 |
AD421: The inverse PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Vimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Vimes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
41
176 lbs
31 - 17 - 2 |
|
180 cm
26
187 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Vimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Vimes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vimes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Vimes stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis punishes Vimes's body with a nice straight punch.
Vimes throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vimes misses with a hook
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Vimes 's knee.
Vimes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lewis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vimes missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis wants to counter with a clinch but Vimes pushes him away.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vimes. Vimes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vimes misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a flying knee that drops Vimes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis is pushing down on Vimes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vimes is fighting to maintain full guard but Lewis has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vimes is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Vimes won't allow Lewis to pass to mount.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vimes keeps working.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.
Lewis uses his free foot to push down on Vimes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vimes.
Lewis tries to control but Vimes wriggling away.
Lewis landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vimes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lewis.
Lewis tries to control but Vimes wriggling away.
Vimes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lewis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vimes tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lewis throws a strike there. Vimes manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vimes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but Vimes is blocking nicely.
Vimes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Vimes defends it.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vimes defending well though.
Vimes is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vimes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to control. Vimes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vimes keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vimes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Vimes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Vimes ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Vimes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vimes.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vimes misses with a low kick.
Vimes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Vimes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lewis.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lewis.
Vimes is breathing heavily.
Lewis cracks a nice hook into Vimes's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lewis cracks Vimes with an open hand slap.
Lewis digs a good hook to Vimes's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lewis clobbers Vimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Vimes misses
and Vimes is countered with a crisp right hand from Lewis that sends him to the canvas! Lewis follows him to the mat into side control.
Vimes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis controls the position from side control.
Oh Vimes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vimes!
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Vimes slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Vimes seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Vimes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lewis controlling the action here.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Vimes is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis keeps trying to improve his position.
Lewis works his way into side control.
Ray Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis in side control, throwing shots but Vimes defends.
An elbow from Lewis crashes against the mat.
Vimes is letting Lewis control him for a moment.
Lewis wants to take a breather but Vimes manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lewis.
Vimes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Vimes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vimes stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Vimes is proving a slippery customer.
Vimes wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Vimes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vimes postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vimes stands up and waves to Lewis to follow him.
Vimes misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis scores with a hook.
Vimes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Vimes off balance momentarily.
Lewis lands a head kick that stumbles Vimes and the fighters go to the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis wants to control from the top but Vimes keeps moving.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Vimes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Vimes!
Vimes wants to stand and escape but instead Lewis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Vimes is keeping the position.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Vimes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Vimes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vimes scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Lewis tenderised Vimes's leg. Vimes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vimes throws a leg kick
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis swings for the body but Vimes moves out of range.
Vimes throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a low kick, right behind Vimes 's knee.
A jab from Vimes misses.
Lewis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vimes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Vimes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vimes's head backwards.
Vimes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lewis.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Vimes throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vimes.
Lewis is trying to counter with his kicks.
Vimes tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Vimes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vimes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lewis counters with a big left hand that crumples Vimes! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Lewis 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
58% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Master of Puppets" by Metallica. Melvin Gustin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Kehoe's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
38
186 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
|
178 cm
37
175 lbs
29 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Kehoe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kehoe misses with a hook. Gustin ducked under it nicely.
Kehoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kehoe scores with a hook to the body. Gustin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gustin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gustin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Kehoe misses its intended target.
Gustin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kehoe looks to land a left hand but Gustin moved out of range nicely.
Kehoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustin's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kehoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gustin.
Kehoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kehoe throws a shot from downtown. Gustin moves away and avoids it.
Gustin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kehoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gustin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
Kehoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kehoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gustin throws a sloppy head kick and Kehoe moves out of range easily.
Kehoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gustin's hands.
Gustin blocks a jab.
Gustin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kehoe.
Gustin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustin scores with a jab.
Kehoe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kehoe.
Gustin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Kehoe misses.
Gustin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kehoe.
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!
Gustin rushes Kehoe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin tries a body shot but Kehoe blocks it.
Kehoe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gustin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kehoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustin's elbow.
Gustin misses with an elbow over the top.
Kehoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kehoe blocking some punches.
Kehoe lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gustin.
A short right from Kehoe.
Gustin is trying to maintain a safe position but Kehoe gets an underhook and turns Gustin into the cage.
Kehoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kehoe tries to throw a body punch but Gustin avoids it by throwing Kehoe back against the cage.
Gustin blocking some punches.
Gustin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Gustin lands but Kehoe takes it in his stride.
Kehoe tries to land a leg kick but Gustin saw it coming and moves away.
Kehoe connects with a looping right hand.
Gustin throws a series of punches but Kehoe moves out of range.
Gustin throws a right hand that Kehoe ducks under and follows up with a left that Kehoe also avoids with ease.
Kehoe throws a hook but Gustin blocks it.
Gustin moves in looking to clinch but Kehoe pushes him off.
