 |
NJMMA #50: Mayer v The Blitz PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Fergusson (ranked 5576 p4p, 600 weight class) and Tev Clark Ii (ranked 7498 p4p, 709 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
23
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
195 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Fergusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tev Clark Ii!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergusson misses with a looping left.
Fergusson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clark Ii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fergusson's head.
Fergusson lands a jab to the head.
Clark Ii throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fergusson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fergusson lands a nice hook to Clark Ii's body. Clark Ii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fergusson avoids the body shot from Clark Ii.
Clark Ii wants to land a leg kick but Fergusson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark Ii ducks under a wild hook from Fergusson.
Clark Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fergusson throws a hook but Clark Ii blocks it.
Clark Ii flicks out a counter leg kick but Fergusson steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark Ii connects with a right hand. Fergusson shakes it off.
Clark Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Fergusson.
Fergusson throws a jab when Clark Ii was well out of range.
Clark Ii on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Fergusson.
Fergusson throws a shot to the body.
Edward Fergusson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fergusson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark Ii manages to avoid it.
Clark Ii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fergusson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fergusson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clark Ii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fergusson in his tracks.
Fergusson connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
Fergusson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark Ii throws out the jab.
Clark Ii throws a hook to the side of Fergusson's head but Fergusson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Fergusson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergusson swings for the body but Clark Ii moves out of range.
Clark Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Fergusson counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark Ii misses with a left hand
and Fergusson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark Ii cracks a nice hook into Fergusson's ribs.
Clark Ii lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark Ii scores with the left hand. Fergusson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark Ii misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Fergusson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fergusson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark Ii manages to avoid it.
Fergusson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark Ii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fergusson stuns Clark Ii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fergusson missing with a left hand there. Clark Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark Ii lands with an overhand left.
Fergusson throws a hook to the side of Clark Ii's head but Clark Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Clark Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clark Ii lands a jab to the head.
Clark Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Fergusson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Fergusson.
Clark Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Clark Ii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clark Ii slips a straight right by Fergusson.
Fergusson drops his hands momentarily and Clark Ii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark Ii avoids the body shot from Fergusson.
Clark Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Clark Ii misses with a straight right.
Clark Ii misses with a right hand
and Fergusson counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark Ii moves away from the strike by Fergusson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Fergusson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clark Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with an uppercut.
Fergusson lands a nice hook to Clark Ii's body. Clark Ii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark Ii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark Ii walks into a left hand.
Clark Ii misses with an uppercut
and Fergusson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson lands a hook that stumbles Clark Ii back into the cage. Fergusson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Clark Ii to the canvas! Fergusson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Clark Ii has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edward Fergusson!
Edward Fergusson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 4428 p4p, 206 weight class) and Preston Mason (ranked 4868 p4p, 219 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
|
170 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preston Mason!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tomori has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mason has passed into side control.
Mason landing a few strikes.
Mason scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mason lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tomori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mason on the ground.
Tomori is trying to improve his position.
Mason landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tomori is rocked!
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Tomori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tomori is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
Tomori on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tomori tries to get out of the position.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Tomori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori isn't going anywhere.
Mason scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tomori can't do much from the bottom here.
Mason working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tomori keeping his opponent close.
Tomori tries to bench press Mason off him but Mason keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomori defending against the ground and pound.
Tomori is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Tomori tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mason wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tomori is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Mason is trying to get an arm triangle but Tomori is defending well.
Mason connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tomori some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason in side control, throwing shots but Tomori defends.
Tomori is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Tomori on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Tomori is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomori is looking to regain half guard here but Mason keeps moving and retains side control.
Mason works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tomori can't do much from the bottom here.
Mason lands a strong strike to the head of Tomori. That's dazed him! Mason looking to finish here. Tomori is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mason lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Preston Mason!
Preston Mason took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks everyone for coming out to watch me fight in this tournament..im gonna win it just you wait and see'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bongiorno (ranked 3847 p4p, 476 weight class) and Hektor Hagoma (ranked 2874 p4p, 373 weight class). Hektor Hagoma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
27
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
|
195 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Bongiorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hektor Hagoma!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongiorno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hagoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hagoma misses with a straight right.
