 |
IXF 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille ONeal (ranked 5823 p4p, 192 weight class) and Arik Crul (ranked 7104 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 215 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
199 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaquille ONeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arik Crul!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal missing with a left hand there. Crul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ONeal misses with an uppercut
and Crul counters with a right hand to the body.
Crul closes the distance and clinches.
Crul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on ONeal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crul tries to pull guard but ONeal holds him up against the cage and eventually Crul drops back down to his feet.
Crul pulls guard successfully.
ONeal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crul's head.
ONeal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ONeal with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ONeal with a flurry of punches that miss.
ONeal stands and steps away. Crul gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crul tries to score a power double leg takedown but ONeal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crul somewhat.
Shaquille ONeal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arik Crul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Arik Crul has been cut.
Crul misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
ONeal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crul fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from ONeal. Crul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ONeal counters with a huge right that knocks Crul out cold! ONeal is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shaquille ONeal!
In his post fight interview, Shaquille ONeal started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rei Kolton (ranked 4979 p4p, 466 weight class) and Ed Bing (ranked 5687 p4p, 509 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
179 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Kolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Bing!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing tries for a takedown but Kolton circles away easily
and Kolton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bing. Kolton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kolton scores with a jab to the body.
Bing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kolton is fending him off so far but Bing persists. Nope, Kolton circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Kolton - just one landing.
Kolton with a hook.
Kolton lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Kolton coming out on top.
Kolton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kolton works on Bing's body with a couple of short punches.
Kolton lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolton lands with a light punch inside.
Bing is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kolton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kolton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rei Kolton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Bing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolton scores with a shot to the side of Bing's head.
Kolton scores with a shot to the side of Bing's head.
Kolton lands a right hand.
Kolton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kolton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bing.
Bing looks winded!
Nice body punch from Kolton - that landed with a thud.
Kolton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kolton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bing.
Kolton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kolton lands a right hand.
Kolton lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kolton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kolton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kolton scores with a shot to the side of Bing's head.
Kolton digs a right hand into Bing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bing's gas tank.
Kolton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing avoiding damage as Kolton throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kolton.
Nice body punch from Kolton - that landed with a thud.
Kolton is working Bing over against the cage.
A short left from Kolton.
Kolton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kolton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bings head.
Kolton breaks the clinch.
Kolton scores with a punch to the head.
Kolton thuds his right hand into Bing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kolton throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kolton scores with a sloppy right hand. Bing should have avoided that one.
Kolton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bing tries for a takedown but Kolton circles away easily
enabling Kolton to counter with a crisp jab.
Bing is rocked!
Kolton jabs Bing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kolton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kolton cracks Bing with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bing is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolton finish him?
Kolton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bing seems to have recovered his senses.
Kolton throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kolton stuns Bing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kolton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kolton with a hook.
Bing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kolton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Kolton has knocked Bing down with a huge combo! Kolton steps away and waves a wobbly Bing back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rei Kolton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab lands there for Kolton.
Kolton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bing doesn't seem bothered though.
Bing tries for a takedown but Kolton circles away easily
and Kolton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bing takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Bing 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kolton lands with a shot to the body.
Kolton lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing tries for a takedown but Kolton circles away easily
enabling Kolton to counter with a crisp jab.
Kolton scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kolton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bing can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Bing
letting Kolton counter with a right hand.
Rei Kolton is winning the standup battle so far.
Bing is breathing heavily.
Kolton lands with a shot to the body.
Bing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kolton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bing is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kolton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bing.
Bing ducks right into an uppercut from Kolton.
Nice straight punches there by Kolton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kolton.
Good standup being displayed there by Kolton as he connects with a hook.
Kolton has managed to clinch.
Kolton scores with a shoulder strike.
Bing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kolton scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolton lands a left hand.
Kolton dips a shoulder and cracks Bing with a mighty uppercut! Bing falls back against the cage and Kolton unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bing 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 - Kolton screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rei Kolton!