Gustin throws a lazy right hand but Kehoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kehoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kehoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kehoe is looking to slow Gustin down with leg kicks.
Gustin clinches with his opponent.
Gustin manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kehoe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustin misses with a double jab.
Kehoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gustin's head backwards.
Kehoe lands with a good body shot.
Gustin digs a good hook to Kehoe's body.
Kehoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kehoe lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kehoe misses its intended target.
Kehoe cracks Gustin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gustin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kehoe! But no joy.
Gustin walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustin has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kehoe.
Gustin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kehoe backwards.
Kehoe lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Kehoe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gustin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustin slips under a jab.
Gustin darts in and clinches Kehoe up against the cage.
Gustin manages to break the clinch.
Kehoe misses with a straight left.
Gustin moves into the clinch successfully.
Gustin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melvin Gustin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kehoe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gustin after a bit of a struggle.
Gustin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kehoe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kehoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kehoe throws a low kick but Gustin avoids it.
Gustin moves out of range as Kehoe strikes.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses.
Gustin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gustin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Kehoe.
Gustin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kehoe on the side of the head.
Melvin Gustin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kehoe throws a looping overhand right but Gustin ducks down to avoid it.
Gustin catches Kehoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kehoe thuds his right hand into Gustin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kehoe slips a jab from Gustin.
Gustin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKehoe.
Kehoe pushes Gustin away with a front kick.
Kehoe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gustin throws a hook but Kehoe blocks it.
Gustin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gustin is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustin. Kehoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Gustin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kehoe takes a kick to the side of 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!
Gustin is aggressively charging in as Kehoe backs up avoiding any damage. Kehoe tosses out a jab and Gustin runs right into it face first! Gustin is out cold! Kehoe dropped down on all fours and is barking in Gustin's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Kehoe!
An out of breath Andrew Kehoe 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein's entrance music is Bring It On. A fine choice. JD Wildstein has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
41
180 lbs
48 - 21 - 5 |
|
170 cm
38
167 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 21 - 5, fighting out of Montreal, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but Wildstein avoids it.
JD Wildstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wildstein is looking to score with low kicks.
Jarnkarl now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wildstein drives through and clinches with Jarnkarl against the cage.
Wildstein lands an uppercut.
Wildstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Wildstein has clasped his hands together around Jarnkarl's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wildstein sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jarnkarl is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jarnkarl manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jarnkarl thows a huge punch but Wildstein dodges it nicely.
Jarnkarl with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wildstein is refusing to be controlled, as Jarnkarl sits in half guard.
Wildstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jarnkarl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl thows a huge punch but Wildstein dodges it nicely.
Jarnkarl trying to control from Wildstein's half guard. Wildstein has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jarnkarl wants to pass the guard but Wildstein is keeping the position.
Jarnkarl is fighting to break Wildstein's control of his arms but Wildstein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jarnkarl wants to pass the guard but Wildstein is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jarnkarl pushing down on Wildstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jarnkarl is pressing down on Wildstein's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wildstein is holding on for now.
Wildstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl with the ground and pound but Wildstein uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jarnkarl tries to free his leg and advance position but Wildstein is retaining full guard.
Jarnkarl lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jarnkarl stopping the sweep attempt from Wildstein.
Jarnkarl wants to control from the top but Wildstein keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wildstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarnkarl connects with a crisp jab.
Wildstein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jarnkarl's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl tries to clinch up but Wildstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Wildstein turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wildstein.
Jarnkarl tries a low kick but Wildstein avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wildstein!
Wildstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarnkarl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wildstein scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarnkarl lands a nice hook to Wildstein's body. Wildstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl throws a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
Jarnkarl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wildstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Wildstein throws out a leg kick but Jarnkarl moves out of range and Wildstein only half commits.
Jarnkarl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wildstein manages to avoid it.
Wildstein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wildstein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wildstein lands a jab to the head.
Wildstein misses with a head kick.
Wildstein darts in looking for a takedown but Jarnkarl gets double underhooks and turns Wildstein into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Jarnkarl. No joy for Wildstein on that attempt.
Jarnkarl now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick that knocks Wildstein off balance momentarily.
A big right from Wildstein misses.
Jarnkarl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wildstein counters with a low kick, right behind Jarnkarl 's knee.
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 JD Wildstein will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jarnkarl connects with a leg kick. Wildstein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wildstein throws a leg kick
and Jarnkarl counters with a thumping low kick.
Jarnkarl tries to land a leg kick but Wildstein saw it coming and moves away.
Jarnkarl swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick which misses Wildstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Wildstein tries to avoid it.
Wildstein swings widly with a right hand
and Jarnkarl counters with a good low kick that Wildstein was not able to check.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
Wildstein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jarnkarl. That did some damage!
Jarnkarl throws a poor cross that misses
and Wildstein counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein looks for the body kick but Jarnkarl saw that one coming.