Bongiorno throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hagoma avoids it.
Bongiorno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hagoma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bongiorno scrambles back to his feet.
Hagoma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bongiorno, pushing him back against the cage.
Hagoma lands a right hand.
Hagoma digs a right hand into Bongiorno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bongiorno's gas tank.
Good body shot from Hagoma.
Hagoma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hagoma lands a right hand.
Hagoma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hagoma slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagoma scores with a shoulder strike.
Bongiorno is trying to stall.
Bongiorno takes a shot to the head.
Bongiorno takes a shot to the head.
Hagoma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bongiorno up against the cage.
Hagoma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bongiorno is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagoma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hagoma lands with a light punch inside.
Bongiorno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hagoma lands a right hand.
Oh Bongiorno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hagoma is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagoma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagoma.
Hagoma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hagoma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bongiorno blocking some punches.
Hagoma swings wildly with an uppercut but Bongiorno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagoma misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bongiorno.
Bongiorno seems to have got his legs back now.
Hagoma can't find room to land a body shot as Bongiorno controls the action.
Hagoma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hagoma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hagoma lands a big right hand that drops Bongiorno! The killer instinct kicks in and Hagoma finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hagoma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hektor Hagoma!
Hektor Hagoma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
68% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Hansen (ranked 2226 p4p, 247 weight class) and Indian Icecapades (ranked 1855 p4p, 217 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Icecapades's choice of entrance music: I am India Song | Qaidi Band | Aadar | Anya | Arijit Singh | Yashita Sharma. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
26
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
184 cm
27
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Indian Icecapades!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Icecapades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hansen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
Icecapades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
Icecapades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Icecapades circles away.
Icecapades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen tries to clinch but Icecapades is having none of it.
A slow jab from Hansen misses its intended target.
Icecapades appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Icecapades 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.
Gustav Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hansen 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.
Icecapades lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Hansen.
Icecapades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen moves to clinch but Icecapades breaks away
letting Icecapades counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Icecapades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Icecapades 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.
Icecapades connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hansen has Icecapades up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Hansen.
A head punch on the inside from Hansen fails to land.
Hansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Icecapades misses with the head strike.
Icecapades tries to throw a body punch but Hansen avoids it by throwing Icecapades back against the cage.
Hansen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hansen swings wildly with an uppercut but Icecapades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icecapades tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hansen pushes Icecapades back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Icecapades.
Hansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Icecapades throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hansen.
Hansen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Icecapades fails to land.
A body shot lands from Hansen.
Hansen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Icecapadess head.
Icecapades throws a punch but it's blocked by Hansen.
Hansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Icecapades's elbow.
Icecapades makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hansen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Icecapades blocking some punches.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Icecapades.
Hansen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hansen throws a head punch that misses.
Icecapades breaks the clinch.
Hansen is looking to clinch.
Hansen swings widly with a right hand
and Icecapades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hansen walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen connects with a jab.
It looks like Indian Icecapades has been cut.
Hansen tries to clinch up
and Icecapades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Icecapades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Icecapades circles away from the clinch attempt.
Icecapades circles away from the clinch attempt
and Icecapades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Icecapades misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Icecapades manages to circle out of the way.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Icecapades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Icecapades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Icecapades connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansen's hands.
Icecapades throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Icecapades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hansen misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Icecapades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icecapades loads up on a big right hand but Hansen slips the punch.
Hansen tries to clinch but Icecapades is having none of it.
Icecapades lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Icecapades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansen slips a straight right by Icecapades.
Hansen closes the distance but Icecapades moves to the side
and Icecapades counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Icecapades circles away from the clinch attempt.
Icecapades throws out a counter right but Hansen avoids it with no problem.
Icecapades misses with a straight right.
Hansen tries to clinch but Icecapades is having none of it.
Icecapades slips under a jab.
Hansen jabs at Icecapades's body.