Our winner, Rei Kolton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 3575 p4p, 388 weight class) and Flibberti Gibbet (ranked 4454 p4p, 471 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
178 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Wildhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flibberti Gibbet!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildhauser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gibbet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbet stuffs the takedown.
Wildhauser fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Wildhauser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Gibbet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wildhauser doesn't seem phased though.
Gibbet misses with a double jab.
Wildhauser doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibbet circles away.
It seemed like Gibbet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wildhauser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gibbet's waist but Gibbet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wildhauser off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wildhauser tries to move into range but Gibbet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wildhauser wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wildhauser back to the cage. Gibbet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gibbet has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wildhauser takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wildhauser shoots in for a takedown but Gibbet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wildhauser looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibbet lands a lovely overhand right.
Wildhauser tries for a takedown but Gibbet circles away easily
and Gibbet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wildhauser dives in for a single leg takedown but Gibbet sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbet as Wildhauser shoots in.
A countering left hand to the body from Gibbet misses.
Wildhauser drops his hands momentarily and Gibbet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wildhauser goes for a double leg but Gibbet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gibbet continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildhauser tries to clinch but Gibbet moves out of range.
Wildhauser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gibbet finds it's way round the side to connect with Wildhauser's head.
Wildhauser tries for a takedown but Gibbet circles away easily
and Gibbet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wildhauser is rocked!
Gibbet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Wildhauser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frank Wildhauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wildhauser shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibbet counters with a huge left! Wildhauser is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gibbet isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wildhauser from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gibbet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flibberti Gibbet!
Our winner, Flibberti Gibbet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Tanaka (ranked 3025 p4p, 335 weight class) and Walton Neo (ranked 3498 p4p, 380 weight class). Walton Neo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
|
177 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryo Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walton Neo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Neo.
Some bone on bone action there as Neo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neo misses with a wild body shot.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Neo ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Neo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neo slips a jab from Tanaka.
Neo defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Neo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neo moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Neo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neo.
Tanaka lands a right hook to the body.
Tanaka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Neo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch combination from Neo misses.
Tanaka cracks Neo with an open hand slap.
Tanaka shoots in but Neo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
Neo blocks a jab.
Neo jabs Tanaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neo lands a jab to Tanaka's midsection.
Neo throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Neo takes one to the chin there.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tanaka fails to land.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Neo.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Tanaka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka 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.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka controlling the action here.
Tanaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neo tries to kick Tanaka off but Tanaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Neo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka trying to control from half guard but Neo is working away.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neo has hold of Tanaka's hands but Tanaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neo is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Neo is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing shots but Neo is blocking nicely.
Neo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Safe Space. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Still in half guard, Tanaka seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neo keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Tanaka 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.
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Neo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Tanaka seems content to control.
Tanaka moves into full mount! Neo won't be happy about that!
Neo blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound but Neo is blocking nicely.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound but Neo is blocking nicely.
Neo suckers Tanaka into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Neo is now in Tanaka's guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo wants to stand and escape but instead Tanaka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Neo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanaka is controlling him.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
Tanaka postures up in Neo's guard and throws a big left but Neo blocks it.
Tanaka distracts Neo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neo can do to turn this around?
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Neo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neo manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Neo's guard.
Neo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanaka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is in close to Neo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Neo keeps moving.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neo darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neo cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Neo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo presses Tanaka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo lands a left hand.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Neo controls his hands.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Tanaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Neo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
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!
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo is looking to control Tanaka's arms but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neo has his back to the cage.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Ryo Tanaka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Neo sprawls and moves away.
Neo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neo's guard.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
Tanaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka stops Neo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Neo has wrist control.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Neo moved away.
Tanaka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tanaka misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Neo blocks the leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Neo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neo misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka is looking to counter the offense by Neo and move into the clinch.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Neo, which made it look bad.