Jarnkarl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wildstein rather than just go for the knockout.
Jarnkarl defending well as Wildstein loads up on a big left hand.
Jarnkarl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wildstein misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wildstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Jarnkarl tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wildstein counters with a low kick, right behind Jarnkarl 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Wildstein blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Wildstein misses.
Wildstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarnkarl swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jarnkarl misses with a wild body shot.
Jarnkarl moves out of range of the leg kick from Wildstein.
Jarnkarl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jarnkarl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarnkarl cracks a nice hook into Wildstein's ribs.
A slow jab from Jarnkarl misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein throws a low kick, looking for Jarnkarl's leg but Jarnkarl calmly moves out of range.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Jarnkarl moves out of range.
Jarnkarl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the body
and Wildstein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarnkarl lands a body shot.
Jarnkarl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wildstein has a takedown stuffed.
Jarnkarl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wildstein throws a low kick but Jarnkarl moves out of range easily.
Wildstein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wildstein throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
Jarnkarl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jarnkarl defends it nicely.
Jarnkarl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wildstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarnkarl takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Wildstein misses the jab.
Wildstein lands a head shot.
Wildstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice leg kick.
Wildstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wildstein throws a hook to the side of Jarnkarl's head but Jarnkarl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wildstein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl misses with a leg kick
and Wildstein counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Arni Jarnkarl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jarnkarl is looking to stand up but Wildstein isn't so interested in that idea.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarnkarl controlling the position.
Wildstein stops Jarnkarl from standing up.
Wildstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jarnkarl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jarnkarl scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wildstein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jarnkarl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arni Jarnkarl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarnkarl scores with a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wildstein is looking to counter punch.
Wildstein scoring well with a low kick there.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Jarnkarl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wildstein misses with a low kick.
Jarnkarl doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wildstein throws a big shot that misses.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Wildstein is just out of range.
Jarnkarl feints and then cracks Wildstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wildstein down.
Jarnkarl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Wildstein.
Wildstein misses with the combination.
Jarnkarl let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Wildstein.
Wildstein tried to counter with a leg kick but Jarnkarl avoided it.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but Wildstein is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jarnkarl avoids it really well and circles away.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
Wildstein throws the left hand but Jarnkarl avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Wildstein.
Donk. Wildstein catches Jarnkarl right on the button with a cross.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wildstein.
Wildstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wildstein. That's going to slow Jarnkarl down.
A leg kick checked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice takedown defense from Jarnkarl. No joy for Wildstein on that attempt.
Jarnkarl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wildstein does no damage.
Jarnkarl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jarnkarl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarnkarl.
Wildstein throws a front kick aimed at Jarnkarl's knee but Jarnkarl avoids it well.
A nice side step and Jarnkarl releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jarnkarl slips a jab from Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wildstein's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarnkarl tries to keep at a distance but Wildstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wildstein presses Jarnkarl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wildstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jarnkarl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wildstein looks to land a combination. Jarnkarl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jarnkarl throws a shot to the body.
Wildstein checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein 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.
Wildstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarnkarl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wildstein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jarnkarl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wildstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarnkarl.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl lands with a shot to the body.
Arni Jarnkarl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarnkarl tries to score with a low kick but Wildstein moves his leg out of the way.
Wildstein feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jarnkarl misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
Jarnkarl swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Jarnkarl stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JD Wildstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein lands a nice shot that snaps Jarnkarl's head back.
Wildstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein misses with a combination
and Jarnkarl counters with a nice body kick.
Jarnkarl is looking to slow Wildstein down with leg kicks.
Jarnkarl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jarnkarl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wildstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jarnkarl. Jarnkarl obviously looking to wear him down.
Jarnkarl lands a jab to Wildstein's midsection.
Jarnkarl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarnkarl digs a good body shot into Wildstein's ribs.
Jarnkarl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wildstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Jarnkarl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarnkarl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Jarnkarl!
During a confident post fight interview, Arni Jarnkarl 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
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey comes to the cage accompanied by Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. Sis has chosen Tsunami as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ronald Rousey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nem Sis's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
34
174 lbs
22 - 23 - 1 |
|
178 cm
34
186 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Rousey tenderised Sis's leg. Sis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rousey drives through with a takedown into Sis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sis pulls Rousey in close to prevent any damage.
Sis is looking to stand up but Rousey isn't so interested in that idea.
Rousey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sis keeping moving, preventing Rousey from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rousey is one step ahead there.
Rousey scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sis is keeping the position for now.
Sis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rousey.
Rousey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rousey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sis!
Rousey tries to improve position but can't.
Rousey is working hard here to advance position.
Rousey's coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis taking a breather here.
Rousey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is not content to let Sis control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rousey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rousey moves into full guard.
Sis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey manages to get back to half guard.
Rousey is refusing to be controlled, as Sis sits in half guard.
