 |
Bushido 5: Road to Gold R2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yasuki Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuki Kono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kono on the side of the head.
It looks like Yasuki Kono has been cut.
Judah cracks Kono with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Judah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kono walks into a left hand.
Kono is rocked!
Kono takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Oh Kono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kono misses with a left hand
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah pounces like a tiger and cracks Kono with a vicious hook! Kono is down but not out! Judah follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elijah Judah!
Our winner, Elijah Judah, 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cagatay Ulusoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada has chosen Yoshida Brothers - Ibuki as his entrance music. Isamu Yamada told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
179 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cagatay Ulusoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada misses with the body kick
and Ulusoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Ulusoy looks to land a combination but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada misses with a takedown attempt
and Ulusoy counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Ulusoy - that landed with a thud.
Yamada wants to take the fight to the mat but Ulusoy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cagatay Ulusoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Yamada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ulusoy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ulusoy defends it nicely.
Ulusoy is looking for a counter combo.
Cagatay Ulusoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada slips a jab from Ulusoy.
Yamada drops his hands momentarily and Ulusoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ulusoy takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Ulusoy cracks Yamada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Yamada feints and then cracks Ulusoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ulusoy down.
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ulusoy.
A leg kick checked by Ulusoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy looks to land a left hand but Yamada moved out of range nicely.
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ulusoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Ulusoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yamada is looking to slow Ulusoy down with leg kicks.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown but Ulusoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamada tries for a takedown but Ulusoy circles away easily
enabling Ulusoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada has his takedown stuffed
and Ulusoy counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy lands a nice uppercut.
Ulusoy is pressed up against the ropes. Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulusoy down to the mat. Ulusoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ulusoy throws a series of punches but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ulusoy's calf.
Yamada darts in looking for a takedown but Ulusoy gets double underhooks and turns Yamada into the ropes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Ulusoy down.
Yamada feints and then cracks Ulusoy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ulusoy down.
Ulusoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Ulusoy throws a poor cross that misses
so Yamada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamada wants to control from the top but Ulusoy keeps moving.
Ulusoy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ulusoy keeping moving, preventing Yamada from controlling successfully.
Ulusoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ulusoy tries to get out of the position.
Yamada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cagatay Ulusoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ulusoy throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ulusoy. Those never looked like landing.
Yamada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yamada looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ulusoy is fending him off so far but Yamada persists. Nope, Ulusoy circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulusoy misses with an uppercut
and Yamada counters with a shoot takedown. Ulusoy fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.
Ulusoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamada throwing strikes but missing.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulusoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulusoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamada on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ulusoy blocks the body kick.
Ulusoy throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Yamada.
We've been informed that Yamada has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ulusoy wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Ulusoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ulusoy misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Ulusoy misses the target.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Ulusoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ulusoy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ulusoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ulusoy is able to avoid easily.
Ulusoy throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a takedown attempt - Ulusoy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulusoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cagatay Ulusoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Yamada.
Yamada slips a straight right by Ulusoy.
Yamada with the counter takedown but Ulusoy avoids it easily.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulusoy swings widly with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamada.
Yamada advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada is looking to take a break and control but Ulusoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ulusoy won't allow Yamada to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isamu Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Yamada avoids the body shot from Ulusoy.
Yamada is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Yamada misses
and Ulusoy counters by clinching up.
Ulusoy misses with some punches.
Ulusoy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulusoy.
Ulusoy lands a right hand.
Yamada is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ulusoy to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulusoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Ulusoy.
Ulusoy throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada is trying to drag Ulusoy to the mat but Ulusoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Cagatay Ulusoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from Ulusoy.
Ulusoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Ulusoy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ulusoy working aggressively here.
Ulusoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
Ulusoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada is working for takedown but Ulusoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but Ulusoy has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ulusoy to keep the fight standing.
Yamada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ulusoy scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Ulusoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Ulusoy to keep the fight standing.
Cagatay Ulusoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ulusoy.
A head punch on the inside from Ulusoy fails to land.
Yamada wants a takedown.
Ulusoy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ulusoy prevents the takedown attempt.
Ulusoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ulusoy prevents it.
Ulusoy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulusoy.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulusoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ulusoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ulusoy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yamada up against the ropes.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ulusoy cracks Yamada with a nice body shot.
Ulusoy lands a left hand.
Ulusoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Ulusoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulusoy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yamada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ulusoy prevents the takedown attempt.
Ulusoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ulusoy is pressed up against the ropes. Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ulusoy down to the mat. Ulusoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Ulusoy.
Yamada is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ulusoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulusoy throws a right and a left that Yamada avoids nicely.
Yamada is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ulusoy misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ulusoy defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cagatay Ulusoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ulusoy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cagatay Ulusoy!
During a confident post fight interview, Cagatay Ulusoy 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
38% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Babbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aziz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
18
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
177 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Babbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jalaluddin Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aziz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aziz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babbitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aziz.
Babbitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aziz.
Aziz with a nice cross.
Aziz defending well as Babbitt loads up on a big left hand.
Aziz clobbers Babbitt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Raymond Babbitt has been cut.
Nice cross by Aziz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz slips a straight right by Babbitt.
Jalaluddin Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babbitt. Aziz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aziz moves forwards but Babbitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left and a right from Babbitt both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aziz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aziz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babbitt moves away.
Aziz thuds his right hand into Babbitt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babbitt gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Aziz gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Babbitt is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jalaluddin Aziz!
A victorious Jalaluddin Aziz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Seung-Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demestos Bleach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seung-Jin comes to the ring accompanied by Keith Ape - Psycho. Bailey Seung-Jin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
17
224 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
193 cm
23
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bailey Seung-Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demestos Bleach!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seung-Jin lands a nice hook to Bleach's body. Bleach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bleach misses with a head kick.
Bleach is looking to land body kicks.
Demestos Bleach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seung-Jin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seung-Jin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seung-Jin lands with a hook. Bleach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bleach lands with a kick to the temple. Seung-Jin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seung-Jin lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bleach can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Seung-Jin and Bleach drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Seung-Jin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bailey Seung-Jin!
Our winner, Bailey Seung-Jin, 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
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rostislav Kosaryov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostislav Kosaryov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
|
178 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esteban Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rostislav Kosaryov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira takes a swing at Kosaryov's ribcage but misses.
Kosaryov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Kosaryov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliveira.
Kosaryov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kosaryov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosaryov is just out of range.
Oliveira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosaryov was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Kosaryov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Esteban Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosaryov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oliveira's hands.
It looks like Esteban Oliveira has been cut.
Kosaryov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oliveira punishes Kosaryov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kosaryov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliveira misses the target.
Oliveira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliveira.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosaryov.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosaryov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliveira misses the jab.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosaryov moves away.
Kosaryov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Kosaryov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliveira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kosaryov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosaryov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oliveira doesn't seem bothered though.
Kosaryov jabs at Oliveira's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kosaryov as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Oliveira.
Kosaryov misses with a low kick as Oliveira jumps back.
Kosaryov avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Kosaryov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Kosaryov misses with a low kick.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosaryov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kosaryov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Kosaryov scores with a hook to the body. Oliveira takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oliveira swings for the body but Kosaryov moves out of range.
Oliveira connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kosaryov. Kosaryov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oliveira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kosaryov.
Kosaryov defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Kosaryov throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kosaryov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oliveira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kosaryov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.
Kosaryov misses with a straight right.
Kosaryov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliveira under the eye.
Kosaryov looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira takes a swing at Kosaryov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosaryov misses with a leg kick.
Kosaryov ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Kosaryov defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Kosaryov feints a counter leg kick.
Oliveira lands a jab to Kosaryov's midsection.
Kosaryov throws out a leg kick but Oliveira moves out of range and Kosaryov only half commits.
Kosaryov throws a leg kick but Oliveira checks it.
Kosaryov throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Kosaryov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Kosaryov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliveira misses with a hook.
Oliveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kosaryov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the body
and Kosaryov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Kosaryov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Kosaryov's head but Kosaryov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kosaryov scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliveira should have avoided that one.
Kosaryov throws a leg kick but Oliveira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kosaryov motions for Oliveira to come forward. Kosaryov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosaryov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kosaryov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira scores with a body shot.
Kosaryov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Kosaryov.
Oliveira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kosaryov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Oliveira as he checks the leg kick.
Oliveira swings for the body but Kosaryov moves out of range.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Kosaryov moved out of range.
Oliveira jabs at Kosaryov's body.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosaryov is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosaryov tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Kosaryov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.
Kosaryov defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Kosaryov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Esteban Oliveira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Esteban Oliveira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kosaryov looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira 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.
Kosaryov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Kosaryov slips a jab from Oliveira.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliveira. That snapped Kosaryov's head back.
Kosaryov throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kosaryov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Kosaryov misses with a low kick.
A jab from Kosaryov misses.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Kosaryov moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kosaryov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Oliveira - just one landing.
Oliveira misses with a body shot
enabling Kosaryov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosaryov throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira throws a body punch but Kosaryov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosaryov slips under a jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Kosaryov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kosaryov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kosaryov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oliveira listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oliveira misses the body punch
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Kosaryov moved out of range nicely.
Kosaryov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kosaryov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kosaryov looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosaryov.
Kosaryov defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Kosaryov throws a right hand that misses
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Kosaryov misses
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosaryov is rocked!
Oliveira drops Kosaryov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Oliveira follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban Oliveira!
Esteban Oliveira is the new featherweight champion!
Esteban Oliveira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