Icecapades connects with a body shot that sends Hansen's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indian Icecapades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Indian Icecapades's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Icecapades, as that shot connected.
Icecapades looks to land a right hand but Hansen moved out of range.
Hansen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Icecapades manages to circle out of the way.
Icecapades connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Icecapades.
Decent striking displayed by Hansen there.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Icecapades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icecapades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Icecapades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Icecapades throws a body punch but Hansen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icecapades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Icecapades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Indian Icecapades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Icecapades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icecapades avoids the body shot from Hansen.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Icecapades paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen swings widly with a right hand
and Icecapades counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Icecapades!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hansen, as that shot connected.
Hansen misses with a straight right.
Hansen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Icecapades counters with a nice uppercut.
Hansen is rocked!
Icecapades throws a looping overhand right but Hansen ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Icecapades moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Hansen there.
Icecapades misses with a looping right.
Hansen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Icecapades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansen.
Hansen throws a big shot that misses.
Icecapades's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hansen under the eye.
Hansen scores with a decent looking hook.
Hansen connects with a single shot there.
Icecapades is rocked!
Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
Icecapades is still on wobbly legs! Can Hansen finish him?
Hansen lands with a left to the head.
Icecapades misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hansen dips a shoulder and cracks Icecapades with a mighty uppercut! Icecapades falls back against the cage and Hansen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Icecapades is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hansen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Hansen!
An out of breath Gustav Hansen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Indian Icecapades stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
62% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Scharf (ranked 1790 p4p, 176 weight class) and Jamaican Jam (ranked 1815 p4p, 178 weight class). Jam has chosen Quartiere Coffee - In Jamaica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
26
146 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
27
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Scharf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamaican Jam!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam throws the left hand but Scharf avoids the punch easily.
Jam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scharf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scharf is looking to counter the offense by Jam and move into the clinch.
Scharf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jam! But no joy.
Scharf with a nice cross.
Scharf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 in the buildup to the fight.
Jam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scharf was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
Jam 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.
Scharf ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam drops his hands momentarily and Scharf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scharf closes the distance and clinches.
Jam takes a shot to the head.
Jam tries a body shot but Scharf blocks it.
Scharf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scharf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Jam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scharf gets through Jam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scharf scores with a shoulder strike.
Jam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scharf swings wildly with an uppercut but Jam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam throws a punch but it's blocked by Scharf.
Scharf misses with the head strike.
Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jam slips under a jab.
Scharf throws a body shot but no joy.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Jam lands with a straight right. Scharf didn't see that one coming.
Scharf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jam.
Jam missing with a left hand there. Scharf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jam throws a body punch but Scharf moves out of range.
Eddy Scharf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scharf lands with a cross.
Scharf misses with an uppercut.
Scharf ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam slips under a jab.
Scharf throws a lazy right hand but Jam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam throws a counter combo.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scharf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scharf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scharf throws a punch but it's blocked by Jam.
Scharf throws a head punch that misses.
Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scharf is looking to clinch but Jam is avoiding it.
Scharf lands the left hand.
Jam takes a swing at Scharf's ribcage but misses.
Scharf gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scharf.
Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jam! But no joy.
Scharf looks to throw the jab but Jam is out of range.
Scharf misses with a hook.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Scharf.
Scharf tries to clinch up.
Scharf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scharf misses with a looping left.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scharf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scharf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scharf lands with a cross.
Scharf jabs Jam right on the nose. Jam blinks but takes it well.
Scharf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scharf working aggressively here.
Jam has a couple of punches blocked by Scharf.
Scharf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scharf throws a punch but it's blocked by Jam.
Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scharf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scharf clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scharf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scharf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jam's efforts to push away.
Scharf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scharf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scharf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scharf blocking some punches.
Scharf misses with the head strike.
Jam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scharf moves to clinch but Jam breaks away
and Jam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Scharf.
Jam misses with a hook
and Scharf counters by clinching up.
Scharf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Scharf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scharf doesn't manage to clinch there - Jam circles away.
Scharf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scharf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scharf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam is having none of it.
Jam appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jam moves out of range as Scharf strikes.