Rousey tries to get to full guard but Sis has control of the leg.
Sis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sis is looking to stall here but Rousey recovers full guard.
Sis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Ronald Rousey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rousey scores with a decent looking hook.
Sis throws a big shot that misses.
Rousey attempts a counter takedown but Sis avoids it well and moves away.
Sis takes a swing at Rousey's ribcage but misses.
Sis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rousey.
Rousey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rousey thinking.
Rousey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sis sizes up Rousey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sis digs a good body shot into Rousey's ribs.
Sis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rousey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Rousey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rousey rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronald Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rousey blocks a head kick by Sis.
Nem Sis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sis throws a hook to the side of Rousey's head but Rousey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rousey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sis tries to get to full guard but Rousey has control of the leg.
Rousey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rousey wants to free his trapped foot but Sis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rousey stops Sis from getting back to his feet.
Sis is trying to maintain the position but Rousey is very close to passing his half guard.
Rousey wants to pass to mount but Sis is defending the position.
Ronald Rousey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rousey is looking to stall here but Sis recovers full guard.
Rousey looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rousey is one step ahead there.
Rousey wants to control from the top but Sis keeps moving.
Sis is trying to control the position but Rousey postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rousey keeping moving, preventing Sis from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sis looking to pass the guard.
Sis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rousey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sis has Rousey in his guard.
Sis is looking to stand up but Rousey isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nem Sis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Rousey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sis misses with a head kick.
Rousey throws a hook but Sis avoids it easily.
Sis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rousey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rousey is looking to land body kicks.
Rousey doesn't manage to clinch there - Sis circles away.
Rousey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rousey throws a leg kick that misses.
Sis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rousey throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rousey is out of range.
Sis avoids a kick to the body.
Sis stuffs the takedown attempt from Rousey. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis tries a head kick but it misses.
Rousey drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sis sprawls and moves away.
Sis wants to land a leg kick but Rousey is out of range.
Rousey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sis.
Rousey avoids the head kick by Sis.
Rousey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sis! But no joy.
Rousey avoids the head kick by Sis.
Rousey lands with a shot to the body.
Rousey lands with an uppercut that bounces Sis off the cage and back into range.
Rousey scores with a punch to the head.
Sis blocks a head kick by Rousey.
Sis defending well as Rousey loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rousey.
Sis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rousey feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Sis.
Sis avoids the body shot from Rousey.
Sis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rousey with a body shot.
Nem Sis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Rousey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rousey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rousey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sis.
The crowd cheers as Rousey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sis doesn't seem phased though.
Sis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sis lands with an overhand left.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rousey throws a leg kick but Sis moved away.
Rousey moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rousey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sis throws out the jab.
Rousey scores with a nice strike.
Rousey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sis's calf.
Sis misses the jab.
Rousey misses the shot to the body.
Rousey clinches up with Sis and pushes him back against the cage.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rousey fails to land.
Sis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rousey gets through Sis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Rousey.
Sis tries to throw a body punch but Rousey avoids it by throwing Sis back against the cage.
Sis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sis blocking some punches.
Sis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sis tries a body shot but Rousey blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sis prevents a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Sis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rousey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sis's elbow.
Sis has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
Rousey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rousey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rousey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sis lands a right hand.
Rousey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey swings widly with a right hand
and Sis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Rousey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rousey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Rousey!
Ronald Rousey 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
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Panther Theme. Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Untouchable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cung Le is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
39
187 lbs
44 - 29 - 3 |
|
174 cm
43
183 lbs
35 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Gregorovitsj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorovitsj is looking to land body kicks.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Gregorovitsj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorovitsj throwing a counter right hand but Le manages to avoid it.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gregorovitsj can pounce on him.
Le throws the left hand but Gregorovitsj avoids the punch easily.
Gregorovitsj misses with a straight right.
Le tries to clinch but Gregorovitsj is having none of it.
Gregorovitsj gets tackled into the cage by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorovitsj fails to land.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Le lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow over the top.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Gregorovitsj is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses with a knee strike.
Gregorovitsj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregorovitsj landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le misses with the head strike.
Le swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Le takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gregorovitsj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le's face.
It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Gregorovitsj throws an elbow that misses.
Gregorovitsj scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregorovitsj lands a damaging elbow.
Gregorovitsj landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregorovitsj working Le over with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorovitsj landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregorovitsj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj dodges an elbow strike from Le.
Gregorovitsj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Gregorovitsj - that landed with a thud.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregorovitsj lands a damaging elbow.
Gregorovitsj lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Gregorovitsj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Le.
Le putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregorovitsj in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a knee to the head.
Gregorovitsj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow just above Le 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gregorovitsj.
Le looks winded!
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gregorovitsj throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregorovitsj lands a shoulder strike.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gregorovitsj on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice elbow.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Gregorovitsj trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregorovitsj missing with knees to the body.