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Walton Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neo swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Neo has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Neo parries the strikes from Tanaka easily there. Tanaka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Neo to escape.
Walton Neo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is putting a hurting on Neo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryo Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanaka.
Neo wants to get back to his feet.
Tanaka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Neo dodges the ground and pound from Tanaka.
Tanaka wants to control but Neo is keeping him busy.
Tanaka in side control, throwing shots but Neo defends.
Neo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanaka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanaka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Neo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tanaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tanaka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanaka advances to mount.
Neo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanaka won't let Neo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tanaka punching from mount but Neo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tanaka tries to control but Neo wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanaka, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Tanaka!
After winning the bout, Ryo Tanaka 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
43% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Tony (ranked 2747 p4p, 371 weight class) and Rei Francisco (ranked 4560 p4p, 544 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony misses with a right hand
and Francisco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Francisco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tony digs a good hook to Francisco's body.
Tony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francisco.
Francisco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Francisco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francisco throws a right and a left that Tony avoids nicely.
Tony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francisco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco missing with a left hand there. Tony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francisco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francisco misses with an uppercut. Tony saw that one coming.
Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francisco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francisco defending well as Tony loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tony pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tony misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Tony.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tony's elbow.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Tony.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Tony.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tony.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Francisco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Francisco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francisco.
Tony misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony thuds a left hand into Francisco's body.
Tony moves to clinch but Francisco breaks away
and Francisco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tony moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tony connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tony staying out of range there.
Tony swings away with a body shot that misses
and Francisco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francisco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tony definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Francisco backs up against the cage.
Tony moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Good standup being displayed there by Tony as he connects with a hook.
Tony throws a predictable looking body shot
and Francisco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony lands an overhand right.
Tony is looking to clinch.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Francisco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony tries to clinch
and Francisco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francisco. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Francisco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francisco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four 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!
Tony tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Francisco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Francisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Tony backs off Francisco throws a huge counter combo but Tony manages to avoid it all.
Francisco slips under a jab from Tony.
Nice shot by Tony.
Tony takes a swing at Francisco's ribcage but misses.
Francisco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Francisco's corner calls for a 1-2. Francisco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Francisco 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.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Francisco counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony moves in looking to clinch but Francisco pushes him off.
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 Little Tony will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tony doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tony misses with a body shot
and Francisco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tony cracks Francisco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco was well out of range. Poor timing from Tony.
Tony swings widly with a right hand
and Francisco counters with a straight right hand.
Francisco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francisco lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Francisco misses.
Tony scores with a nice strike.
Francisco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Despite the aggression on Francisco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Francisco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Francisco punishes Tony's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Francisco misses with a hook.
Rei Francisco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony misses with a left hand
and Francisco counters with a straight right hand.
Francisco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Francisco's head but Francisco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francisco misses the shot to the body.
Tony throws a body punch but Francisco moves out of range.
Francisco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francisco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tony misses with a body shot.
Tony walks into a jab.
Tony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francisco.
Tony takes a swing at Francisco's ribcage but misses.
Tony lands with an overhand left.
Tony wants to clinch up but Francisco keeps it at a distance.
Tony scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francisco.
Tony lands with a nice body punch.
Francisco tries to clinch but Tony moves out of range.
Tony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Francisco counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francisco manages to avoid it.
Tony throws a lazy uppercut
and Francisco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tony misses with a straight right.
Francisco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony tries to clinch but Francisco moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Francisco misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tony, as that shot connected.
Tony throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Francisco misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tony counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Francisco.
Tony misses with an uppercut
and Francisco counters with a right hand to the body.
Francisco loads up on a big right hand but Tony slips the punch.
Tony misses with a right hand
and Francisco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francisco slips a straight right by Tony.
Tony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francisco throws out the jab.
Tony swings widly with a right hand
and Francisco counters with a straight right hand.
Tony moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Tony misses the target.
Francisco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tony.