Scharf ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jam to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam slips a straight right by Scharf.
Scharf avoids the body shot from Jam.
Scharf misses with a shot to the body
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scharf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scharf wants to clinch up but Jam keeps it at a distance.
Scharf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jam can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jam breaks from the clinch.
Scharf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scharf scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Scharf fails to land.
Scharf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scharf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scharf misses with a punch on the inside.
Jam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scharf has a couple of punches blocked by Jam.
Scharf pushes Jam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jam slowing the pace effectively.
Jam has a couple of punches blocked by Scharf.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scharf.
Jam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jam blocks an uppercut.
Jam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scharf misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scharf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scharf is looking to clinch.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
Scharf thuds his right hand into Jam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scharf darts in and clinches Jam up against the cage.
Jam tries to break free but Scharf pushes him back against the cage.
Jam misses with some punches.
Jam blocking some punches.
Jam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scharf's elbow.
Scharf has a couple of punches blocked by Jam.
Jam breaks from the clinch.
Scharf thuds his right hand into Jam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scharf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jam!
Jam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scharf just content to control the position.
Scharf's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Scharf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scharf is looking to take a break and control but Jam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scharf decides to stand back up. Scharf steps back and let's Jam get back to his feet.
Jam scores with a nice strike.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
Scharf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scharf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scharf misses the jab.
Scharf wants to clinch but Jam slips to the side
and Jam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddy Scharf will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scharf is looking to clinch.
Jam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jam slips under a jab from Scharf.
Scharf closes the distance and clinches.
Jam can't break the clinch.
Jam lands a body shot.
Scharf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scharf blocking some punches.
Scharf misses with the head strike.
Scharf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Jam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scharf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Scharf misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scharf gets through Jam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scharf cracks Jam with a nice body shot.
Scharf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jam breaks from the clinch.
Scharf dips to his left and cracks Jam with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Scharf as he connects with a hook.
Jam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scharf is looking to clinch but Jam is avoiding it.
Jamaican Jam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Scharf.
Jam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
Scharf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scharf shoots in but no luck this time.
Scharf has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Scharf fails to land.
Jam blocks an uppercut.
Scharf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Jam throws a head punch that misses.
Eddy Scharf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Scharf.
Scharf throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam manages to break the clinch.
Scharf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scharf loads up on a big right hand but Jam slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam drops his hands momentarily and Scharf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scharf wants to clinch up but Jam keeps it at a distance.
Scharf clinches up with Jam and pushes him back against the cage.
Scharf lands a right hand.
Jam throws a head punch that misses.
Scharf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scharf backwards.
Jam manages to break the clinch.
Jam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scharf lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jam misses.
Jam stuns Scharf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scharf slips a straight right by Jam.
Scharf throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Scharf.
Scharf misses with an uppercut
and Jam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scharf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddy Scharf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scharf moves away.
Scharf tries to counter by clinching up but Jam breaks away and moves out of range.
Scharf avoids the body shot from Jam.
Scharf rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.
Jam is looking to break free of the clinch but Scharf has double underhooks.
Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scharf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scharf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scharf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scharf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jam. Jam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Scharf misses with a hook.
Scharf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jam closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scharf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scharf wants to clinch.
Jamaican Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Scharf lands.
Jam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scharf cracks Jam with an open hand slap.
Jam moves out of range of the strikes.
Scharf tries to clinch but Jam moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Scharf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scharf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Scharf!
Our winner, Eddy Scharf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Jamaican Jam was interviewed post fight and said 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!!
Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caul Rogba (ranked 1983 p4p, 267 weight class) and Bon Bones (ranked 1809 p4p, 250 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
27
224 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
193 cm
27
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caul Rogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bon Bones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogba drives through and clinches with Bones against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogba's brow.
Rogba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogba blocking some punches.
Rogba misses with some punches.
Bones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rogba's defenses.
Bones trying to control the position but instead, Rogba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bones into the cage.
Rogba misses with some punches.
Bones misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Rogba.
Rogba lands with a light punch inside.
Rogba tries to work over Bones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bones misses with a body punch.