Gregorovitsj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregorovitsj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le scores with a shoulder strike.
Gregorovitsj misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
Gregorovitsj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregorovitsj missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Gregorovitsj.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le with a knee to the head.
Le tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregorovitsj lands an elbow inside.
Gregorovitsj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gregorovitsj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregorovitsj looking to throw knees to the head but Le is blocking nicely.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice uppercut.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Gregorovitsj.
Le swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Le - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Gregorovitsj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cung Le's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gregorovitsj on the side of the head.
It looks like Boris Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le's sensitive parts.
Gregorovitsj slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le throws a lazy body kick
and Le takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gregorovitsj attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregorovitsj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Le.
Le throws the kick towards the body but Gregorovitsj avoids it.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gregorovitsj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gregorovitsj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregorovitsj listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le keeps Gregorovitsj at a distance using the push kick.
Gregorovitsj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Gregorovitsj.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj tries a low kick but Le avoids it.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Gregorovitsj ducks down to avoid it.
Le darts in trying to clinch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a head kick that drops Le - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Le is rocked!
Gregorovitsj with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gregorovitsj looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Le trying to hold on to Gregorovitsj's head to control him but Gregorovitsj postures up.
Gregorovitsj sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj wants to pass to mount but Le is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gregorovitsj works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gregorovitsj controlling from the full mount.
Le tries to reverse the position but Gregorovitsj maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Gregorovitsj dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le cracks a nice hook into Gregorovitsj's ribs.
Gregorovitsj throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Gregorovitsj.
Le tries to clinch but Gregorovitsj moves away
and Gregorovitsj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good exchange - Le coming out on top.
Gregorovitsj misses with an uppercut
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregorovitsj lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gregorovitsj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le scores with the left hand. Gregorovitsj knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gregorovitsj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le misses with a hook
and Gregorovitsj counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le.
Gregorovitsj blocks the body kick.
Boris Gregorovitsj is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregorovitsj throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Le lands.
Le misses with the combination.
Gregorovitsj takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le moves out of range as Gregorovitsj throws a body kick.
Gregorovitsj connects with the punch.
Le tries to clinch but Gregorovitsj moves away
and Gregorovitsj counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gregorovitsj drops Le with a left and a right! Oh, Le is hurt - Gregorovitsj dives into side control looking to finish!
Le is still in real trouble! Can Gregorovitsj finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorovitsj decides to stand up, so the ref orders Le to his feet.
Good leg kick by Gregorovitsj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregorovitsj swings for the body but Le moves out of range.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gregorovitsj in his tracks.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gregorovitsj chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gregorovitsj tries a head kick but it misses.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gregorovitsj misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le misses with a hook.
Gregorovitsj feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gregorovitsj is looking to slow Le down with leg kicks.
Le scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gregorovitsj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le tries to clinch but Gregorovitsj is having none of it.
A slow jab from Le misses its intended target.
Le tries to clinch up
and Gregorovitsj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregorovitsj avoids the head kick by Le.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Gregorovitsj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gregorovitsj has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Gregorovitsj!
A victorious Boris Gregorovitsj 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
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mance Rayder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
32
171 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
|
187 cm
43
183 lbs
44 - 29 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carlo Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mance Rayder!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alvarez, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rayder.
Donk. Alvarez catches Rayder right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Rayder.
Rayder takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Rayder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvarez slips a jab from Rayder.
Rayder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Rayder down.
Rayder misses with a low kick.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Rayder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rayder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Rayder moves his leg out of the way.
Rayder is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rayder momentarily.
Mance Rayder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rayder moves away.
It seemed like Rayder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rayder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Crunch! Alvarez slams his shin into Rayder's torso.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Rayder circles away.
Jab from Rayder.
Rayder is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
Rayder throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Rayder sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Rayder's leg. Rayder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rayder looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rayder.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayder just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rayder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Rayder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rayder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Rayder.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Rayder counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rayder's head.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Rayder counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Rayder to acknowledge the strikes.
Rayder misses with a few strikes there.
Rayder takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rayder throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Rayder.
Alvarez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvarez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Rayder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rayder counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Rayder to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Rayder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rayder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rayder throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez scores with a jab. Rayder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Rayder off balance momentarily.
Alvarez stuns Rayder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder throws a combination that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rayder manages to avoid it.
Alvarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Alvarez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez throwing a counter right hand but Rayder manages to avoid it.
Rayder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range and Rayder settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carlo Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Rayder.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rayder if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Rayder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rayder throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Rayder is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayder lands with a good body shot.
Rayder lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rayder throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Rayder's shoulder, as Rayder tries to avoid the shot.
Rayder lands the left hand.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Rayder avoids it.
Rayder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rayder misses with a body shot.