Tony connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony staying out of range there.
It looked like Tony wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Francisco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Francisco. Those never looked like landing.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Francisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Tony scores with the left hand. Francisco knows he should have avoided that one.
Tony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francisco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rei Francisco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tony pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francisco back to the cage. Tony follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tony digs a good hook to Francisco's body.
Francisco throws a body punch but Tony moves out of range.
Tony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tony throws a right hand that misses
and Francisco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tony looks to throw the jab but Francisco is out of range.
Francisco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony throws a lazy right hand but Francisco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francisco! But no joy.
Francisco misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Tony misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
Tony fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Francisco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francisco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francisco misses with a double jab.
Tony works Francisco's body with a nice hook.
Tony misses with a hook
and Francisco counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Francisco misses.
Tony throws a series of punches but Francisco moves out of range.
Tony throws the left hand but Francisco avoids the punch easily.
Francisco throws out a loose jab but Tony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony cracks a nice hook into Francisco's ribs.
Tony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tony misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tony tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.
A cross from Tony lands.
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!
Tony misses with a jab to the body
and Francisco counters with a straight right hand.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Francisco's head but Francisco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tony moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Francisco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Francisco blocks an uppercut.
Francisco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tony stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francisco scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tony.
Francisco tries a body shot but Tony blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tony lands a shoulder strike.
Tony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco tries to work over Tony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tony's elbow.
Tony misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Tony prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Francisco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Tony.
Tony blocking some punches.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Francisco avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Little Tony has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tony tries a body shot but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Tony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony lands a hook that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Tony misses with the head strike.
Tony lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Tony lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tony misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Francisco.
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!
Nice body punch from Tony - that landed with a thud.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Tony is controlling him.
Francisco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francisco is rocked!
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tony's elbow.
Tony blocks an uppercut.
Tony pushes Francisco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francisco stalling in the clinch but Tony improves position.
Tony pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tony.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Tony!
Little Tony 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
63% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheese Daddy (ranked 2347 p4p, 93 weight class) and Mortimer Bob Holley (ranked 3093 p4p, 114 weight class). Holley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Grillmasters - Sizzling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
182 cm
25
289 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cheese Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mortimer Bob Holley!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holley lands a nice shot that snaps Daddy's head back.
Daddy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holley circles away.
Holley slaps away a takedown attempt from Daddy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daddy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Daddy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Daddy loads up on a big right hand but Holley slips the punch.
Holley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheese Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daddy.
Daddy throws an off balance right hand
and Holley counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holley presses Daddy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daddy is breathing heavily.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Holley.
Holley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daddy.
Daddy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daddy avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Holley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holley scores with a shoulder strike.
Holley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daddy avoids it.
Good body shot from Holley.
Holley pushes Daddy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holley lands a left hand.
Holley lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Holley.
Holley is working Daddy over against the cage.
Holley pushes Daddy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daddy managing to block the knees to the body from Holley.
A short body shot lands from Holley as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Holley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holley digs a right hand into Daddy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daddy's gas tank.
Holley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holley gets through Daddy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Holley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holley lands an elbow inside.
Daddy managing to block the knees to the body from Holley.
A short body shot lands from Holley as the two fighters clinch.
Holley lands with a right to the head.
Holley lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Holley.
Good body shot from Holley.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daddy is defending well for now.
Holley scores with a shot to the side of Daddy's head.
Holley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holley.
Holley lands an uppercut.
Daddy is rocked!
Holley lands a good knee to the midsection. Daddy won't want to take too many of those.
Holley lands a big right hand that drops Daddy! The killer instinct kicks in and Holley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mortimer Bob Holley!
Post fight, Mortimer Bob Holley stared into the camera and said 'Come on, now give me food and fast. Im starving!