Bones stalling.
Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bones misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bones loads up on a big right hand but Rogba slips the punch.
Rogba throws an overhand right that lands on Bones's shoulder, as Bones tries to avoid the shot.
Rogba lands a really nice looking cross but Bones seems unphased.
Bones takes a swing at Rogba's ribcage but misses.
Rogba throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Bones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bones tries to clinch up.
Rogba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rogba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogba misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
Rogba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogba throws out a loose jab but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogba sets himself, and Bones steps forward looking for the clinch! Rogba avoids it this time.
Rogba ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Rogba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rogba misses.
Bones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rogba.
Rogba misses the jab.
A big left from Rogba misses.
Bones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogba.
Rogba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Bones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogba looks to throw the jab but Bones is out of range.
Rogba misses with a straight right.
Rogba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Rogba loads up on a big right hand but Bones slips the punch.
Rogba takes one on the button.
Rogba misses with an uppercut
and Bones counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogba with a nice cross.
Rogba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rogba misses with a hook. Bones ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rogba counter with a right hand.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Rogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bones.
Rogba misses with a lunging right hand
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bones.
Rogba misses with the head strike.
Bones slowing the pace effectively.
Bones throws an elbow that misses.
Rogba tries to work over Bones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bones has Rogba pressed against the cage.
Bones breaks from the clinch.
Bones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogba misses with a hook.
Rogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rogba connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bones scrambles back to his feet.
Bones ducks under a wild hook from Rogba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
Rogba is looking to counter punch.
Rogba takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Rogba misses the jab.
Rogba misses with a right hand
enabling Bones to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogba throws out the jab.
Rogba misses with a looping right.
Rogba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rogba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bones defending well as Rogba loads up on a big left hand.
Rogba throws out a powerful jab.
Rogba throws a jab but it's blocked by Bones.
Rogba thuds his right hand into Bones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bones. Bones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caul Rogba dominated that round.
That's time! Rogba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Rogba.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogba slips a jab and a cross from Bones.
Bones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Rogba.
Rogba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones throws a big shot that misses.
Bones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogba.
Rogba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bones can do to turn this around?
Rogba throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
Bones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogba loads up on a big right hand but Bones slips the punch.
Rogba misses with a body shot.
Bones catches Rogba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bones wants to counter the offense by Rogba and move into the clinch position.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogba.
Bones misses with a double jab.
Rogba is looking to counter punch.
Bones misses with a few strikes there.
Rogba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bones's hands.
Bones catches Rogba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bones misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Rogba.
Rogba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bones. Rogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogba thuds his right hand into Bones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rogba looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Rogba looks to land a right hand but Bones moved out of range.
Rogba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bones tries to clinch but Rogba moves out of range.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
Bones misses with an uppercut
letting Rogba counter with a right hand.
Bones swings widly with a right hand
and Rogba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bones lands a really nice looking cross but Rogba seems unphased.
Rogba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rogba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogba looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.
Rogba looks to throw the jab but Bones is out of range.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogba takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
Rogba defending well as Bones loads up on a big left hand.
Bones slips a straight right by Rogba.
Bones throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogba.
Bones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caul Rogba is winning the standup battle so far.
Bones missing with a left hand there. Rogba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rogba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogba lands with an overhand left.
Rogba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bones defending well as Rogba loads up on a big left hand.
Rogba looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Bones tries to counter with a clinch but Rogba shakes him off and moves away.
Rogba loads up on a big right hand but Bones slips the punch.
Bones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rogba.
Bones tries to clinch but Rogba moves out of range.
Bones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rogba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bones gets tackled into the cage by Rogba. Rogba maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogba misses with the head strike.
Rogba misses with the head strike.
Rogba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rogba blocks the elbow strike.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Rogba avoids a wild elbow strike from Bones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bones has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rogba seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bones can turn it around.
Rogba throws a head punch that misses.
Rogba is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caul Rogba dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rogba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bones.
Rogba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogba lands a jab.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogba.
Rogba misses with a wild body shot.