Rayder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayder throws a hook to the side of Alvarez's head but Alvarez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rayder scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rayder! But no joy.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Rayder moves out of range easily.
Rayder checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rayder swinging wildly here.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rayder shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayder scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rayder.
Rayder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rayder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rayder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alvarez to score with a decent uppercut.
Rayder throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't 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!
Rayder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mance Rayder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rayder has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rayder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Alvarez is working Rayder over against the cage.
Rayder's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rayder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rayder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez lands a left hand.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Rayder controls his hands.
Alvarez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rayder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rayder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Rayder misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rayder blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rayder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rayder leaning against his opponent.
Rayder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rayder takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rayder is rocked!
Alvarez has Rayder pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Rayder is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Alvarez - that's hurt Rayder badly! Oh, another knee lands and Rayder is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Rayder doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Carlo Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Carlo Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Mance Rayder spoke after the fight, saying 'Yo, fuck this. This is bullshit. I was robbed.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daario Naharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
40
187 lbs
48 - 26 - 4 |
|
178 cm
42
185 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
48 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Cormac Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daario Naharis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naharis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naharis.
Naharis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutz circles away.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naharis.
Gutz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Naharis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gutz defends well and Naharis ends up having to push Gutz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Daario Naharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Gutz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naharis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz slips a jab and a cross from Naharis.
Naharis tries for a takedown but Gutz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Naharis misses with a takedown
and Gutz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daario Naharis.
Naharis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gutz checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naharis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Naharis looks to move away, Gutz throws a big counter combo but Naharis just gets out of the way.
Naharis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gutz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Naharis's knee momentarily.
Naharis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutz dodges the punch combination from Naharis.
Gutz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naharis misses with a two punch combination.
Gutz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naharis.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Naharis 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.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Naharis defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz missing with a left hand there. Naharis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Naharis feints the counter takedown.
Cormac Gutz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis misses the body punch
and Gutz counters with a right hand to the body.
Naharis ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
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!
Naharis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naharis's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Naharis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Naharis.
Naharis feints a jab promting Gutz to slip. Naharis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gutz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
A head kick misses from Naharis.
Naharis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutz defends it nicely.
Naharis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Naharis misses with a body punch
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naharis shoots for a double leg takedown but Gutz sprawls well. He's pushed Naharis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naharis misses with a wild body shot.
Naharis wants to clinch up but Gutz keeps it at a distance.
Gutz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Gutz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naharis wants to land a leg kick but Gutz is out of range.
Gutz lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. Naharis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naharis thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis avoids the body shot from Gutz.
Naharis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Gutz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Naharis avoids it.
Gutz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutz lands a jab to the nose.
Gutz thuds a left hand into Naharis's body.
Gutz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naharis manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gutz tests Naharis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Gutz throws a jab but it's blocked by Naharis.
Naharis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gutz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Naharis.
Naharis shoots in looking for a takedown. Gutz tries to sprawl out of it but Naharis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gutz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naharis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Naharis feints a jab promting Gutz to slip. Naharis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gutz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gutz misses with a jab to the body
and Naharis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naharis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Naharis is predictable there
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Naharis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gutz has got the better of the exchanges.
Gutz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naharis.
Gutz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naharis throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Gutz misses its target.
Gutz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Naharis!
Naharis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gutz avoids it really well and circles away.
Gutz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naharis checks a leg kick.
Naharis lands a head shot.
Naharis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cormac Gutz is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz looks to land a body kick but Naharis moved away.
Nice shot lands for Naharis.
Naharis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Naharis dives in and grabs Gutz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gutz pushes down on Naharis's head and hops out.
Naharis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Naharis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naharis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Gutz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Naharis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Naharis counters with a single leg into guard. Gutz didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naharis is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naharis won't allow Gutz to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis trying to control but Gutz is working from the bottom.
Naharis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gutz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Naharis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naharis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gutz controls the pace.
Gutz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naharis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gutz is one step ahead there.
Naharis has control of Gutz's left arm, preventing Gutz from doing any damage.
Naharis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutz is stalling in the full guard.
Naharis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gutz's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naharis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutz keeping moving, preventing Naharis from controlling successfully.
Naharis postures up.
Naharis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naharis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gutz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naharis is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gutz keeps the fight on the outside.
Naharis gets the takedown into side control.
Naharis working away.
Naharis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daario Naharis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gutz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Naharis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gutz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Naharis misses with a straight right.
Naharis lands a jab-cross combination.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
Naharis lands with a straight right. Gutz didn't see that one coming.
Gutz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gutz throws a body punch but Naharis moves out of range.
Gutz misses with a head kick.
Naharis tries for a takedown but Gutz circles away easily
and Gutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Naharis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz throws a series of punches but Naharis avoids them all with ease.
Naharis looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
Gutz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naharis moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Gutz there.
A jab lands there for Gutz.