Hi mom!'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Guy (ranked 1802 p4p, 199 weight class) and Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 1436 p4p, 157 weight class). Guy comes to the cage accompanied by Prince of Bel-Air. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 197 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy HeavyWeight!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HeavyWeight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Guy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guy drops HeavyWeight with a beautiful combination! HeavyWeight stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Guy is looking for the KO!
It looks like Heavy HeavyWeight has been cut.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
HeavyWeight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Black Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy tests HeavyWeight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
HeavyWeight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
HeavyWeight throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
HeavyWeight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guy counters with a big right hand! Oh HeavyWeight is in trouble here! Guy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Guy!
Black Guy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kealohilani Kalawaia (ranked 2000 p4p, 77 weight class) and Rene Duchene (ranked 2503 p4p, 100 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
25
295 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
198 cm
26
273 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kealohilani Kalawaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Duchene!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalawaia clinches up with Duchene and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duchene.
It looks like Kealohilani Kalawaia has been cut.
Duchene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalawaia lands an overhand right.
It looks like Rene Duchene has been cut.
Kalawaia clinches with his opponent.
Kalawaia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duchene has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kalawaia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duchene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalawaia backwards.
Kalawaia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duchene has him pressed against the cage.
Kalawaia wants to get back to striking at distance but Duchene won't allow it.
Kalawaia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalawaia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duchene scores with a shot to the side of Kalawaia's head.
Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is getting worse.
Duchene scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duchene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalawaia breaks the clinch.
Kalawaia misses with a body shot.
Kalawaia pushes Duchene up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalawaia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalawaia moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalawaia tries to circle away but Duchene has him pinned against the cage.
Kalawaia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duchene lands a body punch.
Kalawaia is breathing heavily.
Kalawaia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duchene tries to work over Kalawaia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duchene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duchene lands with a left to the head.
Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duchene presses Kalawaia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duchene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duchene scores with a shot to the side of Kalawaia's head.
Kalawaia can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Duchene.
A short left from Duchene.
Jeez, Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Duchene gets through Kalawaia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duchene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rene Duchene!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 780 p4p, 31 weight class) and Super SuperHeavyWeight (ranked 2068 p4p, 82 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
25
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
|
185 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Super SuperHeavyWeight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SuperHeavyWeight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but SuperHeavyWeight is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
SuperHeavyWeight misses the jab.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lesnar has SuperHeavyWeight up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by SuperHeavyWeight after a bit of a struggle.
Lesnar misses with a body punch.
SuperHeavyWeight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from SuperHeavyWeight.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
SuperHeavyWeight has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar is working for takedown but SuperHeavyWeight is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as SuperHeavyWeight controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
SuperHeavyWeight tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a body shot in the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
SuperHeavyWeight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lesnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lesnar breaks the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but SuperHeavyWeight sprawls and moves away.
Nice jab there from SuperHeavyWeight.
Super SuperHeavyWeight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
SuperHeavyWeight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
SuperHeavyWeight closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Lesnar to work.
SuperHeavyWeight's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on SuperHeavyWeight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lesnar has picked SuperHeavyWeight up - he's going for a ride! Lesnar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
SuperHeavyWeight controlling the position well.
SuperHeavyWeight is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to control but can't.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if SuperHeavyWeight can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. SuperHeavyWeight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but SuperHeavyWeight is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
SuperHeavyWeight trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but SuperHeavyWeight is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar working over SuperHeavyWeight with some ground and pound. SuperHeavyWeight looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to get back to full guard but Lesnar has mounted him!
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Lesnar cracks SuperHeavyWeight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Mark Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
SuperHeavyWeight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused SuperHeavyWeight some visible discomfort.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on SuperHeavyWeight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
SuperHeavyWeight on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
SuperHeavyWeight struggling a bit here.
Lesnar trying to control the action but SuperHeavyWeight is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on SuperHeavyWeight here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the action but SuperHeavyWeight is working from the bottom.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like Super SuperHeavyWeight has been cut.