Bones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bones moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Bones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogba looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Rogba defending well as Bones loads up on a big left hand.
Rogba misses with a lunging right hand
and Bones counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogba scores with a jab. Bones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bones is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogba throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rogba as he connects with a hook.
Rogba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bones avoids the body shot from Rogba.
Bones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bones.
Rogba scores with a jab to the head.
Bones tries to clinch
and Rogba counters with a straight right hand.
Rogba looks to land a right hand but Bones moved out of range.
Bones moves away from the strike by Rogba.
Bones is looking to clinch but Rogba is avoiding it.
Bones missing with a left hand there. Rogba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones stuns Rogba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bones.
Caul Rogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones tries to clinch up but Rogba circles away and keeps his distance.
Bones doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogba circles away.
Caul Rogba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bones misses with a hook. Rogba ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Bones.
Bones misses with a hook. Rogba ducked under it nicely.
Bon Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogba throws a hook to the side of Bones's head but Bones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rogba.
Bones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rogba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bones's head.
Rogba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones slips a straight right by Rogba.
Bones looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogba is just out of range.
It looked like Rogba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rogba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rogba jabs at Bones's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogba misses the target.
Bones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogba on the side of the head.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Rogba punishes Bones's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogba. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogba lands a jab to the nose.
Rogba throws a series of punches but Bones moves out of range.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones tests Rogba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones misses the jab.
Rogba throwing a counter right hand but Bones manages to avoid it.
Rogba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch.
Bones stalling.
Rogba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bones's elbow.
Bones tries to throw a body punch but Rogba avoids it by throwing Bones back against the cage.
Bones misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bones.
Bones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bones misses with an elbow strike.
Rogba working aggressively here.
Bones misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caul Rogba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caul Rogba!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 1325 p4p, 184 weight class) and ThorHGH Grasman (ranked 1560 p4p, 228 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
190 cm
19
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ThorHGH Grasman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letter moves out of range as Grasman strikes.
Grasman misses the jab.
Letter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grasman misses with an uppercut
and Letter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grasman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Letter missing with a left hand there. Grasman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grasman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter looks to throw the jab but Grasman is out of range.
A big right from Grasman misses.
Grasman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letter.
Grasman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasman misses with an uppercut
letting Letter counter with a right hand.
It looks like ThorHGH Grasman has been cut.
The fighters circling - Grasman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grasman throws a hook to the side of Letter's head but Letter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Letter sizes up Grasman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Letter slips a jab from Grasman.
Grasman misses with a hook. Letter ducked under it nicely.
Grasman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grasman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Letter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Grasman.
Jab, jab by Grasman - just one landing.
Grasman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grasman looks to land a left hand but Letter moved out of range nicely.
Letter throws a shot from downtown. Grasman moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grasman looks to throw the jab but Letter is out of range.
Grasman misses the jab.
Grasman cracks Letter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grasman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Letter thinking.
Letter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Letter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Letter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grasman throws out a counter right but Letter avoids it with no problem.
Letter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grasman.
Grasman lands with a cross.
A jab from Grasman misses.
Letter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Letter.
Letter misses with an uppercut.
Letter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grasman.
Letter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grasman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Grasman misses.
Grasman swings widly with a right hand
and Letter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grasman moves out of range as Letter strikes.
Letter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grasman.
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 Stephan Letter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on ThorHGH Grasman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grasman throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Letter misses the target.
Grasman throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Letter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Letter throws a right and a left that Grasman avoids nicely.
Grasman throws a hook to the side of Letter's head but Letter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grasman throws a lazy uppercut
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letter misses with an uppercut. Grasman saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Grasman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grasman throws a body punch but Letter moves out of range.
Letter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasman throws a jab when Letter was well out of range.
Letter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Letter blocks a head kick by Grasman.
Grasman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grasman throws a poor cross that misses
and Letter counters with a three punch combo that has Grasman backing up. Grasman nods at Letter to acknowledge the strikes.
Letter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Grasman right on the button. Grasman goes down! Letter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Letter gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Letter!