Naharis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naharis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutz moves away from the strike by Naharis.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Gutz throws a lazy uppercut
and Naharis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naharis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
Naharis lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naharis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naharis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz lands a jab.
Naharis tries to clinch but Gutz is having none of it.
Naharis throws an overhand right that lands on Gutz's shoulder, as Gutz tries to avoid the shot.
Gutz swings for the body but Naharis moves out of range.
Gutz throws a leg kick but Naharis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gutz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gutz throws the kick towards the body but Naharis avoids it.
Naharis throws a combination that misses
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Naharis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Naharis fails with the takedown.
Gutz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cormac Gutz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daario Naharis.
Naharis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gutz misses.
Daario Naharis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naharis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gutz circles away.
Gutz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naharis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Naharis is looking to break free of the clinch but Gutz has double underhooks.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naharis blocks an uppercut.
Gutz has Naharis pressed against the cage, preventing Naharis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Naharis blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naharis can't break the clinch.
Naharis wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Gutz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naharis.
Naharis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gutz wants to sweep here but Naharis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz is adopting a defensive guard.
Naharis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naharis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Cormac Gutz.
I think Gutz 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Gutz!
A relieved looking Cormac Gutz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Shark Attack. Bailey Sr. comes into the arena with Damian Marley - Road To Zion blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
37
185 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
|
180 cm
31
177 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kordell Bailey Sr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Attack lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bailey Sr. sprawling to the canvas. Attack follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bailey Sr. hang on?
Bailey Sr. is rocked!
It looks like Kordell Bailey Sr. has been cut.
Attack controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Bailey Sr. is out! Attack gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shark Attack!
After the fight, Shark Attack 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.
The defeated Kordell Bailey Sr. had this to say: 'No worries, bredren'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keiji Mutou had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
39
213 lbs
28 - 14 - 2 |
|
194 cm
30
227 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Pavlovich!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mutou counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Pavlovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mutou closes the distance and clinches up with Pavlovich, looking for a takedown. Mutou pushes Pavlovich against the cage but Pavlovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pavlovich throws a lazy right hand but Mutou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mutou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mutou's head backwards.
Pavlovich misses with a looping left.
Pavlovich misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mutou darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mutou gets a clinch.
Pavlovich is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mutou is working for takedown but Pavlovich is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
Mutou stalls.
Mutou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pavlovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Mutou.
Mutou works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pavlovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mutou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Mutou.
Mutou stalling.
Pavlovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Mutou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mutou has picked Pavlovich up - he's going for a ride! Mutou dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mutou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mutou with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mutou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pavlovich defending well though.
Mutou wants to take a breather but Pavlovich is having none of it.
Mutou not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pavlovich is pressing down on Mutou's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavlovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou is looking to work some ground and pound but Pavlovich has wrist control.
Pavlovich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mutou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pavlovich is adopting a defensive guard.
Mutou advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutou scores with punches from side control.
Pavlovich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mutou scores with punches from side control.
Pavlovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mutou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mutou trying to control the action but Pavlovich is working from the bottom.
Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pavlovich to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mutou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pavlovich is not content to let Mutou control the position.
Pavlovich tries to buck Mutou off but Mutou is having none of it.
Pavlovich is trying to control Mutou's posture but Mutou avoids it.
The strikes coming from Mutou are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mutou is putting a hurting on Pavlovich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mutou throws an elbow but Pavlovich slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mutou tries to score with some ground and pound. Pavlovich controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlovich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mutou.
Mutou lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Pavlovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pavlovich is looking to regain half guard here but Mutou keeps moving and retains side control.
Mutou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Pavlovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pavlovich sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mutou looks up at the clock and then as Pavlovich takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mutou smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pavlovich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pavlovich throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mutou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pavlovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mutou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mutou swings for the body but Pavlovich moves out of range.
Mutou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pavlovich is fending him off so far but Mutou persists. Nope, Pavlovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavlovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pavlovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mutou rushes Pavlovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mutou tries to work over Pavlovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mutou lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Mutou's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mutou throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mutou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutou tries a body shot but Pavlovich blocks it.
Anton Pavlovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich tries to work over Mutou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands a right hand.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
Mutou lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlovich backwards.
Pavlovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mutou backwards.
Mutou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mutou pushes Pavlovich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pavlovich prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Mutou.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mutou as Pavlovich tries to tie him up.
Pavlovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mutou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutou stalls.
Pavlovich tries a body shot but Mutou blocks it.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich blocks an uppercut.
Mutou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pavlovich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keiji Mutou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pavlovich is pressed up against the cage. Mutou has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pavlovich down to the mat. Pavlovich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Mutou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Mutou misses the target.
Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Mutou's shoulder, as Mutou tries to avoid the shot.
Mutou misses with a body shot.
Pavlovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Mutou. Mutou gets slowly back to his feet.
Pavlovich misses the shot to the body.
Mutou is looking to counter punch.
