishak was well out of range. Poor timing from Karkmananis.
And Spishak tries to counter it with a takedown but Karkmananis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Karkmananis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicolas Karkmananis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karkmananis tries to land a leg kick but Spishak saw it coming and moves away.
Karkmananis misses with a two punch combination.
Spishak looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Spishak is avoiding it.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch but Spishak is avoiding it.
Spishak misses with a head kick.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Spishak moves out of range.
Nicolas Karkmananis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karkmananis. Spishak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karkmananis swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spishak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Karkmananis.
Karkmananis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak misses with a head kick.
Spishak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karkmananis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spishak sizes up Karkmananis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karkmananis slips a jab and a cross from Spishak.
Karkmananis throws a series of punches but Spishak moves out of range.
A nice side step and Spishak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spishak lands a jab to Karkmananis's midsection.
Karkmananis misses with a head kick.
Spishak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karkmananis blocks a head kick by Spishak.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Spishak to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a series of strikes that have Spishak backpedaling.
Karkmananis is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spishak lands a two punch combo.
Karkmananis tries to land a front kick but Spishak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spishak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Spishak takes one to the chin there.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
Spishak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spishak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karkmananis throws a head kick but Spishak moves out of range.
Spishak wants to counter with a clinch but Karkmananis pushes him away.
Karkmananis tries to clinch up.
A lazy body kick from Karkmananis
and Spishak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak wants to control from the top but Karkmananis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spishak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spishak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karkmananis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karkmananis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Spishak is not content to let Karkmananis control the position.
Karkmananis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Karkmananis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Spishak controls his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries to get to full guard but Karkmananis has control of the leg.
Karkmananis trying to control the action but Spishak is working from the bottom.
Spishak is pressing down on Karkmananis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karkmananis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spishak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karkmananis is aware though and is defending well.
Karkmananis wants to control from the top but Spishak keeps moving.
Spishak working for a triangle but Karkmananis defends it easily.
Spishak has a closed guard, preventing Karkmananis from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Spishak really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karkmananis scores with a jab.
Karkmananis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spishak throws a nice head kick!
Spishak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spishak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karkmananis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Karkmananis shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karkmananis tries to close the distance and clinch but Spishak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karkmananis throws a series of punches but Spishak avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spishak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spishak darts in and clinches Karkmananis up against the cage.
Karkmananis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spishak is defending well for now.
Karkmananis misses with a punch on the inside.
Spishak lands an elbow inside that Karkmananis shrugs off.
Karkmananis working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karkmananis.
Spishak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a two punch combo.
Karkmananis has managed to clinch.
Karkmananis keeps control of Spishak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries a body shot but Karkmananis blocks it.
Spishak stalling in the clinch but Karkmananis improves position.
A short right from Karkmananis on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Karkmananis lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spishak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karkmananis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Spishak is having none of it.
Karkmananis leaves Spishak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karkmananis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spishak misses the shot to the body.
Karkmananis throws a push kick but Spishak slaps the foot to one side.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis throws a sloppy head kick
and Spishak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spishak avoids the head kick by Karkmananis.
Spishak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karkmananis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karkmananis is looking to counter the offense by Spishak and move into the clinch.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch successfully.
Karkmananis is pushing Spishak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Spishak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spishak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spishak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karkmananis tries to work over Spishak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spishak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spishak stalls.
Karkmananis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spishak has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spishak - that landed with a thud.
Spishak has Karkmananis pressed against the cage, preventing Karkmananis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Spishak.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spishak stalls.
Spishak working aggressively here.
Spishak has had enough of the clinch but Karkmananis keeps him there for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Spishak dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sammy Spishak's cut.
That's time! Karkmananis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karkmananis thuds a left hand into Spishak's body.
Karkmananis throws a combination. Spishak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Sammy Spishak's cut even more.
Spishak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karkmananis closes the distance and pushes Spishak back into the cage.
Spishak breaks from the clinch.
Spishak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karkmananis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karkmananis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spishak.
Spishak swings for the body but Karkmananis moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karkmananis tries to clinch but Spishak moves away
and Spishak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Spishak misses.
Spishak blocks a head kick by Karkmananis.
Spishak tries to close the distance and clinch but Karkmananis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karkmananis slaps away a takedown attempt from Spishak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Karkmananis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karkmananis is looking to wear down Spishak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Karkmananis lands.
Karkmananis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karkmananis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSpishak.
Karkmananis throws a sloppy head kick and Spishak moves out of range easily.
Karkmananis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karkmananis looks to clinch
and Spishak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spishak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Spishak misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries a head kick but it misses.
Karkmananis punishes Spishak's body with a nice straight punch.
Spishak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karkmananis moves into the clinch.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Karkmananis as the two fighters clinch.
Spishak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karkmananis backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karkmananis digs a right hand underneath Spishak's ribcage. Spishak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spishak is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spishak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spishak working aggressively here.
Karkmananis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spishak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spishak shoots for a takedown but Karkmananis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spishak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spishak counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spishak keeps the fight on the outside.
Spishak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karkmananis with a body shot.
Spishak swats away the attempt to clinch by Karkmananis.
A countering left hand to the body from Spishak misses.
Karkmananis closes the distance and clinches.
Karkmananis wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Karkmananis.
Spishak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spishak misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Spishak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spishak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karkmananis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Karkmananis is trying to stall.
Karkmananis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spishak lands with a left to the head.
Karkmananis blocks an elbow strike from Spishak.
Spishak looking for a takedown.
Nicolas Karkmananis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Spishak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis scores with a hook to the body.
Spishak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karkmananis lands an elbow that stopped Spishak in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicolas Karkmananis.
I think Karkmananis 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sammy Spishak!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Nicolas Karkmananis!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Nicolas Karkmananis!
Nicolas Karkmananis wins by split decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murosaki's choice of entrance music: Now We Are Free. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 174 cm
32
161 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
|
185 cm
32
174 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koji Murosaki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
Slater blocks a jab.
Slater's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murosaki under the eye.
Slater has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Male in the buildup to the fight.
Murosaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murosaki throws a hook to the side of Slater's head but Slater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slater takes one to the side of the head.
Murosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slater is rocked!
Murosaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slater circles away quickly and effectively.
Slater slips a straight right by Murosaki.
Murosaki misses with a double jab.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Slater throws a head kick but Murosaki moves out of range.
Murosaki is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Slater is just out of range.
Murosaki lands a big head kick that sends Slater tumbling to the mat! Murosaki takes a step backwards and waves Slater back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murosaki connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Slater out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koji Murosaki!
An out of breath Koji Murosaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Blazing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
24
178 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
|
174 cm
30
183 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Blazing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaun Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blazing counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazing has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blazing works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Shaun Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Blazing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Blazing counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blazing tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazing sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blazing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazing missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blazing is just out of range.
It looked like Blazing wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Shaun Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Blazing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blake Blazing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Johnson.
Blazing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Blazing tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blazing with a jab.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Blazing looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Blazing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blazing lands the left hand.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blazing circles away.
Blazing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Blazing does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Blazing misses with the combination.
Blazing uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Blazing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blazing.
Blazing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson takes a swing at Blazing's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blazing is just out of range.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blazing sprawls well. Blazing wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Blazing is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazing misses with the combination.
Blazing connects with a single shot there.
Johnson tries a low kick but Blazing avoids it.
Blazing throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Blazing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blazing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blazing cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blazing throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Johnson stumbling backwards into the cage! Johnson bounces back off the cage towards Blazing, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Blazing lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Blazing celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Blake Blazing!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