Stephan Letter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blayze Sommer (ranked 1116 p4p, 139 weight class) and Damien The Omen (ranked 883 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Omen's choice of entrance music: Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
27
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
|
177 cm
18
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blayze Sommer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien The Omen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sommer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Omen back to the cage. Sommer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Omen. Sommer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sommer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sommer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Omen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sommer tries to close the distance and clinch but The Omen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like The Omen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sommer has The Omen up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Omen.
Sommer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sommer misses with a body punch.
The Omen prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Omen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sommer wants to take the fight to the mat but The Omen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sommer misses with the head strike.
Sommer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Omen's elbow.
The Omen misses with a body punch.
Sommer prevents a body shot from The Omen.
The Omen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Omen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommer can't find room to land a body shot as The Omen controls the action.
Sommer has a couple of punches blocked by The Omen.
The Omen working aggressively here.
The Omen lands a shoulder strike.
Sommer tries to work over The Omen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Omen lands a body shot.
Sommer tries a body shot but The Omen blocks it.
Sommer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Omen blocks an uppercut.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Sommer avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
The Omen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from The Omen.
Sommer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sommers head.
Sommer misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from The Omen as the two fighters clinch.
Sommer struggles to land a body shot inside as The Omen controls his hands.
Sommer blocks a body shot from The Omen.
Sommer blocks a body shot from The Omen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for The Omen.
The Omen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Omen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sommer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sommer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sommer.
The Omen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sommer.
Sommer throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
The Omen blocks an uppercut.
The Omen misses with a punch to the body.
Sommer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Sommer avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
The Omen scores with a shot to the side of Sommer's head.
Sommer throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Omen lands a body punch.
Sommer struggles to land a body shot inside as The Omen controls his hands.
Sommer throws a head punch that misses.
The Omen working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommer misses with a punch to the body.
The Omen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sommer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from The Omen.
A right handed body shot lands from The Omen.
The Omen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sommer.
The Omen digs a right hand underneath Sommer's ribcage. Sommer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Omen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sommer is breathing heavily.
The Omen can't find room to land a body shot as Sommer controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sommer.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Sommer avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sommer.
The Omen blocking some punches.
Sommer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Omen rushes Sommer and presses him up against the cage.
The Omen can't find room to land a body shot as Sommer controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from The Omen.
The Omen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sommer.
The Omen pushes Sommer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Omen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sommer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Omen lands with a right to the head.
The Omen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from The Omen as the two fighters clinch.
Sommer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sommer misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Omen.
Sommer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sommer fails to land.
The Omen misses with a punch to the body.
The Omen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sommer fails to land.
The Omen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Omen works on Sommer's body with a couple of short punches.
The Omen lands a nice uppercut.
Sommer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Omen throws a head punch that misses.
Sommer breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien The Omen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The Omen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Omen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Omen lands a nice looking body shot.
The Omen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sommer wants to clinch.
Sommer sets himself, and The Omen steps forward looking for the clinch! Sommer avoids it this time.
Sommer tries to clinch there but The Omen circles away.
Jab, jab by Sommer - just one landing.
Sommer tries to keep at a distance but The Omen has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Sommer as the two fighters clinch.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Omen can't find room to land a body shot as Sommer controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Omen.
Sommer throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from The Omen as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Omen.
The Omen blocking some punches.
The Omen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from The Omen on the inside.
Sommer blocks an uppercut.
The Omen lands with a right to the head.
The Omen scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Omen.
The Omen has a couple of punches blocked by Sommer.
The Omen digs a right hand underneath Sommer's ribcage. Sommer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by The Omen.
Sommer throws a punch but it's blocked by The Omen.
The Omen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Omen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sommer.
A short right from The Omen.
Sommer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Omen pushes Sommer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Omen prevents a body shot from Sommer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommer tries to throw a body punch but The Omen avoids it by throwing Sommer back against the cage.
Sommer lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Omen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sommer misses with a punch to the body.
The Omen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sommer controls his hands.
Sommer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Omen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Omen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sommer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sommer.