Mutou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlovich throws out the jab.
A big right from Pavlovich misses.
Mutou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich connects with a jab.
Pavlovich loads up on a big right hand but Mutou slips the punch.
Anton Pavlovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovich looks to throw the jab but Mutou is out of range.
Mutou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou has managed to clinch.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Mutou.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mutou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mutou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pavlovich prevents it.
Mutou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich pushes Mutou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mutou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mutou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pavlovich trying to control the position but instead, Mutou has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pavlovich into the cage.
Mutou struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlovich controls his hands.
Mutou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pavlovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is leaning against Pavlovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Mutou is leaning against Pavlovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlovich is breathing heavily.
Mutou effectively controlling the action here.
Mutou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlovich's elbow.
Mutou has Pavlovich pushed against the cage.
Pavlovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Mutou cracks Pavlovich with a nice body shot.
Mutou tries a body shot but Pavlovich blocks it.
Mutou works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pavlovich wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mutou manages to pass to side control.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pavlovich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Pavlovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mutou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mutou slips a jab from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pavlovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Mutou is looking to wear down Pavlovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pavlovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutou.
Pavlovich tries to sprawl but Mutou drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pavlovich is staying active underneath Mutou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mutou scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mutou trying to pass the guard but Pavlovich defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mutou prevents Pavlovich from standing back up.
Mutou takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pavlovich wants to control but Mutou is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pavlovich is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mutou is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mutou prevents Pavlovich from standing back up.
Pavlovich tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
Pavlovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pavlovich tries to kick Mutou off but Mutou keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
Pavlovich is trying to stand up here but Mutou is controlling him well.
Mutou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pavlovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
Mutou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mutou working Pavlovich over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich tries to kick Mutou off in order to stand up. Mutou Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The referee asks Mutou politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mutou prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mutou lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pavlovich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pavlovich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pavlovich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pavlovich wants to get back to his feet.
Mutou working the body and head with strikes.
Mutou 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.
Mutou in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pavlovich to see if he's OK.
Mutou scoring with punches and elbows.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pavlovich can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pavlovich keeps working.
Mutou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mutou working the head and body with strikes.
Mutou misses with the ground and pound.
Pavlovich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mutou cracks Pavlovich with a big right hand but Pavlovich just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mutou connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pavlovich some visible discomfort.
Mutou staying calm.
Mutou cracks Pavlovich with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pavlovich is rocked!
Mutou lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou wants to control but Pavlovich is keeping him busy.
Mutou working away.
Mutou looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pavlovich is avoiding damage well.
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Pavlovich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mutou landing strikes.
Mutou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pavlovich down.
Pavlovich parries the strikes from Mutou easily there. Mutou is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pavlovich to escape.
Mutou working the ground and pound but Pavlovich is defending the strikes.
Mutou cracks Pavlovich with a big right hand but Pavlovich just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlovich tries to improve position but can't.
Pavlovich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pavlovich is not content to let Mutou control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mutou 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
After the big win, Keiji Mutou made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Fists and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sud Saming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saming has chosen Enter the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
29
179 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
|
183 cm
31
184 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Kelley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sud Saming!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saming has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kelley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelley was well out of range. Poor timing from Saming.
Saming bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelley's head.
Saming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelley. Kelley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelley misses with an uppercut.
Kelley connects with a single shot there.
Saming thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kelley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelley connects with a solid leg kick.
Saming misses with a straight right.
Kelley lands a big uppercut and Saming crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saming looks OK. Kelley waves Saming back to his feet!
Saming is rocked!
It looks like Sud Saming has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Saming misses its intended target.
Saming is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelley finish him?
Kelley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saming seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saming digs a good hook to Kelley's body.
Kelley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saming manages to avoid it.
Saming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley.
Saming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saming throws a lazy right hand but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kelley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saming.
Kelley throws a lazy uppercut
and Saming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saming. Kelley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelley tries to counter by clinching up but Saming breaks away and moves out of range.
Saming connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelley. Saming does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saming doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kelley.
Saming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelley.
Saming scores with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Kelley.
Saming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saming feints and then cracks Kelley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelley down.
Saming gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
As Saming backs away, Kelley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saming throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kelley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saming lands a body shot.
Saming blocks a head kick by Kelley.
Kelley throws a shot to the body.
Saming throws a leg kick which misses Kelley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelley tries to avoid it.
Kelley avoids a kick to the body.
Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Saming to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Saming is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Saming's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelley is looking to wear down Saming with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kelley throws a lazy head kick
and Saming counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saming has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelley finds it's way round the side to connect with Saming's head.
Saming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley.
Saming feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kelley misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saming! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saming closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saming avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saming just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Kelley.
Kelley walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Saming drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kelley swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Saming's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Kelley!
Liam Kelley retains his welterweight title!
Liam Kelley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
50% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