You can see the frustration on SuperHeavyWeight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
SuperHeavyWeight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
SuperHeavyWeight trying to control from half guard but Lesnar is working away.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
SuperHeavyWeight trying to pass the guard but Lesnar defending well.
SuperHeavyWeight is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. SuperHeavyWeight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnar gets back to full guard.
SuperHeavyWeight preventing the sweep.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.
Lesnar is pulling down on SuperHeavyWeight's head. It's preventing any offense from SuperHeavyWeight, at least for the moment.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Super SuperHeavyWeight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but SuperHeavyWeight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
SuperHeavyWeight wants to counter with a clinch but Lesnar pushes him away.
SuperHeavyWeight swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lesnar finds it's way round the side to connect with SuperHeavyWeight's head.
Lesnar moves out of range as SuperHeavyWeight strikes.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but SuperHeavyWeight avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
SuperHeavyWeight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
SuperHeavyWeight connects with the punch.
SuperHeavyWeight throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lesnar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
SuperHeavyWeight fails with an attempt to clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from SuperHeavyWeight.
The fighters circling - SuperHeavyWeight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
SuperHeavyWeight looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a wild body shot.
SuperHeavyWeight throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
SuperHeavyWeight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
SuperHeavyWeight misses with a short punch on the inside.
SuperHeavyWeight can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Lesnar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lesnar manages to end up in side control.
SuperHeavyWeight tries to bench press Lesnar off him but Lesnar keeps the position.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
SuperHeavyWeight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
SuperHeavyWeight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar looks up at the clock and then as SuperHeavyWeight takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lesnar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
SuperHeavyWeight is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to escape the position but Lesnar is controlling the position.
SuperHeavyWeight is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Lesnar landing strikes.
SuperHeavyWeight is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
SuperHeavyWeight taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
SuperHeavyWeight can't do much from the bottom here.
SuperHeavyWeight takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Super SuperHeavyWeight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
SuperHeavyWeight is looking for a sweep.
SuperHeavyWeight is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
SuperHeavyWeight takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lesnar working away.
Lesnar scores with punches from side control.
Super SuperHeavyWeight's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Super SuperHeavyWeight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Mark Lesnar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugandan Knuckles (ranked 566 p4p, 84 weight class) and Berry Mycokiner (ranked 1340 p4p, 194 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Ugandan Knuckles song. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Ugandan Knuckles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
|
194 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ugandan Knuckles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Berry Mycokiner!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mycokiner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mycokiner moves to clinch but Knuckles breaks away
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mycokiner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knuckles tries to move into range but Mycokiner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Mycokiner finds it's target.
Mycokiner avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Mycokiner wants to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch position.
Knuckles punishes Mycokiner's body with a nice straight punch.
Knuckles swings for the body but Mycokiner moves out of range.
Mycokiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Knuckles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Mycokiner.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mycokiner working aggressively here.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Mycokiner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mycokiner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mycokiner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles works on Mycokiner's body with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mycokiner can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
Mycokiner looks winded!
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mycokiner's elbow.
Knuckles tries to work over Mycokiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mycokiner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mycokiner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mycokiner.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mycokiner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mycokiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
A head punch on the inside from Knuckles fails to land.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mycokiner misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a left hand.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Mycokiner's head.
Mycokiner is rocked!
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mycokiner is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Knuckles tries a body shot but Mycokiner blocks it.
Knuckles has had enough of the clinch but Mycokiner keeps him there for the moment.
Mycokiner seems to have recovered his senses.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Mycokiner avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Mycokiner misses with the head strike.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knuckles is trying to break the clinch but Mycokiner has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles misses with a punch to the body.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Mycokiner controls the action.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Mycokiner blocks it.
Knuckles drops Mycokiner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mycokiner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles mutters something to Mycokiner before pushing him back against the cage. As Mycokiner comes back towards him, Knuckles unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Mycokiner clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugandan Knuckles!
Ugandan Knuckles retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ugandan Knuckles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
56% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