A body shot lands from The Omen.
A right hook to the body lands for The Omen.
A hook to the body from Sommer.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sommer misses with some punches.
Sommer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Omen gets through Sommer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Omen lands a nice shot to the body.
The Omen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Omen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Omen prevents a body shot from Sommer.
Sommer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Omen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Omen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sommer misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Omen lands a right hand.
The Omen prevents a body shot from Sommer.
Sommer prevents a body shot from The Omen.
The Omen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Omen prevents a body shot from Sommer.
Still in the clinch, The Omen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sommer has a couple of punches blocked by The Omen.
Sommer misses with a body punch.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Omen tries to throw a body punch but Sommer avoids it by throwing The Omen back against the cage.
The Omen scores with a hook to the body.
The Omen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sommer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Omen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from The Omen - that landed with a thud.
A short right from The Omen.
The Omen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Omen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sommer is rocked!
A short right from The Omen on the inside.
Oh Sommer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Omen misses with a body punch.
A short right from The Omen.
The Omen tries a body shot but Sommer blocks it.
The Omen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sommer misses with a punch to the body.
Sommer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Omen working aggressively here.
The Omen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sommer backwards.
The Omen gets through Sommer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sommer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Omen backwards.
The Omen is working Sommer over against the cage.
The Omen scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sommer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Omen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sommers head.
Sommer working aggressively here.
The Omen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from The Omen as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien The Omen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Omen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sommer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sommer looks to clinch but The Omen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sommer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damien The Omen!
After winning the bout, Damien The Omen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 424 p4p, 55 weight class) and Justin Alvarez (ranked 1069 p4p, 136 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Victory by Puff Daddy as his entrance music. Justin Alvarez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheedy.
Alvarez lunges at Sheedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sheedy's hand.
Alvarez thuds a left hand into Sheedy's body.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheedy.
As Alvarez tries to get set, Sheedy tries to push him back and clinch up but Alvarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sheedy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvarez cracks Sheedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Sheedy looks to land a right hand but Alvarez moved out of range.
Sheedy misses the jab.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Sheedy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Sheedy.
Sheedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheedy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alvarez takes a swing at Sheedy's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Sheedy circles away.
Sheedy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kevin Sheedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Sheedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheedy jabs at Alvarez's body.
Sheedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheedy slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Sheedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheedy is pawing at Alvarez, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Alvarez's nose. Alvarez is badly hurt! Sheedy pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Alvarez tries desperately to hold on but Sheedy is relentless in his assault! As Alvarez receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Sheedy away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Sheedy!
Kevin Sheedy retains his lightweight title!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 246 p4p, 34 weight class) and Jose The Blitz (ranked 390 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
|
165 cm
27
149 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose The Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayer has The Blitz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Blitz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The Blitz tightens his grip and picks Mayer up, before dumping him to the ground. Mayer manages to land in guard.
Mayer keeping moving, preventing The Blitz from controlling successfully.
My spies in Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform me that The Blitz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mayer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Blitz defends it easily.
Mayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Blitz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz is defending against the submission attempts here by Mayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Blitz trying to control but Mayer postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Blitz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mayer wants to pass the guard but The Blitz is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayer is fighting to break The Blitz's control of his arms but The Blitz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mayer advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mayer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Blitz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mayer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mayer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Blitz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mayer but great work by The Blitz.
The Blitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by The Blitz.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayer tries to buck The Blitz off but The Blitz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Blitz cracks Mayer with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mayer is looking for a sweep.
Mayer looking for a sweep but The Blitz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The Blitz lands a big shot there that rocks Mayer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Mayer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is squirming around, avoiding The Blitz's attempts to control the action.
Mayer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Blitz is pushing down on Mayer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayer is fighting to maintain full guard but The Blitz has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose The Blitz 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.
Mayer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Blitz tries to roll over but Mayer keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz moves into full guard.
Mayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Blitz is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose The Blitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayer sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. The Blitz doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Mayer paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from The Blitz - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose The Blitz!
Jose The Blitz is the new featherweight champion!
Jose The Blitz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
25% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
